• Decq
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    3 days ago

    I had the same feeling after the first one after delaying watching it for 15 years. It’s really not a good movie. I don’t get the hype.

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      3 days ago

      Even most people who say they like it can’t name a single character. They might name an actor, but a character from the world? Mostly crickets. It’s really the weirdest franchise. I think people just like going to James Cameron’s virtual worlds. 🤷

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        2 days ago

        He could probably do a nature documentary set in that world for cheap and people would pay to see it.

        It would spare us the tiresome dialog.

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      3 days ago

      I enjoyed the first, in the cinema in 3d, it felt designed to be watched in 3d, rather then the tacked on bullshit jumpscare the rest of the 3d era movies were

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      …it was the first (and one of the few) well-produced modern 3D film and mustered a plurality of its box office return on the hype surrounding that novelty…