AVATAR James Cameron's Magic.

[tamizharasan]

According to the final number avatar collected 77 million dollars. That is 4 million dollars more than initial estimate. Very promising future is ahead.
http://www.boxofficeguru.com/decopenings.htm

[groucho070]

Grouch,

Joe Queenan articulated about how in films Americans, especially whites, are always portrayed as the saviours, representing the minorities, the underprivileged, purveyor of the streets and those endowed with lesser technologies usually involving sharp implements.

yeah but IMO idhuve periya vishayam ivinga kitta!

BTW, did you like the much maligned "Dances With Wolves"?

Didn't care much for it, but got mega pissed when it beat Goodfellas at the Oscars I liked Last of The Mohicans, coz, well, I like Michael Mann and DDL, what great combinations they make.

By the way, I recall reading the same Queenan accusing Fenimore Cooper a racist, worst, James Clancy of his day Sari vidungga, athu vellaikaaranukkula piratchanai, namakkethukku

[tamizharasan]

Strong oscar buzz for avatar. As I said earlier liberal values in the movie will be loved by academy.

http://movies.yahoo.com/news/usmovie...ral-oscar-noms

[Avadi to America]

Grouch,

Joe Queenan articulated about how in films Americans, especially whites, are always portrayed as the saviours, representing the minorities, the underprivileged, purveyor of the streets and those endowed with lesser technologies usually involving sharp implements.

yeah but IMO idhuve periya vishayam ivinga kitta!

BTW, did you like the much maligned "Dances With Wolves"?

Didn't care much for it, but got mega pissed when it beat Goodfellas at the Oscars I liked Last of The Mohicans, coz, well, I like Michael Mann and DDL, what great combinations they make.

By the way, I recall reading the same Queenan accusing Fenimore Cooper a racist, worst, James Clancy of his day Sari vidungga, athu vellaikaaranukkula piratchanai, namakkethukku

Ennatho!!! DWL had beaten goodfellas in oscar....DWL is good for nothing movie and cmparing robert de niro acting in GF with kevin costner in DWL is utter pathetic....

Niro and Joe pecsi has great chemistry in movies like raging bull, goodfellas and casio...directed by martin....
I did not even like the movie Last of The Mohicans .....

[tamizharasan]

After posting the second biggest December opening in history, James Cameron's Avatar showed no signs of slowing as it grossed an astonishing $16.4M on Monday, a huge figure for a non-summer weekday. The Fox hit has now taken in an amazing $93.4M in just four days and will shatter the $100M mark in only five days.
The figure more than doubled the $7.5M that I Am Legend grossed in its first Monday in December of 2007. That film still holds the opening weekend record for the month with $77.2M but reached a smaller $84.7M in its first four days.

Overall, Avatar surged to the third largest non-holiday Monday ever behind only The Dark Knight's $24.5M and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest's $18.1M. Both of those were in July on the fourth day of release immediately following an all-time record-breaking opening weekend. They were also in the summer when all students were out of school. On Avatar's Monday, a very large share of students had no class but some were still in school. Normally, Monday would need to be Memorial Day or some other major holiday in order to post a gross like this.

The Pandora extravaganza is already showing strong legs and could finish its first full week of release in the neighborhod of $125M. Tuesday and Wednesday should continue to show strength while the entire marketplace is expected to soften on Thursday as Christmas Eve is always a slower day with many theaters closing early. But Cameron will not be waiting up for Santa as his gift (and a big sigh of relief) came early.

Get earlier box office updates and analysis by following BoxOfficeGuru.com on Twitter.

Check back on Wednesday for continued daily coverage of Avatar's opening week.

from box office guru.

[venkkiram]

http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/hmg-...-messages.html

Does 'Avatar' Contain Hidden Messages?
by Brett Michael Dykes    December 23, 2009

Up in the Air Since it opened last week, James Cameron's much-anticipated film "Avatar" has won praise from movie critics and been a juggernaut at the box office. But some who have seen the film say that it contains hidden messages that are anti-war, pro-environment, and perhaps even racist.

For the benefit of those who haven't seen the film, a little nonspoiler background might be useful. The story is set in the year 2154 when Earth's inhabitants, having used up most of their natural resources through decades of living in excess, plan to use military force to conquer Pandora, a moon roughly the same size as Earth. Pandora, inhabited by a wise, peaceful, and nature-respecting people with blue skin called the Na'vi, is rich in a resource that the people of Earth desperately need.

The earthlings send in a crew of special-forces mercenaries armed with guns, bombs, and other sophisticated weaponry to attack and conquer the Na'vi (who some think resemble American Indians and Africans), despite the fact that they represent no direct threat to the inhabitants of Earth. Since humans can't breathe in Pandora's atmosphere, the military employs mind-controlled avatars that resemble the Na'vi in every way to venture out from their landing craft and explore the landscape. Sympathizing with the Na'vi after becoming acquainted with them and their customs, one of the human-controlled avatars becomes a turncoat and helps lead the people of Pandora in the defense of their homeland.

Are you beginning to get a sense of why some viewers noticed what they believe are underlying messages in the film?

Some prominent members of the media who screened the film certainly took note. In a glowing review for the Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert noted that "Avatar" "has a flat-out Green and anti-war message" that is "predestined to launch a cult." Meanwhile Ben Hoyle, writing in the Times of London, noted that the film "contains heavy implicit criticism of America's conduct in the War on Terror." Further, Will Heaven of the Daily Telegraph said that the plot line involving people of color who wear "tribal" jewelry while sporting dreadlocked hair, being saved by a noble white man gave the film a "racist subtext" that he found "nauseatingly patronising."

But are these hidden messages really all that hidden? James Cameron himself hasn't been shy in publicly proclaiming the fact that he's an environmental activist who believes that humans and "industrial society" are "causing a global climate change" and "destroying species faster than we can classify them." In a recent interview with PBS' Tavis Smiley, Cameron admitted that he made "obvious" references in the film to Iraq, Vietnam and the American colonial period to emphasize the fact that humans have a "terrible history" of "entitlement" in which we "take what we need" from nature and indigenous peoples "and don't give back."

Further, one of the film's stars Stephen Lang told CNN that he is "not surprised at all" that some people have taken note of the film's political messages, mainly because the central theme of humans "destroying" a "pristine world" out of "blindness and greed" is so "overt."

Despite the obvious political undertones in "Avatar," at least one right-leaning critic doesn't think people who disagree with the film's ideology should totally dismiss it. In his review on the website Hot Air, Ed Morrissey writes, "Conservatives have more or less primed themselves to hate this film because of the presumed anti-war politics of the movie. It's there -- in fact, it's unmistakable -- but it's not as bad as one might presume." He goes on to note that "Avatar" is "entertaining" though "hardly a deep intellectual exercise."

[NOV]

watched again but this time in 3D
awe inspiring

first time 3D has been used to tell the story than merely being a gimmick.

cameron, truly a trendsetter.

[groucho070]

watched again but this time in 3D
awe inspiring

first time 3D has been used to tell the story than merely being a gimmick.

Longest feature film (Hollywood) in 3D? I think. Watching again this weekend

[venkkiram]

Watched Avatar in IMAX -3D.

Wow..what a film it is..

Have to admit that Avatar Redefines Movie Experiences.

A dozen years later, James Cameron has proven his point: He is king of the world.

'Avatar' simply leaves me spellbound! certainly blown me away !!

The Terminator, First Blood Part II, Aliens, The Abyss, Terminator 2, True Lies , Titanic , Avatar ...

James Cameron - இது போன்ற கலைஞன் வாழும் காலத்தில் வாழ்வதே பெருமைதான்.

[pavalamani pragasam]

A beautiful fantasy! After 'My dear kutti saaththaan' my 2nd 3-D movie experience! Loved the innocent worshippers of Eiwah!