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- First reviewJanuary 11, 2008
- Last reviewDecember 23, 2009
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Amazing!!!
PostedDecember 23, 2009
Vanityfair
from Kansas City, MO
Not just another scifi film. This movie has it all. I saw it in 3D Imax so it was just unbelievable. The images come out to grab you and take you inside Avatar. You really experience everything as though you are on the planet, viewing it's inhabitants up close and personal. It made the emotions run really high and you felt everything along with the characters. This movie reminds me of The Matrix in it's effort to reach it's audience on a spiritual level. Great film to enjoy again and again. Can't wait for the DVD. The visual effects alone are worth the buy.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Surprisingly emotional!
PostedDecember 9, 2009
Vanityfair
from Kansas City, MO
The special effects were amazing. No surprise there. However, I was surprised at how the story moved me. The whole idea of the world ending on a certain date predicted by an extenct race seemed so over the top that I expected to giggle during the "acting" parts of the the movie. That was changed by Danny Glover(President) and two other "Dads" in the film (jazz musicians on a cruise ship). They brought it home for me what the end would mean. How do you look your children in the eye and explain to them the world is ending....right now!! Nothing funny here folks. If you have a heart at all, or children, you'll feel this one.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Message in the Maddness
PostedJanuary 11, 2008
Vanityfair
from Kansas City, MO
This Ice Cube joint was not quite as funny as his "Fridays", but perhaps it wasn't supposed to be. The messages that African American men love their children and the African American community MUST reach out and save it's own, especially the males (young and old), was inspiring. I also loved how the women in the movie were so forgiving and supportive of the men. When Loretta Divine's character sang "Happy Birthday" to Tracy Morgan's "Lee John", I could not help but cry. That was an amazing scene. It was an "A" list movie moment in a "C" list movie. I wanted to hug "Lee John" myself. Hug him for all the people who get tossed aside and thrown away in the foster care system. I would like to have learned a little more about Cube's character. How did a guy with above average SAT scores end up robbing churches? This movie, if flushed out, polished up and ironed out could have been a lot better. However, it did manage to say a lot about community and family. For this reason I can forgive Ice Cube for making an uneven, less than perfect movie. Kat Williams was very funny. Although I have seen him funnier! Anyway, I think if just one person gets what Cube is trying to convey....Bravo.
Side note, not sure I understand why Melinda Williams's character was dressed so provocatively. She was, after all, the minister's daughter. I guess you can take the "Player" out of the club but you can't take the strip club out of the "Player". Come now Cube. Is this how we teach our young men to respect women? Wow. There are so many other ways a women can display her sensuality...with her clothes on. After the Imus situation, surely we can do a lot better.
Side note, not sure I understand why Melinda Williams's character was dressed so provocatively. She was, after all, the minister's daughter. I guess you can take the "Player" out of the club but you can't take the strip club out of the "Player". Come now Cube. Is this how we teach our young men to respect women? Wow. There are so many other ways a women can display her sensuality...with her clothes on. After the Imus situation, surely we can do a lot better.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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