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Courtney King http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/reviews/2009-12-17-avatar17_ST_N.htm?csp=IMDBreviews[|Courtney King] [|Courtney King]http://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/Movie-review-Avatar-is-visually-stunning-3206870.php

Olivia Daye http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/avatar-2009 http://shouldiseeit.net/article/avatar-2009

Olivia Daye

Biancolli, Amy. “Movie Review: Avatar is Visually Stunning.” //sfgate.com.// Heart Communications, Inc., n.d.

Web. 17 Dec. 2009

Amy Biancolli discusses her thoughts on this “blue-alien new planet” film. She instantly rips it apart for being an unoriginal re-enactment of the film //Pocahontas.// She also discusses how the director, James Carol, also the director for the //Titanic// once again made a movie with epic length and corny dialog. She ends her summary with the fact that the scenery was so detailed, so marvelous and miraculous that those aspects blew the audiences away and distracted from the horrible and predictable storyline.

Ebert, Roger. “Avatar.”//rogerebert.com.// Ebert Digital LLC, n.d.

Web. 11 Dec. 2009

Robert Ebert wrote his intense feelings about //Avatar//, a film that came out in 2009 about an indigenous alien population. He talked about how amazing and beautiful this film and its features were. He discussed how this film was all about going green and anti-war. Ebert compares this film to the great //Titanic// and //Lord of the Rings// saying it was a wonderful masterpiece. He discussed the language that this movie made up, he talked about how complex and impressive it was. Ebert was very impressed with all of the aspects of this film and the message it portrayed. He ends his review with a summary of the film.

Ward, Mike. “Avatar (2009).” //shouldiseeit.net.// WordPress, n.d.

Web. 1 Jan. 2010

Mike Ward discussed his thoughts about the film //Avatar// and how groundbreaking it was. He even said that people will be talking about this film for decades after it came out on the big screen. He discusses the thing that astounds him the most, the motion-capture work on the display of the inhabitants of Pandora. He talks about how there is no way that someone would see those miraculous creatures as actors within a digital screen. He talks about how everything about them from their new made up language, to their skin and eyes blinking seems so real. He discusses how the scenery makes Pandora seem like someone could travel there tomorrow, so life-like and real. He then turns his review around and starts talking about the screenplay. He discusses how predictable the love story aspect of it was. He said how the film, as far as the story goes, lacks that wow factor. His overall point was that the special affects were so amazing that they hid the weaknesses of the content.