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Avatar

Episode #

85

Miniseries

Podinator: Judgment Cast

Date posted

Nov 26, 2016

Running time

1:43

Episode Chronology
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Aliens of the Deep/Ghosts of the Abyss	Avatar	Toruk: The First Flight

Avatar is episode 85 focusing on the movie of the same name, as part of the Podinator: Judgment Cast miniseries covering the filmography of James Cameron. Posted November 26, 2016.

Summary

Talkin' 'Tar.

This week the BC crew discusses 2009’s 3D sci-fi epic Avatar. But are trees nature’s internet? Is this the ultimate cultural appropriation movie? Does the public need four more Avatar movies? Together they examine the performances of the cast including Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Giovanni Ribisi, breaking box office records, review the winners of the Academy Award for Best Cinematography over the last few years and argue about Coraline. Plus, another merchandise spotlight and announce the next new mini-series! ^[1]

James Cameron keeps writing bigger numbers on his blank checks, and now following up on the ginormous Titanic he has made a new biggest film ever. And it's in three dimensions!

This movie hits the ground running - the humans are in the avatars within 10 minutes. It's nuts. Exposition isn't the best, so they blaze right by it. In fact, it's pretty much an animated film the rest of the way. And by the way, among Griffin and David and Ben, they each had different experiences in seeing the movies, so their opinions on the 3-D might differ too.

Is this still the best 3-D movie? #TheTwoFriends fight. Did the movie hype itself too much or not enough? #TheTwoFriends fight. Are the extended versions better than the theatrical cut? #TheTwoFriends .... fight. Performance Review: who's good, who's bad, who's a thick slice of honey-baked Virginia Ham? #TheTwoFriends, they fight. What does Cameron understand about where 3-D works best? #TheTwoFriends... agree!

Look, this movie goes real broad wherever it can. Fluffs. Military stereotypes. Natives who worship nature. Does it look good enough and is it consistent enough in its storytelling that it all works, or is it just too cartoony? James Horner's score is catchy and the theme is like a blaring war horn, how much does it help? If nobody cares about the characters and the story is hackneyed, can the visual spectacle of it all make this a good movie? Spoiler alert: maybe this is a concept that works better as a theme park than a movie?

Listen closely for puns so good they're worth comedy points.

Milestones and Ephemera

Pre-abandoned nickname for Ben: Doctor Crunchy
Nature's Internet: trees
Merchandise Spotlight!
K-Stew: the best in the biz
Box-Office Game: Weekend of December 18, 2009

References

↑ Blank Check Podcast. Avatar. Audioboom. Retrieved on May 10, 2022.

[1] Blank Check Podcast. Avatar. Audioboom. Retrieved on May 10, 2022.

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-<p class="avatar">'''Avatar''' is episode 85 focusing on the movie of the same name, as part of the [[Podinator: Judgment Cast]] miniseries covering the filmography of James Cameron. Posted November 26, 2016.
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+[[File:Navi baby.jpg|thumb|293x293px|David's newborn baby <span class="avatar">Na'vi</span>]]
-== Summary ==
+== <span class="avatar">Summary</span> ==
-<p class="avatar">Talkin' 'Tar.
+<p class="avatar">Talkin' 'Tar.</p>
+<blockquote>
-<p class="avatar">James Cameron keeps writing bigger numbers on his blank checks, and now following up on the ginormous ''[[Titanic - Part One|Titanic]]'' he has made a <u>new</u> biggest film ever. And it's in three dimensions!
+This week the BC crew discusses 2009’s 3D sci-fi epic <span class="avatar">Avatar</span>. But are trees nature’s internet? Is this the ultimate cultural appropriation movie? Does the public need four more <span class="avatar">Avatar</span> movies? Together they examine the performances of the cast including Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Giovanni Ribisi, breaking box office records, review the winners of the Academy Award for Best Cinematography over the last few years and argue about Coraline. Plus, another merchandise spotlight and announce the next new mini-series! <ref><span class="avatar">{{Cite web |url=https://audioboom.com/posts/5330026-avatar |title=Avatar |author=Blank Check Podcast |accessmonthday=May 10 |accessyear=2022 |publisher=Audioboom}}</span></ref>
-<p class="avatar">This movie hits the ground running - the humans are in the avatars within 10 minutes. It's nuts. Exposition isn't the best, so they blaze right by it. In fact, it's pretty much an animated film the rest of the way. And by the way, among Griffin and David and Ben, they each had different experiences in seeing the movies, so their opinions on the 3-D might differ too.
+</blockquote>
-<p class="avatar">Is this still the best 3-D movie? #TheTwoFriends fight. Did the movie hype itself too much or not enough? #TheTwoFriends fight. Are the extended versions better than the theatrical cut? #TheTwoFriends .... fight. Performance Review: who's good, who's bad, who's a thick slice of honey-baked Virginia Ham? #TheTwoFriends, they <u>fight</u>. What does Cameron understand about where 3-D works best? #TheTwoFriends... agree!
-<p class="avatar">Look, this movie goes real broad wherever it can. Fluffs. Military stereotypes. Natives who worship nature. Does it look good enough and is it consistent enough in its storytelling that it all works, or is it just too cartoony? James Horner's score is catchy and the theme is like a blaring war horn, how much does it help? If nobody cares about the characters and the story is hackneyed, can the visual spectacle of it all make this a good movie? Spoiler alert: maybe this is a concept that [[Avatarland/The Second Blank Check Mailbag|works better as a theme park than a movie]]?
-<p class="avatar">Listen closely for puns so good they're worth comedy points.
+James Cameron keeps writing bigger numbers on his blank checks, and now following up on the ginormous ''[[Titanic - Part One|Titanic]]'' he has made a <u>new</u> biggest film ever. And it's in three dimensions!
-=== Milestones and Ephemera ===
+This movie hits the ground running - the humans are in the <span class="avatar">'''avatars'''</span> within 10 minutes. It's nuts. Exposition isn't the best, so they blaze right by it. In fact, it's pretty much an animated film the rest of the way. And by the way, among Griffin and David and Ben, they each had different experiences in seeing the movies, so their opinions on the 3-D might differ too.
+Is this still the best 3-D movie? #TheTwoFriends fight. Did the movie hype itself too much or not enough? #TheTwoFriends fight. Are the extended versions better than the theatrical cut? #TheTwoFriends .... fight. Performance Review: who's good, who's bad, who's a thick slice of honey-baked Virginia Ham? #TheTwoFriends, they <u>fight</u>. What does Cameron understand about where 3-D works best? #TheTwoFriends... agree!
+Look, this movie goes real broad wherever it can. Fluffs. Military stereotypes. Natives who worship nature. Does it look good enough and is it consistent enough in its storytelling that it all works, or is it just too cartoony? James Horner's score is catchy and the theme is like a blaring war horn, how much does it help? If nobody cares about the characters and the story is hackneyed, can the visual spectacle of it all make this a good movie? Spoiler alert: maybe this is a concept that [[Avatarland/The Second Blank Check Mailbag|works better as a theme park than a movie]]?
+Listen closely for puns so good they're worth comedy points.
+=== <span class="avatar">Milestones and Ephemera</span> ===
 * Pre-abandoned nickname for Ben: Doctor Crunchy
 * Nature's Internet: trees
 * Merchandise Spotlight!
 * K-Stew: the best in the biz
+* Box-Office Game: [https://www.the-numbers.com/box-office-chart/weekend/2009/12/18 Weekend of December 18, 2009]
+==<span class="avatar">References</span>==
+<references />
 [[Category:Podinator: Judgment Cast]]
 [[Category:Episode Summary]]
-[[Category:Stub]]