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Quint talks to Joel Moore, star of HATCHET and James Cameron's AVATAR!!!

first by Muldoon	Sep 7th, 2007 01:29:54 AM
yes
You rock, Muldoon by Quint	Sep 7th, 2007 01:39:37 AM
It's true.
"First = Fag" by THXER	Sep 7th, 2007 01:41:57 AM
Yes, it's true.
Avatar by kwisatzhaderach	Sep 7th, 2007 01:56:21 AM
Comparing it emotionally to The Abyss sounds good to me. That film was just so far beyond what other blockbusters were doing in 89. It's just amazing that we'll get another Jim Cameron sci-fi movie after all these years. I think i'm going to implode with excitement before May 09.
Avatar is too far away... by Rindain	Sep 7th, 2007 02:12:25 AM
...and It's going to be an even harder wait once that first teaster image comes out.
that was a cool interview, by javery56	Sep 7th, 2007 03:27:14 AM
that was a cool interview, he seems like a cool guy,
javery56 by kwisatzhaderach	Sep 7th, 2007 04:20:10 AM
I agree, I think he'll be a Hippy-type character in Avatar, he has that kind of vibe about him.
i like Hatchet by CuervoJones	Sep 7th, 2007 04:46:26 AM
I´m gonna love Avatar. Good for this guy!
If there was only ONE movie I could see until 2010.... by JDanielP	Sep 7th, 2007 05:55:32 AM
...it would be Cameron's AVATAR. And Quint,...I'm sure you handled that Cameron interview just fine. Personally, I would probably sit there...leaning to one side, my head tilted and eyes rolled back, stuttering and trembling...until the paramedics arrived. And I'm with you on "ALIENS" being Cameron's greatest flick. -Dang, I can't wait for the return of Cameron's vision to the big screen. Keep us informed.
missi pyle by ironic_name	Sep 7th, 2007 06:01:36 AM
isn't an ugly german. will boycott avatar for that. and horror movies are for repressed homos.
I can't wait for HATCHET to come out... by Charles Sheen	Sep 7th, 2007 06:06:31 AM
...so we can stop having it shoved down our fucking throats. AVATAR, however, is another story. Now THERE'S a movie to get excited about.
It seems that Beowulf will suck and Avatar will rule. by Killah_Mate	Sep 7th, 2007 07:55:42 AM
The two big motion-capture extravaganzas I was looking for, and they couldn't be any more different. Which is a shame, as I am a Gaiman fanatic and Zemeckis fan, and really wanted that one to work out. Guess that's the difference that WETA makes. Well, at least (and at last) Cameron is back...
Great interview! by TELF	Sep 7th, 2007 08:34:36 AM
So excited about this one. Presumably Cameron will solve "Dead Eye Syndrome" by 2009...
If there was only ONE movie I could see until 2010.... by Stollentroll	Sep 7th, 2007 08:36:55 AM
...it would certainly NOT be directed by James "Titanic" Cameron. Avatar is already way overhyped...prepare for a Phantom Menace sized letdown.
Stollentroll by kwisatzhaderach	Sep 7th, 2007 09:51:44 AM
Cameron also directed The Terminator, Aliens, The Abyss, Terminator 2 and True Lies. I thought Titanic was a huge letdown when I originally saw it, but it's like Lawrence of Arabia compared to the summer blockbusters of today.
Best run for an action/sci-fi movie director ever? by toshiro-solo	Sep 7th, 2007 10:00:46 AM
For my money, the run of Terminator to Aliens to The Abyss to T2 is the best run of action/sci-fi movies by one director ever. And Quint - you're right - Aliens is the shit. I've probably watched that move 50 times.
Adios JP... by Redfive!	Sep 7th, 2007 10:01:54 AM
YOU ARE A DOUCHE Robot Voice. Avatar should be a hoot and I cant wait for Hatchet,that shit should rock also.
Avatar will be super anticlimactic by Rupee88	Sep 7th, 2007 10:17:53 AM
The mocap and "photorealism" will kill it...just wait and see. And Cameron is a superb action director and visionary, but not an especially good writer. I'm hoping the 3D works well.
My five year old hated Titanic by manzoniman	Sep 7th, 2007 11:17:07 AM
Let's all "meh" James Cameron. Yeah, right. Nice try. Sorry, you WILL cream in your jeans when Avatar comes out. That's just the way it is, and you're just kidding yourself if you say otherwise.
Great Interview by THE KNIGHT	Sep 7th, 2007 11:19:14 AM
Both movies sound grrrrrrrrreat!
"Dead Eye Syndrome" by Toonol	Sep 7th, 2007 11:20:48 AM
I have no doubt Cameron will fix it. In an interview here a while back, Cameron talked about SFX, and how so many SFX artists couldn't just sit back, look at a scene holistically, and understand that it just didn't look right. CGI in terminator 2 was practically done on Atari 800 computers, and it looks better than a lot of stuff from last year.
this is my most anticipated movie in production by waggy	Sep 7th, 2007 11:26:54 AM
and this comes from a HUGE comic geek who can't wait to see the dark knight, iron man, and watchmen. if 1/10th of the hype surrounding this is true, it'll be one of the best films of the decade. i just hope that by the time it comes out, i've relocated to a city where i'll be able to see it in digital 3D.
You're right, Toonol by TheNothing	Sep 7th, 2007 12:17:28 PM
I have been amazed that Cameron's past work still looks better than a lot of effects-driven movies coming out now. His work definitely stands the test of time. Good interview, "Aliens" did rock my socks off, and I'm sure "Avatar" will be sweet.
This guy needs to get his shit straight... by Sledge Hammer	Sep 7th, 2007 02:28:19 PM
James Cameron didn't create True Lies, it was, in fact, a remake - quite a close one too, despite being massively amped up by the Hollywood budget. It also happens to be one of the rare remakes that is actually better than the original, but still... As for Avatar I know very little about it, but it was a must see in my books as soon as Cameron officially started work on it. Gonna be a damn long wait.
Sledge Hammer by kwisatzhaderach	Sep 7th, 2007 05:23:45 PM
I feel that La Totale (the original French version of True Lies) suffers in comparison to Cameron's opus as it does not have a harrier jet/skyscraper interface in it.
Cameron by kwisatzhaderach	Sep 7th, 2007 05:26:53 PM
was the master of the action sequence, edited and paced to perfection, georaphy always clear. I hope he doesn't jack it in for a modern MTV split second cutting melee. Cameron could really show today's directors a thing or two by going back to basics.
"Space Ninjas With Huge Fucking Guns And Weapons" by TELF	Sep 7th, 2007 06:44:09 PM
Now THAT is a movie title!
Does Cameron need to 'rewrite the book'? by performingmonkey	Sep 7th, 2007 09:22:47 PM
I know Joel Moore mentioned the emotional character material that's going to be in Avatar but you can't help feeling the tech stuff is going to overwhelm everything. I want Cameron to prove everyone wrong SO badly! But if it's gonna take 2 years to complete this movie due to Cameron and WETA setting out to make movie history...I don't know. He's obviously following Peter Jackson's example somewhat. Jackson really did make the impossible happen on the LOTR trilogy. I thought the project was too huge and insane to turn out good at all. I was proved wrong there, I want to be again. Will it be his Phantom Menace?
AVATAR will blow us all away. by one9deuce	Sep 7th, 2007 11:15:14 PM
We have been mired in a summer blockbuster slump for over 20 years. The 70's were truly a golden age in films and the quality carried over until the early 80's. Now with the corporations in control of the studios we have films by committee that are designed as a product. Every once in a while a brilliant genre film like THE MATRIX or JURASSIC PARK gets through the creatively bankrupt studio system, but they are few and far between. And it's getting worse unfortunately. AVATAR will be one of those films that people remember who they were with when they saw it.
bow down before the AVATAR by pipergates	Sep 7th, 2007 11:45:52 PM
the time has come
" it’s very politically relevant" by readingwriter	Sep 8th, 2007 01:03:39 AM
Uh oh...
one9deuce by kwisatzhaderach	Sep 8th, 2007 02:59:18 AM
Great post. And Avatar will blow LOTR away. LOTR isn't actually THAT good to be honest, the action scenes are lazily directed (looks like 2nd unit) especially the fight at the end of Fellowship between Aragorn and the Orcs. LOTR suffered from having three films shot at once IMO and whilst there's some great stuff in them they are by no means great films. Cameron is a much more skilled filmmaker than Jackson, check out the hand to hand fight between Bud and Coffey in The Abyss, the canal chase in Terminator 2, the power complex retreat from Aliens. I think Titanic has blurred the memories of Cameron's early films for some people, go back and watch them again, they blow any blocbuster since off the screen. I am a bit worried about the heavy CG/3D aspect of Avatar, as one of Cameron's great assets was shooting for real on location (The Abyss/T2/True Lies). I'm more than prepared to put my trust in him though.
Cameron proves that "remakes" are unnecessary... by NoHubris	Sep 8th, 2007 11:07:47 AM
...if you have fresh ideas.
kwisatzhaderach by one9deuce	Sep 8th, 2007 06:17:12 PM
I most definitely agree that the motion capture CG and especially the 3D are two possible problems. Cameron's films always look so realistic since he shot real stunts and models. I only hope that AVATAR will feel as real as if it was shot 100% on location. WETA's work on King Kong himself gives me hope, he looked fantastic. I also agree with your opinion of THE LORD OF THE RINGS films. They are very good, but they are not great. Your comment about some of the action sequences feeling like second unit is right on the money. The true master of the epic film will return summer of 2009, and it will be worth the 12 year wait.
Perhaps more of an amplified realism, CGI-over or mix? by JDanielP	Sep 8th, 2007 07:54:56 PM
I could imagine some CGI replacing the make-up department, from tattoos to man-cats, ...or whatever the case. If this CGI goes far beyond what Weta was able to do with Jackson's KONG, then this could push beyond anything we've seen so far. With Michael Bay's TRANSFORMERS, it was the first time (in memory) that I could NOT figure out how SOME effects were done... in that I did not KNOW where Stan Winston's work ended and CGI took over (other than when common sense was involved). So my guess is that this level of detailed CGI is going to make the jump to people, in that CGI PEOPLE (or perhaps, man-cats?) will be closer to the camera than ever before. And you won't know where real people (in make-up or not) end and CGI people begin. Whatever the case, Cameron is more capable of this than ANY other director in Hollywood. And as to the AVATAR story, ...I'm curious if this will lean more into BRAVEHEART territory or STAR WARS. Either way, we Cameron fans win. And all that Jim has to worry about is doing his best.
Moore & Hodder...and the axe. by RobinP	Sep 9th, 2007 04:01:34 AM
I've had the pleasure of interviewing both these gentlemen for Gorezone magazine (available in a HMV, Borders or Barnes & Noble near you). Both of them were incredible to talk to. Did you get to hear about the axe prank played by Kane on Joel Moore ? I got both sides of the story....but you'll have to check out the mag for more. Also, look out for Hodder's biopic of the BTK Killer.
JDanielP by Shaner Jedi	Sep 9th, 2007 03:32:08 PM
Stan Winston didn't work on Transformers. KNB did the practical stuff. As for what is what: Bumblebee lying down was a massive full-scale semi-articulated piece. Also, a portion of Megatron's legs when he escapes the arctic, and a couple more inserts here and there are what was practical on-set stuff. The rest was ILM. The last 2 years have given me 2 films where I couldn't see the "technique" involved. Last year it was Davey Jones and this year it was TF.
Shaner Jedi by JDanielP	Sep 10th, 2007 08:44:00 AM
Thanks for the correction, Shaner. Sometimes, I just go from memory without checking the facts. And that can be a bit of a risk, here in the talkbacks. I could have swore that I read of Stan Winston's involvement in TRANSFORMERS, here at AICN. If I did, it must have been rumored at that time. (I don't remember the credits from when I actually saw the flick.) Anyway, it seems that we are taking notice of the leaps formward in CGI.
you got to love a quint interview by ZO	Sep 10th, 2007 09:03:18 AM
when he interrupts every answer by the person hes interviewing a real pro
horrendous by felonious	Sep 10th, 2007 07:30:18 PM
i went to see this movie tonight based on the good reviews of this site. what a mistake. this movie was so bad. tacky, gimmicky, so phoney it couldn't even rightfully be called a "b" movie. "c" or "d" is more like it. it was like a poorly made home movie. don't anybody waste their time. what a disappointment.
Hatchet by christophermoltosante	Sep 10th, 2007 08:01:53 PM
what a fucking abortion of a film. made i still know what you did last summer look like the shining.
Question about Hatchet... by TheRealSeveren	Sep 11th, 2007 04:20:02 PM
Hear Adam Green on Fango radio last Friday and he was ecstatic as he was seeing his film sell out all over LA and elsewhere. Yet its no where to be found on the top 100 at Box office mojo...how did the movie do over the weekend?
Mr Cameron by Sopilito	Sep 11th, 2007 06:36:15 PM
is one of the best storytellers of our time and an innovator on technical filmmaking, this movie will be the best of the decade.
technical filmmaking??? by felonious	Sep 11th, 2007 08:51:06 PM
the special effects in this movie were such a joke. unbelievable. it was like watching an episode of gilligan's island, where you know everything around the characters is fake. the part with the killer chasing the good guys through the cemetery was like a cinematical version of ring around the rosies. reminded me of the gilligan's episode where the natives are chasing him through the "jungle". and "one of the best storytellers"? ha! the swamp tour takes off from downtown new orleans and then we are supposed to believe that 10 minutes later they are in the heart of a deep, unknown swamp. this movie ain't goin' nowhere but to the trash heap and deep storage. it's on a par with "attack of the killer tomatoes" from the late 70's/early 80's, that's how bad it was.
Laughing at Cameron's "fresh ideas" by JackRabbitSlim	Sep 13th, 2007 06:02:03 AM
Cameron's versions of "fresh ideas" is ripping off Harlan Ellison's ideas and masquerading them as his own until sued in court and forced to give Ellison credit in Terminator 1. Revisionist history - it is a bitch. BTW - Fine technical filmmaker - he couldn't write dialogue for a Vivid Video release.
JackRabbitSlim by one9deuce	Sep 13th, 2007 07:29:20 PM
I'm almost impressed at the stupidity of your statements. Have you SEEN both THE OUTER LIMITS episodes Harlan Ellison wrote that were supposedly "ripped off"? James Cameron stole those about as much as George Lucas stole FLASH GORDON for STAR WARS. Were they inspired by the works they had seen? Yes. Did they improve on those works? Absolutely. Is any screenplay written in a vacuum? No. And as far as this incredibely ignorant statement is concerned: "he couldn't write dialogue for a Vivid Video release", ALIENS has more interesting dialogue in ANY 5 minute stretch than any summer studio film from the last 10 years. Not to mention that his themes are interesting, and his structure is flawless. Learn what truly makes a great screenplay and come back here sounding a little less stupid please.
One more thing JackRabbitSlim by one9deuce	Sep 13th, 2007 07:30:01 PM
AVATAR will own you.
JackRabbitSlim by Vi	Sep 13th, 2007 08:59:54 PM
Doucheguzzler Supreme Version 9.0 Optimized.
JackRabbitSlim & Fresh Ideas by NoHubris	Sep 14th, 2007 12:49:13 PM
Your post was interesting. Are you implying that AVATAR is also based on someone else's work?
DAMN! by SnatchVagina	Sep 20th, 2007 10:24:43 PM
I thought they were talking about the movie version of that book where the kid is stranded in the wilderness...what a disappointment

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