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James Cameron on that alleged AVATAR design that found its way onto the nets!

second? by zom-bot.com	Dec 2nd, 2007 10:07:05 PM
wee?
first! by Leafy McPlantsalot	Dec 2nd, 2007 10:07:16 PM
Cameron rules!!!
First by Prof_Ender	Dec 2nd, 2007 10:07:19 PM
Cuz I said so.
second! by StrokerX	Dec 2nd, 2007 10:07:30 PM
me !
Please share the rest of the letter! by Rindain	Dec 2nd, 2007 10:08:17 PM
Hope Cameorn lets you update us a bit with some real AVATAR news. Words cannot express how excited I am for this.
Good. by Tubbs Tattsyrup	Dec 2nd, 2007 10:08:52 PM
It looked like ass. And I second the request for the rest of the letter!
first! hell naw! by zom-bot.com	Dec 2nd, 2007 10:08:54 PM
i think it's a little weird that the drawing looks JUST LIKE the pixelated image from another source- down to skin pattern and all. but to be honest, i don't really give a squat about this movie. que flashbacks to ABYSS now.
first! hell naw! by zom-bot.com	Dec 2nd, 2007 10:10:11 PM
i think it's a little weird that the drawing looks JUST LIKE the pixelated image from another source- down to skin pattern and all. but to be honest, i don't really give a squat about this movie. cue flashbacks to ABYSS now.
I knew that pic was crap. by Regenhund	Dec 2nd, 2007 10:10:44 PM
now, what does he have to say about the REAL design?
Oh, btw- fuck you Harry. by Regenhund	Dec 2nd, 2007 10:15:20 PM
"Oh, Mr Cameron, after I take your dick out of my mouth, can I tell everyone else how it tastes?" Why would he send details of his movie to a MOVIE NEWS site and expect you not to print it?! You're not withholding info on a source that might get him kicked off a set, you're asking permission to pass along info fed to you by THE PRODUCER! WTF is that?
That was AWESOME! by The Dude Abides	Dec 2nd, 2007 10:16:02 PM
really
I remember reading the script to this way back when.... by The Dum Guy	Dec 2nd, 2007 10:22:06 PM
I never finished it...
I just got off skype with Gale Ann Herd by BobPalpatine	Dec 2nd, 2007 10:34:26 PM
She told me to tell Jim Cameron to go fuck himself. Awesome!!
Regunhund by HEADGEEK	Dec 2nd, 2007 10:35:06 PM
I know that it seems like I'm being careful - but dude... He was writing to set a story right, and he shared a bit of additional information, but with no notice about the letter being printed. I wrote Jim to see if I could share it all, to make sure it was ok with him. It's a courtesy to doublecheck with him.
Yeah that's called "Not Being a Douche" by DOGSOUP	Dec 2nd, 2007 10:47:26 PM
Common professional curtesy also applies. Shit.
Spurious-some! And Aliens of the Deep Extended Edition by 'Cholera's Ghost	Dec 2nd, 2007 10:51:19 PM
So...how about an Aliens of the Deep with more bonus footage, with the brilliant scientists discussing brilliant science things more? Also, am I wrong, or did something happen between the marine biologist chick and that dude from NASA? Don't tell me they didn't do it out there on the boat. Don't tell me that. It was obvious, two attractive young smart people isolated from civilization, presenting a challenge to each other trying to be the one to shine, the spirit of competition fueling the fire? The sexual tension there was palpable.
It's 5:52 pm Mon, Dec. 3 in Wellington right now by Rindain	Dec 2nd, 2007 10:52:07 PM
Wonder if Jim is done shooting for the day? Yeah, you can say I'm starving for news.
Yeah you don't want to be a Perez Hilton... by Mixiboi	Dec 2nd, 2007 10:54:21 PM
...getting very little(in everything) except being sued left an right
I SUPPORT THE TAIL ON THIS ONE! by chrth	Dec 2nd, 2007 10:55:24 PM
It's midnight, I got nothing.
I thought the picture was by Loosejerk	Dec 2nd, 2007 10:55:33 PM
AVATARSOME!
No offense Harry but.... by Robusto	Dec 2nd, 2007 10:59:10 PM
You have allowed your friendships with these folk (deltoro, tarantino, jackson, cameron, and rodriguez) to affect your journalism. While you know get all these great sripts and private conversations, your readers get scraps because you are obligated now. You seem to respect your friends jobs but now it is time they respect yours.. if you have dirt you publish it. If they get mad and stop talking to you they were never really your friend.
Na'vi? HEY! HELLO! LISTEN! by Horseflesh	Dec 2nd, 2007 11:10:01 PM
Damn Zelda fairies!
Hey Harry?!? by Freddie Mercury	Dec 2nd, 2007 11:13:24 PM
If you could have any "themed" golfcart, what would it be?
Wait, Harry's a journalist now? by BobPalpatine	Dec 2nd, 2007 11:23:24 PM
Awesome!
Harry should start a new Watergate by NomoredirtyjokespleaseweareYanks	Dec 2nd, 2007 11:30:42 PM
it is his duty as my prime news source.
Harry has friends! by NomoredirtyjokespleaseweareYanks	Dec 2nd, 2007 11:33:01 PM
Still, if I was mates with Jimmy C I wouldn't tell you cunts nuthin, after all don't you guys hate Cameron?
So it still has a tail? by Kurzinski Valentine	Dec 2nd, 2007 11:36:34 PM
I hope they tweaked it into some kind of original, biologically relevant type of tail design, instead of just having a tail for the sake of having a tail. And please, no shots of them picking up a cup or some shit with it. So played. Plaaaaayyyyyed Jerry, Plaaaaayed.
Robusto by RipVanMarlowe	Dec 2nd, 2007 11:43:19 PM
C'mon let's be fair. Harry and the AICN crew do a great job delivering movie news, but it's definitely not journalism. The great thing about the AICN writers is that they do get to have their cake and eat it too - journalist access without the ethical responsibilities. And forget being a good friend - if Harry were to burn James Cameron on this letter, then it'd be reasonable to assume AICN wouldn't get anything more on AVATAR in the future.
thats what it seems like by ClockWorker	Dec 2nd, 2007 11:47:13 PM
I couldnt believe the T2 hate on that TB the other night
ClockWorker by NomoredirtyjokespleaseweareYanks	Dec 2nd, 2007 11:55:26 PM
Get ready, the first douchebag will soon step up to the plate.
Gale Hurd drew that picture of herself 12 years ago by joeelliott	Dec 2nd, 2007 11:55:55 PM
when she and James were making out at Digital Domain
Regenhund, SHUT THE FUCK UP and let Harry... by ABking	Dec 3rd, 2007 12:18:12 AM
Regenbhund, SHUT THE FUCK UP and let Harry run his site. Jealousy is a funny thing Harry...
"I wrote JIM back....." by zillabeast	Dec 3rd, 2007 12:21:29 AM
Wow. To be on those terms.
its a double edged sword.. by soup74	Dec 3rd, 2007 12:32:01 AM
its easy to bitch about harry being a sell-out because hes not sticking it to the man and showing the rest of the letter, but at the same time, if he always 'stuck it to the man' he wouldnt have gotten that letter in the first place. so, although, i doubt anything JC wrote him will be something he doesnt want us to know, i dont mind harry asking if its kosher to do so.
Obvious that those crappy designs were fake by Motoko Kusanagi	Dec 3rd, 2007 12:38:25 AM
but good to have Jim's word, too.
by Mezzanine	Dec 3rd, 2007 12:44:45 AM
I don't blame Harry for checking at all; to be on emailing buddy terms with James Cameron when you run a movie website isn't something you want to lose. Avatar looks fucking sweet - and if you dumbasses hate Cameron, then fuck yourselves.
Ask Cameron to fix the effects in "The Mist"... by Kirbymanly	Dec 3rd, 2007 01:58:26 AM
Fucking great movie... just needs better CG.
Any other director, I'd say fuck 'em and print it by photoboy	Dec 3rd, 2007 02:28:21 AM
But this is James Cameron, the dude has more than earned the respect Harry is showing.
Am I the only one who hopes Cameron doesn't return? by J-Dizzle	Dec 3rd, 2007 02:36:39 AM
Seriously, I will never forgive him for Titanic.
No J-Dizzle, unfortunately you are not alone by NomoredirtyjokespleaseweareYanks	Dec 3rd, 2007 02:42:02 AM
it seems stupidity is contagious
it was fake? i'm not gonna see the movie now... by newc0253	Dec 3rd, 2007 03:08:02 AM
Cameron was right, that pic looked like fan art. Bad fan art too.
Anybody who disses T2 by kwisatzhaderach	Dec 3rd, 2007 03:20:57 AM
is clearly touched in the head.
abraham lincoln sent me an email yesterday. by duchuvney_post_x	Dec 3rd, 2007 03:52:28 AM
im glad it was fake cos it was really bad. abe says wudup.
Cool by Thall_Joben	Dec 3rd, 2007 04:54:01 AM
Well fingers crossed the design is something radical. Folks can like his movies but not always think they're a work of flawless perfection, or that he's a loveable saint. Get over it. Baaaah.
Woo hoo! by Ghostball	Dec 3rd, 2007 05:25:36 AM
Never genuinely thought I'd get any joy when I posted that TB request for any Lightstorm big-wig to disown the image (no offense to the artist - nice, but uninspired effort) but fuck me if it wasn't JAMES FUCKIN' CAMERON HIMSELF who came to the rescue of my peace of mind! Cheers Jim!
JUST SAW AVATAR by leobloom	Dec 3rd, 2007 06:06:08 AM
at a small screening in NYC. IT WAS AWESOME!!
My take on Titanic was it was obvious Oscar bait. by rbatty024	Dec 3rd, 2007 06:36:02 AM
Sure, it was a pretty bad movie but you can't blame Cameron for wanting the golden statue. He pretty much said one day, "you know, I think I'd like to win best picture" and then went ahead and did it. Titanic was his big "Fuck you academy! Now give me an award." And they listened.
I'm certainly not a fan of "Titanic". by C Legion	Dec 3rd, 2007 07:00:41 AM
The acting, story and dialogue were pretty awful, but, the sinking of the ship was stunningly well done. Also the fact that James Cameron made EASILY the highest grossing film of all time is quite an achievement. So I'll cut him some slack for that one, he's made some pretty fucking great Sci-Fi films.
I have faith by MatDGZ	Dec 3rd, 2007 07:19:16 AM
IN Cameron. He a visionary, a man who is able to make his ideas materialise in front of our eyes - T1000 anyone? His ability to create worlds and laws and rules is zeroed perfectly. I am eager to see Avatar, but for all the time spent on it and the amount of post SFX work, it'd better have a shit-hot story to boot. Not that Cameron can't do that - but come on, has he ever really made a film better than T2?
concept art is no indication of the quality of a film to come by Spandau Belly	Dec 3rd, 2007 07:22:58 AM
Lots of movies have really unique and inventive worlds and creatures but suck (think Tim Burton). Whereas lots of movies may have creatures and worlds that don't look all that interesting on paper but are really thrilling films because they tell a great story well. If you look at the design they had for the Predator when they went into production on that movie it looked ridiculous, but the movie rocks.
JUST SAW TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY by leobloom	Dec 3rd, 2007 08:01:19 AM
in a garbage can. Guess someone didn't like it.
JUST SAW THE ABYSS by leobloom	Dec 3rd, 2007 08:01:50 AM
Damn it's deep. Balls-deep.
MatDGZ, Cameron film better than T2: by raw_bean	Dec 3rd, 2007 08:15:00 AM
Aliens, duh! :^)
speaking of T2 by T 1000 xp professional	Dec 3rd, 2007 08:32:58 AM
Official News: Christian Bale is John Connor. Now you may all rejoice
I hope they by Series7	Dec 3rd, 2007 08:35:28 AM
Make this an limited release Sci Fi movie so no one sees it, like Sunshine.
Meeowww, Series 7...! Lol by Ghostball	Dec 3rd, 2007 08:51:16 AM

ABking by Regenhund	Dec 3rd, 2007 08:57:54 AM
It's called a "Talkback", not a bully pulpit. Harry is gracious enough to provide us a means of sending him a thumbs up or calling him out. Obviously he thought my criticism valid enough to respond, despite my admittedly hostile tone, and for that, I respect him. My point was that if James Cameron is sending the owner of a movie site juicy shit and doesn't expect him to print it, then Harry has gone from being a fan like us (or maybe not quite like us, but you get the point) to a slimy industry insider. He's become the guy that sends information to movie sites, not the guy who gleefully prints them. There is a line that should not be crossed, and this story tells me that Harry is overflowing his jacuzzi on the far side of it. ----- So stick up your ass, shithead.
Clarification is good by Cobbio	Dec 3rd, 2007 08:59:20 AM
Good to get James Cameron's clarification on that piece of artwork: it's not the design they're using. I actually didn't mind that fan-art sketch of the Na'Vi. But I'm sure Cameron hasn't fucked around with creating viable, character-driven aliens who happen to look totally badass. Viva La Avatar!
JUST SAW TITANIC by leobloom	Dec 3rd, 2007 09:00:15 AM
at a preview in Hollywood. IT WAS AWESOME. That Leo Dicrapio kid needs to work with a real director. I'm thinking Scorsese.
Now that he has seen it, does he like it? by Diagnostic	Dec 3rd, 2007 09:04:47 AM
?
JUST SAW ALIENS by leobloom	Dec 3rd, 2007 09:18:28 AM
in California. They were illegal. The Minutemen rounded them up.
Hey leobloom! by Spandau Belly	Dec 3rd, 2007 09:55:13 AM
Leonardo DiCaprio is actually teaming up with Martin Scorsese for something called GANGS OF NEW YORK. It's a reimagining of Walter Hill's The Warriors set in 1870 and done as a concept movie that will be about spending several hours and wacky tangents to build up tension between rival gangs only to have them all get knocked over by a stray cannonball in the climax followed by a tribute to the World Trade Centre. Scorsese boasts that it will be the most unsatsfying ending since Die Hard 3 and No Country For Old Men. I can't wait, I hear Liam Neason has signed up for a supporting role. I hope they don't kill him like they did in Rob Roy, Star Wars, Kingdom of Heaven, Batman Begins, and every other movie he's been in. He might get typecast.
This will be a cinematic shift- shit is gonna change people by dirtsandwich	Dec 3rd, 2007 09:57:27 AM
Hold on to your butts. Please at least publish not details of the story so much but the cutting edge technology he's dabbling in. I hope his photo-realistic performance capture in HD 3D makes Kong and Gollum look like Mickey Mouse. No offense to PJ, (Kong and Gollum look and was fantastic) just I hope it's going to be that much better. I only have faith in one director (James Cameron) to turn me into a fucking basket case after seeing a film. Avatar just might do that by taking me off this fucking ball for two hours.
Cameron - please by dirtsandwich	Dec 3rd, 2007 10:10:01 AM
take back the Fantastic Voyage project from Roland (lame-ass, crap-fucking dialogue, don't give a fuck about the characters only effects) Emmerich. He's gonna fuck up an awesome opportunity for a great 3D film. I think he's doing it in 2D. If he attempts to try 3D then watch out, that's like giving a revolver to an infant. He may hurt himself with it. Roland, do your campy/silly ID4 sequel. Maybe your brain dead aliens this time will install Norton on their systems. What a fucking joke.
My most anticipated film is ANYTHING from Cameron. by JDanielP	Dec 3rd, 2007 10:20:31 AM
Oh, man. Get ready to crap your pants! James Cameron is one of America's greatest directors OF ALL TIME. That's my opinion.
Dirtsandwich by leobloom	Dec 3rd, 2007 10:37:16 AM
I have talked to Jim and he told me some things about Avatar. SPOILER WARNING IT IS AWESOME!! SPOILER WARNING OFF
tee heeheheeheh hee by occula	Dec 3rd, 2007 10:46:13 AM
hey spandau, you're funny on a monday morning (or whenever it is wherever you are). i saids it befores and i'll says it agains: worship at the altar! cameron could make the douchebaggiest movie of all time about gay lemurs in space and i'd go see it because i have faith he will STILL manage to send a thrill through me at some point. movie after movie i watch with such expectations and am always disappointed, but any old cameron movie - no matter how many times i've seen it - still gets me hoppin'.
Well thank fu** for that! by mish87	Dec 3rd, 2007 10:51:58 AM
That was one crappy-ass looking ho-alien!
Harry by SoWasRed2012	Dec 3rd, 2007 11:10:32 AM
Avatar's most probably gonna be awesome, but I was thinking maybe you could get Jim's opinion on Christian Bale as John Connor? What does he make of the whole McG/Bale oxymoron?
"ALIENS" may be my favorite flick. Hard to choose. by JDanielP	Dec 3rd, 2007 11:14:00 AM
Seriously, if I had to choose my personal favorite movie, I think I'd have to choose James Cameron's "ALIENS" (...so bring on that "HALO" flick). And by the way, "T2" still rocks, along with EVERYTHING ELSE that Cameron does. He puts body and soul into every motion picture and delivers every time, I feel. Say what you will about "TITANIC", but Cameron will always deliver in whatever genre he decides to invest himself in. Personally, I want Cameron to stay within the genres of sci-fi and fantasy. I can't wait for all these projects that he continues to push forward. I saw "ALIENS" five times at the theatre, back in the day...and it was then that I had a distinctly favorite movie director, in James Cameron.
"..it includes some rather AWESOME developments in technology" by The_Hypnotoad	Dec 3rd, 2007 11:24:23 AM
You just can't escape from the AWESOMENESS phenomena.
AWESOME FACTOR by bythehairofsanjaya	Dec 3rd, 2007 11:32:24 AM
Well ever since Heroes did not give Ando anything to do this season but read notes stuck in a sword he had to use his power of AWESOME somewhere or explode like Peter did.
I just read by Series7	Dec 3rd, 2007 11:46:20 AM
Somewhere that James is actually in contact with some aliens and is going to film half of this film on another planet!
I bet the letter contains at least one "AWESOME" in it. by The_Hypnotoad	Dec 3rd, 2007 11:53:24 AM
Am I wrong, Harry?
NomoredirtyjokespleaseweareYanks by J-Dizzle	Dec 3rd, 2007 11:54:32 AM
Stupidity contagious? I have to agree with you on that one, especially when Cameron made the announcement, "ZOMG! I've phOUnd Jeezus' tooooom!" T2 was really good though. But Titantic? After that Cameron became a Titanic douche nozzle.
JUST SAW CAMERON'S LETTER TO HARRY... by leobloom	Dec 3rd, 2007 11:56:34 AM
All it said was, "I AM AWESOME!!"
I just got off a skype conference call with Suzy Amis, Linda Ham by BobPalpatine	Dec 3rd, 2007 12:24:22 PM
It was so awesome.
I just got off a skype conference call by BobPalpatine	Dec 3rd, 2007 12:25:25 PM
with Suzy Amis, Linda Hamilton, Kathryn Bigelow, Gale Ann Hurd, and Sharon Williams. As you might have read before, it was quite awesome.
Credit Cameron for opening new doors by dirtsandwich	Dec 3rd, 2007 12:29:29 PM
What Cameron does will effect everything. I even think my fucking Cheerios will taste better because of it. This will influence others, especially Peter Jackson, mainly because of WETA. I wonder if Spielberg is gonna embrace this technology. It sure would of helped his lame-ass War of the Worlds turd. Hey Speilberg, this is a great chance to it use for "Interstellar"...come on, Fuck 2D. A futuristic movie about wormholes filmed in primitive cromagnon 2D. Yeah, that's makes alot of sense.
Yeah, cut the dude some slack guys.. by Lemming	Dec 3rd, 2007 12:38:55 PM
Of course this site was all about 'sticking it to the man' but that premise accomplished what it set out to do: show the movie industry that us Geeks can make or break their movies in alot of cases. Now Harry et al are on professional terms because it pays to keep that integrity and those ties with the people that matter in Hollywood. I mean, since when is James Cameron of all people 'the man', anyway? 'the man' has and always will be the suits in Hollywood, but I digress. As long as AintitCool continues to call bullshit when they see it, we might avoid the movie industry being buried under lowest common denominator bullshit.
After this shit gets old by dirtsandwich	Dec 3rd, 2007 12:42:31 PM
Cameron will be filming everything in(Super-HiDef) SHD Photo-realistic Holographic Sequencing. In others words when you go to the movies there will be a stage rather then a screen. The entire film will be projected in 3D as a hologram without the aid of glasses.
Be careful what you say, RodHolt... by leobloom	Dec 3rd, 2007 01:25:45 PM
That's Harry's friend you're talking about! Harry might eat your arms if you're not careful.
OFFICIAL CLOVERFIELD: AWESOME! POSTER REVEALED by Kurzinski Valentine	Dec 3rd, 2007 01:33:02 PM
Paramount just hired me to create this poster exclusively for AICN!!! http://tinyurl.com/3 2e48m
Harry: heard back from Cameron yet? by Rindain	Dec 3rd, 2007 01:47:57 PM
Please let us know when you've heard back from him, even if he doesn't want you to print the rest of the email!
JUST SAW THE AVATAR TOYS IN A STORE by zom-bot.com	Dec 3rd, 2007 02:08:09 PM
IN A DISCOUNT BIN OF A "BIG LOTS" IN SHEBOYGAN (sp?) GOING FOR 2 for $1.50..AND THEY STILL CAN'T GET RID OF THEM...they were there bside all the old CONGO and JURASSIC PARK toys from like 1995..did i mention i traveled into the future? anyway- THEY WERE AWESOME! like mcdonald's french fries dipped in pussy chocolate.
Not enough breasts! by zinc_chameleon	Dec 3rd, 2007 02:37:59 PM
Told ya! She'll have six: 2 Ds, 2Cs, and 2Bs. Then a belly button that blinks.
Jimmy and his big words! by standundermyumbrella	Dec 3rd, 2007 02:38:28 PM
What does SPURIOUS mean? Anyone?
Just saw AVATAR at a small screening in NY by JimCurry	Dec 3rd, 2007 03:32:09 PM
It was The Abyss 2!
Just saw Kurzinski Valentine's Cloverfield poster by JimCurry	Dec 3rd, 2007 03:37:38 PM
It was meh! (jk, it was AWESOME!)
THOUGHT I JUST SAW AVATAR by leobloom	Dec 3rd, 2007 03:38:44 PM
but it was actually the Aviator. A lot of the same letters. Different subject matter.
Just saw pirahna 2 flying killers........... by VERY METAL	Dec 3rd, 2007 04:29:23 PM
At a private screening in grimsby u.k. it's camerons finest hour, you can be sure of it :)
Where's the True Lies 2-disc "We Kick Terrorist Ass" Spec. Editi by MrMysteryGuest	Dec 3rd, 2007 06:50:46 PM

James Cameron would want us to know about the letter by darrenspool	Dec 3rd, 2007 07:10:52 PM
That's why he sent it to AICN. Because it's COOL NEWS! I doubt Jim was talking about his fucking prostrate, was he?
Regenhund by INWOsuxRED	Dec 4th, 2007 01:21:25 AM
How else is Harry supposed to stretch a non-story into three or four heavily trafficed posts?
Harry = Moses by CuervoJones	Dec 4th, 2007 02:23:15 AM
I envy you.
PLANT by Swollen_balls_low_hung_too	Dec 4th, 2007 03:48:29 AM
James Cameron has motive - dont believe a word he says.
James Cameron should have don Transformers. by GibsonUSA	Dec 4th, 2007 02:36:30 PM
Imagine the space battle. Yes, imagine.

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