New 'Avatar' Images: Sigourney Weaver's Avatar Revealed
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We've seen a few images. We've watched the trailer. We've heard about the highs and lows of the special screenings. Now we've got some Avatar stills scanned from Empire Magazine and housed over at MarketSaw.
But these aren't just any images. There's more Sam Worthington, more Zoe Saldana -- and most importantly, there's Sigourney Weaver. Not just her character (which we see to the right), but also her avatar. You can see the small version above, and in much bigger detail over at MarketSaw. They certainly did a heck of a job bringing Weaver's avatar to life, although it's really interesting to see how a few changes can totally alter the look of a person. Bring on the blue, widen the eyes, and suddenly it's a lot harder to spot Weaver until your eyes run over her nose and mouth. Wait until the day when this sort of technology can honestly capture the feel of skin and human expression -- the moving moisture in the eye, the almost indecipherable quirks that make humans real. It'll be a wild experience.
That's about all the praise I'll give it. With all the positive and negative bustle surrounding this film, I think it's best to not sway too far in either direction. This movie could very possibly be the film that can't live up to enormous expectations, or the film that is a lot better than anyone gives it credit.
And while I'm trying not to Aliens-ize this, I can't help but feel excited at the little quote printed on the image above: "Jim and I kept in touch after Aliens, so we picked up right where we left off." Let's hope that's with at least some amazing butt-kicking action.
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8-26-2009 @ 1:09PM
Niviche said...
I am not a gamer, and too old to belong to the Harry Potter generation (but not the Star Wars one), so I might not be part of Avatar's target market, but these images are quite counter-productive to me. They all look like a tasteless mixture of B-movies make-up and unimaginative early science-fiction aliens. I know it's all done with computer, but to me, it looks like Dark Crystal meets Thundercats.
There's been plenty of good make-up aliens / monsters in many films, from the first Star Wars to Lord Of The Rings, I see neither something new nor something really pretty here.
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8-26-2009 @ 1:31PM
Stan Winsome said...
I think you mean 'butt' kicking- right?
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8-26-2009 @ 4:39PM
Monika said...
Eesh.. Thanks Stan. At least it was only "but" .. I was scared for a moment that the typo was more incriminating!
8-26-2009 @ 3:32PM
Booby Jones said...
Yeah, I am still not convinced about the aliens either. They look like they were made using Play-Doh. Plus whenever I see the male one, he looks just like Brendan Frasier to me, which is not good. Is Mr Sluggo the bad guy?
I am trying to keep hope alive, but still think Jar Jar looked more realistic from what I have seen. Maybe once I see it on the big screen I will change my mind.
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8-26-2009 @ 4:38PM
carg0 said...
"And while I'm trying not to Aliens-ize this..."
(points finger)
yes you are! yes you are!
(giving stink-eye)
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8-26-2009 @ 4:39PM
Monika said...
No fair! I only thought of it because of the quote!! ;p
8-26-2009 @ 5:46PM
vegimorph said...
you guys are way too picky, possibly proof you've seen WAY too many movies. I think the aliens look great and it doesn't scream video game to me at all. I'm seeing it regardless of what you guys say and I know I'm not going to be disappointed. I mean Sigourney Weaver as an Avatar as well? Awesome!
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8-26-2009 @ 7:06PM
B said...
OH.MY.GOD.
ok, so i'm like the biggest Avatar fan ever, if the movie is "the last air bender" then i know what i'm talking about and in the series there was NO BLUE SHIT!!
WHAT THE HELL IS WITH THE BLUE SHIT?!!!!!!
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8-26-2009 @ 9:11PM
Christian M. Howell said...
Judging by the trailer, it's trademark James Cameron. The battle scenes were intense. I did watch it full screen at 1080p on a 23" LCD though. But I can imagine what it looked like in IMAX.
Have to give it two thumbs up.
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