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Saw opening night Avatar with Sophia tonight.
We both agreed that it is not suitable for third graders; too much violence. No PDA (personal displays of affection); not one bit of bad language -- Sophia said there was a little -- okay, four words, the worst being "damn," used once.
More on this movie later.
After reading Quentin Tarantino's book (2022); watching a lot of TCM; reading voraciously -- I've become a very hard critic of movies. I will watch to see others review this movie before I add anything else, but it's going to break all attendance records and revenue records for first weekend.
It can only be enjoyed on the big screen; watch it on the biggest screen you can find.
Cast: Sigourney Weaver -- a cameo appearance;
From Rotten Tomatoes:
- Rating: PG-13
- Partial Nudity: disagree; I see more at our apartment complex swimming pool than I saw in this movie; and, I saw more at Ringling Bros circus in Williston when I was eight years old (back in the late 1950s);
- Intense Action: agree completely; ninety minutes or more of nothing but violence (and none of it suspenseful)
- Sequences of Strong Violence: agree completely; see above;
- Some Strong Language: disagree completely; four separate words, each used worse, the worse was "damn";
Forbes review: link here. The review hit the bull's eye.
The New Yorker: another great review. Pans the movie.
The Washington Post: pans the movie.
Deadline: $130 - $150 million opening -- much less than expected.
Lego - Avatar: brilliant.
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