PeterG
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I re-watched the original Avatar this week. I found it captivating from start to finish. The beautiful look of the movie is still stunning, even though I watched the network re-airing of it on an old “boob tube” type of TV that is about twenty years old. And the story held my interest at all times. Sure there’s a few problems here and there, but that’s nitpicking.
The next thing that stood out to me was Zoe Saldana’s performance. I thought it was so strong that I wondered if she was considered a possible best actress nominee for the Oscars that year (Sandra Bullock won for The Blind Side). And Stephen Lang as the Colonel was all fire in his performance. I don’t remember there being Oscar buzz for him in the year where Matt Damon was nominated for Invictus and Woody Harrelson for The Messenger. Sigourney Weaver was of course great and Michelle Rodriguez was made for her role, which she was perfect in. Even Giovanni Ribisi was top-notch in a tiny role as the corporate administrator. He was so horrid I expected to see him expire in a gruesome death. But he left Pandora alive and will be in the sequel.
And lastly, I liked how in the final fight scene, the damsel who was in distress got out of that distress by herself and ended up saving her man. Kick-ass!
The next thing that stood out to me was Zoe Saldana’s performance. I thought it was so strong that I wondered if she was considered a possible best actress nominee for the Oscars that year (Sandra Bullock won for The Blind Side). And Stephen Lang as the Colonel was all fire in his performance. I don’t remember there being Oscar buzz for him in the year where Matt Damon was nominated for Invictus and Woody Harrelson for The Messenger. Sigourney Weaver was of course great and Michelle Rodriguez was made for her role, which she was perfect in. Even Giovanni Ribisi was top-notch in a tiny role as the corporate administrator. He was so horrid I expected to see him expire in a gruesome death. But he left Pandora alive and will be in the sequel.
And lastly, I liked how in the final fight scene, the damsel who was in distress got out of that distress by herself and ended up saving her man. Kick-ass!