Avatar is coming to theaters again on August 27. Already at around $2,740,000,000, Avatar is set on adding more money to that amazing new record. Director James Cameron has stated that he has added nine more minutes of new footage to this new cut. Here’s what you might expect this time around…
It’s actually nine! [Extra minutes.] I added some since that press release. It’s all CG. None of it is kinda boring shots of people sitting around in offices at the base, drinking coffee. It’s all out in the rainforest, some of it is at night. There is a big hunt sequence that’s got a lot of flying, a lot of banshee stuff, riding direhorses, very high-energy, high-impact action. There’s a very powerful emotional scene towards the end that has been added back.
There’s some stuff where the Na’vi sort of counterattack after the bulldozers destroy the willowblade, that’s a night attack scene. And the aftermath of that, how the humans react to that and the steps leading to the war. There’s some stuff with Grace in the school in the jungle, there’s a creature called a stingbat which is brought back in [that one was in the video game ] as well as the sternbeast, which is the animal that they hunt. We see hundreds of those…There are some little bits that have been put back into the end battle. Little action beats, and a little bit added to the love scene, and some other night stuff. It’s all top-quality stuff, it’s all on par with the rest of the film.
I don’t think I’ll watch this again. I’ll wait to see the new footage on blu-ray or online. Avatar was a breath of fresh air. Although the plot was basically copy/pasted from Dances With Wolves, Pocahontas and what not, it’s implementation of 3D and it’s original landscapes/effects were outstanding. That said, I won’t waste more money on this. I think Cameron and the studio, have made more than enough money for now! I’ll wait for the sequel.
You planning on watching this again? If you do, please tell me it’s not to take a glance at the Na’vi sex stuff. Any ideas for the sequel?
