...unless it's cutesy CGI, which, unfortunately, is doing well in America....
-------------- Original message -------------- From: "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> US adult audiences overall, do not take animation seriously and it will not deliver blockbuster numbers if it is in animation form unless they classify it as a family film Martin wrote: > > Agree with you, Keith. Also have to ask the simple question. > > "Why?" What can he put into the franchise that animation can't? > > Okay, that was two. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net> wrote: > I am completely unsure what to think about Night doing an Avatar > movie. It's one of those things where just trying to do a live action > version makes one nervous already. And I just don't see anything in > Night's past body of work (much of which i love) that makes me think > he'll capture the tone of Avatar faithfully. I just don't know, but as > is typical for me, think i'd rather see a feature length animated > version than a live action film... > > -------------- Original message -------------- > From: "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com>> > I forgot about the idiot king spilling all to Azula. I do love this > show, but I never known when it is going to come on or how to get my > husband into it, so I always end up seeing it on On-Demand, which is not > bad, since there are no commercials, I agree that the show continues to > evolve. I can't wait to see what these guys do next. If you ask me, it > barely resembles the cute kids show it started out with. I can see why > it continues to attract an increasing number of adults. Too bad this is > the last season. What do you think about M. Night doing the live action > version. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net> wrote: > > > > some spoilers.... > > > > yeah, i posted about it last week, when this aired. Last night was a > > rerun. i loved it. Watching all the forces attack the Fire Nation, > > then lose when the tables were turned. You know, they keep finding new > > ways to show how the Bending arts work. Did you see the Water Benders > > use the water to flip the tanks over? How about the way Kitara uses > > water like a whip or sword? And Toth is the girl! She is the first > > Earth Bender ever to learn how to bend metal--something previously > > though impossible. This show was almost as good as the season ender > > from last season when Azula zapped Ang with lightning while he was in > > the Avatar state. Almost... > > > > if you saw last season, you know the Fire Nation was prepared for the > > attack because the Earth King, fooled into thinking Azula was on his > > side, told her of the solar eclipse and the plan to use it for the > > attack. Azula came into Ba-Sing-Se in disguise, pretending to be one > > of the lady fighters from season one (the same group from which > > Socka's love originated). As for the solar eclipse, Socka discovered > > the upcoming eclipse in an ancient underground library that held all > > the world's knowledge. he tricked the serpent-bird guardian into > > getting the info, then spent weeks preparing for the attack. Azula so > > intimidated the leader of the Earth King's secret police (which really > > runs Ba-Sing-Se, not the king) that the secret police switched > > allegiance to her. They turned on the man who lead them and switched > > to Azula. Thus, armed with the knowledge of the invasion, and many > > Earth Benders (who may be the most overall powerful of the Benders) > > Azula had the Fire Nation ready for the att > > ack. > > > > Loved this show! Did you see Azula evade Ang while she was de-powered? > > That girl is amazing. Evil, but amazing. Azula is one of the best > > fighters around. Period. She is possibly only equaled or surpassed by > > her Uncle Iro (when she tried to zap her brother, Iro was actually > > able to reroute the lightning), her father the Fire Lord, and > > possibly, her brother, who seems to be finding his courage and > > confidence. Speaking of, did you see when Zuko confronted the Fire > > Lord, and *he* deflected his dad's lightning? Awesome! Iro is probably > > my favorite character. He is tragic and noble and funny, and has > > grown. You learned there was something different about Iro when he > > told the Fire Lord general that complete elimination of any of hte > > Bending arts would be a catastrophe. You got a clue that he alone > > among the Fire Nation leaders understood the need for balance, and > > might have been changing his ideas about the conquest. > > > > Iro and Zuko have grown in so many ways it's amazing, especially Zuko. > > all that anger and frustration, the way he betrayed the Avatar at the > > end of season two. (if you haven't seen the last two or three eps of > > last season, you *must* do so!) I'm thinking in the end, Zuko will > > have to confront Azula; and I wonder if Iro might not be the one to > > take on his younger brother the Fire Lord instead of Ang (the Fire > > Lord usurped the throne when their father died, because Iro was away > > sieging Ba-Sing-Se and sick with grief over the death of his son. Iro > > is the rightful ruler, but never challenged his brother for the throne). > > > > "Avatar" gets better with every season, which is why i'm so annoyingly > > persistent in crowing about it. With iro escaped, Zuko now siding with > > Ang, Azula pissed, and Zuko's mother possibly being alive, the > > intrigues just keep coming. can't wait for what else is on the > horizon.... > > > > -------------- Original message -------------- > > From: "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com> > > <mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com>> > > > > > Keith and any others who watch Avatar. Did you see the two part > episode > > > where that attack the fire nation? I thought it was fantastic, but it > > > left me very sad. I can't believe this little Nicktoon has had such an > > > impact on me. I was a little disappointed about what Azula knew. What > > > did you think about it? 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