I hope they fire the studio folks that decided to give M. Night $200 million and a beloved franchise to ruin. Maybe they discovered the Uwe Boll business model.
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Sammie A <jazzynupe...@...> wrote: > > I agree with u Keith, I can only hope that they continue with the series and > make the other books into movies. Also, I hope that they get a new director > and a couple of new writers before they do Book 2 in the Airbender series. > > Fate. > > --- On Sun, 7/4/10, Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@...> wrote: > > From: Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@...> > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] "Last Airbender" Widely Panned > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > Date: Sunday, July 4, 2010, 6:15 AM > > > > > > > >  > > > > > > > > > > Not so bad. That movie had the elements to at least be entertaining. > The young actor who stars as Jackson is a good actor. I enjoyed him in the > shortlived TV series "Jack and Bobby". > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sammie A" <jazzynupe007@ yahoo.com> > To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com > Sent: Saturday, July 3, 2010 9:37:44 PM > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] "Last Airbender" Widely Panned > > > > > > > > >  > > > > > > > The bad thing is that I am sitting here watching Percy Jackson and the > Olympians - The Lighting Thief, and I am enjoying it better than I enjoyed > The Last Airbender. > > > > Fate. > > > > On Sat Jul 3rd, 2010 6:33 PM EDT Gerald Haynes wrote: > > > > >Which begs to question: Are creative types so close to their work that they > > >honestly can't judge it merits? I think M.Knight actually thinks the quality > >of > > >all his movies are as good as Sixth Sense. I'm sure Lucas feels that every > >Star > > >Wars title is fantastic. > > > > > >But, then there are those like Bay who just don't care... > > > > > > Gerald Haynes > > >http://thesmallfrie s.com - Calvin & Hobbes who? > > >http://dontarrestus .com - Latino based sci-fi comic strip fun > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >____________ _________ _________ __ > > >From: Keith Johnson <KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net> > > >To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com > > >Sent: Sat, July 3, 2010 5:38:10 PM > > >Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] "Last Airbender" Widely Panned > > > > > > > > >I agree. I was going to mention that insiders have said he's not at all open > >to > > >constructive criticism or suggestions. I remember that he had a meeting with > > >studio execs sometime during the process of "Lady in the Water", where the > > >conversation turned to their concern that the film wouldn't be good. It was > > >reported that M. Knight was in turns pissed, insulted, and finally, actually > > >hurt, literally blinking back tears at the criticism. > > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > >From: "Mr. Worf" <HelloMahogany@ gmail.com> > > >To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com > > >Sent: Saturday, July 3, 2010 3:14:38 PM > > >Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] "Last Airbender" Widely Panned > > > > > > > > >Rod Serling was an excellent short story writer before he was a director. He > >was > > >also around a lot of the best people that Hollywood had to offer at the time > >so > > >that he could perfect his craft. M.Knight seems to be ignoring all input in > >an > > >attempt to ruin his own career. Its possible that he just may be suffering > >from > > >"star syndrome" which happens to a lot of people that become successful too > > >quickly. > > > > > > > > >Can't wait to see Mortal Kombat! > > > > > > > > >On Sat, Jul 3, 2010 at 10:17 AM, Keith Johnson <KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net> > > >wrote: > > > > > > > > >> > > >> > > >>I don't know Martin. I wonder if he's simply limited in skills--which ain't > > >>necessarily a bad thing. With "The Sixth Sense", "Unbreakable" , (which I > >>love), > > >>and "Signs", he crafted tight, atmospheric, even scary films. He may have > >>relied > > >>too much on the surprise ending effect, but the movies definitely pulled > >>one in. > > >>With "The Village", the same old trick wore thin just a bit, and after that > > >>things started going more South. > > >> > > >>In some ways he reminds me of a younger or less skillful Rod Serling. Both > >>love > > >>heavy drama, themes, lots of dialogue, and really mood heavy work. But > >>whereas > > >>Serling's writing skills were expansive, and he could craft mature work, M. > > >>Knight might not yet be on that level. I'm starting to think he'd be better > >>for > > >>a while writing and producing more small work, such as a half-hour > >>anthology > > >>series like "Twilight Zone", where he's not straining to fill two hours > >>with > > >>material; or perhaps made-for-TV films that are shorter, such as a > >>scifi/horror > > >>showcase on Showtime or something. Maybe getting back to the basics will > >>allow > > >>him to hone or develop the ability to write material that's fuller and less > > >>reliant on the effective-but- overused tricks he started out with. > > >> > > >> > > >>----- Original Message ----- > > >>From: "Martin Baxter" <martinbaxter7@ gmail.com> > > >>To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com > > >>Sent: Saturday, July 3, 2010 6:52:54 AM > > >>Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] "Last Airbender" Widely Panned > > >> > > >> > > >>Keith, I wish I could even guess what M Night had on his mind. > > >> > > >> > > >>On Sat, Jul 3, 2010 at 2:10 AM, Keith Johnson <KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net> > > >>wrote: > > >> > > >> > > >>>Well, this saves me from a difficult choice. Really irritated at how Asian > >>>and > > >>>Inuit characters were being played by white actors (with the odd exception > >>>of > > >>>the Japanese Prince Zuko being played by an Indian?!) I was seriously > >>>debating > > >>>whether to support "The Last Airbender". I wanted to blow off my anger and > >>>just > > >>>see a good movie, but when I saw trailers, and how Ang and his friends are > >>>in > > >>>Asian/Inuit garb, but are oh-so-painfully Caucasian, I started the hand > >>>wringing > > >>>all over again. I was way along the way to not going to see it, but > >>>partially > > >>>worried I'd be missing something special in terms of a good fantasy flick. > > >>> > > >>>Not to worry, it seems. Almost without exception, from old and young, > >>>white and > > >>>Asian and black, fans of the series and newbies alike, I'm hearing this > >>>thing is > > >>>terrible. Dull, plodding, grim, boring---looks like the hoped-for trilogy > >>>of > > >>>films will never become a reality. Some have even compared it to > >>>"Battlefield > > >>>Earth"! > > >>> > > >>> I guess that's too bad? > > >>>I think a lot of Asians and Inuits are not-so-secretly looking at this > >>>with grim > > >>>satisfaction, and can't say I blame them. And despite my anger at M. > >>>Knight for > > >>>whitewashing so many leads in the movie, I almost feel sorry for the guy: > >>>what > > >>>in the hell is wrong with him after the handful of gems he created to > >>>burst onto > > >>>the movie scene?! > > >>> > > >>> > > >>>I dropped a spattering of movie reviews I found below. The last is the > >>>closest > > >>>thing to a good review I could find... > > >>> > > >>> > > >>>************ ********* ********* ********* ********* ********* ****** > > >>> > > >>>[Rotten Tomatoes] > > >>>http://beta. rottentomatoes. com/m/last_ airbender/ > > >>> > > >>>Consensus: Despite flashy special effects, The Last Airbender squanders > >>>the > > >>>potential of its popular source material on an incomprehensible plot, > >>>laughable > > >>>dialogue, and a joyless sense of detachment. > > >>> > > >>>************ ********* ********* ********* ********* ********* ** > > >>> > > >>>[slashfilm] > > >>> > > >>>Read more: The Last Airbender Review: The Last Straw for This Shyamalan > >>>Fan | > > >>>/Filmhttp://www. slashfilm. com/2010/ 07/02/the- last-airbender- > >>>review-the- last-straw- for-this- shyamalan- fan/#ixzz0sZmBJg Qu > > >>> > > >>> > > >>>With the release of The Last Airbender, M. Night Shyamalanâs gradual > > >>>metamorphosis into George Lucas is complete. Just like the Star Wars > >>>director, > > >>>Shyamalan burst onto the scene with a couple innovative films (The Sixth > > >>>Sense, Unbreakable) , and displayed a talent for visuals early on. And > >>>just > > >>>like Lucas, Shyamalanâs screenwriting deficiencies, and his inability > >>>to > > >>>properly take criticism from others, have led to his downfall. > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>>************ ********* ********* ********* ********* ********* ** > > >>> > > >>>[E! Online] > > >>>http://uk.eonline. com/uberblog/ b188788_last_ airbender_ worst_movie_ > > >>ever.html > > >>> > > >>>Is Last Airbender the Worst Movie Ever? > > >>>Today 12:47 PM PDT by Joal Ryan > > >>> Paramount Pictures > > >>>The Last Airbender is "dull," "dreadful," and, lowest of low blows, "like > >>>a Care > > >>>Bears movie." > > >>>Well, all right, hardly any movie gets perfect reviews. But has any film > >>>ever > > >>>gotten so many bad reviews? > > >>>The short answer is Battlefield Earthâ"meaning, yes, other films have > >>>been > > >>>blasted good by critics. But, boy, oh boy, in Hollywood's summer of > >>>unloved > > >>>movies, The Last Airbender, which opened Thursday, is getting some > >>>historic > > >>>hate. > > >>>As of this morning, its Metacritic rating stood at 20, "good" for a spot > >>>on the > > >>>review-crunching site's all-time low scores list. (Airbender's down there > > >>>between Digimon: The Movie and the Lisa Kudrow rap classic, Marci X.) > >>>Worse, > > >>>outside of Ashton Kutcher's and Katherine Heigl's Killers, Airbender is > >>>the > > >>>only 2010 wide release on the Metacritic's list of shame. > > >>>Things are no better at Rotten Tomatoes, where its Tomatometer reading is > >>>a > > >>>barely there 9 percent, which is actually up from yesterday's 6 percent. > >>>(For > > >>>the record, our own Luke Y. Thompson assigned the "most boring > >>>summer-action > > >>>epic in ages" a D+.) > > >>> > > >>> > > >>>************ ********* ********* ********* ********* **** > > >>>[Beyond Hollywood] > > >>> > > >>> > > >>>http://www.beyondho llywood.com/ the-last- airbender- 2010-movie- review/ > > >>> > > >>>... > > >>>Itâs not so much that âThe Last Airbenderâ is a bad movie, itâs > >>>just that ⦠> > >>>well, it just kind of exists for the sake of existing. Iâll be > >>>perfectly honest > > >>>with you, I had a hard time trying to decide if the film is bad, or if it > >>>is > > >>>just mediocre. One thing I can safely say with 100% certainty is that the > >>>film > > >>>is never outstanding. Not once in the entire two hours. Itâs as if M. > >>>Night > > >>>Shyamalan spent so much time with the little things â" getting all the > >>>details > > >>>of the water city stronghold just right, the nooks and crannies of the > >>>Fire > > >>>Nation ships, the colorful outfits of the various tribes â" that he > >>>forgot to > > >>>make the film good. Oh sure, the sets are huge and the CGI is always > > >>>outstanding, and all the âbendingâ effects are seamlessly integrated > >>>into the > > >>>scenes with the live characters, but ⦠well, what else is there? Not > >>>much, Iâm > > >>>afraid.... > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >> > > >> > > >>-- > > >>"If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell > >>wrote > > >>the script?" -- Charles E Grant > > >> > > >>http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=fQUxw9aUVik > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > >-- > > >Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! > > >Mahogany at: http://groups. yahoo.com/ group/mahogany_ pleasures_ > >of_darkness/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
