I’m in this boat for sure. Guy’s an ego maniac and the Daniel Day Lewis of directors (in that he picks and chooses projects years apart), but everything he’s directed has been good in my opinion, quality wise and in most cases financially too.So there was basically two things I took away from the Avatar box office reaction people had on social media this weekend. One of them was on my timeline and my facebook feed, a lot of people came out of the wood work expressing how much they remember liking Avatar and are actually looking forward to a sequel.
The other thing was that James Cameron is this film's star power in many ways. Much like a Scorsese film, James Cameron has an incredibly loyal following and in many of the posts I mentioned above, they mentioned James Cameron specifically as a reason they were looking forward to Avatar 2 because when Cameron directs a film, he rarely misses. And it's hard to argue with anyone that says that. Look at his track record for his non-documentary directed films dating back to 1984 (with Rotten Tomatoes score in parenthesis):
1984 - Terminator (100%)
1986 - Aliens (97%)
1989 - The Abyss (89%)
1991 - Terminator 2: Judgment Day (93%)
1994 - True Lies (71%)
1997 - Titanic (89%)
2009 - Avatar (82%)
Now Cameron has attached himself to films such as Point Break, Sanctum, and more recently, Alita: Battle Angel, and Terminator Dark Fate, but he hasn't directed a proper film (non-documentary) himself since 2009's Avatar and the numbers don't lie - Cameron has always been a successful director, both critically and at the box office. His following that will see any movie he directs because they know to expect an epic, high caliber blockbuster is what will help make Avatar 2 a success if it is to become one.
...did you mean to post this in the HBO Max thread?I just found out Lost Boys is on HBO Max (it hadn't been available on any streaming service when I wanted to watch it last year). I haven't seen it in years, but I hope it's as good as I remember...
Avatar 2 & Aquaman 2 both releasing on the same day became a point of discussion from a Discussing Film tweet and the very high response of people saying they want to see Avatar 2 is… shocking. And I’m a fan of the movie.
Not supriising, since the DC movies are so hit an miss... WW was great and then there was WW84... I wonder if A2 will reunite the 3D interest again, like A1 did. (I mean, we all know the 3D landscapes - especially in IMAX- was a huge part of repeat visits)
Avatar 2 & Aquaman 2 both releasing on the same day became a point of discussion from a Discussing Film tweet and the very high response of people saying they want to see Avatar 2 is… shocking. And I’m a fan of the movie.
My hot take is Avatar 2 will be a flop in the grand scheme of things. At the time, this was revolutionary for film making. I just don’t see how they can repeat that, and it’s been so long I’m curious how deep the love is for the film. Idk. It’ll do well, but I’m not thinking top, say, 25 box office of all time, or top 30. Still curious about it though.
I think it easily gets over $1B, but doesn't come close to $2B, which is no shame, especially since I don't think there's any technological tricks for Cameron to use here (we still don't have glasses free 3D according to my knowledge, so...).My hot take is Avatar 2 will be a flop in the grand scheme of things. At the time, this was revolutionary for film making. I just don’t see how they can repeat that, and it’s been so long I’m curious how deep the love is for the film. Idk. It’ll do well, but I’m not thinking top, say, 25 box office of all time, or top 30. Still curious about it though.