Argument in short, trash movies are what 3D was made for, no matter what James Cameron will tell you.
Longer Discussion...
Recently there was a lot of fuss between James Cameron and some guy from Vanity Fair who was involved in Piranha 3D.
James Cameron condemned Piranha because it was "a step back" in 3D filmmaking. A big ego match occurred where the Vanity Fair guy criticized Avatar's plot and what not and called Avatar's 3D use a gimmick for money, while Piranha just used it for shits and giggles. Paraphrasing keep in mind.
They were both being blubbering man child's, Cameron, the egotistical basterd that he is, probably has resentment towards Piranha considering Piranha 2: The Spawning, was his first directorial job and he got fired from it. Couple that with his messiah complex about his movies and how he has continually called himself a "visionary filmmaker'
Now i myself found Avatar to be boring and horribly paced, but above all it could have been a whole lot worse, it had a great setting and good acting, even if the characters were one dimensional and he relied more on special effects than anything else.
The vanity fair guy is just doing it for publicity, he could have taken the high ground and dismissed Cameron as the self appointed god of movie making that he loves to call himself, but the guy wants the publicity to drag him out of obscurity. He will drag it out as long as he can to get as much attention as he can. Just watch.
Its stupid to even have the discussion, Piranha 3D is trash, but good trash, its a good, bad movie. Its meant to be corny and gimmicky, hence the reason for its ensemble cast. And untop of that, i found myself to care more about Ving Rhames character in Piranha then about any character in Avatar.
Yet again the only connection these two movies have is that they are in 3D, and the thing about 3D is, something James Cameron would hate to admit.
Piranha 3D is the type of movie 3D was made for, go look back to the fifties when 3D started, then look in the seventies and 80s when it resurfaced, 3D has always been made for, stupid popcorn, pants on head retarded movies designed to do only one thing. Let you have a good damn time, they are not, NOT the next step in filmaking, they can't be, sorry Jim but its been around since 1953, its not groundbreaking anymore.
As many people on this site have said,(Yahtzee, Moviebob) the only reason that everyone is making movies in 3D is two reasons, one Avatar was in 3D highest grossing movie of all time. People want in on that.
Two, most families now have a HD tv or if not, have access to one, so the whole big screen isnt a big deal but now suddenly HOLY SHIT LOOK ITS LIKE IM TOUCHING IT!!!! is all the craze now, people have said it time and again, its a gimmick, a gimmicky gimmick. AKA the worst kind.
And another thing, anybody who re-releases their movie a year after it was made and isnt doing it so the Oscars will remember it, is officially, a freaking douche bag.
Argument in short, trash movies are what 3D was made for, no matter what James Cameron will tell you.
Longer Discussion...
Recently there was a lot of fuss between James Cameron and some guy from Vanity Fair who was involved in Piranha 3D.
James Cameron condemned Piranha because it was "a step back" in 3D filmmaking. A big ego match occurred where the Vanity Fair guy criticized Avatar's plot and what not and called Avatar's 3D use a gimmick for money, while Piranha just used it for shits and giggles. Paraphrasing keep in mind.
They were both being blubbering man child's, Cameron, the egotistical basterd that he is, probably has resentment towards Piranha considering Piranha 2: The Spawning, was his first directorial job and he got fired from it. Couple that with his messiah complex about his movies and how he has continually called himself a "visionary filmmaker'
Now i myself found Avatar to be boring and horribly paced, but above all it could have been a whole lot worse, it had a great setting and good acting, even if the characters were one dimensional and he relied more on special effects than anything else.
The vanity fair guy is just doing it for publicity, he could have taken the high ground and dismissed Cameron as the self appointed god of movie making that he loves to call himself, but the guy wants the publicity to drag him out of obscurity. He will drag it out as long as he can to get as much attention as he can. Just watch.
Its stupid to even have the discussion, Piranha 3D is trash, but good trash, its a good, bad movie. Its meant to be corny and gimmicky, hence the reason for its ensemble cast. And untop of that, i found myself to care more about Ving Rhames character in Piranha then about any character in Avatar.
Yet again the only connection these two movies have is that they are in 3D, and the thing about 3D is, something James Cameron would hate to admit.
Piranha 3D is the type of movie 3D was made for, go look back to the fifties when 3D started, then look in the seventies and 80s when it resurfaced, 3D has always been made for, stupid popcorn, pants on head retarded movies designed to do only one thing. Let you have a good damn time, they are not, NOT the next step in filmaking, they can't be, sorry Jim but its been around since 1953, its not groundbreaking anymore.
As many people on this site have said,(Yahtzee, Moviebob) the only reason that everyone is making movies in 3D is two reasons, one Avatar was in 3D highest grossing movie of all time. People want in on that.
Two, most families now have a HD tv or if not, have access to one, so the whole big screen isnt a big deal but now suddenly HOLY SHIT LOOK ITS LIKE IM TOUCHING IT!!!! is all the craze now, people have said it time and again, its a gimmick, a gimmicky gimmick. AKA the worst kind.
And another thing, anybody who re-releases their movie a year after it was made and isnt doing it so the Oscars will remember it, is officially, a freaking douche bag.
Argument in short, trash movies are what 3D was made for, no matter what James Cameron will tell you.
