Yes, we like to take potshots at James Cameron’s “Avatar.” Why? Do people with two functioning eyes and a brain looking at this poster even need to ask?
Seriously. It’s just an incredibly easy target and the easy-lay nerds of the web still seem to be all over it no matter how silly it looks (again, kinda like Homer insisting the pig is “still good” in “The Simpsons” movie; a bit desperate it seems because of their vested interest in the project… being nerds and all).
Anywhoo, this French poster… man (via /Film), just really advances the whole, “Ferngully” “Clone Wars” “Thundercats” jokes that Hitler aptly made.
You could blame it on the French, but that’s just an out.
Also, we honestly thought this was old information (and it very well might be) as our friend Alex Litel has been trying to get us to blog about it for some time, but composer James Horner confirmed that the film will be 3 hours long.
OK, it’s budget is $310 million (thought the Times did say that could reach $500 million which many think is overblown) and the movie is three hours long and Fox or Cameron expect to make their money back or even break even?
Jesus, furry winged monkeys with wooden dialogue for three hours? Best of luck there. But maybe that Leona Lewis song in the closing credits will be the ultimate payoff? 😉 “Avatar” hits theaters December 18th and will probably play well into 2012 in hopes of making some coin back.
