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Avatar Movie

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Last night I went with friends to see Avatar in 3D. James Cameron's latest film. Yeah, I took my time seeing it. Just happens I have a newborn and a toddler that I need to juggle my life around. On to the nitty gritty... What a great movie. How far has Sam Worthington come lately? I was pretty excited when I heard that he'd landed the Terminator movie, and now this! Sam is actually from my home town (Perth, Western Australia). He even went to the same school as my wife! Small world huh. On to the movie. Special effects, wow. Should we call it 'special'? Don't all movies have special effects now? Is there anything special about it anymore if it's 'normal'? Avatar is spectacular, from the moment you step in to the world of Pandora, you are overwhelmed with colour and 3D objects flying out of the screen. The depth and colours are incredible. The story is tried and tested as an old fashioned love story with a conflict. I will not delve in to the actual story, perhaps you haven't seen it yet. I don't want to spoil it. At no point is this film boring, yet I wouldn't label it an 'action film'. (although there is plenty of action. Action / drama?) It's nice to see Sigourney Weaver in a film again. I can't say I'm a huge fan of her but she was very good in this film, her part was great. Giovanni Ribisi plays the evil, heartless mining boss and does a good job. Everyone is just great in this film. The meld of 'sfx' and 'real' is top notch. I had a lot of trouble trying to figure out if characters were in make-up, or completely CG. That's a good thing. I recommend you see it, see it in 3D, then go see it again. No wonder it's smashed the box office and made over $1b. * avatar movie posted used without any permission what-so-ever

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Posted January 31, 2010
 

cinemamac.com update

I've been working on cinemamac.com for a couple of days now, just getting the site setup correctly and a few bits of content added. cinemamac.com is dedicated to media or home theater on the Apple Mac. How to manage your media, encode audio and video files, edit video or audio, backup your media and integration of Mac's into your home theater or a/v system. Feel free to contribute to the site by registering!

Filed under  //   Apple   Internet   cinema   cinemamac.com   mac   theater  
Posted November 15, 2007
 

Mac for Media or Cinema?

I'm putting together some information on mac's and their place in the home cinema or a/v setup. Do you have a mac connected to your a/v gear to watch movies/tv shows, etc? I'd love to hear what you've experienced, any tips or tricks, what software and hardware you use, etc. Anything is useful. Does the Mac have a place in home cinema/media? We know the AppleTV does....

Filed under  //   Apple   cinema   mac   media  
Posted November 12, 2007