Avatar redux

[Bilge_Rat]

just thought I would share this story. We all know what a huge hit "Avatar" was. I saw the movie only once, on a 3" screen on a flight about 6 months ago, not the best way to enjoy it.

Over the weekend, I rearranged furniture and hooked up my bluray DVD player to our LCD HD tv, so I figured what is the best movie to test the image & sounds? and went to rent "Avatar" bluray.

When I came home, my wife rolled her eyes, she hates Science Fiction, War or action movies and tends more towards chick flicks/romantic movies.

She who must be obeyed mentioned something about some work she had to catch up on, so I told her "just stay 5 minutes, it's like Titanic, you'll like it".

Within 10 minutes she was hooked, she teared up when the village was destroyed, cheered when the colonel met his end and we wound up watching it a second time.

now "Avatar" is gorgeous on Bluray/HD tv & w. a good sound system ; but the real power of the movie is in the story telling, you don't hook a customer like my wife with special effects.

James Cameron does have the knack. His two biggest hits so far "Titanic" and "Avatar" are at the core, just basic love sories, but he does know how to tell the story in a captivating fashion. Others have tried to copy the formula without the same success, for example "Pearl Harbour".