In 1977 me and about five Navy buddies went to see Star Wars...somewhere near where Fashion Valley in San Diego now sits...and it was quite an event...I remember that there was almost a party-like atmosphere as we waited outside...and when we left the theatre there was another huge line outside waiting to get in...with excitement and energy in the air...the only other film that had done something similar was The Exorcist in 1974...which I saw in Carmel Village with some high school firends and my cousin...with people fainting and screaming...seriously...
...anyway I had a similar experience yesterday...with the movie Avatar...and while I am not one to swooooonn over movies...this one was really unusual...and in the same way as long ago at Star Wars...this was an experience...and one that isn't content with running a 5 yard play but throws the ball way down the field...and everyone else is running around and trying to catch up...
...from an entrepreneur point of view it is remarkable...huge risks and new technology all at once...and the risk/reward analysis is unclear due to the bad history of 3D in movies...ask anyone older than 40 and they will tell you...
...so my recommendation is to go see it...and even though I could have done without the rip-offs from Dances with Wolves...I mean the voice of Wes Studi for the Na'vi leader...c'mon...and the walk through the waterfall was straight out of Last of the Mohicans...another Wes Studi film...I kind of expected someone to say "tatanka" at some point..
...so get a discount coupon and make sure to do the 3D thing...and see what the future of movies is all about!
