That's right folks, District 9, a great little thriller that worked around the limitations of its somewhat hokey story and became a sleeper hit. I can understand why you might have thought it was another movie though, and hey, speaking of that movie, let's get down to brass tacks and deal with....
I really liked Avatar when it was called Dances with Wolves, and the version of it named Pocahontas was equally great. Let's face it folks, we all realize that Hollywood has done every concept to death, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't cry foul when something is a blatant rip off. Hey, you know what's really unique about Avatar? It's total lack of logic in even the most basic ideas. I have a hard time buying that in the future we're able to transmit brain signals into clones yet still require the use of wheelchairs. How fucking advanced can we possibly be if that's the case? Or did we just decide to advance ourselves in certain ways, such as using our incredible computer technology to de-age Sigourney Weaver? Guess what else this movie has in spades? Sheer and utter predictability. I could pinpoint to the second the moment where our hero would be ousted from his community and the exact moment the "leader" would die so that our hero could triumphantly take over. However, I can even look past all of that nonsense because the worst thing about this movie is yet to come. I present Exhibit A....
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If any of that looks real to you then I'd love for you to send me some of the acid you've been taking because to me it seems like it came out of a fucking video game. This movie sold itself on its heightened sense of realism and revolutionary special effects yet nothing could be further from the truth. Even if I suspend my disbelief, I still can't envision any of that CGI being realistic in the slightest. You know, King Kong didn't look all that realistic in the 1930's either, but then the producers also didn't try to cheat the audience by saying that it would. I've said it before and I'm saying it again here. Avatar is very pretty and I love pretty things. The problem is, I also like substance behind them, so I'd rather go to an art gallery and look at real works of art than be cheated by this egomaniacal piece of filth. I thought Christopher Nolan was bad, but James Cameron just takes delusions of grandeur to a whole new level.
Tomorrow, number one is my final answer.