Avatar, while visually stunning, was a HORRIBLE movie and story..
that is another example of what i've been saying--ppl now just see movies for the visuals--its like nearly everything now is porn-even with no sex
just all eye candy "bread and circus'" for the ppl
remember back when ST came out (the JJ version)? I know a hell of a lot of ppl who bought some of the better big screen tvs and blu ray players then JUST to watch the visuals in the movie--they cared nothing for ST and were not necessarily fans
the buzz was--:buy bigscreen xyz and bluray player abc and get ST:
and, unfortunately netflix is going down this path as well
you all know how i am a history geek and even spent the VA's money for my one degree what i did in my spare time while earning my human relations degree) in history (centered on asian history)
so when i saw that NF was doing Marco Polo--couldn't wait!!
so its not that bad--and since they are basing it on Polo's writings and a little cross ref to chinese written record (the mongol written histories are still lost)-the DO have a lot of room for "artistic liberty" but they are getting a bit carried away
there is so much nudity and sex, one would think they were watching CINEMAX after dark circa 1996
so much of it, it is distracting from the story line--which isn't that bad despite what critics say
but anyhow--you see what i mean with the growing exploitation of the american "dummy class"? just make it shiny, mix in some violence (pointless to the plot) and some sex and "voila"=you get a hit in today's market (most of the time)
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hey i saw ep 4 like 21 times when it came out--some days-3 times in a row
my dad would drop me off at a all day theatre in Newark and i would just sit from one showing to the next--i guess they didn't have the heart to kick out a 10 yr old
i just could never get enough of the opening scene!