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The Last Airbender
A movie directed by M. Night Shyamalan.
The Last Airbender is an action-adventure fantasy film released on July 2, 2010. It is a live-action film adaptation based on the first season of the animated television series, Avatar: The Last Airbender. The first of a planned trilogy, … see full wiki
Cast:
Dev Patel,
Noah Ringer
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I have always said that like him or not, M. Night Shymalan makes an effort to try to be original. Yes he does, but lately, it can be said that he is experiencing a sort of a creative slump, that his latest movies have become more of a miss than a hit. The last movie that I really liked from him was “Unbreakable” and that has been such a long time ago. People then began to become disappointed with Shymalan‘s “The Village” and his recent film “The Happening” … more
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* out of **** As if "Lady in the Water" and "The Happening" weren't enough to concern us of director M. Night Shyamalan's current mental state, "The Last Airbender" essentially confirms that the man we once loved has officially gone mad. This is the man's first revoltingly unwatchable feature; merged with that now complete feeling of pretentiousness that's been building up faster and faster as Shyamalan's movies have been getting lamer and lamer. I mean, at least "The Happening" … more
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review by KCGL77.
December 14, 2010
I have one word respect. None of which is in M. Night Shamalayn's The Last Airbender. Not only does it not give respect towards the original work but there is no respect between the characters in the picture. Watching Airbender made me so nauseous that I felt like throwing up my popcorn. And believe me, it's that bad. The Last Airbender is the culmination of season 1, dubbed Book 1, of the hit nickelodeon series Avatar: the Last Airbender. Sadly because of the super … more
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review by Pedro1.
December 16, 2010
As a great fan of the original animated series, of course I had high expectations for this movie. And it was agonizing. There are so many problems in this movie that I don't even know how to begin. Let's start with the most obvious. Oh, wait I still don't know what the most obvious is. But well, the first problem that really began to disturb me are the fights. If you've seen the original cartoon you know how awesome the fights are. They are exciting and … more
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Long ago in a forgotten land there were four nations Earth, Air, Fire and Water the four fabled nations lived in peace and harmony with one another that is until the ruthless and power hungry fire nation declared war on the three other nations. Only the fabled AVATAR the master of all four elements could stop them but when he was needed the most he vanished, for a hundred years, the Fire nation ruled thinking that the only threat that had the power to defeat them was long deceased. … more
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Pros: The opening element montage is directly out of the show Cons: The humor and rounded characters were left back in the show The Bottom Line: It's a great late-night movie after a bad day at work. Zuko: "That... Wasn't a good play." Aang: "I'll say." Katara: "No kidding." Suki: "Horrible." Toph: "You said it." Sokka: "But the effects were decent." Avatar: … more
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Ever since seeing "The Sixth Sense," my nature has been to resist the films of M. Night Shyamalan. I have to admit that now. I'm aware of his technical skills and his ability to build tension, and yet something within me finds his work profoundly unappealing. I go in with an open mind, but then, minute by minute, it seems as if he's purposely trying to push me away with his unreasonably slow pacing, his amateurish dialogue, his bizarre character development, his ill-fitting sense of humor, and in … more
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review by Krisdor.
July 06, 2010
The Last airbender is a live action adaptation on a nickelodeon tv show Avatar: The last Airbender. Now the show was devided into three seasons and this film adaptaion was directed by the sixth sense director M. Night Shyamalan. Now i have to say i did like the movie but i can see why other people did not. For those who watched the cartoon the end of season 1 with the water nation vs the fire nation battle was one of the biggest events in the series but i thought the friendship between Sokka … more
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When I first heard that this series was being made into a movie I was very excited. Then, however, I learned that M. Night Shyamalan was directing the movie...I was afraid that it would bomb because Shyamalan's latest films have not been the greatest. As soon as the first scene played in front of me, I knew that it was as bad as I expected it to be. First of all, Shyamalan change the pronunciation of many of the character's names. Watching further I found that many of the scenes were precise … more
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review by ElectricRay.
August 30, 2010
If for no other reason, The Last Airbender will bomb in British cinemas for a very childish one: someone forgot to research local playground slang. At a moment of critical plot exposition early in the film a character motions to the mysteriously tattooed child Aang, who has just demonstrated awe-inspiring mystical skills, and portentously asks an elder:"when did you realise he was a bender?" What little spell director M. Night Shyamalan had mustered … more
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review by bridget3420.
December 01, 2010
The Last Airbender staring Dev Patel and Noah Ringer and directed by M. Night Shyamalan is an adventure film that takes place in a fantasy world. There are different tribes and each has the ability to control one of four elements: air, water, earth and fire. The "Avatar" is the one person who can control all four at the same time. The Avatar disappeared and many believed that he was dead. When a brother and sister find a boy frozen in ice, they soon learn that … more
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review by kfontenot.
July 05, 2010
I had really high hopes for M. Night Shyamalan's "The Last Airbender." Few films in recent years had me looking forward to their release, but "Airbender" had me excited from the moment I saw the sneak peek trailer awhile back. Based on the popular "Avatar: The Last Airbender" cartoon series, it appeared that this film had all of its ducks in a row. Unfortunately, "Airbender" didn't deliver on my expectations. Instead, it was a decent film with poor dialogue, … more
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Dull, stupid, laughable "The Last Airbender" is a film that is an immense disgrace to filmmaking and a travesty of high production values and incoherent plot that muddles down the popular source material that it is based upon.
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Quick Tip by djevoke.
July 06, 2010
I'm renaming this The Whack Airbender. Summer 2010 has been the worst summer movie season of my lifetime and this is just one more addition. I was left wanting more....more action, more talent, more story. There were pointless characters and a flimsy love story that had no place in this movie. If I was five, I would've loved it.
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review by Jamie_Bobst.
August 04, 2010
I am a huge fan of the cartoon version of Avatar the Last Airbender as well as the new movie. I have seen all the cartoon episodes and have followed the series long before I knew they were coming out with a live people version. The film is rather close to the cartoon in many ways but as with any remake there are a few things that have been changed. Such as character names being miss pronounced (Its Aang not Aung), character traits being modified, the fast pace of the film compared to the show (because … more
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I saw this film and well it bombed. Dont waste your time
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Saw this in 3D in the theater which made it more entertaining...but let's be honest: M. Night hasn't made a great movie since "Sixth Sense."
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This movie was way to hyped up, the special effects were pretty good but the whole story line has to go.
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Just terrible. Also, the 3-D version has barely any 3-D elements. Total waste of time and money, without one redeeming part. Skip it!
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I thought that this movie was very exciting! I have seen every episode of the tv show, and thought that even though Shyamalan made this, it turned out to be pretty good! I can't wait for the second chapter!
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