Comic Con Banner for James Cameron's 'Avatar'

It doesn't take much to get Team Avatar super excited. Last week, you'll recall, people who were merely fans of the idea of James Cameron's new 3-D film were completely stoked to read the Tweets of likeminded people who saw a few minutes of footage from the movie in Amsterdam. I submit to you that it could've been 24 minutes of still photos of a bundt cake and if it said James Cameron on it, there would have been some ecstatic Twitter updates. But we'll all get to see it in some form sooner or later, and if this new banner (courtesy of Coming Soon) is any indication, that will be sooner, as in Comic Con in about three weeks. It's been a long wait, for some fans roughly a decade. Cameron and company have done a fantastic job keeping a lid on all this stuff; that's very tough to do these days. Now if only he could have made the film come together a little bit sooner. Do you think this one has a lot of potential outside the sci-fi base it's definitely going to attract? Obviously, Titanic business is out of the running, but can a huge 3-D sci-fi movie that doesn't have robots fighting and Megan Fox line 'em up?

Comments

[Lengthy Johnson]

I am so impressed with James Cameron's work with the Avatar technology. A functioning and truly immersive 3D technology could revolutionise the way we view material. In a few years 2D could seem impossibly dated, like old silent films from the 1920s.

The cool thing is that James Cameron did not have to do this. He could well have rested on his laurels and retired one of the most successful movie directors of his generation.

Instead, he'll leave a legacy that could affect all our lives.

Incredible.

[Orinn]

I stand by this site by saying "Could we see some video first, just to make sure this will change everything"

[Lengthy Johnson]

Obviously, you'll have to see it with the proper equipment. This is probably why Cameron is playing this one pretty close to the chest.

Still, everyone who has seen real 3D footage has been blown away by it and it's not just lip service as Spielberg and Jackson put their money where there mouths were straight away.

The best thing is that the technology is perfectly viable for home use with 3D-enabled screens.

My only concern is that few people besides Cameron and Jackson will have the will-power and attention to detail that it takes to make these films.

Often "practical" wins over "best".