The Last Airbender

[gregtestagent]

I'm prepared to never see this first movie, or its sequels, but rather get more and more excited for the spinoff series. I know they can deliver.

 

[CelticPredator]

I don't know if you would call that criticism, but I think he defended himself pretty well.

He doesnt understand that his movies blow. As someone who wants to be in the directing biz, sometimes people dont like your movie. YOU love it...but everyone else hates it. You ask why, and you improve on that. If you think all your movies are perfect, no matter what anyone says (your customers) then you're a *****e.

Because like M. Night now, no one sees his movies any more. Everyone knows what to expect. He needs to wake up, and stop acting like he's some important filmmaker. It's very arrogant.

 

[Project862006]

Dev Patel has second thoughts

London, August 03 – Dev Patel has admitted that he had his concerns about starring in action fantasy film ‘The Last Airbender’.

The Sixth Sense director M Night Shyamalan has a taken Dev in his latest movie after seeing him in the Oscar-winning Slumdog Millionaire – but the 20-year-old British actor revealed to the Radio Times he had his doubts after reading the script.

“I read the entire script and I had my concerns – I was like [wince] I”m not too sure if I really wanna be doing this. I wasn”t blown away,” the Mirror quoted him as saying.
But then he spoke to Shyamalan on the phone and was impressed by “his vision”.

Now Dev insists the negative criticism of the film is inspiring to him.

“Actually the negative criticism really drives me in a way [he points out he didn''t get good reviews for his role in Skins]. And if I had got amazing reviews for Skins, I don”t know if I would have worked as hard on Slumdog, to get the awards I did. But then there was too much praise after Slumdog. So to come off Airbender and for the film to be critically smashed like it is now, is great,” he added. (ANI)

 

[Fanticon]

dev was my favorite part about the movie...but i guess i won't be telling him that

 

[TNC9852002]

That Dev is a smart guy..

 

[Ipodman]

I dont understand what he meant at the Smashed part... but hey, he was good in Slumdog

 

[Project862006]

^8% RT rating is what i call smashed critically

 

[kickass]

Love Dev Patel. He was the only good thing about this movie. With what little he had

 

[Timstuff]

He doesnt understand that his movies blow. As someone who wants to be in the directing biz, sometimes people dont like your movie. YOU love it...but everyone else hates it. You ask why, and you improve on that. If you think all your movies are perfect, no matter what anyone says (your customers) then you're a *****e.

Because like M. Night now, no one sees his movies any more. Everyone knows what to expect. He needs to wake up, and stop acting like he's some important filmmaker. It's very arrogant.

If Michael Bay, who many fanboys accused of having a big ego, was able to apologize for Transformers 2, I don't see why M. Night should think that not apologizing for what's wrong with TLA is going to help his career. I understand that the movie hasn't opened in a lot of regions yet and that he needs to save face, but still, all he has to do is admit that he made a lot of mistakes with the movie and promise to try a lot harder next time. Maybe throw in the anouncement of a re-cut version of TLA on home video. It will take a lot more than that to totally win back the trust of the fans, obviously, but it would at least repair his reputation as being a stubborn, ego-driven *****e.

 

[dark_b]

If Michael Bay, who many fanboys accused of having a big ego, was able to apologize for Transformers 2, I don't see why M. Night should think that not apologizing for what's wrong with TLA is going to help his career. I understand that the movie hasn't opened in a lot of regions yet and that he needs to save face, but still, all he has to do is admit that he made a lot of mistakes with the movie and promise to try a lot harder next time. Maybe throw in the anouncement of a re-cut version of TLA on home video. It will take a lot more than that to totally win back the trust of the fans, obviously, but it would at least repair his reputation as being a stubborn, ego-driven *****e.

Bay is making movies for money. M Night is not.

 

[Ipodman]

^8% RT rating is what i call smashed critically

Oh.....

Wow thats low. Lower than Dragonball Evolution!

 

[Timstuff]

Bay is making movies for money. M Night is not.

That means Bay has even less reason to apologize when he screws up, and M. Night has even less excuse for digging in his heels and saying "there's nothing wrong with my movies!" when they get panned. When you make a movie that earns a billion dollars it's a lot easier to just say "Bah! What do the critics know?" When your movie under performs in addition to being ravaged by both the critics and fans, however, it's a lot harder to make the case that you're right and everyone else is wrong.

 

[louiebling$]

That means Bay has even less reason to apologize when he screws up, and M. Night has even less excuse for digging in his heels and saying "there's nothing wrong with my movies!" when they get panned. When you make a movie that earns a billion dollars it's a lot easier to just say "Bah! What do the critics know?" When your movie under performs in addition to being ravaged by both the critics and fans, however, it's a lot harder to make the case that you're right and everyone else is wrong.

This

 

[Octoberist]

I think that's the problem: M. Night lives in a bubble created by his ego but I also think its a self defense mechanism. If he knew the truth he would break down.

 

[scatterax]

my greatest fears with this movie came true. that is all.

 

[Mrs. Sawyer]

^8% RT rating is what i call smashed critically

Damn I wonder what terrible films are higher on the tomatometer than TLA.

I think that's the problem: M. Night lives in a bubble created by his ego but I also think its a self defense mechanism. If he knew the truth he would break down.

I'm sick of M Night. I'll be glad if he never makes another film again. The worst thing about it is that he'll never learn how to get better because he can never take criticism.

my greatest fears with this movie came true. that is all.

Everyone's fears happened. The worst possible situation for this film happened, sadly. M Night is more inept at helming a project than people though, and people already thought pretty low of him before.

 

[Project862006]

i was for this movie for along time and even did'nt mind cast chocies if the acting was stellar lol

but if the cast dont look like coutner part and aren't even that good thats when i get pissed

i want a reboot and here is what the cast could of looked like

 

[Mrs. Sawyer]

i was for this movie for along time and even did'nt mind cast chocies if the acting was stellar lol

but if the cast dont look like coutner part and aren't even that good thats when i get pissed

i want a reboot and here is what the cast could of looked like

Even though I didn't like the whole racebending protests, these actors do look more like their counterparts even though two of them are the in the film.

 

[Catman]

If the cartoon series continues to be popular, Paramount will reboot this in 10 years. By then audiences will have forgotten this movie even existed.

 

[gregtestagent]

If the cartoon series continues to be popular, Paramount will reboot this in 10 years. By then audiences will have forgotten this movie even existed.

It's unfortunate that a proper adaptation would have to take so long to get here. I wouldn't mind it if Peter Jackson took over the project and did his version, which would really be the true to the source material version, thereby slapping Shyamalan in the face when it succeeds.

 

[wattabrownsound]

Love your casting choice for Azula, Parker Wayne. Really getting an Azula vibe off of her.
Got any more ideas for the rest of the cast?

 

[Project862006]

that was actually my post and here is a couple more i had in mind

Wei Tang(Lust,Caution) for Mai

Avan Jogia - Jet

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa - Long Feng

 

[Mrs. Sawyer]

Love your casting choice for Azula, Parker Wayne. Really getting an Azula vibe off of her.
Got any more ideas for the rest of the cast?

It wasn't my casting choice haha.

 

[wattabrownsound]

Sorry about that Project862006. Credit goes to you then.

Casting choice for Jet- perfect.

Got any more ideas for the rest of the cast for the first movie?

 

[Project862006]

i named them all above well i think noah was fine for aang but for iroh i have no clue maybe Sammo Hung

zhao is a hard one tho