Before driving back to San Diego yesterday, a few of us decided to check out The Last Airbender. Quiet possibly one of the biggest mistakes I've ever made. Its a terrible terrible movie. I really would like to find a way to get my 8 bucks and 2 hours back.
The concept is great - the world is made up of tribes of people who can call upon the 4 elements: Air, Water, Earth, and Fire. These nations are at war with each other - with the Fire nation trying to dominate the other three elements. Legend has it that once a lifetime, an Avatar - one who can "bend" each of the 4 elements to his will - will come and unite the nations. Great idea for a story - from the cartoon series Avatar: The Last Airbender - absolutely horrible execution. The writing and directing were way off the mark, and as a result the acting was strained and canned. It was painful to watch. I'm in the process of trying to renew my faith in Sci Fi/Fantasy movies - given that this is my favorite movie genre, I think that goes to show just how awful The Last Airbender was.
Earlier in the week I did see a pretty hilarious sci fi parody type movie called Free Enterprise - about 2 20 somethings who grew up on Trek, Logan's Run, Star Wars, and other genre related series/movies. Fantastic movie, trailer below:
