Not exact matches
Taking a tip from Guy Ritchie's brilliant Sherlock Holmes remake, The Last
Airbender (based on a Nickelodeon program) is throwing in plenty
of doses
of the supernatural, in hopes that M. Night Shyamalan won't be this movie's only enemy.
Some
of her family's favorite activities include watersliding, hiking, watching Avatar The Last
Airbender, inspiring youth to live enriched lives, and playing pirates with their boys!
Boasting a beautiful art style reminiscent
of studio Ghibli and Avatar: The Last
Airbender Battle Chef combined three
of my favorite things.
Despite all the drama that went on during Big Ang's disco - themed wake on Saturday, Feb. 20, she still «looked gorgeous» in her open casket, a Avatar Aang (安昂, Ān Áng) is a fictional character and the protagonist
of Nickelodeon's animated television series Avatar: The Last
Airbender (created
Now that I don't watch the network anymore and since this is a PG - 13 rated movie (the first was The Last
Airbender), I'm gonna be sick if Nickelodeon had skipped out
of the family - friendly business with classic Nicktoons and stuff.
In The Last
Airbender the characters sounded like they were from California, in After Earth they have some kind
of British accent, it's odd and I can't quite place it, but mostly I don't care.
Despite the release
of the awful THE LAST
AIRBENDER, M. Night Shyamalan continues to get work and has now released a synopsis for his...
While The Happening never actually reached the level
of atrocity that was Last
Airbender, a horror film that continuously makes the audience laugh their asses off is never a good sign.
The progressively muddled storyline - coupled with the inclusion
of a few decidedly underwhelming action sequences - slowly but surely transforms The Last
Airbender into a lamentably tedious experience, and there's little doubt that the interminable build - up to the final confrontation results in as hopelessly anti-climactic an atmosphere as one can easily recall (with a noble sacrifice made by a periphery figure standing as the only reasonably compelling interlude within the movie's otherwise disastrous third act).
-10 s (Stinkers): Sticking to my vow to avoid obvious traps I missed, say, Little Fockers and The Last
Airbender, but got unlucky and fell into Alice in Wonderland, Prince
of Persia: The Sands
of Time, and Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps.
Wounded by the overwhelmingly baffled reaction to his tale
of deadly pollen, and crippled by his growing reputation as an ultra-sensitive yet ham - fisted megalomaniac auteur, Shyamalan threw in the towel — trading his usual suspense for the generic CGI
of The Last
Airbender and After Earth — but it was too little too late.
Yahoo! Movies has unleashed the first film clip
of the Fire Nation approaching in writer / director M. Night Shyamalan's The Last
Airbender, which comes to theaters July 1.
Also new on DVD: M. Night Shyamalan's The Last
Airbender (Paramount), an adaptation
of the animated TV series and one
of the most critically reviled films
of the year, the feature film version
of Beverly Cleary's Ramona And Beezus (Fox), Cats & Dogs: The Revenge
of Kitty Galore (Warner), Marina de Van's Don't Look Back (IFC) with Sophie Marceau and Monica Bellucci, The Lightkeepers (Image) with Richard Dreyfuss and Blythe Danner, Lau Kar - Leung's classic martial arts movie Shaolin Mantis (Vivendi) and the newly remastered The Endless Summer: Director's Special Edition (Monterey).
The Sixth Sense (M. Night Shyamalan, 1999) For anyone who discovers M. Night Shyamalan's body
of work from the tail - end — The Happening, Lady in the Water, The Last
Airbender, etc. — I am sorry.
My Bottom Five That I Thought About Discussing But Don't Want To Waste My Breath On (in descending order): Clash
of the Titans, Jonah Hex, Prince
of Persia: The Sands
of Time, Alice in Wonderland, The Last
Airbender
There's been a lot
of bloviating in the blogosphere about how Shyamalan whitewashed
Airbender by casting Caucasians Rathbone, Peltz, and Ringer.
I'd say
Airbender Suite is my favorite track
of the year.
I was honored a second time back in April to visit ILM once again, this time to chat with those in charge
of the effects for the upcoming M. Night Shyamalan film, The Last
Airbender, which arrives in theaters nationwide on July 1.
One can lob many gripes at
Airbender, but lack
of ethnic diversity is not one
of them.
Predicted to debut at number two is M. Night Shyamalan's long awaited adaptation
of the popular Nickelodeon animated series, Avatar: The Last
Airbender, simply retitled The Last
Airbender.
Thus Sokka (Jackson Rathbone) and his sister Katara (Nicola Peltz), members
of the Water Tribe, are startled by Aang (Noah Ringer), a 12 - year - old
airbender who emerges from an icy embryo in the sea near their village.
While, the film itself is dreck, James Newton Howard's score for The Last
Airbender is nothing short
of amazing.
As Mashable reports, Split's $ 40.2 million opening puts it behind the openings
of Shyamalan's top three performers: 2002's Signs ($ 60.1 million), 2004's The Village ($ 50.7 million), and 2010's The Last
Airbender ($ 40.3 million).
The Last
Airbender, for example, had a budget
of $ 150 million, but drew just $ 40.3 million its opening weekend.
After an update on Twitter from Box Office Mojo said the film would be released in 3D, people began worrying about a terrible, hasty 3D conversion akin to the atrocities committed in the moving pop - up book
of Clash
of the Titans or The Last
Airbender.
The Last
Airbender is hopelessly overambitious, attempting to squeeze in all the major events from the 20 or so half hour - long episodes that make up the first season
of the show into a 99 minute long feature film.
Since then, the writer - director has seen his share
of ups and downs, from the highly regarded Unbreakable to the widely derided The Last
Airbender.
It is easy to see why Shyamalan would want to make a movie out
of Avatar: The Last
Airbender.
As a television series on Nickelodeon, Avatar: The Last
Airbender has gained a cult following
of fans
of all ages.
Long before M. Night Shyamalan tainted the name
of Avatar: The Last
Airbender with his awful feature adaptation, millions
of fans around the world were able to enjoy the animated Nickelodeon adventure series.
The icing on the cake was this year's Last
Airbender, an adaptation
of the beloved Nickelodeon cartoon — an adaptation so ill - received that in one online review, even the cartoon's hardcore fans, many dressed up as the characters, registered their seething hatred.
You are the first thing most people think
of when they hear «The Last
Airbender,» and I hate you for that.
Full
of lazy dialogue, unconvincing performances, and lackluster action sequences (made nearly incomprehensible if you have the misfortune to see the movie in its 3 - D version, inarguably the worst conversion to stereoscopic imaging since the trend began anew), The Last
Airbender is an unintentional laugh riot.
The complex mythology introduced in «The Last
Airbender» concerns four nations, each
of which is host to «benders» who can control either Air, Water, Earth or Fire.
Still, I went into «The Last
Airbender» with some apprehension, wondering how Night would handle the challenge
of adapting a pre-existing property (Nickelodeon's «Avatar: The Last
Airbender» cartoon series) for the first time, as well as making his first FX - driven epic fantasy.
Here are the results
of the 2010 MTV Movie Awards, as well as exclusive clips from Harry Potter, Last
Airbender, Scott Pilgrim and Eclipse.
He fails at every element
of sculpturing a great piece
of cinema and this is why many should avoid his movies at all cost from this point forward (sorry to the cast
of the film's expected sequel — which is, sadly, set up for at the end
of The Last
Airbender).
I've written before about the near - vertical trajectory (in a bad way)
of M. Night Shyamalan's career over the past decade, from the idiocies
of The Village to the did - that - really - happen awfulness
of The Happening to the generic ineptitude
of The Last
Airbender.
The let - us - walk - you - through - this expository dialogue will be familiar to anyone who saw The Last
Airbender — guess what it bodes when Cypher warns «I want to reiterate that your navi - band is our sole means
of communication» — as will be the insistently yet unidentifiably British Empire accents (Kiwi?
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of the Blind Guy Farley (2006) *** 1/2 Land
of the Dead Reinhold Heil and Johnny Klimek (2005) ** Land
of the Lost Michael Giacchino (2009) ** 1/2 Largo Winch II Alexandre Desplat (2011) *** Laserblast Richard Band and Joel Goldsmith (1978) ** Lassie Basil Poledouris (1994) **** The Last
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of Arabia Maurice Jarre (1962) ***** Laws
of Attraction Edward Shearmur (2004) *** 1/2 The Lazarus Project Brian Tyler (2009) *** The League
of Extraordinary Gentlemen Trevor Jones (2003) *** 1/2 Leap Year Randy Edelman (2010) *** Leatherheads Randy Newman (2008) *** 1/2 The Leftovers Max Richter (2014) ***** Legend Jerry Goldsmith (1985) ***** The Legend
of Butch and Sundance Basil Poledouris (2004) **** Legend
of the Guardians: The Owls
of Ga» hoole David Hirschfelder (2010) *** 1/2 The Legend
of Hercules Tuomas Kantelinen (2014) *** The Legend
of Tarzan Rupert Gregson - Williams (2016) ** Legends
of Chima Anthony Lledo (2013) **** Legends
of Chima volume 2 Anthony Lledo (2014) **** Legends
of the Fall James Horner (1995) ***** The Legend
of Zorro James Horner (2005) **** 1/2 The Lego Batman Movie Lorne Balfe (2017) *** 1/2 Lemony Snicket's A Series
of Unfortunate Events Thomas Newman (2004) **** Lesbian Vampire Killers Debbie Wiseman (2009) *** Let Me In Michael Giacchino (2010) ** Let the Right One In Johan Söderqvist (2008) **** Leviathan Jerry Goldsmith (1989) **** The Liberator Gustavo Dudamel (2014) ***** The Librarian: Curse
of the Judas Chalice Joseph LoDuca (2008) *** The Life and Times
of Judge Roy Bean Maurice Jarre (1972) *** Life as a House Mark Isham (2001) **** 1/2 The Life Before Her Eyes James Horner (2007) **** A Life in Suitcases Borut Krzisnik (2005) ***** Life
of Pi Mychael Danna (2012) **** 1/2 Lifeforce Henry Mancini (1985) **** 1/2 The Light Between Oceans Alexandre Desplat (2016) ***** The Lightkeepers Pinar Toprak (2009) **** Lights, Camera... Music!
Avatar [Three - Disc Extended Collector's Edition]-- Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver, Zoe Saldana Best Worst Movie — George Hardy, Michael Stephenson, Darren Ewing Cats & Dogs: The Revenge
of Kitty Galore — Bette Midler, Chris O'Donnell, Jack McBrayer Clash
of the Titans [Blu - ray 3D]-- Sam Worthington, Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes The Kids Are All Right — Annette Bening, Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo The Last
Airbender — Noah Ringer, Nicola Peltz, Jackson Rathbone Metropolis [The Complete Metropolis]-- Brigitte Helm, Alfred Abel, Gustav Fröhlich Mutiny on the Bounty [Blu - ray Book]-- Charles Laughton, Clark Gable, Franchot Tone The Polar Express [Blu - ray 3D]-- Tom Hanks, Chris Coppola, Michael Jeter
The Happening, starring Zooey Deschanel and Mark Wahlberg, prompted the New Republic to assert,» [A] n astonishment, so idiotic in conception and inept in execution that, after seeing it, one almost wonders whether it was real or imagined,» though Shyamalan's career eventually reached its nadir with the infamous Last
Airbender (2010) about a 12 - year - old boy who provides the last hope
of restoring harmony to a land consumed by chaos.
When fire wagers war on the three other nations hope looks to be lost, until the discovery
of a young boy called Aang, he is thought to be the last known
airbender, as Aang's skills develop he also discovers he is an Avatar and he can control all for elements.
«After Earth» has had a string
of different screenwriters working on it including director M. Night Shyamalan («The Sixth Sense», «Signs», «The Last
Airbender»), Stephen Gaghan («Traffic», «Rules
of Engagement»), Gary Whitta («The Book
of Eli») plus additional dialogue from Michael Soccio who has previously worked with star Will Smith when he wrote four episodes
of «The Fresh Prince
of Bel - Air».
M. Night Shyamalan and Bhavna Vaswani - M. Night Shyamalan, Bhavna Vaswani New York City, USA - Premiere
of «The Last
Airbender» at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall - Arrivals Wednesday 30th June 2010
The Last
Airbender is an insult to those wanting sophisticated, entertaining or even competent cinema,» said Michael Leader
of Film4.
The Last
Airbender is set in a world where certain citizens can control
of these four elements.
«The Last
Airbender,» featuring Dev Patel from «Slumdog Millionaire,» is an adaptation
of a previous animated series, and although aimed at kids in the end seems tentative and... aimless.
Entertainment Weekly reports that M. Night Shyamalan has found the cast for The Last
Airbender, the live - action adaptation
of the popular Nickelodeon anime - inspired series Avatar.
Leading the night with the most «wins» was M. Night Shyamalan's re-imagining
of the popular television series «The Last
Airbender.»