Avatar is still number one at the box office. Incredible. The word-of-mouth on the most expensive motion picture ever has been excellent, and Mr. Cameron must be giddy with glee — I sure as hell didn’t expect it to do this well.
But as mind-blowing as the special effects are, you don’t see many people staggering out of the theater excitedly discussing the screenwriting… indeed, that’s the only part of Avatar which has been widely mocked (Ferngully, but worse).
If you’d like to relive the experience of Avatar, without all the special effects and solely on the merits of its screenplay, you may be slightly off, but we’re here to serve. Fox Screenings has released the full transcript. Go nuts.
Hey! After watching this, I feel betrayed. Sure, budgets are tight, I understand. But now I have the urge to watch a couple Dogma 95 films. And it takes a lot to drive me to that point!
This video already has over 1.5 million views on YouTube, so the chances you’ve seen it already are pretty high — but being late to the party has never stopped us before.
The fake trailer, by filmmaker Richard Gale, has won multiple awards and is a YouTube sensation. 10 minutes might be stretching it, but manages to mostly remain hilarious throughout.
This Matrix version isn’t exactly accurate but the humor makes up for it. It was made by the Russian actor group Big Difference. What other movies should have been shot in other eras?
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