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[Dooz]

Just saw "The Last Air Bender" in 3D. The original Animated series won many "Annie" awards and also a Peabody Award (international awards for excellence in radio and television broadcasting.) So I really thought this was going to be good.

In short... I was disappointed. This is a great story but I can't say I like the way it was told on the screen. The acting was less than stellar. The little boy that played Aang was the worst of them all, but I might have felt better about his acting if the rest of the cast supported him. They should have taken some of the special effects money and hired better actors. I mean c'mon.... Aasif Mandvi from "The Daily Show." Dev Patel (Slumdog) didn't show up. The only actor I enjoyed was Shaun Toub who played Iroh, Zukos uncle.

Whle the effects were gorgeous, they were slow moving and anticlimatic. Waaay too much Tai Chi. The editing was noticeable, and by noticeable I mean choppy. I think if you didn't have at least a little back story you might have been lost. Having watched "Avatar: The Last Air Bender" with my kids when they were younger, I can't help but feel this movie would have been better animated. I will give it another shot if I find it in the Wal-Mart $5 dollar bin.

In the end, this was a kids show so I really don't want to dump on this movie, but if you've got something else you are thinking about seeing... see it. If you must see it on the big screen, some pre-movie preperation might be in order.

[lans83]

Predators this weekend Damn good cast for this one, and yes, Adrien Brody is lead in it. Even us scrawny guys can kick some ass I've been told I favor him a little too