The Last Airbender 2010

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(1,460) IMDb 4.2/10

Air, Water, Earth, Fire. Four nations tied by destiny when the Fire Nation launches a brutal war against the others. A century has passed with no hope in sight to change the path of this destruction. Caught between combat and courage, Aang (Noah Ringer) discovers he is the lone Avatar with the power to manipulate all four elements.

Starring:: Noah Ringer, Dev Patel
Runtime:: 1 hour, 43 minutes

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Genres	Fantasy, Adventure, Action, Kids & Family
Director	M. Night Shyamalan
Starring	Noah Ringer, Dev Patel
Supporting actors	Nicola Peltz, Jackson Rathbone, Shaun Toub, Aasif Mandvi, Cliff Curtis, Seychelle Gabriel, Katharine Houghton, Francis Guinan, Damon Gupton, Summer Bishil, Randall Duk Kim, John D'Alonzo, Keong Sim, Isaac Jin Solstein, Edmund Ikeda, John Noble, Morgan Spector, Karim Sioud
Studio	Paramount
MPAA rating	PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Captions and subtitles	English Details
Purchase rights	Stream instantly Details
Format	Amazon Video (streaming online video)

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As someone who had never seen the show...

By romisep on November 23, 2010

Format: DVD

I'm someone who saw this movie without having seen a single minute of the anime it was based upon, or having known one single thing about the anime. I had heard the movie got bad reviews when it was in theaters, and I had heard something about the fans of the show being upset about the movie, but I was only vaguely aware of the this, and I didn't really care. Movie critics get things wrong often enough, and the trailers looked like the movie could be cool, particularly the first one. I almost watched it at the theater this summer, and was willing to spend money on 3D, but I ended up going to other movies instead.

So, last Friday I ended up renting the movie and watching it. I then started watching the series online (check Hulu, though it might not be up any more), and managed see all 61 episodes of the series over the course of four days. This has put me in the unique position of being able to review this movie BOTH as someone who doesn't know anything about the anime series, AND as someone who is (now) a fan of the anime series.

First, as someone who knew nothing about the show:

In a nutshell, I found the movie to be dull, annoying, annoyingly stupid, and pointless. I couldn't bring myself to care about any of the characters. For a fantasy world, complete with magical powers and diverse peoples, a hundred year war, and an adventurous quest to avert the apocalypse, the story was amazingly boring. AND it managed to be simple and confusing at the same time, which is an achievement I didn't know was possible. It's simple, in that it's a standard good guy vs. bad guy storyline, and complicated in that how this world works isn't explained very well and random stuff keeps happening with no explanation.Read more ›

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Largest disappointment in a movie adaptation

By Aaron on October 26, 2012

Format: Amazon Video

The movie began promising with a strong opening that paid tribute to the TV series, but then everything quickly collapsed.
1. The names of key characters were changed: This wasn't a big deal in comparison to everything else, but it gave viewers Shyamalan's focus right in the beginning. Shyamalan wanted to make the movie his own and was willing to spend time to make changes on already perfect aspects of the show instead of focusing on ways that he could have better adapted the show to the big screen. Changes in movie adaptations are necessary, yet Shyamalan diverged to far from the show.
2. Eliminated the personalities of side characters. i.e. Sokka had only two very poor jokes in the movie despite being comedic relief in the TV show, Iroh was no longer heavyset and easygoing in day-to-day life.
3. Alienated the personalities of key characters: Aang was no longer a happy kid. Did he ever smile in the entire movie?
4. Destroyed key movie moments: In the Blue Spirit scene, Shyamalan did an excellent job until the end. Aang saved Zuko by pulling him into the forest. Then Shyamalan should Aang stare at him and leave. In the TV series, on the other hand, there was meaningful dialogue in which Aang questioned the purpose of their fighting and even asserted that they could have been friends without the war. The moment created serious reflection in both characters and was crucial to their development in the TV series. Shyamalan passed on the great half a minute opportunity.
5. Lack of Kyoshi Warriors: It is understandable in a movie, but the Kyoshi Warriors are important in later seasons. Furthermore, they demonstrate great examples of feminism. This balance was crucial in the TV series; the Kyoshi Warriors showed women can perform better in typically male roles.
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Skip the movie, watch the cartoon

By tafetagrrl on October 28, 2010

Format: DVD

I don't understand how Shyamalan could mess this up so badly. My girls and I own the 3 books of the nick cartoon series Avatar: The Last Airbender and we watch it all the time. It has everything a great story needs - action, a little bit of romance (not too much - thank goodness), humor, great characters - both the good and the bad, suspense, and the plot keeps moving forward taking the viewer on an exciting adventure. But this live action version is an overblown waste of Millions of $$. This is just a big M. Night ego trip. There's an action sequence where Aang who is supposed to be fighting for his life, escaping with the help of the blue spirit, finds himself in a large circle surrounded by boards and he just starts blowing the boards into different configurations for a few minutes while the blue spirit is left hanging fighting the bad guys. This is pretty much the way the entire movie goes. MNS doesn't seem to know how to use the characters powers in any useful way, he just goes into special effects mode like "oh, this would be cool to see" without thinking of whether it makes any sense for the character to be doing that. So, the story tends to sits like a big steaming pile of flying bison poop.

Main problems with this movie:
1. Names are pronounced differently from cartoon (is this an elitest version of the cartoon? Aang is now Ahng?)
2. This is supposed to be an asian based world... uhm, where are the asians?
3. Characters are pretty clueless and they do a lot of monologuing (argh!)
4. Where are the laughs? Avatar is filled with jokes and lighter moments, this is just dull, dull, dull.

Highlights:
Zuko's uncle Iroh is the best looking character in the movie.
hmmm... yep, that's about it.Read more ›

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Yes, this is as awful as everyone says. ...

Yes, this is as awful as everyone says. They didn't stay true to the cartoon and changed some fundamental tenants of the show that made it hard to go along with after watching all... Read more

Published 7 hours ago by RetroGamer

Hey Shyamalan: Get bent!

Published 23 hours ago by K_Stephen

Biggest disappointment yet. It is an insult to the television series that was so beloved during it's time.

Published 1 day ago by Deborah

I enjoyed it very much- good story also

I wish there was a 2nd one of these, I enjoyed it very much- good story also.

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Not Like the Television Show

I thought the movie was good when I saw it at the theater. A few months later, I purchased the dvd for movie night with my nephew. Read more

Published 2 days ago by anonymous buyer and seller

This movie is so bad, DO NOT WATCH

This movie is based off a much superior animated show, go watch the tv series instead of this. The action is bad, the affects are laughable, only a few actors are believable, and a... Read more

Published 3 days ago by Kelsey

Like it

Published 5 days ago by William Benjamin Hamilton

Good movie but the 3D version does not come with slip cover sadly.

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A great movie for the whole family. Too bad they only made the first movie.

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My son love it

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