I finally broke down and saw Avatar last night. I'll only say two things about this movie. First...unobtainium? Really? This must have been a total Poochie moment in the writers room, if ever I saw one.
Second, at exactly what point in the course of human evolution do we start feeling the need to equip our giant, walking battle robots with hunting knives? "Sure they have machine guns and missiles, but you gotta give 'em a blade, 'casue you never know when they'll find themselves in the midst of a robot whittling contest."
-TC
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Umm... gotta say you've really dropped the ball here. I haven't yet seen Avatar, but I have seen another action packed thriller called... THE CORE! How could you forget that Unobtainium is the name of the material used to create the ship that can withstand the intense heat and pressure at the center of the Earth? Perhaps these two movies exist in the same fictional universe, and the reason robots have knives is related to the reason gum wrappers can get you free long distance for life on your cell phone.
I had completely missed the intertextuality with The Core. But with that in mind, the world of Pandora is so much more rich and vibrant now.
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