The Last Airbender Film

If anyone read my post on Avatar; the Legend of Aang they would know... who am I kidding no one read it.

Lets put it simply, I liked it and still do. It's one of the best and most creative animated shows of the past ten years. The best thing is that even though it was supposed to be written for children it doesn't talk down to the viewer, meaning that you can enjoy it whatever your age. It's a source of annoyance to me that producers think that because it's for younger people they can get away with crap. The "Oh they won't notice, they're kids" attitude isn't good. It encourages people to not think, which is wrong on every level.

Another attitude that I don't like is the "Quick pull out a pointless adaptation to get more money in. Forget creativity." Now I'm not so naive to think that money isn't important but there is a point where you can re-imagine and recreate something which doesn't insult the original. For example Evil Dead II was basically a remake of the first film, but with a budget. The V for Vendetta film, if separated from the comic that spawned it, is a reasonable film with some solid performances.

Given the cult success of the cartoon amongst adults as well as the children it was only a matter of time before some greedy producer green lit the film. The first warning came when I thought:- 'How are they going to condense such a broad series into three relatively short films' The answer was obvious. Butcher it like cattle being slaughtered for Macdonalds burgers. Then I heard who the director was and that was the last nail in the coffin for me

Well I planned to avoid it like the plague and from the reviews that was the right choice. Every review I've read or seen has torn it apart. There isn't much doubt this is a contestant for worst movie of the year, but if I've not seen it why am I reviewing it.

Well I'm not, I'm just saying to the world, if anyone will listen, forget the film and pick up the show. Please don't let this awful money grubbing attempt distract from a worthwhile and clever show.