Watched this 2010 American computer-animated 3D comedy film from Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment that was released on July 9, 2010 in the United States already..I absolutely love it! :)
It is such an awesomely cute, adorable, hilarious, absolutely entertaining, beautifully artistic, "art-house" animated production!
It is no wonder the film earned positive reviews from critics, and grossed more than $500 million worldwide, against a budget of $69 million.
A must-watch! :)
The Last Airbender
The Last Airbender is a 2010 adventure fantasy film released on July 1, 2010. It is a live-action film adaptation based on the first season of the animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender.The Last Airbender was produced by Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies. Development for a film began in 2007; it was adapted into a film by M. Night Shyamalan, who also directed and produced.
The Last Airbender was made for $150 million and marketed with a budget of $130 million, making total costs at least $280 million. Premiering in New York City on June 30, 2010, it opened in the United States the following day, grossing an estimated $16 million.
The Last Airbender opened at the top of the box office, and eventually grossed $131 million domestically and $318 million worldwide.
Despite the fact that critical reception was very negative, criticizing the writing, plot, acting and the low quality of the 3D conversion.
I personally feel this movie's visual effects were stunning!
Highly Recommended! :)
Up next I have 2 more DVDs I'm gonna watch!
The Expendables
& the very successful Taiwan movie,Monga
in which one of the lead actors - Ethan Ruan, bagged the Best Actor award at the recent 2010 Golden Horse Awards!
Check out the awards & nominations this Taiwan movie received!
Impressive! :)
Awards and nominations
2010 Taipei Film Festival
Won: Best Art Direction
Nominated: Best actor (Ethan Ruan and Mark Chao)
Nominated: The Grand Prize
2010 Hawaii International Film Festival
Won: Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema Award
2010 Tokyo International Film Festival
Nominated: Best Asian-Middle Eastern Film Award
2010 Stockholms International Film Festival
Won: Telia Film Award
2010 Golden Horse Awards
Won: Best Leading Actor (Ethan Ruan)
Won: The Outstanding Taiwanese Filmmaker of the Year (Lee Lieh)
Won: Best Sound Effects
Nominated: Best Original Film Score (Sandee Chan)
Nominated: Best Art Direction
Nominated: The Outstanding Taiwanese Filmmaker of the Year (Doze Niu)
The film has been selected as the Taiwanese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards
