Ok so after hearing that Avatar is meant to be the best movie ever now I mistakenly seen it. Boy was I disappointed. Far from being the greatest movie ever; avatar presents us with a jumble of story lines from previous movies. Think Braveheart, but set on another planet with people who are actually blue instead of having to paint themselves that way. Add to that a splash of the movies alien and aliens, a dab of surrogates and sprinkle the lot with a cliche love story and you've got avatar. I'm not saying it's a bad story line; although it isn't exactly great; but what I am saying is that it isn't a very original story.

I'm not going to argue that it wasn't a visually stunning movie, because it was. I didn't see it in 3D but it isn't hard to see that it was purposely shot to be seen that way. The imagination doesn't have to stretch in the slightest to be able to know where scenes were created just to have things jump out of the screen. But there have been plenty of other visually stunning movies in the past, some of which with far better story lines.

We shouldn't judge a movie based on how cool it's visual effects or special effects are. That isn't what movies should be about, you only need to watch some great old school black and white films to know that! It all comes down to story line, and this film just didn't have what it takes to become the greatest film ever made. Sure it's made lots of money, but it's one of those gimick films where they give you a different technology.

On an acting side, the characters aren't believable at all. Most notably is sigorny weaver who does an absolutely woeful job of her performance. But the bulk of the film is made up of CGI enhanced actors, which leave you wanting for some sort of connection. This is a movie that tries to do and be far to much and loses it's heart along the way.

I'm not saying don't go see the film, sure go see it, I'm sure you will be entertained. But what I am saying is don't go to see Avatar thinking it's some great movie, because it's not. Instead go for a visual experience, to experience 3D CGI mixed with the real world in High Definition. That to me is the only reason to see this film, I mean it is definitely lacking in every other department.

Since when do technophiles start putting down others because of products they own? "ha ha you own a such and such brand" it's the sort of statement you expect to come out of the mouths of primary school children, NOT from grown adults. But it seems an increasing trend online with adults putting other adults down for no good reason. It's a trend who has eaten its way into places like the whirlpool consumer forums and even facebook!

Recently I was looking at purchasing an Agora Netbook by Australian manufacture and importer Kogan. As a result I was looking around online for information about the device and reviews from people whom have purchased one. Now from all the reviews I've read they're brilliant little netbooks with owners extremely happy with what they're capable of. But I found that there were a few instances on the whirlpool forums where people had asked for input about the pro version (which costs $439) from people who owned one, or had asked questions about how to do something on the netbook. In return they'd had some loserish nerds teasing them that they owned an Agora netbook.

This is a device which has gotten incredible reviews from both industry professionals and average users alike. But yet for some reason these idiots decided it's a bad thing to own one? They made out that it has basically the same specs as an MSI Wind U100 and people should buy one of those instead. Now I'm sorry but unless you work for MSI why would you say such a thing? Also while the CPU is the same in the 2 netbooks the Agora Pro has double the amount of RAM as the Wind U100 and costs more than $100 less. I'm sorry but seriously, what exactly is the go with that?

Is it that some people are so sucked in by brand that they feel it should reign supreme over quality and value? MSI is a lame brand as it is, so after reading so many positive reviews I have purchased the netbook from Kogan and it should arrive Monday.

Another example is on facebook. I had a friend on facebook today making fun of everyone who has what he feels are really old specs in their computers. Now honestly, what is up with that? If a PC does what it's meant to do, if everything the user wants to do is catered for, what is the problem? I challenged him over it and he said "he likes performance". Performance is all good and well, but you'd hardly buy an F1 race car to commute to and from work now would you? Nor would you buy an industrial oven capable of going from room temp to 450c in under 10 seconds. It'd be a waste of money and a waste of performance.

I mean lets face it, at the end of the day a computer, regardless of it's brand, it's system specs or what OS it's running, is just an appliance for the home or office. It should be no more important to your personal identity than what brand or type of Kettle or toaster you own. What's next, people are going to start criticize each others light fixtures? Perhaps someone wants to tease me about the colour of the walls in my house, which incidentally are all white.

Surely these people have better things to do with their time and lives then attempt to belittle others over what amounts to a trivial device in the grand scheme of things.

Links;

MSI Wind U100 Specs
Kogan Agora Netbook Pro