Dallinor on 09 May 2012
| mike_intellivision said: I have not seen (nor do I have any desire to see) Avatar. However, I do postulate that much of its success had to do with (a) it being visually different than anything out there and (b) it being done well in 3D. The first point is lost since the movie is not new. The second point is lost since everyone is into 3D today. Finally, there is an old saying "Don't put all your eggs in one basket." This might work -- or James Cameron could find things quite scrambled. I would bet more on the latter. Mike from Morgantown |
While Avatar's success did ride on the back of it being the first big 3D movie with spectacular effects, I think you're over looking the fact that releasing even a shoddy, low-bugdet sequel to a movie with the popularity and recognition of Avatar would probably make money.
I have almost no doubt that even if the movie is substantially worse than the first, with the success of the first film behind it and the absolutley massive marketing clout James Cameron can swing behind his movies, a sequel would still make money. Certainly not the record breaking profits of the first, but a lot of money.
