Okay, so Sacha Cohen and Ben Stiller’s vetoed Avatar sketch at the Oscars might not have been that funny, but keep in mind, it’s either that or Hugh Jackman tap dancing. Anyway, whaddya know, someone talked to James Cameron, the guy they were worried would storm out of the room, and he said the sketch would’ve been fine by him:
If they want to poke fun at Avatar Sunday, that’s OK by me,” said Cameron, “I’m sure we’ll laugh.”
As far as he’s concerned, he told me, jokes are just another element of Hollywood’s big night. And he’s fine with it.
“The Oscars are a celebration of movies…even the gaffes and out-of-bounds stuff are all part of the fun.” [E Online]
Shocking. When one of the guys producing the Oscar telecast is a guy who’s frequently moved to tears by performances on So You Think You Can Dance, the producers may not be the best judges of what’s going to hurt people’s feelings. The guy would probably slit his wrists over a mismatched duvet.
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Every time I see that picture I think of murder. YOU HADN’T EVEN SEEN THE MOVIE YET AND YOU PAINTED YOUR FACE. I should go to my happy place…
*secretly retreats to avatar forums under the name Croo’oow*
JAMES CAMERON
SAYSSHAMED INTO SAYING AVATAR JOKES ARE FINEFixed!
Most of the puns about Cameron’s movie are just avaTARRible
Most of the puns about Cameron’s movies are just Abyssmal
There’s nothing funny about a cripple who wants to be a cat just so he can fuck other cats. Just ask my uncle Denny.
Academy Exec: “Shankman! Changed my mind, make a joke about Avatar. But make it at Hurt Locker’s expense!”
Look at James Cameron being all humble. I bet he still makes his hookers use a sani-seat when they shit in his mouth.
To be honest, Avatards poke fun at themselves all the time. Just know that fun, in their world, means replica tendrils.
No one would make Avatar jokes on Pandora…sigh
*looks out window at squirrels*
So I was reading an MSN critics debate about Avatar yesterday (I’d link it but that hater Vince would dash my comment) and one of the critics mentioned that Avatar fans had accepted the moniker, Avatards. Now I’m thinking that they are A) thinking Avatar die hards = Avatards like Twilight die hards = Twihards B) They have in common a seld depricating sense of humor C) The critic reads FD and was confused or D) Avatar fans are fucking retarded.
Poll.
Why did Cameron get so much crap about this story? He participated in the rather funny “Laser Cats” short on SNL, which was clearly making fun of both Avatar and his own pompousness about what Avatar signified.
Everything’s funny when you’re sitting on top of a pile of money ten stories tall
Maybe his high-powered Hebrew friends think he’s a delicate flower who needs coddling; or maybe they want to ingratiate themselves to get a good seat on the next money train; or maybe they saw that Katherine Bigelow got the sense of humor in the divorce; or maybe the Oscar execs are afraid they’ll be seen catching wood if Sacha Baron Cohen starts wagging his dong on stage.
Poll.
*puffing like an asthmatic*
Am I too late? No? Phew … okay…
The preferred nomenclature for Abatap fans is ‘Russian Blue’.
*collapses in corner*
… because Russian Blue is a breed of cat, and the Na’vi are cat-people, and Abatap is …
Y’know what, just forget it.
Russian Blue says: “the enemy of my eNa’vi is my friend.”