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Avatar trailer whets the appetite

Australian actor Sam Worthington is shown in a scene in James Cameron's 3-D sci-fi adventure "Avatar."

August 22, 2009

If James Cameron wanted to light up the internet by releasing footage from his upcoming film Avatar, he got his wish - just don't expect him to be glued to a computer screen, soaking up the online buzz.

The Titanic director has people to do that for him.

"I've had it kind of broken down for me, what people are talking about," Cameron said Friday.

"I know we have right now, historically, broken the record for the total number of downloads for the trailer."

The two-minute online trailer for the 3D science-fiction epic, which debuted on Thursday - and the unprecedented 16-minute previews shown in theatres worldwide Friday - inspired steady traffic on Twitter and Facebook.

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Avatar tells the story of humans who travel to a distant planet and have their brains linked to cloned versions of a native species in order to explore the otherwise unsafe environment.

But Cameron, a champion of 3D technology and a pioneer of computer-generated effects in modern moviemaking, says he lacks certain social networking skills to take part.

"I don't even know how to Twitter," the 55-year-old filmmaker said in an interview Friday.

"I'm so unhip that it's tragic."

Unhip maybe, but forward-thinking enough to try the "crazy stunt" that he says he and his team came up with: Invite people to the movie theatre to watch 16 minutes of scenes for free. The footage was being shown Friday on 102 screens in the US and 342 screens internationally - 58 countries in all - to fans who scored free tickets online.

"And it's not even a continuous 16 minutes," Cameron said.

"There are a number of scenes, about three or four minutes apiece. And the idea was to let people come in and really sample the quality of the goods."

Multi Oscar-winning Cameron already knows how to make a splash on screen. Reactions to the mammoth marketing blitz were rolling in on the web, where Avatar was among the top topics on Twitter on Thursday.

Many were struck by its visual splendor, including Hong Kong moviegoer Jason Poon, who tweeted that it was "probably the best CG and 3-D I've ever seen".

James Hilder in London said it was "mega impressive".

One fan disappointed with the online trailer said seeing the extended preview in 3D changed his mind about the movie.

"It is essential that you watch it in IMAX 3D, or 3D," Manoj Patel wrote on the film's Facebook page.

"I just got back from watching the 15-minute footage, and I've got to say, my mouth was wide open all the way through."

Not all the early reactions were laudatory.

In Tel Aviv, Shay Ringel tweeted after a screening: "What was THAT?! ... Everyone walked out (scratching) their heads saying, 'Why are we here?"'

Studios usually closely guard footage of movies before their release, only occasionally offering glimpses to the public at special events.

AP

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A Passionate Mission....

This is a moment captured on Magnetic Hill area near Leh (towards Kargil)... I specially liked the effect which gave all together different look to the original photograph... Hats OFF to the artist!! Thanks Dhawal for sharing...

One-Up One-Down

This is the name of a "Table Game" as explained by a friend.
Rather its a game when few friends are sitting around a table and have chosen their drinks. So its a drink-time game. (But one can play without drinks as well).
The bare minimum requirement of this game is atleast one person in the group should know this game very well.
So this one who knows the game is called a dealer. He/she will explain the game to others as...
There are only three options available to say.. "One-Up One-down", "Two-Up" & "Two-Down".
Every player has to choose and say one of these options but player must be observant while playing this game. Observing the dealer, will make one understand the secrete of the game. The dealer will be knowing the secret of the game and will inform the player whatever option he/she has chosen was the correct or wrong. If its wrong, then the player should have a sip of his drink and then the game will move ahead to the next player. The Dealer starts this game by saying one of the options and then the game continues with the player sitting at the left-hand side of the dealer.
If the player chooses the correct option, then the dealer informs him/her that the option chosen was correct. the every player has to understand the secret by himself/herself. and keep playing till everybody understands the game. :-)

The fun begins when some of the players understand the secrete and some don't understand it even if the whole drink is finished. :-p

The funniest thing is some smart people try to figure out the relation of choosing the option by calculating the number of times one choses that option, by making some of the drinks, finding out odds, and what not....
Please remember friends, its not at all related. (in reality its just a stupid funny game for mere enjoyment)

Well I actually don't wish to explain the secrete here... but can't resist stating it...
So here is the secret of the game.
"The option you choose is the exact position of your hands on the table or Off the table."

So this is it... try it and have fun.

Now I know the question in your mind is, have I really figured out this game or some body explained it to me?
Well I think, this is upto you to decide that.
The fact is I know the secrete...
I think, I forgot to mention a little secrete of mine, I to disguise (occasionally) while playing this game by choosing a wrong option... cause I never play as a dealer....
Shhhh..... Don't tell anybody that I know the secrete!!