[Ed. Note: Comic-Con was huge news this weekend, and Anthony has sifted through the voluminous online reporting to bring you these highlights of the event. This post was originally released on Sound on Sight. For reviews of the biggest movies of this summer, please check out CL's Movies & Television site.]
James Cameron's 12-years-in-the making, $250 million production appeared to deliver the goods and live up to the hype after a 25-minute preview of Avatar was greeted by a standing ovation on Thursday night. At least in terms of the visuals, most agree that the sneak peek displayed some of the most advanced CGI ever produced. But what's also notable is the way it was filmed: The camera movements mimic a shaky, almost documentary-like approach, leaving a visual experience that is not only state of the art but unique as well. Many are saying that the CGI world that Cameron and crew have created feels almost as if they "took a camera and placed it on another planet."
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