Oh James Cameron. You conflict us so.
You tantalize us with Arnold Schwarzenegger as our favorite maniacal terminator (who almost made the cut for our all-time hottest sci-fi robots.) But then you give us Titanic, which wasn’t just overlong but also a little overly sappy (don’t worry, we’ve come up with 10 disaster films that are way better).
And then there’s Avatar. The movie that I’ve already ranted about plenty, proclaiming it the future of cinema. Cameron may not be the best when it comes to icebergs and inter-class romances. But blue aliens on a distant, bioluminescent planet? He had us at banshee.
Cameron and co. have been kind enough to toss a couple copies of Avatar our way – not only five copies of the movie on Blu-ray disc, but also the book that goes behind the carefully-manicured reality of Pandora. Avatar: A Confidential Report on the Biological and Social History of Pandora, is written by Maria Wilhelm and Dirk Mathison, and this was actually this book that served as my initial point of reference, for all the natural wildlife and human machinery taking up space on Pandora.
So here’s the deal: In honor of the Avatar Earth Day DVD release tomorrow, and the “Avatar Program,” which will allow DVD purchasers to adopt one of the one million trees being planted on behalf of Earth Day and receive a virtual hometree, we have five combos to giveaway. Five sets of both Avatar on Blu-ray and Avatar the book.
How do you get yourself some of this goodness? Easy: Post a comment here, with your personal pick for the classic film that most deserves a 3D reboot. Just name the film, and tell us why. Make your case.
At 3 p.m. EST, the contest draws to a close. At 3:05 p.m. we will pick the five commenters who have best convinced us with their pitch. At 3:10 p.m., come back and look at the bottom of this comment string to see if you’ve been selected. We’ll then have you e-mail in your addresses.
Time to get cracking!!