I've been on a long, yet short, eight-month journey in the world of screenwriting. I spent long hours in training and achieved goals in a short amount of time. It's been a lesson that you really do set your own pace in this life.
Screenwriting as a craft is invigorating -- a challenging environment where you have to put a virtual world into the least but most descriptive words. It's a mind game that worked my brain like never before, and it makes me look at black fonts over white pages as an incredible gift.
Screenwriting as a profession is subjective -- screenwriters walk a fine line on the edge of an abyss. When people don't understand your words or practices and the meaning behind them it can be the ultimate frustration. People, in general, do not enjoy being told that they are not communicating correctly.
The future of screenwriting is bleak -- less spec scripts are selling, there are battles over writing credits. It's as if Hollywood cares more about a known name being tagged than what the content of the script is, or who actually wrote it.
I know a lot of people who love to write and if it's your passion then you should keep on with it, regardless of the market conditions. There will always be a need for screenwriters, especially in television and for smaller prodcos. And, if you hit the writing Lotto, your spec might make it in big Hollywood, it's always something to shoot for.
For now, I'm stepping out of the virtual world of screenwriting and back into my reality of renovating and prepping for the move to Houston. It feels good being productive, with my hands on a brush, and being able to look at the results. The black fonts have been replaced by colorful swashes on the wall and ceiling.
I'm not giving up on screenwriting -- I have three good spec scripts which will get more polished, and I'm looking forward to contacting the local prodco when I get to Houston. But for now, efforts have to stay focused on actually getting there.
I would never regret making the time investment I have in order to learn how to write a script, and it didn't cost me one penny, that was also a goal. I'm certified and qualified in a myriad of things, all of which I'm proud of, and screenwriting has added perspective to my life.
But -- I'm an artist and instructor, students always said that was my true calling. In that realm I've had my most exciting moments and successes, and I supported myself for over twenty years with it. Decorative painting is "sexy", all about moves and motions, processes that lead to a visual end result that everyone can enjoy, if done properly. It's fast-moving, especially in my classes -- given just a few days to convey a lifetime of painting experience to students so they can go out and do business. It's exciting and very rewarding, so I'm looking forward to teaching again.
Good luck in your writing, or whatever you do.
Goodbye virtual, hello reality!
FADE OUT, BUT NOT AWAY!
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Thursday, February 11, 2010
WTF?
Is it complacency going down here, or just a state of mind, or age? Do people actually stand up for what they believe in anymore, or just what is profitable? Do people care, or just care about what affects them? Do you give a fuck anymore, or is this my own, middle-aged state of mind as everyone goes through, questioning the midst of a journey?
A combination thereof, I assume.
In the 1980's, we bit our nails over the cold war, while enjoying excess in one of the worst mortgage circumstances ever. Nobody pulled together, we weren't out there for a cause... compared to today, we sucked more then than ever. X-S, that was it -- if you were there, try to get it, and all you could of it.
Not much has changed in 30 years.
Or maybe 3000 plus years, because Anthony and Cleopatra didn't do it much different, and they learned from their ancestors.
Maybe it's the thing of friends dropping like flies, which is weird, because flies stay around until you swat them, and even then, you miss. "Friends" are like that, you usually can't run them off -- unless you move on, then they're gone, quick. I hear a lot of that from blog friends these days -- they're astounded about the way friends come and go. I hear you, friends.
I've mailed daily with a friend for over nine years, we have seen each other only a handful of times -- actually the guy was a student in my art school and we bonded over life and business. In fact, he was here weeks ago, on his U.S. tour -- stayed a few nights, we downed wine, talked biz... a bit different than before but fine. Well, after he left we have mailed maybe twice. He's pretty bitter and "different" about life, the economy... I can relate but I can't, our lifestyles have grown apart. He'd rather spend time being hateful on Facebook than discussing new business ideas with me. See ya, bud.
Well, tomorrow the sun rises, and for some of you, that is right now. And like all the other times it has risen, it's another chance for us to do our thing. We're okay, we're still doing what we believe in, and we'll make it another day, whatever god you praise, willing.
Good luck out there, peeps!
FADE OUT!
A combination thereof, I assume.
In the 1980's, we bit our nails over the cold war, while enjoying excess in one of the worst mortgage circumstances ever. Nobody pulled together, we weren't out there for a cause... compared to today, we sucked more then than ever. X-S, that was it -- if you were there, try to get it, and all you could of it.
Not much has changed in 30 years.
Or maybe 3000 plus years, because Anthony and Cleopatra didn't do it much different, and they learned from their ancestors.
Maybe it's the thing of friends dropping like flies, which is weird, because flies stay around until you swat them, and even then, you miss. "Friends" are like that, you usually can't run them off -- unless you move on, then they're gone, quick. I hear a lot of that from blog friends these days -- they're astounded about the way friends come and go. I hear you, friends.
I've mailed daily with a friend for over nine years, we have seen each other only a handful of times -- actually the guy was a student in my art school and we bonded over life and business. In fact, he was here weeks ago, on his U.S. tour -- stayed a few nights, we downed wine, talked biz... a bit different than before but fine. Well, after he left we have mailed maybe twice. He's pretty bitter and "different" about life, the economy... I can relate but I can't, our lifestyles have grown apart. He'd rather spend time being hateful on Facebook than discussing new business ideas with me. See ya, bud.
Well, tomorrow the sun rises, and for some of you, that is right now. And like all the other times it has risen, it's another chance for us to do our thing. We're okay, we're still doing what we believe in, and we'll make it another day, whatever god you praise, willing.
Good luck out there, peeps!
FADE OUT!
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
MOVING TO HOUSTON - CRIME
I've spent the past few days not packing, not looking over the RELO package, not on completing home renovations... instead I've been researching Houston with a lot of help from "the Google", especially "Google Maps" with all of its satellite imagery.
Why? Because I don't want to "get my ass shot off", as we urbanites say in commonspeak. Like in St. Louis, my prior stomping grounds, "don't go north of Delmar (Avenue), might get your ass shot off!"
Well, Houston being the 4th largest U.S. city (as every damn Houston website touts, as if I could care!), I don't know where their "Delmar" is but I'm sure they have plenty of them, and it's my job to learn where that is and to keep my family away from it. Keywords which will help me:
"An up and coming neighborhood" -- this moniker is usually applied to an overpriced loft in a "shoot 'em up" part of town. It seems artsy, until you're on the phone with 911 constantly!
"Revitalized" -- same as above.
"Affordable housing" -- even in this down market, I see nothing good is affordable in Houston. As always in America, the level of cash you lay out is your ticket away from poverty, gunslingers, and late-night frat parties (just not cool once you're over 40 and married).
Other key signs --
Closely knitted new construction in a very old part of town, which usually means they bought a bunch of crackhouses, tore them down, and then built. That means your neighbors the next block over might be crackheads.
Cars parked in front and backyards, visible on satellite imagery from the google.
Bail Bond shops up and down the street -- another google shocker.
I'm a bit overboard about this but I always pride myself on learning a lot about a city before I move there. I have a trusty flood plain map (seems 80% of the town floods during hurricanes) and a crime map on a website (half as bad as the one I saw for L.A., so that calmed me a bit). My motto is "safety first", things can happen anywhere but it pays to be up on things.
FADE OUT... but not forever!
Why? Because I don't want to "get my ass shot off", as we urbanites say in commonspeak. Like in St. Louis, my prior stomping grounds, "don't go north of Delmar (Avenue), might get your ass shot off!"
Well, Houston being the 4th largest U.S. city (as every damn Houston website touts, as if I could care!), I don't know where their "Delmar" is but I'm sure they have plenty of them, and it's my job to learn where that is and to keep my family away from it. Keywords which will help me:
"An up and coming neighborhood" -- this moniker is usually applied to an overpriced loft in a "shoot 'em up" part of town. It seems artsy, until you're on the phone with 911 constantly!
"Revitalized" -- same as above.
"Affordable housing" -- even in this down market, I see nothing good is affordable in Houston. As always in America, the level of cash you lay out is your ticket away from poverty, gunslingers, and late-night frat parties (just not cool once you're over 40 and married).
Other key signs --
Closely knitted new construction in a very old part of town, which usually means they bought a bunch of crackhouses, tore them down, and then built. That means your neighbors the next block over might be crackheads.
Cars parked in front and backyards, visible on satellite imagery from the google.
Bail Bond shops up and down the street -- another google shocker.
I'm a bit overboard about this but I always pride myself on learning a lot about a city before I move there. I have a trusty flood plain map (seems 80% of the town floods during hurricanes) and a crime map on a website (half as bad as the one I saw for L.A., so that calmed me a bit). My motto is "safety first", things can happen anywhere but it pays to be up on things.
FADE OUT... but not forever!
Monday, February 8, 2010
"UP IN THE AIR" SCREENWRITER CREDIT DEBACLE
I posted about the film "UP IN THE AIR" at that link.
The film was adapted from Walter Kirn's novel. Screenwriter and director Jason Reitman claimed that he "found" the book and wrote the screenplay over the years.
Enter Sheldon Turner, screenwriter -- who wrote the first draft. How is that? Seems that he was contracted for this long before Reitman was ever involved.
What? Yes, it gets more confusing. Apparently, the project was in the works for years. When it came down to the screenwriting credit, that is, whose name would go in that coveted slot, it was ruled that both Turner and Reitman would share the credit.
Reitman claims he never saw Turner's draft, but amazingly, both scripts have similar key elements which are not in Kirn's novel.
Having won at "Critic's Choice", Reitman spoke, refusing Turner the right to do such. At the "Golden Globes", Turner had figured out he better get to the mike first if he wanted to speak, and he did. Reitman gave him a dismissing eye and spoke as well. It was all very embarrassing.
Need I mention Reitman's look of disgust when "Avatar" won another award at the same event? Yes, there's a pattern, an unprofessional one.
I don't have a personal agenda, just want to make clear -- Reitman dissed Turner. We're dealing with ethics here, when someone shows a lack thereof then they are likely to do it again.
Watch your ass around this guy... and a few others, as "Avatar" and "Nine" have some of the same screenwriting credit issues.
SCREENWRITING CREDIT DEBACLE LINK
The film was adapted from Walter Kirn's novel. Screenwriter and director Jason Reitman claimed that he "found" the book and wrote the screenplay over the years.
Enter Sheldon Turner, screenwriter -- who wrote the first draft. How is that? Seems that he was contracted for this long before Reitman was ever involved.
What? Yes, it gets more confusing. Apparently, the project was in the works for years. When it came down to the screenwriting credit, that is, whose name would go in that coveted slot, it was ruled that both Turner and Reitman would share the credit.
Reitman claims he never saw Turner's draft, but amazingly, both scripts have similar key elements which are not in Kirn's novel.
Having won at "Critic's Choice", Reitman spoke, refusing Turner the right to do such. At the "Golden Globes", Turner had figured out he better get to the mike first if he wanted to speak, and he did. Reitman gave him a dismissing eye and spoke as well. It was all very embarrassing.
Need I mention Reitman's look of disgust when "Avatar" won another award at the same event? Yes, there's a pattern, an unprofessional one.
I don't have a personal agenda, just want to make clear -- Reitman dissed Turner. We're dealing with ethics here, when someone shows a lack thereof then they are likely to do it again.
Watch your ass around this guy... and a few others, as "Avatar" and "Nine" have some of the same screenwriting credit issues.
SCREENWRITING CREDIT DEBACLE LINK
Friday, February 5, 2010
SCREENWRITER TAXES - 2010 DEDUCTION PLAN
I hope you got a tax refund! Now is the time to look into the future and protect your hard-earned cash during 2010.
*Business - if you're not writing off expenses as an official business, then you should be. Go online and google "ficticious business name statement" and your state, think of a unique name, fill out the form and bam -- it's on paper. Then keep all of your receipts and follow my recent post on filing taxes, that easy. Especially if you have a day job, because owning a business will lower your taxable income (as well as that of your spouse).
*Home - buy one if you can! It's a buyer's market, in some areas you can get a deal, plus write off the mortgage interest on your taxes. If you have a day job and good credit, buy before quitting that job for a full-time screenwriting career -- it's hell getting a loan when you're self employed.
There is a $6500 credit for anyone who contracts for a home by April 30 and closes before June 30. Since we are moving to Houston we might try to make that window, why pass on the cash?
*Renting? - if there's no other choice, then be sure to set up your dedicated space for the home office writeoff!
*Deductions - again, buy what you need, and of quality, but don't overdo it, deductions lower your taxable income but they don't put dollars in your pocket. It's not how much you make, it's how much you spend. In these times it pays to be frugal, and chances are you may not have a choice.
*Move - if you're moving to L.A., or anywhere else, conform to the IRS guidelines so you can deduct at least part of your move. In short, if you "have" to move because of a job, much of it is deductible. What's that mean? Get a job out there, then move, not vice-versa!
*Get Married - don't lose composure, lol. I'm not blogging relationship advice here, but the fact is that married couples enjoy many benefits in the taxation aspect. If you are planning on it anyway, you will be happy to know that you can lower your spouse's taxable income, get on their work healthcare program, and qualify for a higher standard deduction if you're married.
Wishing you profits in 2010!
FADE OUT!
*Business - if you're not writing off expenses as an official business, then you should be. Go online and google "ficticious business name statement" and your state, think of a unique name, fill out the form and bam -- it's on paper. Then keep all of your receipts and follow my recent post on filing taxes, that easy. Especially if you have a day job, because owning a business will lower your taxable income (as well as that of your spouse).
*Home - buy one if you can! It's a buyer's market, in some areas you can get a deal, plus write off the mortgage interest on your taxes. If you have a day job and good credit, buy before quitting that job for a full-time screenwriting career -- it's hell getting a loan when you're self employed.
There is a $6500 credit for anyone who contracts for a home by April 30 and closes before June 30. Since we are moving to Houston we might try to make that window, why pass on the cash?
*Renting? - if there's no other choice, then be sure to set up your dedicated space for the home office writeoff!
*Deductions - again, buy what you need, and of quality, but don't overdo it, deductions lower your taxable income but they don't put dollars in your pocket. It's not how much you make, it's how much you spend. In these times it pays to be frugal, and chances are you may not have a choice.
*Move - if you're moving to L.A., or anywhere else, conform to the IRS guidelines so you can deduct at least part of your move. In short, if you "have" to move because of a job, much of it is deductible. What's that mean? Get a job out there, then move, not vice-versa!
*Get Married - don't lose composure, lol. I'm not blogging relationship advice here, but the fact is that married couples enjoy many benefits in the taxation aspect. If you are planning on it anyway, you will be happy to know that you can lower your spouse's taxable income, get on their work healthcare program, and qualify for a higher standard deduction if you're married.
Wishing you profits in 2010!
FADE OUT!
Thursday, February 4, 2010
SCREENWRITER PAYING TAXES (OR CLAIMING LOSSES!)
The time has come -- the annual trip into the books, receipts, shoe box, however you do it. I put thousands of people into business in my art school, and one of my favorite parts was telling students how to pay taxes, or moreso, how not to.
Disclaimer: no cheating, I won't tell you to cheat, just how to get what's allowed, if you push the numbers or facts it's you and the IRS, don't refer to this screenwriting blog in that convo!!
*Do your own taxes -- it's common sense, saves money, and is easier than ever, namely with Turbo Tax Home and Business from any Office Max for less than $100. It's YOUR money, you need to understand taxes. Tons of dummies in small business have a full-time accountant, which would compare to me having a full-time chef! You need to check their work, therefore, save money and just do it yourself! Plus, the CD is a write-off!
*Not rocket science -- everyone has to send in a 1040, EZ or long. To cash in, all you need with that is a 1040C, Profit or Loss From a Small Business. With that comes Form SE, which means self-employment, the half your employer used to pay, now you pay all of your social security. That's it!
*1040C Business -- Simple, your gross is at the top, if you made a dime, and all of your expenses are added below, then subtracted, lowering your taxable income. Easy!
*Deductions -- big NOTE here -- deductions are not dollar for dollar, you have to spend about three bucks to save a dollar. This means buy only what you need, quality stuff, but don't go overboard unless you really raked it in that year, which puts you in a screenwriting minority!
Paper, brads, ink, business cards, internet fees, bank fees if that account is specific to your craft, the movie poster you had made, Final Draft or whatever program you use -- pile up those receipts and enter into the appropriate box. Paid $60 to be on Inktip.com? Put that in the "advertising" box.
*What not to deduct -- clothes, unless it is a uniform. You can bet that "Tronguy" writes off his weird suit and batteries if it's a business! Lunches, unless you're dining with John August and you flip for the bill, even for his Austrian White wine, but neither I nor the IRS will believe you -- perpetual nice guy John would insist on paying. Entertainment is a surefire red flag for a deduction, don't go there. If you insist on writing off movie tickets and your Netflix subscription, as long as they are for your education and profession, you might want to enter that in a box other than "Entertainment"... but that is pushing it, and don't dare write off the popcorn!
Remember "risk vs reward" on deductions, if you push the envelope an audit is going to take up a lot of your nerves, time, and money... plus maybe add some "cell time".
*Vehicle -- a big deduction, yet so often misunderstood. If you drive for a coffee, it's not deductible. If I drive from here to California and back for a look around, not deductible. If I have a home office as my primary workspace, then drive to speak with the newspaper editor about my column -- fully deductible! What does this mean -- consider claiming a "home office" as a deduction, which I will cover later.
Example -- from your home office to Office Depot to get paper, and back -- deductible. From home, to O.D., to Starbucks to screw off and drink coffee -- only deduct the miles to O.D. and back. Creativity rules, meaning use your head, try to separate your "work" missions from your "screwing off" ventures, you need to do that more in life anyway!
You'll deduct actual mileage or cost, meaning gas and such... this is a blog so I'll skip the details, just follow the software prompts. AND, never claim more than 50% business use of a vehicle, especially as a screenwriter, unless that sucker has a logo with "Buy My Screenplay" on it and you only drive it for meetings and material runs!
*Home Office -- your primary workplace, right? Really rough example here -- say 100 sqft of your 1000 sqft apartment, home, trailer, etc. is your "home office". You're about to deduct 10% of your rent, mortage, utilities, etc., plus the cost of improvements, like painting the room! YEAH! Warning -- this can effect taxation on the resale of your space, but who cares, you need the money NOW! Do read all of the details in the software but I'm not kidding about how this well-deserved deduction can save your ass in a time of need!
By now you're getting the point -- if you need it for biz, it's deductible. The 1040C figures into your regular 1040, and if you have a "regular" job it is going to probably lower that taxable income... unless you're in the minority of well-paid screenwriters.
You need to understand your taxes, to read the program inside and out, to hit the IRS website -- even if you have an accountant, because on two occasions their errors almost cost me a few thousand bucks. Hey, you're a screenwriter, you like to read, and most of the regs are written better than the average script, so you'll enjoy it!
Next post, I will give you tips on planning for the year -- when to buy a new house, whether or not you are a first-time buyer. How to plan your move to L.A. so you can deduct it. Why you should get married! Yep, get over it screenwriter, once you read that you'll be making a beeline for the altar!
FADE OUT!
Disclaimer: no cheating, I won't tell you to cheat, just how to get what's allowed, if you push the numbers or facts it's you and the IRS, don't refer to this screenwriting blog in that convo!!
*Do your own taxes -- it's common sense, saves money, and is easier than ever, namely with Turbo Tax Home and Business from any Office Max for less than $100. It's YOUR money, you need to understand taxes. Tons of dummies in small business have a full-time accountant, which would compare to me having a full-time chef! You need to check their work, therefore, save money and just do it yourself! Plus, the CD is a write-off!
*Not rocket science -- everyone has to send in a 1040, EZ or long. To cash in, all you need with that is a 1040C, Profit or Loss From a Small Business. With that comes Form SE, which means self-employment, the half your employer used to pay, now you pay all of your social security. That's it!
*1040C Business -- Simple, your gross is at the top, if you made a dime, and all of your expenses are added below, then subtracted, lowering your taxable income. Easy!
*Deductions -- big NOTE here -- deductions are not dollar for dollar, you have to spend about three bucks to save a dollar. This means buy only what you need, quality stuff, but don't go overboard unless you really raked it in that year, which puts you in a screenwriting minority!
Paper, brads, ink, business cards, internet fees, bank fees if that account is specific to your craft, the movie poster you had made, Final Draft or whatever program you use -- pile up those receipts and enter into the appropriate box. Paid $60 to be on Inktip.com? Put that in the "advertising" box.
*What not to deduct -- clothes, unless it is a uniform. You can bet that "Tronguy" writes off his weird suit and batteries if it's a business! Lunches, unless you're dining with John August and you flip for the bill, even for his Austrian White wine, but neither I nor the IRS will believe you -- perpetual nice guy John would insist on paying. Entertainment is a surefire red flag for a deduction, don't go there. If you insist on writing off movie tickets and your Netflix subscription, as long as they are for your education and profession, you might want to enter that in a box other than "Entertainment"... but that is pushing it, and don't dare write off the popcorn!
Remember "risk vs reward" on deductions, if you push the envelope an audit is going to take up a lot of your nerves, time, and money... plus maybe add some "cell time".
*Vehicle -- a big deduction, yet so often misunderstood. If you drive for a coffee, it's not deductible. If I drive from here to California and back for a look around, not deductible. If I have a home office as my primary workspace, then drive to speak with the newspaper editor about my column -- fully deductible! What does this mean -- consider claiming a "home office" as a deduction, which I will cover later.
Example -- from your home office to Office Depot to get paper, and back -- deductible. From home, to O.D., to Starbucks to screw off and drink coffee -- only deduct the miles to O.D. and back. Creativity rules, meaning use your head, try to separate your "work" missions from your "screwing off" ventures, you need to do that more in life anyway!
You'll deduct actual mileage or cost, meaning gas and such... this is a blog so I'll skip the details, just follow the software prompts. AND, never claim more than 50% business use of a vehicle, especially as a screenwriter, unless that sucker has a logo with "Buy My Screenplay" on it and you only drive it for meetings and material runs!
*Home Office -- your primary workplace, right? Really rough example here -- say 100 sqft of your 1000 sqft apartment, home, trailer, etc. is your "home office". You're about to deduct 10% of your rent, mortage, utilities, etc., plus the cost of improvements, like painting the room! YEAH! Warning -- this can effect taxation on the resale of your space, but who cares, you need the money NOW! Do read all of the details in the software but I'm not kidding about how this well-deserved deduction can save your ass in a time of need!
By now you're getting the point -- if you need it for biz, it's deductible. The 1040C figures into your regular 1040, and if you have a "regular" job it is going to probably lower that taxable income... unless you're in the minority of well-paid screenwriters.
You need to understand your taxes, to read the program inside and out, to hit the IRS website -- even if you have an accountant, because on two occasions their errors almost cost me a few thousand bucks. Hey, you're a screenwriter, you like to read, and most of the regs are written better than the average script, so you'll enjoy it!
Next post, I will give you tips on planning for the year -- when to buy a new house, whether or not you are a first-time buyer. How to plan your move to L.A. so you can deduct it. Why you should get married! Yep, get over it screenwriter, once you read that you'll be making a beeline for the altar!
FADE OUT!
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
AVATAR - SCRIPT & TRAILER... & WHY I WON'T SEE THE MOVIE!
Can't believe your eyes, can you? No, I won't be going to see "Avatar", and I thought I'd give you ten reasons why, so here's the countdown!
#10 - Because someday I'll see it on cable, which I already pay for.
#9 - It will probably give me a headache.
#8 - We have enough conflict on Earth right now, I don't need to pay to see more of it.
#7 - The characters are a rip-off on "The Blue Man Group", same color and look, isn't there going to be a lawsuit over this?
#6 - Because it will irritate a roomful of people who are shocked that I passed on it -- "Oh man, you've GOT to see it!!" No, I don't have to, or got to.
#5 - Video games have reached a state where you can see things like this AND interact, which is much more fun, even if I don't play video games.
#4 - Effects driven films are not my thing, even if there's a good story, which is rare, but I hear it's a good story... but everyone swore I had to see "Jurassic Park" too.
#3 - In the trailer, I could tell that some of the effects are generated effects, too "video-gamey."
#2 - I like to support underdogs. James Cameron is no underdog.
#1 - Because most everyone else has seen it, and I would feel like I was blindly jumping off a bridge with the masses, going to see it "just because I have to."
Here's the AVATAR SCRIPT
Here's the AVATAR TRAILER
#10 - Because someday I'll see it on cable, which I already pay for.
#9 - It will probably give me a headache.
#8 - We have enough conflict on Earth right now, I don't need to pay to see more of it.
#7 - The characters are a rip-off on "The Blue Man Group", same color and look, isn't there going to be a lawsuit over this?
#6 - Because it will irritate a roomful of people who are shocked that I passed on it -- "Oh man, you've GOT to see it!!" No, I don't have to, or got to.
#5 - Video games have reached a state where you can see things like this AND interact, which is much more fun, even if I don't play video games.
#4 - Effects driven films are not my thing, even if there's a good story, which is rare, but I hear it's a good story... but everyone swore I had to see "Jurassic Park" too.
#3 - In the trailer, I could tell that some of the effects are generated effects, too "video-gamey."
#2 - I like to support underdogs. James Cameron is no underdog.
#1 - Because most everyone else has seen it, and I would feel like I was blindly jumping off a bridge with the masses, going to see it "just because I have to."
Here's the AVATAR SCRIPT
Here's the AVATAR TRAILER
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