Today is a sad day for me. I am a big fan of M. Night Shyamalan – I like everything he’s done. Yes, The Happening too. I also love Avatar: The Last Airbender, the 3-season animated Nickelodeon series. My family’s watched it all the way through at least two full times, and we love it.
Of course, the day that Shyamalan releases a live-action version of our beloved TV show should be a great day. Until I read these. Rotten Tomatoes says The Last Airbender is bad. REALLY bad. The primary criticisms are the atrocious special effects, bad acting (one reviewer said worse than that kid in The Phantom Menace), and very poor direction. Here’s what the AV Club said: “If any movie ever warranted a class-action lawsuit against the filmmakers, it’s The Last Airbender.”
So I’m not seein’ it. I like Shyamalan, I love Avatar: The Last Airbender, I guess the meeting of the two just wasn’t meant to be, and I don’t want to end up hating either.
