tv is better than movies sometimes

the trailer doesn't show any acting, and i think that's on purpose. the acting really really especially in a very special way sucks in this movie. why don't i hate it? the special effects were pretty sweet, and the whole set up is nice. plus, the waterbender girl wasn't bad.

the story is that the world is divided into four nations: air, water, earth and fire. it seems like each nation has a few tribes. each tribe has element benders who can manipulate the element. they were peaceful with each other and there was always one among them, the avatar, who could bend all four elements. this is totally whoa! so there hasn't been an avatar for 100 years when the movie starts. during this time, shit has hit the fan. the fire tribe got word that the next avatar was supposed to be born in the air tribe, so they fuckin killed all the air people. except the one air bender avatar kid ran away from home into an iceberg and then he fell asleep for 100 years. he has an awesome flying 6-legged bison any kid would envy, bending or no bending. but then he shows up in water land and this brother/sister pair discover him. but oh no the fire tribe realizes he's alive too and shit hits a bigger fan than before. the acting is so bad, it's unbelievable. the directing is awful too, but still, i enjoyed the movie. and it's the first of three, i think.

this all comes from the nickelodeon tv show. i'm not sure if it was a comicbook or if it comes from another country or something, the original story. anyway, the cartoon is totally sweet. it's on instant and i recommend it. it has the same mythology and you can sort of see the origins of why the acting is bad or the dialogue is awkward but in the show it works.

here's a way sped up version:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiMIwiqgF3w&feature=related

and here's a smartass version:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zltbcBlDtPg
what nerds people can be.

i'm so psyched to have a new series! and a cartoon! hooray. also, i want mosquitoes eradicated. i want that!