For a second, let's take into consideration the material they were working with here. It fits into the fantasy/action genres, and we're working with real life. Obviously, fantasy's pretty hard to do here, so they at least managed to do it (barely). This could've been a more tolerable film, with the CGI already being alright enough (the eternal earthbending dance almost made me laugh though), and with a few better actors (I say a few because Noah Ringer and some others were good enough) and a different writer this could've been very enjoyable.
This is another one of those frustrating movies for me. It's not bad enough for me to hate and not good enough for me to like. It's just forgettable; in one ear and out the other in a second.
Shoot me down, I didn't hate it like it was Satan.
My reaction was mostly, "meh". You can't ever really expect anything to live up to the original. This wasn't a GOOD movie by any means, and it also wasn't downright abhorrent. It's just kind of a two-and a half star, just...not notable at all. It's really just like it doesn't exist, and I truly do not understand why we're wasting so much energy hating it (or as to why I'm leaving this review here? Touché, sir). It can't be exactly like the original series, because, well, there'd be no point in even adapting it into another medium. Still, of course it could've been better (everything can, but this one needs a little more help).
For a second, let's take into consideration the material they were working with here. It fits into the fantasy/action genres, and we're working with real life. Obviously, fantasy's pretty hard to do here, so they at least managed to do it (barely). This could've been a more tolerable film, with the CGI already being alright enough (the eternal earthbending dance almost made me laugh though), and with a few better actors (I say a few because Noah Ringer and some others were good enough) and a different writer this could've been very enjoyable.
This is another one of those frustrating movies for me. It's not bad enough for me to hate and not good enough for me to like. It's just forgettable; in one ear and out the other in a second.