The Last Airbender

Name: The Last Airbender
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Family
Released: July 1, 2010
Duration: 103 min
Rating: 20
Cast: Jackson Rathbone, Nicola Peltz, Noah Ringer

2010

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Paramount Pictures | Release Date: July 1, 2010 | PG

Starring: Jackson Rathbone, Nicola Peltz, Noah Ringer

Summary: Air, Water, Earth, Fire. Four nations tied by destiny when the Fire Nation launches a brutal war against the others. A century has passed with no hope in sight to change the path of this destruction. Caught between combat and courage, Aang discovers he is the lone Avatar with the power to manipulate all four elements. Aang teams withAir, Water, Earth, Fire. Four nations tied by destiny when the Fire Nation launches a brutal war against the others. A century has passed with no hope in sight to change the path of this destruction. Caught between combat and courage, Aang discovers he is the lone Avatar with the power to manipulate all four elements. Aang teams with Katara, a Waterbender, and her brother, Sokka, to restore balance to their war-torn world. (Paramount Pictures)… Expand

Director: M. Night Shyamalan

Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Family

Rating: PG

Runtime: 103 min

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Scott Bowles

He hasn't mastered the craft yet, but M. Night Shyamalan may be on to something with this action-movie thing. Read full review

Liam Lacey

The story is a much more serious problem, a run-on, overstuffed narrative that feels like a very long prologue for a climax that never comes. Read full review

Keith Uhlich

Only "Slumdog Millionaire's" Dev Patel, as the bastard prince of the villainous Fire nation, truly gets jiggy with the fantasy. Everyone else stares off into green-screen space and waits for lunch to be called. Read full review

Roger Moore

This colossal folly, the fiasco of the summer of 2010 - gives us all a ringside seat at the sight of Mr. "I See Dead People's" career gurgling down the drain. Read full review

James Berardinelli

The Last Airbender is an insult to anyone with a triple-digit I.Q. and a willingness to use it inside the confines of a movie theater. This is bad filmmaking and bad storytelling. It also sounds what should be the death knell to M. Night Shyamalan's career. Read full review

Joe Neumaier

Unfortunately, its positive attributes are thrown out of balance by its abundant negatives - including chintzy effects, lumbering storytelling and an overstylized, earnest incompetence that evokes "Speed Racer." Read full review

Keith Phipps

The Last Airbender isn't that much different from the rest of this summer's generally dire multiplex fare-from "The A-Team" to "Jonah Hex"... But it is remarkable in one respect: It's the worst of them. Read full review

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clockworkboy1

Aug 21, 2010

as a fan of the series i can say that i enjoyed it and even if i didnt i still wouldnt say it was the worst movie ever because there are way worse movies out there

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GeoffreyP

Jul 1, 2010

Jesus people the movie isn't that bad... I enjoyed it - hopefully a sequel is still in works.

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DavidC.

Jul 1, 2010

On the one hand, I'm impressed by the film's commitment to the source material. It pulls from multiple episodes and does allot of it justice. Unfortunately, it does this at the expense of its character development and actual dialogue. And the fact is, that while the martial arts, On the one hand, I'm impressed by the film's commitment to the source material. It pulls from multiple episodes and does allot of it justice. Unfortunately, it does this at the expense of its character development and actual dialogue. And the fact is, that while the martial arts, awesome animation, and intriguing storyline were all large facets of the series, the one aspect that set it above typical kids shows was the characters, Instead we're left with cardboard cutouts that leave us longing for the show. Again, if you're looking for eye candy and unique martial arts scenes, you could do allot worse. just don't expect much else.… Expand

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santiii

Mar 7, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. En fin menudo desastre de pelicula peor no la habrian podido hacer el guion es simplemente absurdo no explican nada del mundo del avatar y la motivacion de villano es muy mala el ejercito del fuego que se supone que es muy peligroso como te lo cuentan y luego cuando los ves en escena te parecen que son muy faciles de derrotar ademas se les sobrevalora como lo mas peligroso y te quedas diciendo como van a ser tan peligrosos si en todo momento todos los hombres de todos los elementos pueden con ellos y es como si el avatar no hiciera falta de lo facil que es derrotarlos. Los personajes mas planos imposible y encima no tienen nada que ver siendo cultura oriental y todos los actores son occidentales practicamente y seria en todo caso occidentales los del agua pero el resto no por que no tiene logica siendo un universo oriental. La ambientación esta bastante bien y el lore que te trae al principio parece que estara bastante bien pero es lo unico bueno del film junto con el final con la escena en la que el protagonista aang corre enfrentandose al ejercito del fuego para llegar a un muro que da al mar y hacer un tsunami esa escena estuvo muy bien y te cabrea por que se veia bien el cgi ene sa escena que en toda la película. Las actuaciones son espantosas y horribles de lo peor que he visto en el séptimo arte y en general es igual de mala que sharknado que es un trozo de mierda tambien pero sharknado te da risa y esta te entra ganas de apagar la tele y quitarla en fin un desastre que podia haber sido un peliculon si lo hubieran hecho bien… Expand

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BruceK

Jul 1, 2010

Waste of money, in my thoughts. It was so random it seemed like the people who planned the movie never even saw the cartoon. The mispronunciations and wrong depictions from the cartoon, this movie was an Epic Fail. They should just re-do the whole movie.

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MAJORSTS

Dec 24, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The original series is so much better! This movie: white washed the characters, pronounced the names wrong, had horrible acting, and the bending was trash! Not to mention that the writers are dumb AF! The fire nation trapped earth benders ON AN EARTH PRISON! And they did all of these “bending” movements just for a single pebble to come up. And Zuko hardly had a burn on his face. Maybe a scratch but nothing else. The only good thing about this movie is that it didn’t ruin the original series. If you liked this movie then wait until you see the series! It’s awsome! This movie is a disgusting peace of garbage that has been left to rot… Expand

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SpeedArt

Dec 25, 2013

None of the movie made any sense and lack everything that made the tv series special. It even pronounced the names wrong (Ang was pronounced "Ung" and Saka was pronounced "Soaka"). In a nutshell, I want it to be eradicated from the face of the earth!

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