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All teen and kid reviews for The Last Airbender

Age
8
Average rating based on 91 kid and teen reviews:
  • 37% say violence is an issue
  • 27% say there are positive messages
  • 26% say there are positive role models
Teen, 15 years old
December 1, 2010
 
Horrible in Comparrison
I was saddened. No offence M. Night. The acting was horrible and it sounded like they were reading streight off of the script without stop. Noah Ringer showed a tad of potental I admit, his acting was good in some places, but the results still were a downer, the boy hardly smiled and his air bending looked like he was pretending to be an octopus. Katara was always so emotional, and she seemed more like a little girl than the 'motherly' figure. 'Soeka' (or as I call him) Soaks all of the fun out of everything, didn't match Sokka at all, he was FAR too serious, he always looked so angry and he hardly said ANY funny lines. And for Zuko, they must realize he growl in EVERY sentence he said in the cartoon, in the movie he sounded like he yelled everything. 'Eroh' I must say was a promising actor, but he wasn't as layed back, but the actor wasn't too bad. Although they need a chubbier actor, excuse me saying so, but Iroh was short and fat, not tall and skinny. None of the characters looked themselves, Aang sort of did, but not really, it looked like they obviously shaved his head. Katara and Sokka were Innuit, not pure as snow white, they could have hired African American's even for that role. The Fire Nation was Eastern Asian at least, not Middle Eastern. Especially Zuko in the show, he looked more Asian than most of them. As for the Earth Kingdom, they should just have all Asian actors for that one, not just TWO. They made Haru a little boy, and at the end, the girl that plays Azula is in her twenties, when Azula was only 14 years old, like Katara. If they could find someone around Katara's age to play the role, they can find a young girl that looks like Azula ('I' even look like Azula!) The affects were decent, but they were moving far too slow, they could have just rolled out of the way! The thing with the Fire benders needing a 'source of fire' is silly, if that was true, I don't think they would have gone as far as they did in the war. The people that were 'bending' looked more like they were just moving their arms all over, it hardly matched. You just couldn't relate to any of the characters, you could hardly grow on them. The set just seemed... cluttered. Little fun. Ozai didn't look scary, the characters look nothing like they should have, the names were said wrong, Appa looked like he was from "Where the Wild things Are" while Momo (his name was never said) looked like he came out of a video game. If they mess up Azula and Toph, I'm dropping it completely.

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Teen, 16 years old
August 14, 2010
 
Parents Listen Up!!!
Parents: If you want to see this film, Please don't waste you time and money to see a film that is based on the tv series. Its boring and slow. Please don't see it

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Teen, 14 years old
July 18, 2010
 
meh
I did not see the movie and i knew that it was bad. I had already seen some of the actors in other movies and all i could see was those actors as they were in the other movies and tv shows. I also thought the movie looked really serious were as the tv show was light and happy. I am glad i did not go and see the movie

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Teen, 16 years old
July 12, 2010
 
The movie had noting to do with the original cartoon series and overall the worst movie of this year.

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Kid, 12 years old
April 2, 2011
 
the show is much better
this is a total disgrace to the great nick series.it was turned from one of nick's best cartoons,into a sucky live action movie.No one should see this movie at all.the show is MUCH MUCH better

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Kid, 13 years old
December 25, 2010
 
Serious Benders will be dissapointed.
I watched this as a fun-flick, since I knew they were more than likely going to mess up, and I was still a little shocked by the inconsistancy. Since I know no one will be reading this to read me ranting about those details that were missed in the film from the actual show, I'll cut to the chase. First, the acting. It was ok, except for one guy. Zuko. He was an absolute ham! A tip for anyone reading who want to act or direct in a movie one day; just because the character is confused and angry does NOT mean that he should yell and shake every chance he gets. Now for the film work. I love close-ups. They show you the character's true emotions! Now, when you do close-ups in almost every shot just for the fun of it, then I get upset. Now, most importantly, the Bending. It was accurate, and did incorporate many martial arts movements from the shows, but there was something missing. Maybe I just liked the cartoon bending more because it was so fuid and cool, whereas these were sometimes choppy and awkward. Overall, If you want to take your kids out to see this, alright. Just be prepared to explain the entire movie to them, seeing as they assumed everyone watched the series and went on with the film that way. If you are a serious Avatar fan, see it for the Banding and maybe just to see your favorite characters on the big screen. Just be ready to rant later about how many parts it missed. Honestly, if the people who made this had put half as much effort and time into it as those who made films like Lord of the Rings and Star Wars prequels, they would have nailed it. Sadly, they did not. Thanks for reading!

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Kid, 12 years old
July 20, 2010
 
If You Are An Avatar Fan, Do Not Watch the Movie
Okay, if you have seen Avatar: The Last Airbender the anime cartoon series, you will hate this movie! I wish I could rate it zero stars. It is hard for young kids to understand, and even the kids who loved the cartoons to stay interested. It is not intriguing, and I was very bored throughout the film. The actors acted cheesy, as though that was the only joke. There were no jokes by Sokka, the usual comic relief, ( was mispronounced Soe- kah) and the names were mispronounced. Uncle Iroh, another extremely funny character was old, skinny, and more evidently wise, (mispronounced Eer-oh). Aang, the head character, the Avatar, had no personality and love of fun. He was way too wise, and they pronounced his name awng, instead of ang. Zuko's personality was changed, the scenes were different, and I hated the way they destroyed the amazing cartoon series.

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Teen, 18 years old
September 8, 2010
 
Okay movie doesn't follow the plot of the cartoon.
Nothing is innaproprite in this movie but, it didn't exactly match the plot of the cartoon. It was a very serious movie that had little or no humor in it and the violence was was nothing too bad. It wasn't exactly boring but, a disappiontment for fans of the cartoon. I am a fan of the cartoon and when I saw the movie I was very disappointed with it...stick to the cartoon.

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Teen, 14 years old
March 20, 2011
 
the last nickelodeon movies is it just me or are all their movies bad
hate it. no competition to the tv series. name changes? dont know what for.the actors do 3 kong fu moves to do 1 attack [little bit of exageration]. a stroy about a kid frozen in ice over 100 years. unfrozen and is determined to destroy the fire nation for killing the air nomads. tried to cram 20-23 tv shows in to a 1 hour 43 min. movie

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Teen, 16 years old
July 3, 2010
 
I almost ran out of the movie theater!
This movie was horrible!!! My friend and I love The Last Airbender series but this movie was not worth the time or money to see. They changed the names, more than half of the plot line, and in general the entire story! If you want to see this movie just watch the series instead because this movie butchered the entire show! I hated it!

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Teen, 16 years old
July 5, 2010
 
So-So
Just so you know, I messed up in my registration. I am actually 12 years old. The movie is okay. The series is better. So watch the series first.

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Teen, 16 years old
February 6, 2011
 
Avatar Fans on Facebook don't call him Shamaladingdong for nothing
Worst movie I've ever seen. If I coud give it a 0/5, I would. Even if I hadn't been a big fan of Avatar: The Last Airbender, I would have utterly hated this movie. I tried not to be critical when I watched it, but it was so boring that I ended up pulling it to bits just to get some entertainment out of it. Characters were completely the wrong nationality. There was no humour, and I found the bending frustrating (for example, it took about 15 earthbenders stomping in unison to lift a medium sized rock and send it forward very, very slowly). Firebenders can rarely produce their own fire in the movie, which I find takes away from the whole fear-of-the-fire-nation factor. The only character that looked anything like their cartoon self was Yue, and she's only a minor character. Characters that seem unimportant at the start but are really important later, such as Suki or Bumi, don't feature at all. The movie doesn't exactly follow the original storyline. I have the entire 3 series of the cartoon on DVD, so I know what's supposed to be where, and what becomes important later on. They don't just skip parts, they replace things that, in my opinion, shouldn't be messed with (eg. instead of the current Avatar asking past Avatars for guidence, they ask spirits). Don't bother with the movie - just stick to the cartoons. The characters are better formed and there is a lot of comedy.

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Kid, 12 years old
July 2, 2010
 
Worst Movie Of All 2010! M. Night SUCKS!
The thing is, anybody who didn't watch the series... IS NOT going to understand this movie because the things he showed are explained in episodes he left out. He tried to take a bunch of episodes and mash them together! I am in love with the show but the movie sucks! He didn't get one thing correct starting with the characters names!!! He pronounced Aang - Ong and Sokka - Saoka! Iroh- Eroh! CRAZY! He also added a lot of overwhelming spirit world crud. I really don't think this movie was so appropriate for kids.There's a lot more I can say but check out my blog soon for details: myreadbooker.blogspot*

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Teen, 16 years old
July 3, 2010
 
So far off from the series that it isnt that bad
When I first started watching the movie, it took me only ten minutes to look at it and say "Okay, Now I want this to be over." After the movie, however, I thought, it was so far off from the series that it spun off into it's own story.

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Teen, 14 years old
June 12, 2011
 
Hopefully The LAST Airbender
What the heck happened to M. Night Shyamalan? After making The Sixth Sense, (an excellent thriller), Unbreakable, (a middle of the line suspense device), and Signs ( a good thriller), his career just took a downward spiral with the excuse of a film The Village then The Lady in the Water and The Happening ( which I did not see, but heard were horrible). Finally, he makes this, his first and hopefully his last non-suspense film. The actors are flat and laughable, the dialouge is mundane, and the direction is non-existant. Horrible is sugarcoating it. Note to parents: The film contains stylized action and a moody kiss appropriate for most kids.

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Teen, 14 years old
July 25, 2010
 
the show is 2000000000x better.
this movie kinda sucked. i LOVED the show, but in the movie, the characters are cardboard, and i didnt want to care about them. the action scenes sucked as well. like REALLY sucked. its badly directed and written. a total dissapointment. also, the ending was really unexpected and weird. BLEH

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Teen, 18 years old
May 27, 2011
 
M Night Shyalaman has destroyed my childhood.
This... this is just bad. I write this review with tears in my eyes at the horror that has been wrought upon our beloved cartoon, which is a work of art by all rights. This movie is absolutely atrocious, just so bad that it actually induces laughter at its sheer awfulness. The dialogue is something my five-year old cousin would probably be disappointed with, the plot is the most trite, unoriginal stuff ever with elements from LoTR, and star wars among many, many others, and the acting, dear god what acting? the characters register zero stage presence at all, telephoning their lines in? more like telling their agent to text them in a week later. Aang is a bright and exuberant little kid in the show who radiates energy. Here he's a wooden board. This movie is an emotional black hole of failure and is bland in every way, from its shockingly bad visuals to again, the characters. I might rate it an eight, but please reasonable parents, don't take your kids to see it, don't hurt their eyes and if they are fans of the series don't crush their hopes and dreams under the sheer weight of misery this movie conveys. Its that bad. Bye, I'm off to cry now and rant on less censored forums.

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Teen, 15 years old
December 27, 2010
 
Could've been alot better.
I've watched every episode atleast twice of the cartoon series and LOVE IT! The movie was downright terrible. First, there was NO humor, it was just too serious. Second they pronounced a few names wrong like, aang, avatar & salka. Third they left a few important people out like, Sukki, Jet & King Boomi. Also they changed the spirit world and did this spirit dragon thing. I could go on and on about how bad it was... Only people that don't really watch the cartoon could like it.

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Teen, 18 years old
November 28, 2010
 
This Could've Been The Best Movie Ever, But Unfortunately Turned Out To Be AWFUL
The cartoon was so much better. The movie rushed things way too much. If you hadn't watched the cartoon, you would've had no clue what was going on. The acting was really bad. I've seen better acting in a middle school play. The Katara actress always sounds like she's about to cry or something. Why is that dude from Slumdog Millionaire playing Zuko? I could go on and on, but I'm gonna stop here. WATCH THE CARTOON INSTEAD.

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Kid, 13 years old
July 26, 2010
 
the last airbender needs bending lessons
this movie was boring. The visual effects and action were good though. It's fine for everyone 7+ because it's not violent.

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