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Title: "Avatar" static recurve?
Post by: Hit-or-Miss on January 17, 2010, 10:57:00 PM
I just saw that new movie Avatar tonight. Very good sci-fi 3D film! Anyhow, aside from the longbows, great hunting ethics and special effects, I thought, for a second, that one of the characters was carring a static recurve..? Did anyone else see the movie or catch the static recurve, or was I too taken up w/the 3D effect...LOL?
Title: Re: "Avatar" static recurve?
Post by: Mechslasher on January 18, 2010, 12:06:00 AM
i've seen the movie several times.  most of the bows are simple eastern woodland type d bows.  the chief's bow is something else altogether.  i'm guessing all the bows are just rubber, just like the ones used in lotr.
Title: Re: "Avatar" static recurve?
Post by: BowHuntingFool on January 18, 2010, 12:40:00 AM
Excellent movie, my son and I went to see it tonight! Looking forward to seeing Robin Hood, the previews were awesome, longbows and arrows, ya gotta love it!
Title: Re: "Avatar" static recurve?
Post by: Al Kidner on January 18, 2010, 05:02:00 AM
Yeh top film thats for sure. Anything with bows in it is a good film for me.


ak.
Title: Re: "Avatar" static recurve?
Post by: wapitimike1 on January 18, 2010, 05:15:00 AM
I noticed they didn't need stacken sticks to get up trees.
Title: Re: "Avatar" static recurve?
Post by: Shakes.602 on January 18, 2010, 05:39:00 AM
I just heard a  "Whiney-A__ed Limey" No Offense to Our Friends across the Pond  :thumbsup:  , on Headline News, the "Market" Dip$-it  :rolleyes:   say "Oh I was  SOOOOO  Bored! I fell Asleep, so I got some Decent Sleep!  TOO LONG & Too Cheesy!!" Too Bad he Woke Up, eh??  :archer:
Title: Re: "Avatar" static recurve?
Post by: Kevin Dill on January 18, 2010, 06:38:00 AM
Hey!...anyone know if Blockbuster is gonna sell the blue skin camo?

Conversely...imagine flying on a dinosaur! Which Optifade garment would be correct?

Great movie...we enjoyed it.
Title: Re: "Avatar" static recurve?
Post by: The Whittler on January 18, 2010, 08:19:00 AM
Now you guys know half that stuff ain't real lol.
Title: Re: "Avatar" static recurve?
Post by: Apex Predator on January 18, 2010, 08:22:00 AM
I've heard that Jaap Kopendrayer of Yumi bows built all of them.  I have not confirmed that though.  I do know that he built all the bows on "The Last Samuri".
Title: Re: "Avatar" static recurve?
Post by: Hit-or-Miss on January 18, 2010, 08:40:00 AM
In one scene, I thought I saw a bow that looked like it had Grumley style brush knocks and static limbs. The remainder were longbows.
Title: Re: "Avatar" static recurve?
Post by: NDTerminator on January 18, 2010, 08:44:00 AM
By the midway point, I was wondering why they hadn't developed a horse bow for better manueverability when riding those horse & flying lizard things...
Title: Re: "Avatar" static recurve?
Post by: stabow on January 18, 2010, 09:05:00 AM
I was real impressed with the arrows, especially when they were shooting down the helicopters.....stabow
Title: Re: "Avatar" static recurve?
Post by: wingnut on January 18, 2010, 09:06:00 AM
Well it was all computer graphic generated.  I doubt the bows were real except a model they worked from.  

Mike
Title: Re: "Avatar" static recurve?
Post by: BradLantz on January 18, 2010, 09:13:00 AM
wingnut - I'm thinking the same thing, AVATAR was so real we're talking about who made the computer generated bows!
Title: Re: "Avatar" static recurve?
Post by: Paul Mattson on January 18, 2010, 09:29:00 AM
If you so a search on how Avatar was made, you will see no real dino's, bows or arrows.  

I thought is was a great movie, the visual effects were awsome.