Avatar's Banshee copied ("got inspiration") from Delgo - Blu-ray Forum

Cooley · 05-10-2011, 09:17 AM

I am not the one who discovered this, I thought I read it from a UK Home Theater magazine, either What Hi-Fi or Home Cinema. Judge for yourself.

http://www.amazon.com/Delgo-Voice-Fr...dp/B002C2KB12/

If you have never heard of Delgo, which actually had a public theater release, it is not your fault.

KubrickFan · 05-10-2011, 09:29 AM

Well, they're both dragon variations, so they are bound to have some similarities. Anyway, it's not the first time for James Cameron to have "borrowed" something from somebody else.

Offender_Mullet · 05-10-2011, 01:39 PM

Careful, this might enrage the already overzealous King Cameron fanboys.

My heart will gooooooo onnnnnnnnnnnnnnn. Ohhhh oh woahhh oh!

Foggy · 05-10-2011, 02:49 PM

This news was so last decade, come on

Mandalorian · 05-10-2011, 03:21 PM

I don't care. The Banshees were much cooler. Plus, like Foggy said, this is super old news. And you forgot to mention that other stupid animated movie that came out in 09 that had similarities to Avatar.

EricJ · 05-10-2011, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Cooley

I am not the one who discovered this,

What, similarities between Avatar and Delgo?
No, no, you're the FIRST!--You're, like, exploring new frontiers of thought, where man has never ventured to ponder before!

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Originally Posted by RJ Smoove

Plus, like Foggy said, this is super old news. And you forgot to mention that other stupid animated movie that came out in 09 that had similarities to Avatar.

(What do you mean?--FernGully came out in '92!

)

Mandalorian · 05-10-2011, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by EricJ

(What do you mean?--FernGully came out in '92!

)

Not what I was talking about.

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Battl...-Blu-ray/6125/

EricJ · 05-10-2011, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by RJ Smoove

Not what I was talking about.

(Yeah, I know, but we've done the Pocahontas joke enough ti...What? Oh, that thing. Nah, didn't see it either.)

SillyMammo · 05-10-2011, 04:49 PM

Wait! So this Delgo was the first movie to have someone riding a dragon? I'm surprise it took until 2008 to come up with such a cool concept.

Mandalorian · 05-10-2011, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by EricJ

(Yeah, I know, but we've done the Pocahontas joke enough ti...What? Oh, that thing. Nah, didn't see it either.)

Why are you talking in parenthesis?!

I didn't see it either. Looks lame. Like the other animated movies they say JC ripped off (except Pocahontas).

cdmoran · 05-10-2011, 04:51 PM

If you think the Banshees in Avatar were original you have never read The Dragonriders of Pern by Anne McCaffrey.

SquidPuppet · 05-10-2011, 05:18 PM

martymagicman · 05-10-2011, 05:55 PM

Read the book about the making of Avatar. The people who designed those did NOT copy anyone else, it was a process of refining creatures with 6 appendages. This is a non story. Also Cameron painted his first picture of the Navi many years ago.

SquidPuppet · 05-10-2011, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by martymagicman

Read the book about the making of Avatar. The people who designed those did NOT copy anyone else, it was a process of refining creatures with 6 appendages. This is a non story. Also Cameron painted his first picture of the Navi many years ago.

Gee, who wrote the book?

Cameron is as original as white toast.

Mandalorian · 05-10-2011, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by SquidPuppet

Gee, who wrote the book?

Cameron is as original as white toast.

Ok, I won't argue that, but those pictures you posted proved absolutely nothing. How many other movies have similar stills?

GunRanger · 05-10-2011, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by SquidPuppet

Gee, who wrote the book?

Not Cameron ....

SquidPuppet · 05-13-2011, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by RJ Smoove

Ok, I won't argue that, but those pictures you posted proved absolutely nothing. How many other movies have similar stills?

True. Gotta have a little fun though.

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Originally Posted by GunRanger

Not Cameron ....

We'd be naive to believe that he didnt approve (dictate) its contents.

P@t_Mtl · 05-13-2011, 02:30 PM

This thread won't go well with certain people

Cameron not being original? Really?

But I find that this is just use by people who don't like Avatar. So what he took stuff from other movies and applied them in his own way to his stories? It does not change the fact that Avatar was fun and great for many people and not that fun and great for others. Big deal! I mean those that like this movie will continue watching it just like everytime someone on here say to me that the Star Wars prequels are ridiculous, like I care, I will still watch them because I like them.

FREYMAX 3D · 05-13-2011, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by martymagicman

Read the book about the making of Avatar. The people who designed those did NOT copy anyone else, it was a process of refining creatures with 6 appendages. This is a non story. Also Cameron painted his first picture of the Navi many years ago.

Yes, Cameron wrote Avatar back in 1994, and did a lot of the artwork for the movie in the mid '90's as well - so if anything, this Delgo thing would be guilty of copying Avatar, not the other way around...

Just because Delgo was released in theaters a year before Avatar means nothing. Like magicman said - non story.

Beast · 05-13-2011, 02:54 PM

Gotta love how people who hate Avatar look for every avenue possible to tear the film down.

05-10-2011, 09:17 AM	#1
Cooley Member Member since:Oct 2008	Avatar's Banshee copied ("got inspiration") from Delgo I am not the one who discovered this, I thought I read it from a UK Home Theater magazine, either What Hi-Fi or Home Cinema. Judge for yourself. http://www.amazon.com/Delgo-Voice-Fr...dp/B002C2KB12/ If you have never heard of Delgo, which actually had a public theater release, it is not your fault.

05-10-2011, 05:18 PM	#12
SquidPuppet Blu-ray Duke Top contributor Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Club Loop Blu-ray collection:277 Blu-ray reviews:27	Last edited by SquidPuppet; 05-10-2011 at 05:21 PM.

05-10-2011, 09:29 AM	#2
KubrickFan Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Mar 2009 Blu-ray collection:319	Well, they're both dragon variations, so they are bound to have some similarities. Anyway, it's not the first time for James Cameron to have "borrowed" something from somebody else.

05-10-2011, 01:39 PM	#3
Offender_Mullet Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Illinois Blu-ray collection:6 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:10	Careful, this might enrage the already overzealous King Cameron fanboys. My heart will gooooooo onnnnnnnnnnnnnnn. Ohhhh oh woahhh oh!

05-10-2011, 02:49 PM	#4
Foggy Blu-ray Grand Duke Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 Location:UK 4K collection:29 Blu-ray collection:3589 DVD collection:47	This news was so last decade, come on

05-10-2011, 03:21 PM	#5
Mandalorian Blu-ray Grand Duke Top contributor Member since:Sep 2010 4K collection:1130 Blu-ray collection:2783 Trading Score:252	I don't care. The Banshees were much cooler. Plus, like Foggy said, this is super old news. And you forgot to mention that other stupid animated movie that came out in 09 that had similarities to Avatar.

05-10-2011, 04:49 PM	#9
SillyMammo Expert Member Member since:Aug 2008 4K collection:426 Blu-ray collection:1086 Trading Score:2	Wait! So this Delgo was the first movie to have someone riding a dragon? I'm surprise it took until 2008 to come up with such a cool concept.

05-10-2011, 04:51 PM	#11
cdmoran Member Member since:Dec 2007	If you think the Banshees in Avatar were original you have never read The Dragonriders of Pern by Anne McCaffrey.

05-10-2011, 05:55 PM	#13
martymagicman Active Member Member since:Nov 2009 Location:Cascadia	Read the book about the making of Avatar. The people who designed those did NOT copy anyone else, it was a process of refining creatures with 6 appendages. This is a non story. Also Cameron painted his first picture of the Navi many years ago.

05-13-2011, 02:30 PM	#18
P@t_Mtl Blu-ray Duke Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Montreal Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:452 DVD collection:513 Trading Score:3	This thread won't go well with certain people Cameron not being original? Really? But I find that this is just use by people who don't like Avatar. So what he took stuff from other movies and applied them in his own way to his stories? It does not change the fact that Avatar was fun and great for many people and not that fun and great for others. Big deal! I mean those that like this movie will continue watching it just like everytime someone on here say to me that the Star Wars prequels are ridiculous, like I care, I will still watch them because I like them.

05-13-2011, 02:54 PM	#20
Beast Blu-ray Champion Member since:Feb 2008 Blu-ray collection:376 Blu-ray reviews:3	Gotta love how people who hate Avatar look for every avenue possible to tear the film down.

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