After 13 years and a 7 month-long wait to reviewing this one, we get to James Cameron's anticipated sequel to his beloved Avatar and while I think this is an overlong film that HIGHLY overstays it's welcome, I do find it entertaining. In this review, ​⁠ gives his thoughts on Avatar: The Way of Water.

#Avatar2 #AvatarTheWayofWater #JamesCameron

Sypnosis

Jake Sully and Ney'tiri have formed a family and are doing everything to stay together. However, they must leave their home and explore the regions of Pandora. When an ancient threat resurfaces, Jake must fight a difficult war against the humans.

CAST & CREW

Directed by

James Cameron

Screenplay by

James Cameron

Rick Jaffa

Amanda Silver

Story by

James Cameron

Rick Jaffa

Amanda Silver

Josh Friedman

Shane Salerno

Based on characters

by James Cameron

Produced by

James Cameron

Jon Landau

Starring

Sam Worthington

Zoe Saldaña

Sigourney Weaver

Stephen Lang

Kate Winslet

Joel David Moore

CCH Pounder

Giovanni Ribisi

Dileep Rao

Matt Gerald

Cliff Curtis

Edie Falco

Jemaine Clement

Brendan Cowell

Jamie Flatters

Britain Dalton

Chloe Coleman

Trinity Bliss

Bailey Bass

Filip Geljo

Duane Evans Jr.

CJ Jones

Cinematography

Russell Carpenter

Edited by

Stephen E. Rivkin

David Brenner

John Refoua

James Cameron

Music by

Simon Franglen

Production company

Lightstorm Entertainment

Distributed by

20th Century Studios

Release date

December 16, 2022

Rated: PG-13

Genre: epic fantasy, action adventure, romance, drama, military war, science fiction

Running time:

3 hours 12 minutes

Budget:

$350–460 million

Box office: $2.282 billion

The James Cameron reviews series is nearing it's end as we get to his biggest moneymaker in his entire career and the reason why he's spent the last 13 years on Pandora (making 4 sequels). In this video, I rereview Avatar and discuss whether it's a cinematic masterpiece or is it overhyped garbage.

#Avatar #JamesCameron #Pandora

Timecodes

0:00 - cold opening/introduction

3:57 - production history

6:37 - my exposure to Avatar/rewatch feelings

11:01 - Plot sypnosis/cast and crew

11:57 - The Dark (negatives)

19:46 - The Light (positives)

30:17 - Overall thoughts/rating

31:41 - Outro

Sypnosis

A paraplegic Marine dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home.

CAST & CREW

Directed and Written by

James Cameron

Produced by

James Cameron

Jon Landau

Starring

Sam Worthington

Zoe Saldana

Stephen Lang

Michelle Rodriguez

Sigourney Weaver

Joel David Moore

Wes Studi

Giovanni Risibi

CCH Pounder

Laz Alonso

Cinematography

Mauro Fiore

Edited by

Stephen Rivkin

John Refoua

James Cameron

Music by

James Horner

Production companies

20th Century Fox

Lightstorm Entertainment

Dune Entertainment

Ingenious Film Partners

Distributed by

20th Century Fox

Rated: PG-13 for intense epic battle sequences and warfare, sensuality, language and some smoking

Genre: Action adventure, fantasy, military action, war, romance, drama

Release dates

December 10, 2009 (London)

December 18, 2009 (United States)

Running time

2 hours 41 minutes (theatrical)

2 hours 46 minutes (special edition)

2 hours 58 minutes (extended edition)

Budget

$237 million

Box office

$2.923 billion

After a year and a half since I did the James Cameron review series, it's finally time to bring it to an end with my double reviews of his two documentaries he made: Aliens of the Deep and Ghosts of the Abyss.

#GhostsoftheAbyss #AliensoftheDeep #JamesCameron

TIMECODES

0:00 - intro

1:51 - Ghosts of the Abyss

8:25 - Aliens of the Deep

16:31 - outro

CAST & CREW

Ghosts of the Abyss:

Directed by James Cameron

Produced by

John Bruno

James Cameron

Chuck Comisky

Janace Tashjian

Andrew Wight

Starring

Bill Paxton

James Cameron

Dr. John Broadwater

Dr. Lori Johnston

Cinematography

Vince Pace

D. J. Roller

Edited by

David C. Cook

Ed W. Marsh

Sven Pape

John Refoua

Music by Joel McNeely

Production companies

Walden Media

Earthship Productions

Ascot Elite Entertainment Group

Golden Village

Telepool

UGC PH

Distributed by

Buena Vista Pictures Distribution

Summit Entertainment

Release dates

March 31, 2003 (premiere)

April 11, 2003 (limited)

Running time 61 minutes

Budget $13 million

Box office $28.7 million

Aliens of the Deep:

Directed by

James Cameron

Steven Quale

Produced by

James Cameron

Andrew Wight

Starring

Anatoly Sagalevich

Genya Chernaiev

Victor Nischeta

Pamela G. Conrad

Jim Childress

Dijanna Figueroa

Cinematography

James Cameron

Vince Pace

Edited by

Matthew Kregor

Fiona Wight

Music by Jeehun Hwang

Production companies

Walt Disney Pictures

Walden Media

Earthship Productions

Distributed by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution

Release date

January 28, 2005

Running time 100 minutes

Box office $9 million

After a small delay, the James Cameron review series continues as we talk about his most underrared film (in my opinion) and his third collaboration with Schwarzenegger in the case of "True Lies" and discuss why this is one of the best movies of the 1990s.

#TrueLies #ArnoldSchwarzeneger #JamieLeeCurtis #JamesCameron

TIMECODES

0:00 - intro

2:09 - production history/cast and crew/sypnosis

5:01 - Movie Pallete ad

6:38 - The Light (positives)

21:20 - The Dark (negatives)

23:48 - Overall thoughts/rating

24:51 - outro

Sypnosis

Secretly a spy but thought by his family to be a dull salesman, Harry Tasker (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is tracking down nuclear missiles in the possession of Islamic jihadist Aziz (Art Malik). Harry's mission is complicated when he realizes his neglected wife, Helen (Jamie Lee Curtis), is contemplating an affair with Simon (Bill Paxton), a used-car salesman who claims he's a spy. When Aziz kidnaps Harry and Helen, the secret agent must save the world and patch up his marriage at the same time.

CAST & CREW

Directed and Screenplay by

James Cameron

Based on

La Totale!

by Claude Zidi

Simon Michaël

Didier Kaminka

Produced by

James Cameron

Stephanie Austin

Starring

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Jamie Lee Curtis

Tom Arnold

Bill Paxton

Art Malik

Tia Carrere

Grant Heslov

Charlton Heston

Eliza Dushku

Cinematography

Russell Carpenter

Edited by

Conrad Buff IV

Mark Goldblatt

Richard A. Harris

Music by

Brad Fiedel

Production company

Lightstorm Entertainment

Distributed by

20th Century Fox

Universal Pictures (other territories)

Rated: R

Genre: Action adventure, spy film, thriller, drama, comedy, romance, family drama

Release dates

July 12, 1994 (Regency Village Theatre)

July 15, 1994 (United States)

Running time

2 hours 20 minutes

Budget

$100-120 million

Box office

$378.9 million

Avatar: The Way of Water is weeks away and I'm speeding things up with the Cameron review series by reviewing Cameron's second great sequel to the 1984 classic with "Terminator 2: Judgement Day".

#Terminator2JudgementDay #ArnoldSchwarzenegger #LindaHamilton #Terminator2 #JamesCameron

Sypnosis

In this sequel set eleven years after "The Terminator," young John Connor (Edward Furlong), the key to civilization's victory over a future robot uprising, is the target of the shape-shifting T-1000 (Robert Patrick), a Terminator sent from the future to kill him. Another Terminator, the revamped T-800 (Arnold Schwarzenegger), has been sent back to protect the boy. As John and his mother (Linda Hamilton) go on the run with the T-800, the boy forms an unexpected bond with the robot.

CAST & CREW

Directed by

James Cameron

Written by

James Cameron

William Wisher

Produced by

James Cameron

Based on Characters created

by James Cameron

Starring

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Linda Hamilton

Robert Patrick

Edward Furlong

S. Epatha Merkerson

Joe Morton

Cinematography

Adam Greenberg

Edited by

Conrad Buff

Mark Goldblatt

Richard A. Harris

Music by

Brad Fiedel

Production companies

Carolco Pictures

Pacific Western Productions

Lightstorm Entertainment

Le Studio Canal+

Distributed by

Tri-Star Pictures

Lionsgate Entertainment (home media)

Rated: R

Genre: Science fiction, action adventure, drama, thriller

Release dates

July 1, 1991 (Los Angeles)

July 3, 1991 (United States)

Running time

2 hours 17 minutes (theatrical)

2 hours 38 minutes (extended)

Budget:

$94–102 million

Box office:

$519–520.9 million

Continuing my series of James Cameron reviews leading up to Avatar: The Way of Water and we take a revisited look at his truly first great directorial debut that combines sci-fi with horror and spawned one of my favorite franchises ever in The Terminator, released in 1984.

#TheTerminator #ArnoldSchwarzenegger #JamesCameron

Sypnosis

Disguised as a human, a cyborg assassin known as a Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger) travels from 2029 to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton). Sent to protect Sarah is Kyle Reese (Michael Biehn), who divulges the coming of Skynet, an artificial intelligence system that will spark a nuclear holocaust. Sarah is targeted because Skynet knows that her unborn son will lead the fight against them. With the virtually unstoppable Terminator in hot pursuit, she and Kyle attempt to escape.

CAST & CREW

Directed by

James Cameron

Written by

James Cameron

Gale Anne Hurd

William Wisher Jr. (additional dialogue)

Produced by

Gale Anne Hurd

Starring

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Michael Biehn

Linda Hamilton

Paul Winfield

Bill Paxton

Lance Henriksen

Cinematography

Adam Greenberg

Edited by

Mark Goldblatt

Music by

Brad Fiedel

Production companies

Hemdale

Pacific Western Productions

Euro Film Funding

Cinema '84

Distributed by

Orion Pictures

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures

Release date

October 26, 1984

Running time

1 hour 47 minutes

Rated: R

Genre: Science fiction, action, thriller, horror, romance

Budget: $6.4 million

Box office: $78.3 million

Leading up to his new film, "Avatar: The Way of Water", it's time to take on the filmography of James Cameron with the movies I haven't reviewed (except The Abyss) and this is a prime example of studio interference at it's absolute worst and results in one of the most abysmal sequels and films I've seen in my life.

#PirahnaII #JamesCameron

Sypnosis

When genetically-modified flying piranhas are let loose at a Caribbean resort, a scuba instructor and her scientist boyfriend attempt to battle the toothy terrors.

CAST & CREW

Directed by

Ovidio G. Assonitis

James Cameron

Screenplay by

H.A. Milton

Based on Characters

by John Sayles

Richard Robinson

Produced by

Chako van Leuwen

Jeff Schechtman

Starring

Tricia O'Neil

Steve Marachuk

Lance Henriksen

Ted Richert

Ricky G. Paull

Leslie Graves

Cinematography

Roberto D'Ettorre Piazzoli

Edited by

Roberto Silvi

Music by

Steve Powder

Production companies

Brouwersgracht Investments

Chako Film Company

Distributed by

Saturn International Pictures (US)

Columbia Pictures (International)

Rated: R

Genre: horror, creature feature, drama

Release dates

August 14, 1982 (Italy)

November 5, 1982 (US)

Running time

94 minutes

Countries

United States

Netherlands

Italy

Language

English

Budget

$145,786

Box office

$389,106 (non-USA)

€411,480 (Spain) (20 December 2002)

Titanic has been acclaimed for 25 years as one of Cameron's best movies (while also being divisive), so here's my revisited movie review to find out how I feel about it in more detail as part of my James Cameron review series.

#Titanic #JamesCameron #LeonardoDicaprio #KateWinslet

Timecodes

0:00 - cold opening/intro

0:35 - quick trailer

1:09 - review starts

2:02 - cast and crew

2:42 - production history/impact/legacy/rewatch

6:27 - plot sypnosis

7:47 - my history/first exposure with Titanic

8:40 - The Light (positives)

21:16 - The Dark (negatives)

29:47 - Movie Palette ad

31:23 - Final thoughts/rating

33:27 - Outro

Sypnosis

A seventeen-year-old aristocrat falls in love with a kind but poor artist aboard the luxurious, ill-fated R.M.S. Titanic.

CAST & CREW

Directed and Written by

James Cameron

Produced by

James Cameron

Jon Landau

Starring

Leonardo DiCaprio

Kate Winslet

Billy Zane

Kathy Bates

Frances Fisher

Bernard Hill

Jonathan Hyde

Danny Nucci

David Warner

Bill Paxton

Suzy Amis

Gloria Stuart

Ioan Gruffudd

Cinematography

Russell Carpenter

Edited by

Conrad Buff

James Cameron

Richard A. Harris

Music by

James Horner

Production companies

Paramount Pictures

20th Century Fox

Lightstorm Entertainment

Distributed by

Paramount Pictures

20th Century Fox

Rated: PG-13 for disaster related peril and violence, nudity, sensuality and brief language

Genre: Romance, epic drama, action adventure, disaster film

Release dates:

November 1, 1997 (Tokyo)

December 19, 1997 (United States)

December 20, 1997 (South Africa)

Running time:

3 hours 14 minutes

Budget

$200 million

Box office

$2.202 billion

#JointheEpictasticness

The Strangers Chapter 2 is the sequel to the Strangers Chapter 1 and the fourth overall film in the Strangers film series and while I was disappointed with the first film in this trilogy, I was still willing to give the second half of the story a chance for the talent involved and to see where it would go.

Let me tell you this: this is NOT an improvement whatsoever and even just aa more frustrating than the first movie. In classic Epictastic Joshua rant style, let’s break down why I think this second film in the Strangers trilogy is even worse than the first chapter.

#thestrangersmovie #thestrangerschapter2 #rennyharlin #madelainepetsch #epictasticjoshua #majorrant #movierant

*Timecodes*

0:00 - intro and review starts

0:53 - plot synopsis

1:11 - thoughts on the Strangers franchise/expectations to SC2

2:44 - The Light (pros)

4:41 - The Dark (cons)

10:02 - overall thoughts/rating and conclusion

Sypnosis

After learning that one of their victims, Maya, is still alive, three masked maniacs return to finish the job. With nowhere to run and no one to trust, Maya soon finds herself in a brutal fight for survival against psychopaths who are more than willing to kill anyone who stands in their way.

CAST & CREW

Directed by

Renny Harlin

Written by

Alan R. Cohen

Alan Freedland

Based on Characters

by Bryan Bertino

Produced by

Courtney Solomon

Mark Canton

Christopher Milburn

Gary Raskin

Alastair Burlingham

Charlie Dombek

Starring

Madelaine Petsch

Gabriel Basso

Froy Gutierrez

Ema Horvath

Ella Bruccoleri

Cinematography

José David Montero

Edited by

Michelle Harrison

Music by

Justin Burnett

Òscar Senén

Production companies

Lionsgate Films

Fifth Element Productions

Distributed by

Lionsgate Films

Rated: R

Genre: Horror, thriller

Release dates

September 16, 2025 (Hollywood)

September 26, 2025 (United States)

Running time

98 minutes

Budget: $8.5 million

Box office: $22 million

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With the release of Alien Romulus, it's time to once again rank the Alien franchise yet again from the worst to the best to the guilty pleasures. Who will come on top and who will take the bad trophy home? Find out here.

MOVIES TO RANK

Alien

Aliens

Alien 3

Alien Resurrection

Alien Vs Predator

Aliens Vs Predator Requiem

Prometheus

Alien Covenant

Alien Romulus

*Timecodes*

0:00 - Cold opening/intro

2:11 - Alien Resurrection

5:02 - Alien vs. Predator: Requiem

7:28 - Alien 3

9:51 - Alien Covenant

12:10 - Prometheus

14:19 - Alien Romulus

17:27 - Alien vs. Predator

20:26 - Alien

22:04 - Aliens

24:58 - Outro/conclusion

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Video Summary: This is Epictastic Joshua's ranking of the Alien franchise