AVATAR THE LAST AIRBENDER NETFLIX SERIES REVIEW | Double Toasted
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- AVATAR THE LAST AIRBENDER NETFLIX SERIES REVIEW | Double Toasted - Today at Double Toasted we have our Avatar The Last Airbender review. In this funny video, we discuss the new Netflix show, and we give our thoughts on the action, story, acting and more! What did you think of Avatar The Last Airbender? Let us know in the comment section below.
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Cabbage guy actor is the same voice actor from the cartoon. James Sie
You are right about katara. Some of the sadest and deepest moments revolve around her. Her survivors guilt , the fact that she had to become so maternal so young that she wasnt allowed to be a child, the bloodbending , the hunt for her moms killer. Her story is only exceeded by zukos
He's wrong though that she isn't the main focus of the cartoon because that's so wrong lol
@@OrionInSpace What are you 12? "He is WRONG....because that's so WRONG". Jesus, can you back up that "opinion"?
@@OrionInSpacewow, very convincing argument. They’re not wrong but u can honestly say that about Aang or Zuko too. They say that cuz she goes through a lot of change and challenges while Aang straight up becomes the comedic relief at times
@Dookieman1975 I think it's different for ang because his emotional scars dont run as deep and even more his air bending teachings allows him to deal with it better. With zuko and Katara...their tragedies practically are their identity . You see it in every aspect of their life from sun up to sun down.
@@SalaciousBCrumb-md3lk I made a typo my bad apologies. She's NOT the main focus.
I was so excited to see the Avatar movie that me and my friends dressed as characters. I shaved my head and drew a blue arrow. I didnt tell my mom . She wanted to whoop my ass when I got back but said my disappointment was my punishment.
Ouch.
Your mom would punish you for shaving your head? Yo respectfully, that’s weird as fuck.
I'm so sorry, I'm right there with you, I was hella confused in the theater with how different the movie was from the show.
Sorry
Same for me, but my brother went as fire nation Aang and I went as Piandao. The end result of disappointment was the same…
When watching the show, Katara's acting reminded me of Sharkboy and Lavagirl. What fully confirmed it for me was the 'I need you' speech. She fits Nickelodeon, but not Netflix.
Netflix? the great mind beside Witcher? 🤣Ask Henry Cavil about that, unless you talk about Netflix BEST then no duh!
@@JayThaleabetter call Saul is a Netflix original too don’t forget, the platform it’s on doesn’t matter it’s down to the writers and whoever’s casting
@@Jim_is_BurningBetter Call Saul is FX just like Breaking Bad lol I watched the premiere on cable
How dare you 😂😂.
@@LostUtopiaFilms just looked into it. Netflix and amc commissioned it together Netflix even before amc were onboard, Netflix air it as a Netflix official in the uk which is where I am so I’m not sure about the US
Julian acting like an expert and mega fan of the original show when he watched it once, over 10yrs ago. Like bro chill out lmao. In the netflix trailer reaction a month or so ago, he couldn't even remember any of the main characters names... And yes, Aang recognized the necklace/pendant Gyatso was wearing, not the skeleton itself (which happened in the original show). I hope Korey finally watches the show in full tho after this lmao id love to see a retro review!
Right? 😂😂 dudes straight up hate bending
I remember him saying how he grew up watching the xmen cartoon and proceeded to ask who jubilee is😅
BRING BACK OG JULIAN
@@reyr6868 I remember that and fucking rolled my eyes!!🙄 like whatever else comes out of your mouth isn’t even valid at this point. I can’t stand Julian 😂
I knew Julian was going to start with the whole, "But the cartoon this. And the cartoon that." As a reviewer, you got to grow out of that. Of course this version wasn't going to be as good as the original series. But it was leagues better than the M. Night film. Disregarding what Julian says, Dallas James Liu & Paul Sun-Hyung Lee did a great job as Zuko & Iroh. Their look, the voices, & personalities, thumbs up.
Meanwhile, Dev Patel didn't bother changing his hair & acted like he was reading queue cards. While Shaun Toub looked like an extra from Vikings.
Katara is so stiff/ unemotive in the netflix adaptation. I'm glad I'm not the only one that was thinking that. Sigh
Was Katara better in the movie by comparison?
@Hectorferjr2 The movie did have a better Katara.
@@Hectorferjr2believe me, Katara from the movie was much worse, saw it recently to see how bad it was, and she seemed like she was on the verge of tears in every scene
@@Hectorferjr2 Nah, she's far worse in the movie, that actress is terrible. She's even worse in Transformers playing the daughter of Mark Walberg. Her daddy is the biggest Disney shareholder, that's how she gets jobs in Hollywood.
@@kicknowledgesmith8608 Yoh 😂😂😂
Kinda weird to rage about how stupid it is for Aang to recognize Gyatso's bones. Especially since that's exactly what happened in the original series.
Plus, maybe I misread the scene, but didn't Aang recognize the bones because of the necklace he was wearing?
@@zakeden1353 yeah.
Yeah I think he needs to rewatch the show.
Plus the pendant was still on his chest
I'm guessing that's a Julien comment. Haven't seen the review yet. The man has the worst takes.
I gotta say, this review is incredible. One positive perspective, one negative, and one somewhere in the middle. And all from different backgrounds as far as how much familiarity they had with the original show. This video honestly gave me Siskel & Ebert vibes where the critics disagree, but they state their point so well that you can understand their perspective. Well done guys!
That’s why I always come back to these guys lots of fun and different takes. Even when they bash something you like 😂😂
I want them to review a good live action adaptation. Someone gotta foot the bill for kenshin live action lol. Korey need to realize they dont have to be bad...hollywood just inflates budget and doesnt take time for practical and fight training (though avatar did IMO). 30 mill budget for kenshin to do 2 movies @@roni2971
Thats the script that usually follow debate shows.
If he feels like it he cabbage joke was heavy handed he doesn’t know how the fans feel and we were WAAAAAAAITING for that line and actor! 😂
I waited for the cabbage joke that entire episode! And it was well played!
Also it's the same actor from the show
The build up was amazing, screamed when he finally said it
@@rporche2600 Perfect!!!! No wonder it hit so well! Good info!
@@ChalisMage me too! 🤣🤣🤣
Too many exposition dumping monologues posing as conversations instead of actual character interactions.
Ozai and Azula should not have been introduced so soon and taken away time from the narrative where Aang should have been learning to waterbend.
And the power of the comet is something we should have wondered about and feared for the entire series, not shown on full display at the beginning of the first episode.
The show was very disappointing.
They rushed to make Zuko sympathetic. They needed to let him be the bad guy first. He needs to bottom out before he turns things around.
@@motor-3734 Yep. They terribly mishandled the opposition to Team Avatar.
They tried to expand on Koh (which could have been cool) but they just turned him into an unnecessary fetch quest.
I read that the actor didn't want to be as mean to Uncle Iron as in the cartoon. He thought it would come across as too bratty and ungrateful. But that's exactly why Zuko's arc in the cartoon is so satisfying. He starts out as a ungrateful brat towards his Uncle and only as the series goes on does he learn to appreciate him@@motor-3734
I loved how they portrayed Zuko and his uncle. Perfect execution! They did a greeat job with catching their personalities and tone. Sakka and his romantic relationships were also tended to nicely
Mate I’m sorry but the guy in the middle I don’t think he’s ever seen the cartoon because he keeps saying stuff that makes no sense in context with what happens in the cartoon. Katara is not the main focus of the cartoon. He gets mad at the fact that in this version Aang sees the dead body of Gyatso but forgets that he does the same thing in the cartoon.😂😂
and he VERY CLEARLY knew it was Gyasto's skeleton from that pendant he always wore.
@@thisbarbieisahugefckingmess Lmao exactly!!
She has the better storyline between her and Aang in the cartoon, but she isn’t the main focus. We see more of her background than Aang which I can see where he would say she was more focused on
I have to be honest, I am not feeling the fact that Aang did not water bend once this season (excluding avatar state moments).
Him and Katara never actually learn waterbending. Paku says she's going to be Aangs master but how? You never taught her? Did I miss something??
@@pianist150they did learn waterbending in season 1. Katara was teaching Aang waterbending before they even got to the North. Even after stealing the scroll from the pirates, Katara taught what she could to Aang. After they got to the north and pakku stops being sexist, they made it clear that Pakku taught her new techniques, that's why she was bodying those other waterbenders. Zuko even says "you've found yourself a master haven't you." Even Aang "improved," only they made a joke about it when he waterbends snow around him to become a snowman. They weren't masters by the end of the season, but they absolutely did learn waterbending. The Netflix show completely scrapped it. When Zuko asks the same question in the Netflix version, Katara says "me," which would imply she taught herself waterbending which is dumb since she barely trains in this version
@@MediocreSelfI must've missed it. I know they used the scroll but I remember Paku was sexist basically right up until the siege starts and thats when he finally concedes and lets her fight and then it goes right into the war. I never caught that he taught her anything. In the original its clear they spent some weeks at the north pole training at the class
@@pianist150 You are correct. In the netflix show theyhe did not learn water bending. He just had one scene where he and Katara splashed each other without bending
He doesn't even know about Sozen's Commet
Let me guess. Korey the cartoon lover still hasn't watched the Avatar Cartoon 💀
Korey's the only person I've seen describing himself as such an animation lover yet misses out on most animation lol.
It must be an animator thing...he does enjoy Japanese anime though
At this point he probably takes pride in missing out lol
Facts.. Which is weird. Tbh, it is a really quick binge.
I'm sure they have a lot to review but after all this time? Not even trying a bit of it?
Let these Asians work man 😂😂😂😂😂
😂 I was trying to get pass it
Better idea: Let people who are good work. Find people who are really good and REALLY want this and give THEM the shot. Some of the young actors, Jesus like 98% of child actors would give them a run for their money and some looked like they weren't trying to act. Some goddamn lines... there's no way Some writers even seriously respected the original show for what it was. This proves how detrimental casting for physical look over skill/screen presence can be.
Bro in yellow is DIABOLICALLY critical lol he’s like “this new thing isnt EXACTLY like this thing I enjoyed 20 years ago so ima dig deep”
He really needs to check his ego a little bit when he introduced himself as Mr "I saw it once 10 years ago" to be going that hard into the ADAPTATION. I'd say it's a solid 7/10.
@@chrishouseinc like I own it on Blu-ray and watched every episode when it came out but it’s so easy to separate mediums.
the problem is not that it was not the same; the problem is that the quality of the narrative decreased. the changes they made to the story failed to improve upon it.
He's essentially the equivalent of Angry Joe Show's Alex when it comes to being overly critical and incredibly vile towards certain topics and what have you. Well at times he can be more often than not.
Yeah he really annoyed me in this video not gonna lie. Dude just seemed very set on disliking it and wasn’t open to seeing it from a different perspective.
Jesus Korey could can you just finally watch the animated show and sit down and review it? Would love per episode review but 1 review per season would be a dream come true.
Omg I hope they do 🙏
@@majorlazor5058 Hmm I think you need to rewatch it.
@@majorlazor5058 lol. Okay
@@majorlazor5058
I find Korra to be way more childish in the way it deals with its conflicts. Everything is so painfully simple that it removes the impact.
@@majorlazor5058
Personally, I don’t care if the tone is more adult if the writing is more childish. Plus ATLA struck a good balance between light hearted and serious where they dealt with heavy themes. TLOK was patting itself on the back for being “deeper”, but failed to do the homework.
Alright I’ve defended Julien before but he needs to chill tf out, I’m ready to shut off the video lol. Of course it’s not going to live up; how about we separate and not bitch about how this 8 episode series doesn’t do something over 19 episodes originally exactly right or 1:1 in a way that’s impossible to replicate in live action lol. I thought it was only fine but Jesus I was able to enjoy good parts of it. Oh, you’re saying the cartoon can be “more expressive?” A cartoon? I’m shocked lol
To be fair to Julien, the writing is awful and the performances aren’t that good. Feels like a soulless cash grab.
@@Ren_Davis0531 it’s Netflix, of course it is lol. This is clearly the directive of some exec who decided they need to capitalize on a popular property but I am not sure it justifies a fully grown man complaining like it in any way makes the original worse.
@@Universemasterj
There’s little to nothing to praise in this show. Therefore Julien’s rant feels warranted.
And ideally soulless cash grabs should try hard not to feel like one. Helps much better with reception.
@@Ren_Davis0531 again, I agree but his “review” was not based on the show itself but an emotional, defensive reaction rather than an articulate review. I agree. The show felt flat and boring at a lot of times but it could never live up anyway. It just comes off as childish. Im just saying as a fan of the original I was still able to find enjoyable parts rather than be angry and nitpicky about it
Remember 😂he watched the show once 10 yrs ago lol. Of course the animated show is more expressive of course the character development is way better in the o.g show. This show to me was a 7/10 was it as terrible as Julian said nawl. Was the dialogue clunky hell yea it was did some of the bending look off kinda sorta. I think azula was miscast and I couldn't buy her as Azula. Princess yui chick from predator movie her wig looked cheap. Its lightyears better than the movie version but hey people have their takes even if some takes are ass.
Martin is like a black Iroh... but instead of loving tea he loves chicken
Yea
Wut
Popeyes is delicious ok😂
Not funny at all bud
@@TheBestAccEver it's a double toasted reference, not him being racist 🤣
He recognized the necklace, not the skeleton... But ok 😂
Julian is so off. Because he claims he knows what happens in the original series but he does not know shit. Like everyone on here have been saying there is critiqueing and then there is bitching. I think Julian needs to check himself before doing a review.
Korey needs to watch the full show before he gives an opinion. I hate it when people watch only 1 episode and then act like they know everything.
It's like when H3H3 never saw a marvel movie and then reviewed Avengers Infinity War and was like "I don't get it?" lmao
@@Mr.YasQueen See I fucking hate that shit. Korey is a huge idiot because he acts like just by watching 1 episode, you are an expert on the show itself. He needs to watch the full show to get a better understanding about what happens. Stop being fucking stupid.
@@Mr.YasQueen See I fucking hate that shit. Korey acts like he knows everything about the damn show just by watching 1 episode and he does not. I hate it when people do that. Watch the entire show before giving your opinion. You can't just watch 1 episode and all of a sudden you're a freaking expert.
I agree with you guys but ……STILL A TRASH ADAPTATION
It's crazy that the guy with the strongest opinion only watched the cartoon 1 time 10 years ago
yeah altho tbh at least he saw it
There is critiquing and then there is bitching. Two are critiquing, one is constantly bitching.
I haven't watched this yet but I'm guessing the bitching is from Julien?
Yes
Everyone is entitled to their opinion and sure, this show isn’t perfect but it does feel like Julien went in jaded from the film that must not be named as well as one of those fans who wanted a one for one redo (though a fan that was also misremembering a lot of the show they watched and are defending) and had already decided before even starting this /adaptation/ that he was not going to like it and it was bad 😅
@SakuraPixie yeah to call this some o bu*#& you would think it was some low budget film who didn't care about the source material.
Yeah the cartoon focuses on katara she’s the main character nigah the show is literally titled the last Airbender and a lot of his bitching wasn’t constructive it just sounded like a toddler that is mad cause things aren’t the same
What is Julian talking about? Katara ain't the main character in the animated show... And the Zuko actor was pretty great. Ken Leung was awesome as a Machiavellian villain.
@q4fc1mc7q I get what you're saying but I don't think it applies here, imo. There's a core group of characters in Avatar but in the end Aang is the main character, even he's not the most interesting character in the show (again, imo).
Better than Cowboy Bebop Netflix but not as good as One Piece. I really liked the episode with Suki.
Na this is way better than one piece
@@draggoon9121 Based on the reviews, it isn't but everyone is entitled to their opinions. respect!
Only episode worth watching where the actress can act.
Lies@@draggoon9121
@@draggoon9121 That's a funny joke!
The writing is holding everyone back.
THIS. Because it really is well casted. The pacing is also off too since they tried to put as many favorable elements from the show into the series
Martin's assessment is easily the most reasonable here. Korey doesn't have enough existing knowledge of the material to really go in on the things this adaptation that're missing. Julian is TOO judgmental to be level-headed about this, but he was *REALLY* close to the main drawback of the adaptation: This felt like an attempt to make an "Avatar: The Last Airbender for Adults" outta this when it never needed to be that. Most of the charm of the characters stems from them NOT being written with the pathos being the first focus.
Plus, the fact that they all missed the garbage execution of Ozai and Azula boggles my mind!
Can we bring Juice back cause buddy here is annoying
I miss Chris so much!!😭
@@kendrickdinger i subscribed to his TH-cam channel cause i fucks with Korey and Martin but that Token Juice ain’t it, buddy is overtly obnoxious
I know he has his own channel now, but I wonder why Juice left.
@@heymima1990 million dollar question
I enjoyed the Netflix series, while I understand that it doesn't have that magical essence that the original animated series does. But I didn't dislike the live-action series at all.
Dude in yellow complaining about everything 😂. Damn!
He’s ME and I’m so happy someone represented and voiced how I feel as well. 🙌🏽 This live-action was AWFUL. Dog sh!t covered in glitter.
@@IAmPhoenixXxXx 😂Damn it’s not serious 😂
Daniel Dae Kim as Ozai really made this show for me, despite his limited screen time.
This show is way better than the movie
That's a pretty low bar to clear.
@NoExplosionsMcgee lol seriously low. Most things are better than that movie 😂
Facts
@@hjames78Yea but its a fair comparison from Avatar Show to Avatar Movie but both have a few unskilled Actors
A fan film can be better than the movie 😂
"She is the main character 100 perfect through" Spoken like people who don't understand the story's about the whole crew. XD
Aang is also the heart of the series, there are moments where Aang had to cheer up and support Katara, he literally was told by his betters
that he had to KILL a man and chose a way not to do that and to keep his values intact.
Katara/Aang/Sokka and Zuko grow and change with each other's help and the moving of the world and story. (Sadly toph gets so slept on they joke about it in the show)
There is no *one* protagonist in ATLA, everyone grows and changes with the help of each other.
Aang is the protagonist backed up by some really good secondary characters. Zuko has his own amazing story that runs parallel to Aang's story.
What they're trying to say is that there's always a lead character that the audience can attach itself to and lead into the series with their perspective. That character is undoubtedly Katara.
So no she is not the technical star of the series but she was the lead. She was the heart.
@@shill1444 Katara and Sokka were those characters. The audience surrogates. We follow them together in the first episode.
@@planguy9575 - Right. Yes, the overall story is centered about the Avatar and Zuko is fantastic as the Heavy. Sokka is a great supporting character as well but the lead character is definitely Katara.
Dude in the yellow shirt is WAAAAAY to critical. Feels like he hating just to hate
Yeah I agree. Been getting that vibe from him for a while.
IDK why they let him on the show tbh
@@decibeldb1053 Neither do I. Doesn’t add anything to the show in my opinion.
@@TheUnknown313 he increases engagement because people like us don’t like him or his funky ass takes lol.
@@decibeldb1053 That’s one way of putting it🤣 Fully agree. He’s just cringed to me. Nothing’s wrong with having a different opinion, but it seems like he’s following the hatred trend. Tired of seeing those people fr
It’s crazy seeing the vastly different opinions between fans an casual viewers, this might be the one recent adaptation that struck a chord with everyone else but the fanbase
Fnaf movie. Fans loved it but critics despise it
All I know is this will be a classic 7-10 years from now
I like it
Yellow t-shirt dude complained about everything from the costumes being too crisp all the way to the cabbage guy not cabbaging enough 😂😂😂
Watching it once 10 years ago does not a die hard fan make Julian your takes are crazy. I appreciate Martin giving it the fair shot and knowing its different and Korey really needs to watch the original.
Just one thing about calling it a "mini version"
20ep x 20mins = 400 mins
8eps x 50 mins = 400 mins
So the cartoon is shorter if you skip Great Divide like everyone does
Medium choosen for story telling and budget will always be the deciding factor. There are certain things that just can translate across from animation to live action.
My only gripe was the lack of od silly aang he was to serious. Aang is the embodiment of balance, he needs silly and serious.
I feel like he silly than the m night movie but not as silly as the cartoon
@@cypher160manny2This is right. And it would be dumb to make him cartoonish in live action. He is realistically silly while being in the middle of a war and people dying all over the place, including his entire race.
@@WizznilliamExactly!!! Why are people wanting him to be silly as he finds out his entire race has been killed off as he walks through his former home covered in ash and charred corpses.
@@Wizznilliam there was a lack of animal representation and Iroh was boring compared to the original version
@@Kickinthescience Animal representation?!? That didn't sound weird to you at all as you were typing it? 😂. Just stream the original if you are THAT interested in watching a cartoon. In real life there are costs and a little less than 8 hours of time to work with. You have pretty much just admitted that you would be satisfied with no live action version of this because none would give you that. This is why many series don't get made or are cancelled almost immediately. Because the so called biggest fans are impossible to please.
To borrow from Man Carrying Things;
Casual viewer: This is so unique and original!
Avatar fan: Have you even watched the animated show?
Casual viewer: What animated show?
Avatar fan: Okay that makes sense.
*_ og fan here , it was great plot changes don't matter in adaptations!_*
If something is genuinely bad, then even the casual viewer will find it bad. But think about it, if the casual viewer is liking it then the show has some merit and potential. My wife knows very little about Avatar and she liked it. I love the animated series, but I watched the live-action series as its own thing. I'm with Martin here. His like/hate is 6040. Mine is 75/25.
That means the show is good lol
Azula was not menacing enough and i feel like the actress was so young 🫤
To be fair in the cartoon she seemed like she was 20 years old
Well Azula is supposed to be 12. She looked 12 to me.
Yeah Azula is 12, but she does seem older in the cartoon. I think they could have gave her more menacing lines, but in the cartoon we don't see her until the second season, so maybe they are waiting to let her loose for season 2.
The actress is like 20 which makes it funnier
@@neiceyw78azula is 14
i found the writing in this show atrocious
not only is it generic
“youre the last of your kind”
“always remember who you are” etc.
but the exposition dumps are really ham fisted
I think the quality of performances were mostly proportional with the age of the actors. Probably why the Fire Nation/Zuko subplot was more effective for me than the main kids. I'm on the same page with Martin here. On its own, the show is a fundamentally good story, just with clear execution flaws (dialogue, green screen, lighting etc.), but comparing it to the 10/10 cartoon is just a losing battle.
The original show very much improved with Season 2 so hopefully with time & lessons learned the Netflix show can too.
100%. I also feel that while I like the changes, they bought in 90% of what people were excited for in S2/3. The one thread they have to keep people interested is Toph, maybe Ba Singh Se.
I totally disagree. There are good young /child actors out there. I wonder if there was nepobaby casting going on.
Azula was my least favorite character, she looked nothing like the anime character and her acting was the weakest, Katara didn't emote much but at least she delivered her lines better than Azula, i hope they don't mess up my favorite character Toph Beifong in the upcoming seasons.
Why we need to get a unconfident azula smh
not anime, cartoon
They shouldn’t have even introduced Azula in the first season
Cabbage man was perfect. Bumi was a little off story wise but the bending looked good so it's not that big of a deal. The whole casting is pretty much perfect so I'm satisfied with season 1, and I'm excited for a season 2 if we get one.
Monkey D Lee LMFAO!!! Picturing Luffy with a Bruce lee outfit on
Overall i liked the show. There is room for improvement, but doesn't feel like it is trying to be better than the animated show or a one to one adaption, but is still respectful and true to the soul of the show
Exactly
💯 EXACTLY
Yea same here
The problem is it's pointless. It's not nearly as good as the original, it doesn't expand on any lore or develop characters more or anything. It's literally worse than the original in every single aspect. So, what was the point of this?
@@mr.m9979precisely. Why make something that can't be better? pointless. So people live for pointless.
Now ill say this, im a HUGE fan of this series. Going into this show I new it was a netflix thing. Plus from what I've read going on during the production I had my thoughts pre loaded. Not to mention that horrible movie. So going in I was giving this new rendition something to be said as a new take/ adaption. Not true to the original source material verbatim. So although it has some highs and lows. I can at least say I enjoyed it either way.
As another huge fan I honestly would give it a C+. The problem is that the original show is a A+, it's also on Netflix, and it's over so you can watch a complete story as apposed to Part 1.
This is a nitpick, but they never actually introduced Mai and Ty Lee. Like no one ever says their names. We know who they are because we've seen the animated show. But for someone who hasn't, they're just random girls who are hanging out with Azula for some unknown reason.
The primary disagreement I had with one of my best friends about this adaptation was around who it was for. He's convinced it was for fans of the show, but the writing was executed poorly and some emotional story beatss were left out. I'm convinced it for the friends of fans, who have heard about it for 20 years, but preferred CW shows. We agree it feels like a strong 2010 show, the one we deserved even, but with 2024 CG.
The Avatar cartoon is such an easy watch, it would definitely help to watch the source material when reviewing adaptations
Damn Aang isnt allowed to recognize his best friends skeleton the exact same way he did in the cartoon.
This is not supposed to be a 1:1 copy of the original show. As someone who watched the original over 20 times, I came in with an open mind, expecting this to be its own thing. I gave it a 6/10. It was enjoyable and fun to see their interpretation, but there were flaws.
Pros: Great bending, sets, costumes, close to source material, extended look on stuff only talked about in original(air nomad genocide, sokka/kitara parents, firelord ozai and his kids/outlook, etc), decent cast.
Cons: not a fan of Aang/katara dialogue/performance. Felt rushed fitting 3-4 chapters in each episode, some cg was meh, some story changes were questionable, stale at moments.
Overall, it's nice to see more atla stuff come out. Looking forward to seeing season 2. From a production perspective, I realize how incredibly painful it is to nail all the details in an animated show and bring it to life and how much work goes into it. So, with that being said, I think they did a good job and, if anything, sets the bar for even better interpretations in the future.
Episode 1 was rough, but gets better after.
Favorite episode was 6.
The original series had a lot of heart and beautifully developed character relationships. This adaptation did not have any of that. Except for maybe Iroh and Zuko, these characters are just thrown together and never actually connect with each other.
I was actually happy with the show. I don't get the hate and the sudden rise of people loving the movie. The only downside is the acting, but overall it captured the heart of the anime and I was expecting a lot worse. Looking forward to season 2.
it's not as good as the original show, the movie is still crap, but a lot of the story was cut and rearranged to be lesser than the original. The 2 statements aren't mutually exclusive, it can still be good and worse than the original. But that leads into another problem, because you can just recommend the original over the live action.
Where are these people who now love the movie.
@@LARKXHIN Everywhere. On almost every post on social media.
@@jean-pierre5221 the movie was universally panned. Nobody loves that movie.
".... because the storytelling was so amazing."
Well... Netflix committed to replicating the visuals, but not the storytelling. So...
Acting is rough for some, but the bigger problem is the dialogue. It’s hard to work with some of those lines
Julien reaching the same levels of irrational hatred as Martin with Stranger Things. Heh
Show is shit. Cant remember conversations that wasnt explaining or exposition besides the quiet scenes
agreed. WAY too much exposition dumping in this version. characters just talking at each other instead of connecting with one another.
The problem… besides the bad acting and/or writing is that you can’t not compare it to the cartoon because it’s a live action adaptation of it. It’s supposed to be based on and you’d assume faithful to the cartoon yet they chose to ignore the source material in favor of something more like Game of Thrones. One Piece changed things but it still felt more faithful to the source material.
I would give the show a solid 7.5/10. This review was very well balanced between positive, negative and neutral feedback. Can't wait to see what season 2 brings.
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I like the first two episodes, but after watching episode 3 and 4 , I was like "WTF are they doing?" Rushing things, mixing characters and plot lines, key moments for characters development missing (like the cave with Aang and Katara).
Agreed. I read that the Zuko actor didn't want to be as mean to Uncle Iron as in the cartoon. He thought it would come across as too bratty and ungrateful. But that's exactly why Zuko's arc in the cartoon is so satisfying. He starts out as a ungrateful brat towards his Uncle and only as the series goes on does he learn to appreciate him.
I read that the actor didn't want to be as mean to Uncle Iron as in the cartoon. He thought it would come across as too bratty and ungrateful. But that's exactly why Zuko's arc in the cartoon is so satisfying. He starts out as a ungrateful brat towards his Uncle and only as the series goes on does he learn to appreciate him.
It seems like they rushed everyone's arc.
Wow, I’m disagree with the yellow shirt guys commentary completely. That was actually surprising to hear. Maybe he should rewatch it because I think he might be off??? It came off as strange to me personally
Yup, dude needs to touch grass
Very strange. How do you complain the whole time about how they didn't stick EXACTLY to the tone of a cartoon but then complain about their clothes being too clean? 😂 Do the cartoon characters get dirty?
20:54 - 21:09 The curse of Shamalan continues 😂😂
Fans doing revisionist history will have you believe katara was the main character (like your jew buddy on the show) which is bullshit. The story was always aang and zuko and their parallels. He's blinded by nostalgia, i finished the show 2 years back. I remember it more vividly than yall
As a stan of the original animated series, I was very happy with the Netflix adaptation! It also delved deeper than the original would allow. My quibbles are few and folk who hate this adaptation need to touch grass.
The point isn't to make a shot-for-shot remake of the original, but the hope is that they improve upon it. The changes they made to the story did not improve it. Azula in particular.
Azula would never waste a strike or a word at this stage of the story; the way they have her whining and flailing made the character unrecognizable.
Maybe this was pre-azula?
Any good project starts with the script. Who could look like a good actor delivering this wooden exposition dialogue?
An bad actor is still a bad actor
The season finale of Avatar was the best thing Netflix ever did. The show was fantastic from beginning to end.
My problem----is that everyone's Bending is just level#1 attacks?
In the Series they used all sorts of attacks, and many different manoeuvres that gave the fight scenes much excitement.
Both M. Night-----and this Fail heavy on that.
Agan* feels like he's a Nine Year going through a mid life crisis; Prepping for a divorce while re-thinking his whole career.
Im a fan, rewatched the original ATLA series multiple times, and Korra once.
My thoughts (no spoilers that arent in trailers):
Characters:
Aang: Visually looks like Aang.... acting is..... not good. The dialogue and writing do the kid no favors but geez. I expected it tho from the trailers. But its still pretty bad, hes just not a good actor in this show. 4/10
Katara: Completely bland. Only time theres a hint of Katara is when she yells at Sokka. 2/10
Sokka: Sounds close to the animation. Mixed line delivery, almost subdued. The acting with him is better than Aang and Katara. His romances are handled pretty bad. 6/10
Zuko: He's the best thing about this show. Its slightly different from the original, but its very much the actor making it his own but its still very much Zuko. Acting is the best in the show too, even handles the shit dialogue pretty well. Also choreography is really good. Shame he's surrounded by shit acting, writing, dialogue and directing. But the best changes and expanded storylines are Zuko's. 10/10
Iroh: Its not bad, i get they were going for season 3 Iroh, but honestly i think they played their hand too early. Iroh pretends to be a goof at first so when he gets serious it has oomph in the original. But his acting was not bad, although some line deliveries were not great. He's honestly saved alot by Zuko. 7/10
Zhao: Different characterization, the writing and dialogue goof him a bit. But the actor did a great job at what he was given to work with. 9/10
Suki: not the actresses fault. terrible writing, dialogue.... they turned her into a fucking simp and its terrible. 2/10 (only points are for visual and decent choreography)
Ozai: not alot to go on. but its solid. Visually on point too. Didnt get to see alot of choreography, but we'll see. 8/10
Azula: Honestly, meh. Not terrible, but not memorable. Its honestly really big shoes to fill. Zuko and Azula's voices are iconic and distinct. Zuko handled it, Azula not so much, but shes also lacking screentime. 6/10
Bumi: Visually great.... but man it was a bit like Ed from Cowboy Bebop. 5/10
Story: the main storyline is the same, but some of the moving around is hit or miss. ep 3-5 drags, but it picks up at the end. 7/10
Dialogue: Whoever writes the dialogue needs to be fired. It is absolute shite and mostly exposition. A few decent moments, but thats mostly the actors managing to save it. 1/10
Special effects: Still tv, but good for what it is. Firebending is pretty great, air too. Earth can be solid ;), water.... needs work. Momo and Appa solid. The finale did look great though. 9/10
Costumes: Accurate but a little too pristine. 8/10
Choreography: Honestly pretty great. They could improve it a bit though. 8/10
Directing: pretty shit honestly. Good visuals, choreography and some actors pulling it through keep it from total shit, but its pretty fucking bad. The cinematography is pretty shite too. 3/10
Overall thoughts: As a fan seeing the visuals done mostly properly was a treat. The acting is mid to shit except for Zuko, Zhao and kinda Iroh. They need to rehaul the writers room and get better dialogue. If we get a second season ill check it out, but if it gets cancelled im okay with it. There are some story changes i disliked, and a few characterization changes i hated, but i would have been fine if the acting, writing, directing and dialogue were good.
Overall rating: 6/10
The Aang actor was trying to be too dam dramatic with all his line readings instead of just being a kid.
@@JB-sc1tg its sad, because in interviews he does have similar Aang energy. The directors really did him dirty.
Well the best thing to come out of this is for anybody new to the series: If you liked the Netflix series you will absolutely love the original animated series.
Lol, literally, that's how Aang found monk Gyohsta, was through the aftermath and his emblem and clothes, That was literally a part of the storytelling
Julien is so whiney, always love Korey and Martin critiques even when I disagree I still enjoy hearing their perspective because it genuinely constructive and they have fun with it most of the time, but Julien is so nit picky when her “critiques” is so cynical and he come of so pretentious. He needs to take a page out Iroh’s book since he love the og show much when Iroh said “look for the light you can often find it. if you look for the dark that is all you’ll ever see.” same apply you go in looking for negatives you’ll only see negative even there is not like Julien, but you go in taking it for what it is a something for what it is you noticed there may be just as many positives to see not just the bad like with how I got from Martin.
agreed...
I was waiting for the "My cabbages!' joke. It wasn't corny at all and I loved it. I hope they do it every season. I thought the show was as well done as it could have been. Animation fans are way too picky and stay on some gatekeeper shit. The reason why live action adaptations usually don't work is because the source material is silly and doesn't translate well into live action because it's too over-the-top. Fans just don't notice because we excuse the ridiculousness of animated works.
And idk what show my man eas watching back in the day, but Kitarra was NOT the main character. You must be mistaking her for Korra. And I felt this version of Aang was happy-go-lucky like the original series. You just expected the cartoon version come to life like MC Scat Kat or Roger Rabbit or something.
Exactly... Most of these criticisms were ridiculous. Especially considering that this is a live action adaptation of a children's cartoon. It would be ridiculously silly if they made it exactly like the cartoon.
Ol'Boy in yellow you might wanna check on him. I think he's got something serious going on, wow. I knew he would give this adaptation a grade of "Some Ol' Bullsh**". It actually made me laugh. You are obviously entitled to your own opinion and as they always say art subjective. However, on some level this show was created for kids and teens. Because it's based on a Nickelodeon cartoon. Rating it that harshly is wild to me because I'm half way through and I think it's really good (not great). And the only place where I agree with Mr. Angry Charlie Brown in the yellow tee. Is the costumes looked way to fresh three episodes into the season.
I haven't finished the series yet but there's a lot here to be happy about and room for minor improvements for a second season.
Elizabeth Yu "AZULA" she's not done right. My goodness I don't know why they choose that direction
I think it's interesting that fanboys complained about Katara in the cartoon series about her being angry all the time but yet wanted her to be portryed right in the live action series. Like huh???
I thought most of the complaints about Katara in the original series were more about her being a wet blanket.
This is why we can't have nice things. I just wish some fans would just stop comparing a new iteration of something from its previous versions.
I see so many people say they don't like this, because it's not the animated series.
I think the white guy is just way critical, the cabbages scene was funny. I thought Sokka might be the weakest but even he grew on me. Not sure why you expect some kind of flawless performance on a Kids Anime but whatever. It was a good and entertaining. Better than Shamalama Ding Dongs version. I like Cowboy Beebop. I did not know One Piece but it was also entertaining. Worst live action will always be DBZ.
Yeah he seems like he only cares about his childhood and nothing can beat it to him.
One Piece did a fantastic job of keeping the essence of the intellectual property.
It's called an opinion. People are allowed to have them
@@Devilsblood The 3 leads in this series can't act out of a paper bag. For instance, Aang supposed to be crying when he saw the bones of his dead sensi but no tears ran down his face.
the fact that the child actor of katara was better than the main katara.. i dunno how to feel. but i hope they can redeem themselves next season if it is renewed
Julian is such a childish critic,which is such an annoyance
Agreed
Kitara is not the main character
No, she is not...
Zuko is.
8/10 - Series stands alone very well next to the original animated series. PROS: Soul of the original story is present. Great special effects and costumes. Good action, suffient and not over the top. Casting mostly on point. Uncle Iroh & Zuko are amazing.
CONS: Rushed story telling in 8 episodes vs 20+ in the first season of the OG series. Stiff acting at times, but these are unknown child actors and forgivable. Certain plot points become redundant and dont need to be repeatedly explained episode to episode.
You tell em Yellow Shirt guy. How dare they not make it a shot for shot 20+ episode remake for you. And overdub Iroh's lines with Greg Baldwin just to please you and your memory of that one time you watched it a decade ago. I mean, the audacity of Netflix to not do exactly what YOU want.
They better not fuck up Toph! I aint having it if they Dare Devil her up "Oohhh I'm blind but no really: fuck that noise.
They did it justice. I finished the cartoon 2 years back so im not falling for 'fans' revisionist history who dont remember anything about the cartoon except their nostalgia
I miss the days when everything didn't have to be a masterpiece. I can't imagine if Harry Potter came out in todays climate. Yeesh. I think it was a decent show. Imagine watching this as children. We'd love it. I dont understand peoples inability to separate two different forms of media. The animated series is just that. It's nearly impossible to capture the magic that comes from animated storytelling. The show is good. Show it to your kids, and I bet they love it
There's probably leniency if HP came out today because everyone imagined the world differently bc of their imagination. Adapting a preexisting show we all know what it looks like is harder.
The kids actors were so awful. I think it’s 60 percent on the director and 40 percent on the actors.
I don't understand what you guys are on about with Katara not emoting, I dunno what y'all are seeing but I thought she was fine. She was putting emotions into her performance. I mostly agree with Martin and Korey here but man, Julien needs to chill especially at the end of this review where he show how he truly felt, I'm like dude, chill. Stop being a crybaby.
Look at Nicola Peltz’s acting in the movie by comparison. She always looked like the director was threatening to kill her puppy if she didn’t act.
@ation2690 Bro you need to see her "fight" with master Pakku in that movie, it was such a sad excuse for a "fight scene". Compared to this Netflix live action and the anime which is pretty much went down the same.
@@DirtySam0410 I don’t know if it’s 100% confirmed, but it’s said that the only reason she was cast as Katara was because of a favored owed by her billionaire father, Nelson Peltz.
@@gamestation2690 Maybe. But she did mention in a cast interview that she asked her manager to look out for auditions when she heard an Avatar live action project was in the works, then her manager called back saying yes. Then she got sent a script for her audition that didnt mention anything about it being Avatar or even the name Katara or any other Avatar characters.
So when they saw her audition, they said shes the one.
@@DirtySam0410 Why did she look like she was always on the verge of tears, anyway?
Nitpicking in this review is insane ..lol
Seriously! Lol it wasn't perfect but it was a good show! I feel they pulled it off with this show well
@@hjames78It feels like most criticisms for the Netflix show seem very petty, when you consider just how abhorrent the movie was by comparison. No matter how the show would turn out, we all knew it was always going to be better.
I just wanna say that it’s so awesome that someone who isn’t as familiar with the animated show felt so invested and on board with the live action version. I love the original series and I think they did a great job with this and it has a lot of potential to improve. I think saying it was “hard to watch” is a little dramatic. They got a lot right and a lot wrong, naturally, but at the end of the day it has strong potential and it’s not M Night Shyamalan level bad so I’m happy about that.
Edit: Just watched the whole video and I completely disagree with the guy who didn’t like it. I can understand being disappointed in certain things with the story but come on man, it really wasn’t as bad as you’re making it out to be.
It would be interesting to see yall review Avatar season by season after watching this show. It still holds up and seeing it with an adult lens only makes you realize how great it was for a children's show.
Lol Korey is probably thinking "i should've just did this review with Martin"
Rarely do I agree with Julians Opinions on movies but he was spot on.
Why wouldn't Ang recognize a skeleton based on its clothes/jewelry and where it is located?.... Seems kind of a weird nitpick.
See as a die hard fan that watches this show yearly theres alot of fans that really need to take the damn rose tinted goggles off. Season one of the show was just as mid as this was because mike and brian(the og creators) arent what everyone hypes them up as. Season one was good for a cartoon...but seasons 2 and 3 were perfect as story telling in general not just animation. And that was due to them getting an actual writing team like the first season feels like a completely different team wrote it vs 2 and 3. If netflix is smart they will follow suit and beef up the writing department because they have all the means to make this show more than decent which is where it sits at for me. Its not amazing but its not trash either and i enjoyed seeing the animation brought to life. Now they just need to buckle down on the story and for sure consider extending the amount of episodes because there is far too much necessary content in the coming seasons that needs time to play out not get meshed together with 4 other plot points.
Lmao I agree
I rewatched it last year and I think people are harsh on season 1. It world builds subtly in the background and I appreciate it.
@@LARKXHIN Thats fine but that has zero to do with what I said. Season one doesnt compare to 2 and 3 remotely. And as I pointed out, the reason is having an actual writing team vs just mike and bryan. Im not being harsh on season one, its a great start to one of the best shows period..but that doesnt change its not this masterpiece people are acting like to compare it to the live action.
Season 1 of the original was just as mid as this? Season 1 is obviously the weakest of the three, but it’s nowhere close to this bad. Not even close lmao.
@@anrick1362 Yes just as mid as this the only difference is an extended episode list to fit in better utilized character building vs the LA where they focused in on one or two traits. Maybe read my whole comment before reacting to the first line. 🤡
I actually thought the series was a good adaptation.
I found the dialogue terrible.I didn’t expect it to be as good as Quentin terentino’s, but it was just too cringe and unnecessarily dramatic at times.