This Ain't Avatar

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This Ain't Avatar
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Teaser cover for the DVD of This Ain't Avatar.
Directed by Axel Braun
Written byMarc Star
Based on Avatar
by James Cameron
Produced by Larry Flynt
Starring
CinematographyAxel Braun
Edited byAxel Braun
Claudia Ross
Distributed by Hustler Video
Release date
  • September 28, 2010 (2010-09-28)
Running time
129 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
BudgetMost expensive film Hustler produced. [1]

This Ain't Avatar (stylized as This Ain't Avatar XXX) is a 2010 3D science fiction sex comedy parody film that parodies James Cameron's Avatar , to which it serves as a spiritual sequel. The film was shot, edited, and directed by Axel Braun and stars an ensemble cast headed by Chris Johnson as Jake, the main human character. It was produced by Hustler Video. [2] Industry reviewers noted that the release used old-style rather than modern 3D technology and faulted it for its poor production quality.

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Plot

After the original events of Avatar , Jake Sully reveals in a video log that the Na'vi have a darker side. After sexual flashbacks which show moments in the film which purport to show what actually happened, the film shows what occurs after the human corporation leaves Pandora. The Na'vi turn out to be "fetish-fueled sex fiends", who have a massive orgy after the corporation leaves, and then reveal their true purpose for keeping humans in a twist ending. [2]

Cast

Production

A series of pornography parody films were originally proposed as a joke by Axel Braun, the film's eventual director. [2] Hustler then published a press release with a series of fake parody films (including Glee and FOX News); one of the films listed was an Avatar parody, and the producers at Hustler and Braun began serious discussions about the creation of an Avatar porn film. [2] In March 2010, Hustler announced that Braun would be officially directing the film. [3]

Marc Star was tapped by Hustler to write the screenplay, where he came up with the idea of having the film take place after the end of the original Avatar, and to have the sex scenes shown through video logs before and during the original film. [2] In order to avoid confusion with it actually being part of James Cameron's Avatar universe, the names of many objects in the universe are subtly changed to parody the original Avatar. [2] The Na'vi are referred to as Na'bi, the planet Pandora was renamed to Panwhora, and instead of being after unobtainium, the humans are after viagratanium. [2]

In order to film the 3D sequences, Hustler contacted an outside company with 3D expertise to train their personnel and to lease their equipment. [2] The director struggled to maneuver the 3D cameras during some of the sequences, but Braun was pleased with the end result. [2] In order to achieve a look similar to that of the blue Na'vi from Avatar, makeup artists used gallons of blue paint on the Na'bi actresses in order to achieve a close look to that of the film. [2] Prosthetics were attached to the performers' faces to simulate their alien nature. [2] The film finished production in late June 2010. [4]

Hustler released the trailer for this film's unique texture and 3D effects in September 2010. [5]

Reception

X-Critic reviewer Don Houston noted that the video "used the old fashioned red & blue anaglyph system", falling "far short of what fans should expect". He faulted the standard version as "so dark that even trying to discern what was happening was sketchy" and the 3D version for going "haywire", with the red- and blue-tinted components falling out of synchronization partway through the video, "killing the effect". He gave This Ain't Avatar a highly negative review, describing it as "was cheaply made and written on the back of a matchbook cover", and its "technical aspects" as "poorly handled". [6]

Reviewer "JLB", a writer/editor for the IAFD, declared himself "disappointed" in the release, saying it "feels like a lazy, truncated version of James Cameron’s hugely popular film." He also was highly negative about the video's technical quality, saying "the 3D version is just the old fashioned red and blue anaglyph system, and it comes unglued at the midway point – probably a by-product of Braun’s inability to properly shoot using 3D equipment" and that the standard version "is so dark that it almost completely obfuscates the action". [7]

Home media

The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on September 28, 2010 [4] and is believed to be "the first ever adult movie made specifically for 3-D televisions." [8]

Awards

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