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Is The Last Airbender (2010) Really That Bad?

Unforgivable dumpster fire, or forgivable misfire?

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Ben Ulansey
Sep 30, 2024
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The Last Airbender is a movie with a reputation. Depending on who you ask, some people might adamantly deny that such a movie was ever released. More ardent fans of the original might even throw a humiliating meme in your face if you should deign to acknowledge the adaptation’s existence.

Released in 2010 and directed by M. Night Shyamalan, it a…

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