James Cameron? Opinionated? Perish the thought.

During a press conference this week heralding the Blu-ray release of Avatar, the blockbuster savant riffed about his disdain for movies on a small screen, calling out the iPhone and laptops specifically.

"I think it's dumb, when you have characters that are so small in the frame that they're not visible." Cameron quipped, pointing a finger at Apple's darling. "If someone wants to watch it on an iPhone, I'm not going to stop them, especially if they're paying for it, but I don't recommend it."

What Cameron does recommend, is that folks who want to watch movies as he feels they are meant to be seen, should get rid of their coffee tables and move their couch four feet away from the screen. Yes - that'll be much easier on the eyes than watching a film on a smartphone.

Cameron's feelings on the matter echo those of director David Lynch, who in late 2009 lamented the viewing of movies on mobile phones.*

* Be forewarned: Lynch drops an F-Bomb in the linked YouTube video.