to sum it up: i thought i was watching Costner's movie for the masses

Rating: 8/10 (24 December 2009)

I've given it an indulgent 8.
Don't get me wrong it isn't a bad film at all but it isn't brilliant in any aspect aside from CGI and i might give you some reasons to not be visually astounding either.
Well to be straightforward: 1) ACTORS: the all u can eat American persona standards: the general - there's not much to talk about such a character; the tough idealist - impersonated by miss weaver worse collaboration than the former in aliens; the grunt - stupid insignificant but ofc able to change the course of history I'm getting headaches only when writing this; the capitalist junkie - but ofc i'll take a long blood bath and eradicate any species if possible for some billions last but not least "stands with a fist" - the native who falls for the grunt May i just add that aside from a predictable story, the native girl really impressed me and my friends. Let's just say she's the kind of woman every adventurous man looks for but ofc almost never finds.
2) STORY: not much to talk about this either read my summary title
3) CGI: well .... it was fantastic .... to see all that vegetation and fauna ... your only opinion is based on taste not culture not that this is bad but let's just say it's nothing revolutionary. I'm more prone to real bent images than shrek on wheels in regard to visual effects.
I can't think of anything relevant at the moment. I just wanted to express an opinion about another over rated film in the past years - the first being batman with ledger
It's a must see but not even close to a masterpiece.