Fun and Firearms

Rating: 10/10 (16 July 2012)

I love this movie. The story line is awesome,the acting is top notch, and the CG work is cutting edge. I don't understand why so many people want to bash this flic. If anything I would say it was the best sci fi flick of the new century! I really glad James Cameron had the foresight to wait till the tech had caught up to make the film. The only thing of the movie that didn't set well with me was the part where Tsu'tey was beating down the merc's on the rear of the cargo hold. The last one ends up dumping a magazine worth of rounds in his chest and knocks him off the ship! I understand a lot of people don't know about firearms. I do, the caliber of the gun the merc was using was a 7.62mm (.308). The Na'vi are ruffly 3 times the size of humans. To get that affect on Tsu'tey. You would need a gun that shot a 1.35 cal with around 2800 lbs from the barrel of the firearm. A gun that no human could carry or control with out mounted. No way fired from the shoulder! The .308 round would of hit him like a poke from your finger and been like hit with the point of a ballpoint pen. I understand that their is point of theatrics,cool, but that is the ONLY problem I have with this gem of cinema.