Great story, great picture, great idea; nicely executed

Rating: 10/10 (27 December 2009)

I went into the movie with some expectations. It seems as though every movie i've been to in the last couple years now has been disappointing. I go in with high expectations and it simply doesn't live up. It is only when I go in with very very low expectations and that it is decent that I think it was actually good. But all my friends and everyone I talked to about it ranted and raved about how good it was. And they said the 3D was amazing, the future of television, of video games, blah blah. I thought it would be pretty good, but doubted the level that they expressed. Boy was I wrong. If this is a great film then other great movies are simply cartoons. I was blown away. My mouth dried out from hanging open for the 2+ hour movie. I have to say it, this one is Perfect. The lush environment the story takes place in is amazing, the characters well portrayed, and the story itself very very well written. I was surprised it worked, what with some cliché action movie moments. But it did, and nicely. It's one of those movies that you come out of in awe, that you wanna whoop and clap at at the end of. The one that you think about for a week afterwords and keep thinking about how it applies to your own life. This really is a different level of film making. A couple things for the future attender of this life changing experience: See it in theaters, and see it in 3D (and BTW, the closer you sit to the screen, the better the 3D).