Visually stunning, lacking in the script department.

Rating: 7/10 (2 April 2012)

This is undeniably sumptuous. I can quite see where the mega bucks have gone, Pandora and the whole look of the film are stunning. At first you are truly dazzled by the awesomely imagined and realised visuals on the screen in front of you. And that is part of the problem. Unfortunately, the story itself is nothing special, you can trace the roots of the tale in many of the movies over the last fifty years or so, Last Of The Mohicans and Dances with Wolves sprang instantly to mind. Followed closely by Apocalypse Now and Aliens. This isn't necessarily bad, but you feel a vague sense of disappointment when you start to recognise the markers, and can predict what's coming next. Every one of the six points I give to this movie are for the incredible visuals, true testament to CGI skill. The four points it loses for me come from the unoriginal story.