Overcoming my disdain for CGI

Rating: 10/10 (18 December 2009)

When you stop caring, or even noticing, the CGI, you know you're watching a good movie.
I generally hate CGI, especially in large doses. It's disheartening for me to watch a big screen knowing that every little detail is there because someone thought to draw it. Nothing accidental, nothing by chance, or dropped in by human quirk. But Avatar made me not care. And that's really saying something.
I fell in love with the scenery! This movie was simply beautiful to look at.
The story was 100% predictable. You know what the protagonist is going to do, every step of the way, and sometimes you have to wait a while for it. But who cares? It was great. When it ended, I don't know where 2-1/2+ hours went! I honestly didn't want it to end. I didn't want to leave that world.
This is what the big screen is made for!