amazing effects but nothing new plot wise

Rating: 7/10 (9 November 2010)

This movie was better than I expected because I thought the story would be horrible. And it wasn't; actually, it's a story that has been used many times. It sort of reminded me of General Custard at Little Big Horn. The bad humans are tired of trying to make nice with the blue aliens and so decide to destroy them. Aliens with their less advanced weapons unite and defeat the bad humans from completely overtaking their world.
Sigourney Weaver, plays Grace, a scientist that wants to learn from the Navi and believes that they are one with the forest. Enter, Jake, a marine whom is replacing his deceased brother, as a driver of an Avatar, which is the human/alien/ body that can be controlled by the human's mind. Jake gets lost and is taken in by the Navi, in particular a girl, Neytiri. They teach him the way of life. He is supposed to gain their trust and ask them to leave their land so the humans can harvest this valuable rock that is there.
OF course, Jake falls for the girl and wants to help them defend their land against the evil chief of security whom takes over and wants to destroy everything.
FINAL VERDICT: It's your typical story that everyone likes, plus cool special effects. It is a little long, but that's why I say watch it at home so you can stop it several times.