Blue

Rating: 5/10 (15 May 2010)

Avatar was the most talked about and hyped movie of the season. I watched the Oscars and wondered why it did not get Best Picture or Best Director and also why it got NO awards at the BAFTA's in the U.K. When I rented the DVD it became clear as to why it mysteriously didn't capture awards yet was the darling of critics and viewers alike. In praise of Avatar---it is visually stunning, exciting and mesmerizing and should be seen on that merit alone. Like Disney's Fantasia and Star Wars---it is groundbreaking for its time and a must see. The problem lies in the storyline. It seems to have used other hit movies to create a a visually stunning hybrid with a contemporary ecological message. It rips off the Matrix, Jurassic Park but its main storyline is Dances With Wolves. So much so that it ruined the movie for me. I knew the entire plot within the first half hour once I got wind of this. So its lipstick and a tutu on a pig. Great entertainment and fun for 3D freaks but tedious overall. I much prefer Dances With Wolves.