Stunning but lacks any depth

Rating: 5/10 (3 January 2010)

After the decade plus wait for Avatar, the special effects certainly do not disappoint. They are without a doubt the best any movie has produced ever and no one would dare argue with that. However, as a film I was expecting more from James Cameron, he has produced some monumental films in the past that have been brilliant aside from the special effects. Avatar is not. It is riddled with every cliché war/uprising films have produced in the last 20 years; the dialogue was very poor really for someone who has been in the field as long as James Cameron has. Nevertheless, i am glad i went to see it and i'm sure it will be remembering as a landmark for future blockbusters, and with good cause, the 3D was nothing short of stunning particularly when the ash was falling in the aftermath. Still, with a bit of work, it could have been so much better.