Fun Action Flick, but Incredibly Overrated.

Rating: 5/10 (25 January 2010)

I recently watched Avatar (in 3D) to see what all the buzz was about. I've seen all the great movies of the year (Inglourious Basterds, Hurt Locker, Precious, Invictus, An Education, District 9, and Up in the Air), and I wanted to see if those incredible films deserved to lose to Avatar for best picture for the Golden Globes. In my opinion, it did not.
While Avatar had great effects, I do not consider an amazing or even great film. The acting was typical (I'm not saying bad) and the screen play was pretty horrible. Throughout the movie, I constantly grew tired of the constant clichés that happened over and over again and how I could predict every little thing that was going to happen next. I even laughed at what were supposed to be the emotional moments of the movie because they were so common and overdone/melodramatic at times that I actually found the scenes quite pathetic. For me, it was like I watched an average over-the-top action flick (or if you've seen the fail blog a copy off Pocahontas) with a common plot reiterated with amazing effects.
I know I'm not necessarily right and this is just an opinion, but I don't think this deserves to be even nominated for best picture. The great effects cannot match up to no outstanding acting performances, no originality in plot, and a very weak screenplay. This movie was also way too drawn out for me to enjoy it. On the plus side, the 3D effects made entertaining at times, but it definitely could not support the whole movie.
5/10