Visually stunning, but overlong

Rating: 6/10 (28 December 2009)

Hype was somewhat overblown. The 3-D is amazing, but does not appear throughout the movie. There are stretches where you notice there isn't any 3-D, then it appears again, but not for very long.
I think the picture has a great message that is very pertinent to our current world, in which we are ruining our environment with little regard for how it affects those living in the rain forests, oceans, etc.
I know that Cameron had a real language created for "Avatar", and that adds an interesting other-worldliness to the film.
I felt the movie was moving along at a fairly steady pace until the last 40 minutes or so, when the story kind of bogged down.
If you are a big fan of sci-fi films, I would recommend the picture, and that you see it in 3-D, which definitely adds to the appeal of the film. The IMAX 3-D might enhance the movie's enjoyability, but was too pricey for us.