Cameron's 21st century masterpiece. Beautiful, epic and awe-inspiring

Rating: 8/10 (18 December 2009)

Avatar opens your eyes. Not only to a new world, but revolutionary visuals hand crafted by the master that is James Cameron. No wonder it took him 15 years before he knew that it was time to create this masterpiece. The whole cast do great turns in their roles, the cinematography is awesome, the music thrilling but most of all the visuals, as they explode on screen in a cacophony of colour, shape and sound, are breathtaking. Especially in 3D, never before have I felt to really have been in that world whilst watching in the cinema. Many times during certain scenes I literally suddenly realised I was in a cinema rather than in the deep, dense, flowing forest of the planet Pandora. Cameron really has excelled here and does not disappoint. If there was one little grumble it would be about the story, which is slightly bland (jungle battle of guns against bow and arrows for land). Nevertheless, this is quickly forgotten in the pure amazement, sheer spectacle and timeless awe of the world that is AVATAR.