Worth it just for the visual experience

Rating: 8/10 (21 January 2010)

I generally judge a movie by when I look at my watch, 15 mins in (why did I bother coming), after the end (what a great movie), this was most definitely an "after the end" movie, and that is quite some feat for a 2 hour 40 min film, totally absorbed for the duration.
Well what do I say that hasn't already been said. I saw this last night at Imax Waterloo, was my first 3D movie and my first visit to the Imax.
What an experience, the visuals just blew me away, some of the moving full screen images, like the no-gravity scene near the beginning, really made my head spin, that Imax screen is HUGE.
The small things, spores, leaves etc gave a superb 3D effect and felt like I could reach out and touch them.
Some funny moments, excellent action sequences, eye-popping colours, some romance, awesome CGI, a very good mix of content, something for all ages and tastes.
The story is nothing new, but told in a quite original way, with the backing of some new and very exciting technology.
Escapism at its best, a MUST-SEE movie, will remember this experience for ages, or at least until Avatar 2 :-).