Changes the CG game but thats about it

Rating: Null/10 (18 December 2009)

**More spoiler free than the trailer thats for sure!!)**
Not until tonight did I find out Avatar was spelled "Dances with Apocalypto". Now I'm a big Cameron fan; and when I see a Cameron film I'm expecting that little something more. Aside from the spectacular CG (which wiped the slate clean and started a whole new game) there was nothing there. The story has been done to death before, acting was OK but nothing special and the sound...poor for a Cameron film! I could go on all day about the look and directing of the film, but that's not enough to qualify this as the greatest thing to hit celluloid in 30 years (as some critics make it out to be). I went in very excited and came out just not being fully wowed. Granted I did see Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus right before the film at its screening and with the wonderful array of character development and acting I think left me even more upset with the lack of detailed characters and stellar acting. I do say see it; IMAX3D if you can, but don't expect this holy grail of a film. CG is revolutionary, directing is great (It's Cameron!!) but that's where it ends. I'll end it there until everyone sees it. Fell free to poor in the comments I'm dying to hear what everyone thinks.
8/10