James Cameron has created a beautiful beast that you just can't stop staring at, but it isn't without it's flaws.

Rating: 7/10 (18 December 2009)

Ultimately Avatar will be remembered more for it's visuals, than it's plot but even as faulty as the movie is, it's still a technical marvel in every way possible that must be seen. Avatar is essentially a sci- fi/adventure flick. Jack Sully (Sam Worthington) Is stuck in a wheelchair an ex-marine, after being given the opportunity to participate in the Avatar experiment, led by Sigourney Weaver's character. Jack must learn from the Na'vi, an alien race that oddly enough have a lot in common with the Indian tribes in the Nature aesthetic. After awhile, Jack feels for the tribe and of course he makes a decision. It ends up being a battle between the human race and the Na'vi. Of course, the human race has the guns and the firepower the Na'vi have bow and arrows so it transcends into how they are going to defeat the humans. The plot in no means is bad, and for an action sci- fi/adventure flick it's beyond those mediocre story-lines seen in other blockbuster movies, however it still feels a bit generic. It just didn't feel original in any way for me. Still, it's a passable story which holds you glued to it, and either-way the general audiences wont care much, as they will enjoy it. It ends up being a beautiful story, if not a flawed one. But where Avatar really hits the cannon is with everything else. It's a visual feast, that puts everything else before it to shame. The CG is simply something that must be seen, as it is jaw dropping. If you see it in 3-D, than the jaw will drop twice more. The combination of live action, and CG is blended perfectly, it is obvious that you will be able to tell apart the CG, but it's still very impressive neither-less. The soundtrack composed by James Horner, is best to be heard elsewhere. It's beautiful, but I didn't see it used efficiently in the movie, or appear as many times as I would have liked. Still when it is there, it definitely is beautiful. The acting is good, as the actors do the best job they could possibly do within the structure of the movie and most importantly they are believable. Sam is fantastic as always, but the real star is Stephan Lang, which pulverises the screen as a villain, and does a great performance while he's at.