Honest review

Rating: 4/10 (7 February 2010)

This 'story' is laughably transparent. I think within 10-15 minutes of watching the movie, I could have mapped out the rest of the plot and that was after missing the first 20 minutes. My dad is a frequent movie-goer and his review of the movie was "It was essentially a live action Ferngully." The movie takes a very safe a predictable path from start to finish without the slightest hint of a plot twist. There really is no point to click "Contains Spoiler" when writing a review for this movie because there aren't any.
The obvious point that pulls this rating up from a 1-2 in my mind was seeing it in 3D Imax. You really feel like you are part of this world if you have a decent seat in the theater and don't suffer from motion sickness. If you let visual spectacle draw you in, the three hours will fly by and you'll remember at the end that you should probably go use the bathroom before your kidneys explode.
What frustrates me is that this movie will probably clean up at the Oscars despite having an unoriginal story. Best Picture, not even close, Best Visual Effects, no brainer.