Visually Stunning, but lacks elsewhere

Rating: 6/10 (13 May 2012)

When I first saw this film at relative's house back in 2009, I could only sum it up as "Wow. That was incredible". I've probably watched it 3 times now over the past few years, my views have changed. Let me try to show think:
On the visual side, it's like man going to the moon. The CGI is breathtaking, realistic and I can't even begin to imagine what it's like on 3D display. It is a milestone for CGI.
On the storside it's like a pack of mints. A nice taste at first, but after while you get bored of it. To be perfectly honest, the storyline is VERY basic-man meets people, man wants to be like people, man 'betrays' his own kind, massive battle, the end. The problem I have is that there is just nothing to it. A film like Inception has hundreds of other sidestories within it. I really couldn't find that many, or any that were good, in Avatar. It's just a too basic for my liking. Also, I didn'y feel any emotion. When I saw War Horse, I was on the edge of my seat, sweating. It was exhilarating and emotional. Avatar just didn't have that. Sure, the last attack scene is pretty awesome, but I just didn't feel any exhilaration or emotion. This is where it falls down. And I think that it's a really big shame that it does this, because if it cleared up these parts, it would be amazing.
In conclusion, it's great at first, and you will gawk at the CGI, but there is very little else to it, and this is what lets it down.