Truly beautiful film.

Rating: 9/10 (31 January 2010)

Let me preface this review by saying I loathe overly-hyped up movies. I simply cannot bring myself to go see movies just because everyone says they're amazing. I watch movies that I want to watch based on the previews.
Avatar exceeded my expectations. I was astounded by the animation; it was truly beautiful. I know that sounds a bit ridiculous, but it's true. The backgrounds and scenery were beautiful. That place would be somewhere I'd like to travel. The characters were rich and deep and entrancing. The plot was engaging and not too predictable. I did guess some things before they happened, but not all and it didn't ruin the movie for me.
I think a lot of people who reviewed this movie negatively had gotten it blown out of proportion by all the hype. I really enjoyed the movie, and I thought it was very well done all around; dialog, plausible relationships, pace of the movie, animation, actors, scenery, sound effects... I can continue for hours. This was a very well done movie.