spoilers below - beware

Rating: Null/10 (3 March 2010)

This movie can be reviewed in 2 parts.
Visually this is a stunning movie. Even if it wasn't 3D the backdrops, the scenery, the visual effects on the Navi are breathtaking. WETA has upped it a notch. Amazing how far they've come in such a short time. The 3D effect took me some time to get used to but once I was adjusted, WOW. Mind blowing. The motion was so smooth too, even on the effects shots. Just for the spectacle itself I had to give it a 7/10. Someone said this is a milestone movie, one in which people will be comparing the technical achievements of all future movies. I wholeheartedly agree.
The storyline and character development however were sadly lacking. The story is simple, and that I could forgive. However, its parallels with "Dances With Wolves" were too close and too obvious to miss. It's bad when you're sitting in a movie and are constantly reminded every 5 minutes that James Cameron photocopied the script to Dances with Wolves and stuck in Navi instead of Navajo. For that I gave him 1 point.
So total is 8/10.
Be sure to see this on a big screen in 3D, iMax if you have it...