I'll give this movie credit where it's due....

Rating: 6/10 (15 August 2010)

The CGI engine they used was phenomenal. It was great, although I thought it looked a bit too cartoonish (for my taste). The action in it was suspenseful and climactic (as usual for the great James Cameron) and the actors brought their A-Game through out the film.
But... I still can't say this movie is the greatest of all time. Usually when I look at a movie for greatness I ignore the flashy effects and focus on the story and acting. As said before, to me the effects were cartoon-like, but the acting was great... but there's just one thing this movie had that killed it for me. The story.
It was too predictable and cliché... as said before... it was Dances With Wolves meets Star Wars (or some space drama).
I have to honestly say, this movie is among the worst James Cameron films I've personally seen. The story was boring and cliché. But, the numbers don't lie... this movie got the money it did for the flashy effects, and let's face it, the whole 3D fad helped a lot with it.
At first... I absolutely hated this movie. I saw it in 3D on opening weekend. Walking out, I bad-mouthed it the entire way home. Saying it was an over rated piece of *beep* that doesn't deserve what it got. But, I recently re-watched it, and here's my new take.
Everything mentioned before about the CGI and the acting and the story still stands. But something came to mind that I forgot that opening weekend... James Cameron, being the great director and writer he is, developed Pandora from the ground up. Almost everything in Avatar was completely original (is anyone going to argue the fact that the gunships they use in Avatar are WAY too similar to the Vultures in Halo Wars?). So that is something I will add to the pros list of this movie.
Pros: Great acting, mind-blowing effects (although cartoonish!) and a completely original world complete with monsters and aliens.
Cons: Cartoon-like effects (although mind blowing!), crappy story and way too over-hyped (although not as bad as that piece of *beep* Twilight story).
This is my opinion, you may flame me if you want. But please, take my points in to consideration.
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