Depessing

Rating: 10/10 (7 February 2010)

Possibly the most depressing film I have watched.
Depressing in the way that I have to come back down to Earth on leaving the cinema.
Make no mistake, the storyline has been done before, but every inch of Pandora is beautifully visualised like nothing else I have seen.
The main actors do a fine job of injecting life into their characters, a transition made quite easy by the fact that we see most of them as Humans as well as their Avatars, but most notably, Zoe Saldana gives an fantastic performance as Neytiri.
The guys and gals and WETA and ILM should give themselves a huge pat on the back though for some of the most convincing digital creatures ever committed to film. I often dislike CGI heavy films for the unnatural way in which things seem to move and look, but this amazingly and lovingly crafted breathing world will suck you in and leave you wishing that you lived there instead.
Breathtaking work.