This has to be what it was like to see Star Wars in theatres back in the 70's...

Rating: 8/10 (28 December 2009)

I have never written a movie review, I am certainly not an idolater of James Cameron, but I just saw Avatar in 3D on a tiny screen at in my local cinema and felt compelled to say how impressed I was. In the past, I have left Cameron movies feeling a bit duped (Titanic) by stunning use of technology to mask derivative stories. This was different. He takes a story derived from traditional American lore and then creates a new alien world with a fully immersed cultural experience. The best comparison I can offer is to a movie like Last of the Mohegans, which offers you the amazing experience of running with a different people, and for a couple (or 3) hours, feeling like you see the world through there eyes, with awe of their skills and appreciation for their beliefs. This is like that, except it's a world invented and created by James Cameron. For his success in using new movie technology to bring us into his imagination Cameron deserves the applause, and money... or most of it.