Avatar is a Visual Masterpiece, Familiar Story, Detailed Exploration.

Rating: 10/10 (24 December 2009)

Saw Avatar in IMAX3D, visually stunning! The story is predictable, unoriginal, and at times a few certain scenes can be mediocre, but it is familiar, relatable, and highly entertaining. It is the seamless 3D immersion and extremely detailed CGI of the planet and navi that will blow your mind; that is where all the fun and money is at. Must see in IMAX3D ONLY, the huge screen intensifies the 3D immersion and you feel like you are actually in the planet running alongside the characters. The 3D is groundbreaking, smooth and enhances the experience 10 fold (no motion-sickness); as long as you focus on the area that they intended you to the whole room comes to life. Avoid wandering your eyes or analyzing the scene or else things get slightly blurry, focus on where they want you to and you become immersed in the space and the images pop to become sharp; let it take you on a ride. There is love poured on the technical aspects of it and it should win major awards. The acting is superb especially the Navi princess and Weaver. The action is eye candy and cool especially involving the use of the beasts. The extreme details of the CGI like the facial movements of the navi are realistic; they rarely feel like soul-less shells. The story although familiar is enhanced by Cameron's detailed attention to the Navi culture and planet; i kinda wished there will be an extended version of this exploration on bluray DVD. Although certain people may nitpick on hidden political messages and recycled story/stereotypes, in the end it is just a heartwarming epic sci-fi story about respecting ourselves and the world around us wrapped up in an action filled kick-ass visual presentation.