Ah, what a wonderful piece of.... Discovery Channel documentary

Rating: 1/10 (20 December 2009)

I don't want to bash this movie. Trust me, I don't. It truly hurts me more than anything that I have to call this movie nothing more than some of the most gorgeous CGI ever committed to film. They are really mesmerizing and absolutely stunning. The reason I gave this movie a 1/10 however is that visuals(no matter how transcendent in their nature), do not make a movie. They make part of a movie. For this reason the movie feels in my opinion to be rushed, as if they focused completely on the graphics over the story. So basically, this is what the Star Wars prequels would look like if done by James Cameron: All special effects, and very little story and character development. Frankly, Avatar is a very powerful disappointment, and I expect better from James Cameron, who is practically legendary in his skills as a filmmaker.