In the end it's all about story...

Rating: 6/10 (24 December 2009)

Avatar is one of the most amazing looking films I have ever seen. The story however, sucks (as does the music).
THE GOOD -
Great 3D, best use of it I've seen. No gimmicks like sticking things out at the audience which snaps you right out of the film. Here it was just depth and exhilarating.
As I watched the visual effects in Avatar all I could feel was a sense of awe and also a sense of sadness. I felt sad for any other film that might have been up for any forthcoming visual effect nominations. Avatar will take them all.
Some scenes felt truly magical. Like the first time jake and Neytiri fly together. I was totally engaged.
The BAD
The script was bad. We have seen this story countless times. The storytelling wasn't great either. It would have been great to see the state earth has become - would have made Pandora seem all the more virginic. It would have been great to have some character development. To illustrate Jakes change a bit better. To shade the two dimensional bad guy a bit more...
The music. The music was lazy and unimaginative. James Horner phoned this one in and Avatar could of had a unique sound - like the way LOTR has - but instead sounds like every other blockbuster. This is a shame.
All in all. A visual feast for the eyes but nothing more.