Good, but maybe not that good.

Rating: 1/10 (23 December 2009)

First of all, I would like to say that all the commentaries before me had their merits e.g. it looks STUNNING in 3D etc, great machines and tech. In normal viewing, comparing to Terminator Salvation and Revenge of the Sith, Avatar edged them just slightly.
But for all its worth, let's just summarize my negative experience: 1. I came out feeling like it's a blend of Aliens (although not scary aliens) and Star Wars Episode 1, but with an inflated Jar Jar Binks; 2. There's too much cliché and standard stereotypes that usually normal for B-rated directors, but one shouldn't expect these from Cameron. This alone bugs me a lot.
3. The plot sadly shows nothing new. Not enough depth, and was very obvious. There's the evil commander, the capitalist, the conservationists, the locals, the romantic connection (heck, I was actually braced myself to see how the first kiss went), the induction ceremony etc etc. Ho hum.
4. Acting-wise, well, since there isn't much groundbreaking plot, one wouldn't have expected anything extraordinary either. Sam Worthington still acts like he is in Terminator Salvation and the others are just what they are: standard issue stuff given the plot that they had to work with.
The funny part is that the resurrection ceremony even reminds me greatly of the induction ceremony in Finding Nemo and I was laughing out loud ha ha. People would hate me for using these movies as comparison, but you could see where I'm coming from. I expected better, but came out disappointed.