Must see - a landmark film that will hopefully set a trend...

Rating: 10/10 (28 December 2009)

The first 10 rating I've given to a movie. Plot? Characters? maybe an 8 or so.. but still not weak enough to detract from the overall result. If you add action 10/10, CGI 13/10, imagination 13/10 I think it adds up to a perfect score.
All I can say is that the CGI is so amazing in this movie that there were a LOT of FIRSTS for me:
1. found myself just staring at random parts of the screen to notice the amazing attention to detail.
2. found myself trying to figure out if some of the CGI were real camera shots blended in - it was so good it looked like a picture.
3. found myself thinking - this is the first CGI dominated film in which the CGI scenes trump the live actor scenes. I was slightly disappointed when Jake would leave his avatar and return to real life.
4. found myself not noticing an emotional difference between the real actors and the CGI characters. the movements, emotions, textures, and everything are superb! groundbreaking!
5. found myself attracted to a completely CGI character - Neytiri (mm...mmmmm!)
To me this film is a first - it shows that we can now take the full extent of ones imagination and put it on film. Creativity + technology in the right hands has led to an amazing accomplishment.
Go see it.