Visually Outstanding.

Rating: 5/10 (28 January 2010)

Alright, so I saw the 12:15am screening of this film in 3d. I had to drive 30 minutes to the theatre that had the screening of it, so I had big hopes going into it. I get there and there is a massive line, as predicted. Finally I get in to see the movie, slip on my 3d glasses and start munching on some popcorn.
The film is undeniably beautiful and innovative. The entire civilization and how the Navi interact with one another and the surroundings is Cameron's success. The film as a whole, however left me feeling like I wasted an hour of my time driving to the theatre and back. The storyline is nothing original nor fascinating. It left me very apathetic, even halfway into the film. I felt that the acting was mediocre and took away from the film, much like the script and plot. I'm not really going to go into detail of the plot, but there have been numerous films built on the same "engine" if you will.
The film is a visual spectacle, but unbeknownst to the Hollywood hype machine, this does not make a film special. There are much better titles realized around the same time that have not gotten the recognition they have deserved because they were not "Cameron-made". See the movie for it's innovative technology, but take the media's portraying of "one of the best movies ever made" with a grain of salt.