It was okay... nothing stood out though

Rating: 5/10 (7 August 2013)

Just went out and bought this on Blu Ray, having not seen it in the theatre. This movie was okay, not super great, but not bad either. I would be just fine with never seeing it again. I'm a HUGE sci fi and fantasy geek, but this movie didn't really do it for me. The plot was VERY slow to progress and I kept wondering when things were gonna get going. Honestly, the last 25 minutes of the movie were pretty great, but everything before that was kind of boring. The movie actually had an ending that I liked, which kind of surprised me.
Other posters are right, this movie smacks a little bit of the matrix and a few other well known sci fi movies, but nothing really stood out. Everyone said Avatar was a rip off of Dances with Wolves, but that movie was brilliant. John Carter was considered a flop, but that is one of my favorite movies and every time I watch it I love it more and more. This movie is kind of "uh...I've seen it, time to move on".
My advice, get this on redbox or at the library and see if you like it before you go out and buy it. I now own a $25 movie that I have no desire to ever watch again.