"@chstupid: So you like santa hats, but think blue aliens are lame, whatever dude only the super pessimistic cant enjoy a movie like this, did you see it in 3D?  this is my best movie ever!!!! im going to see for a 3rd time in 3D, James Cameron FTW. I love how you say they stole from the Matrix which stole from Alice in Wonderland/Wizard of Oz/Tron or Dances with Wolves which stole from Pocohontas. All movies take themes from other movies, it just the directors that can make them better and more focused and all over a better movie. The whole Avatar piloting mixed with a alien planet mixed with a overly complex original story would be fail, they needed an easy story to get into so all your attention can go to the insane realism, detail and 3D in this made up world "

How can you give the story a 2? That's ridiculous. The story is incredibly powerful and well executed.

" How can you give the story a 2? That's ridiculous. The story is incredibly powerful and well executed. "

I strongly disagree with this review.
 
If you step back and summarize the plot grossly, it's Pocahontas, yes. But the journey is supremely unique and compelling, courtesy of James Cameron's prodigious directorial skills. The characters are well developed and for once, I was compelled to go for the good guys. This is rare. Even in Disney's Pocahontas I went for the evil white man subconsciously. Additionally, there are many new dynamics added to this "evil white man vs nice indians" formula that are homogeneous with the narrative, which intensifies the plot greatly.

The fiction itself is also quite interesting: both the Na'vi culture and Pandora's intracacies are both unique and well developed. I'd even compare the depth of the fiction to that of Star Wars.
 
As you said, the CGI is not noticeable. Although you realize the movie is mostly CG, there is a life to the characters, the likes of which I doubt have ever been portrayed to this extent before. The animation is flawless and photo realistic. Courtesy of the 237 million dollar budget, obviously.
 
...and with the addition of some snazzy 3D effects, particularly in IMAX, you've got yourself a fantastic movie-going experience.
 
Naturally, this is all subjective, but the hate surrounding this movie is supremely unjustified. Go see it... an 84% on rotten tomatoes should be more than enough to convince you.
 
P.S. the mineral is called "unobtanium" due to the fact that it is so hard to retrieve. It's more of a joke than an official name: it is presumed that the mineral has an "official" name, but the military commanders coined it "unobtanium" due to the fact that is was practically unobtainable. The fact that you listed this as a flaw nulls your entire review. Good day to you sir.

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" @AngeTheDude said:

"This movie was lame.  I don't understand why people are going crazy over it. It was so pretentious and overwrought.. The whole thing was just too much. "

This "

im pretty sure neither of you seen it and are probably just reading reviews and spoilers and pretending like you did.  "

This "

Whenever people get hyperbolic about their praise or disdain for a movie, I cannot help but smell an agenda. I have not seen the movie, so I cannot comment on it's quality, but people on the internet tend to exaggerate their hatred of a movie to show their intellectual superiority.  They are the brilliant ones, who can rise above the philistine tastes of the unwashed masses. It's similar to people's reactions to certain games. It's one thing to say Halo 3 or MGS4 are overrated but to say they are terrible, is a wild exaggeration.

No, but suggesting you hated a game like Halo 3 after ten minutes significantly hurt your credibility.

" No, but suggesting you hated a game like Halo 3 after ten minutes significantly hurt your credibility. "

Ten minutes does not equate to a 12 hour experience.  That's why critics finish watching a film before deciding what they think about it.
 
It's only like the most basic moral principle of criticism...  I dunno, you might want to use it.

All these people saying "Meh I'll wait untill it's out on DVD".
Why? Do you have some sort of social disorder that prevents you from going out in public and viewing a movie elsewhere then your own home?
Honoustly, if the movie does not impress you, you simply have no soul. Just go watch it ( in 3D ) already :P

@Ange  
It's fine that you didn't like the game and choose to disengage yourself from it immidiately.  I'm just saying you have a poor perspective of the game itself, compared to somebody who has finished it and can judge it completely as a product.  The weight your arguement has and your contributions to the discussion are minimized to "It wasn't for me", and at that point, why comment at all seeing as how you have nothing to actually contribute.  Not a diss, just saying.