Avatar Review

Irena and I went to see an Imax 3d showing of this about 35 minutes away. We got there early but there was no where to sit. So we got a refund and it was all for not. Later we decided that the "Imax" that they are calling Imax is fake BS anyway so we should just see it in Digital 3d at a closer theater.

Let me start by saying i like James Cameron's work quite a bit as Terminator and Dark angel are awesome, of course. If i can sum this movie up in one sentence it would be...

"A visual masterpiece of epic proportions."

That does not tell the whole story though as i wouldn't put the Masterpiece term on this film, but it is a visual masterpiece. I'm going to highly suggest seeing this movie but only in at least 3d. I think this would a bit dull otherwise because of the predictable plot line and weak dialogue. This is a MUST SEE IN THE THEATER! Don't wait for the DVD.

I really loved the time he spent as an Avatar in the character development phase of the film. I wish there was more of that. The film was almost 3 hours long but another half hour in that world would be have been great for me. Once it got to the standard 3rd act i didn't enjoy it as much but the first half was quite fantastic. This is one of those movies where if you didn't like it you could pick it apart but if you enjoyed it you can forgive some of the errors in the writing. Needless to say i did enjoy so i won't pick it apart but i will be honest and tell you a few things i didn't like about it...

While i don't have a problem with this per se, i do have to make an observation. It was like James Cameron sat down and watched The Matrix and said to himself... "How can i rewrite this story?" It is pretty much a copy of the matrix story line. So while of course i love the MAtrix story line i am protective of it at the same time. If you are going to rip it off make sure it's good!

The plot was SUPER predictable and especially the ending. If you are looking for great plot twists you won't find them here. The dialogue was kind of weak but i felt the dialogue in The Titanic was a bit weak also so it's either me or dialogue is not James Cameron's strong suit.

The ending came to the same ending you have seen in a MILLION other films and I would imagine the average movie watcher is satisfied with this. I understand that this ending will make more money than any other ending so i can just accept it for what it is.

Recently i have been obsessed with watching Lars Von Trier movies and i feel like watching his movies opens up your eyes a bit. It's like a turning point in your movie watching life. Before Von Trier and afterward. I am saying this to tell you this is pretty much the exact opposite of a Von Trier film. Predictable story, weak dialogue, mega special effects, happy ending. But sometimes it's fun to just to watch something really cool looking and with a nice love story. This movie does has a nice love story sub plot.

Overall i did like it and i recommend seeing it but ONLY IN 3D.