First and foremost before I begin, I must disclose that I am a huge fan of numerous James Cameron films (despite them being oldies) hence it is likely that my opinions about this movie would be all but negative. Knowing the ridiculous $300 million budget for the film; on top of new technologies to give orgasmic (literally) CGI effects - I must point out that this movie does draw a very fine line between good and bad, in which personally fell on the plus side, with the above as one of the main reasons.
The story sadly, feels rather cliché, evil human colonists invading an alien moon called "Pandora" (Yes, I know...), and why exactly? Well the moon contains a mineral called Unobtainium (Really? LAWL.) which sells for $30 million a kilo for whatever reasons thus the *Ka-Ching!*. BUT somehow... native population known as the Na'vi built their lovely settlement right on top of the richest deposits and Mr Human CEO is not happy about it as it is in his way. Despite his intentions, the press is on his ass and thus he needs to make his operation as clean as possible. This is where our protagonist, Jake Sully comes in. His mission is to assimilate himself with the native population and tell them to get the *bleep* out before the humans start shooting their blue asses. Of course, if Jake was really one of those loyal, trigger-happy Marines we won't have a movie. So soon, complications arise and blah blah blah... Yadaa... Yadaa (Okay, enough spoilers already).
Despite the 'eye-rollingly' unoriginal storyline where it's evil white men Vs good blue monkeys - entirely reminiscent of Indians Vs Cowboys, the movie was pretty enjoyable. Also, unlike many first movies (I expect there would be a sequel), AVATAR dosen't take too long to get the action going. Rest assured, the entire 2 hour 41 minute feature will keep you glued to the screen and your seat, before the scramble for the lavatory begins. James Cameron interspaced humor and action sequences in a balanced fashion throughout the film, and Pandora is just absolutely stunning on Camera. Also, Jake's disability does make the audience feel a little empathetic towards the character in certain segments of the film, although his romance with the natives felt uncanny (and unneeded) and I certainly was NOT sexually aroused.
On an additional note: If you're wondering the '2-D or 3-D' question, let me tell you the extra $6 is certainly worth it (if not mandatory) for the film.
Despite several flaws, AVATAR is a good film that requires no brain power to watch (So yes, you can finally bring those 'question freak' friends of yours and still have an enjoyable time). Should I give a score, I would give AVATAR an 8.5 out of 10.
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