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2009 Directed by James Cameron
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Enter the World of Pandora.
In the 22nd century, a paraplegic Marine is dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission, but becomes torn between following orders and protecting an alien civilization.
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...Right. Ok, so I'll be honest. The first time I saw this I thought it was a technological masterpiece and was blown away by what I was watching. I rated it 4 stars.
Now, watching it at home on the small screen, I had to struggle to finish it. I was bored out of my skull. Sure, it is still a feast of well made CGI and innovative technology and I applaud Cameron for it. But he should have thought about the plot a bit harder. Just a tad.
Still, the plot is what it is and doesn't do justice to the visual achievements, but that's not what irked me about it now. This film's ego is too big. It…
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James Cameron's next film is just going to be footage of him squealing with glee, naked, touching himself, in a pile of your hard earned money, on a greenscreen backdrop, in 3D, mocking you for spending so much cash to see his hokey movies. You'll love it and it will break all kinds of records and James Cameron will then buy the moon.
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The most overrated movie of all time.
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Dammit, I'm starting to feel like this film's fickle mistress.
The first time I watched this I rated it four stars, the second time I wasn't that generous.
Yesterday my mate wanted to show off his 'I'm single and have too much money' TV and decided to do that by screening Avatar. I was not exactly bursting at the seems with enthusiasm.
Still something funny happened. Going in and knowing I felt the story to be bland and predictable I could somehow appreciate Cameron's obvious skill at creating unique visuals and marvellous action sequences much more.
I actually enjoyed myself a bit, which surprised me a lot.
So I'll settle the difference and leave it at that. ..
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This review reportedly contains spoilers. I can handle the truth.
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Gets shittier with every viewing.
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I enjoyed this movie the first time I saw it in 3D in the theater, but I found I on repeat views the films lost a lot of it's appeal. Once you look past the visuals the film at it's core is just soulless and somewhat forgettable.
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A giant waste of talent, money and technology.
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i didn't think i'd ever hate a movie quite like this
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Mochten we de fanboys geloven die al jaren reikhalzend aan het uitkijken waren naar James Cameron's ultieme pièce de résistance dan zou Avatar het aangezicht van de moderne cinema voorgoed veranderen, net zoals 'The Jazz Singer' en 'The Wizard of Oz' de filmwereld destijds op zijn grondvesten lieten daveren door de introductie van respectievelijk de klankband en het technicolor-kleurenpalet. Geschiedenis schrijven doet Cameron alvast niet met zijn sfx-bombarie, een visueel opwindend kijkstuk afleveren, des te meer.
In feite blijft een mening over een James Cameron-film altijd iets abstract ; met welk lexicon valt zijn filmrijm immers te rijmen ? In welke verzameling van referenties is Cameron's extravaganza steeds opnieuw ingebed? Als het zo is dat een goede film pas begint…
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lol what a pile of trash
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Such an overrated film. Big, flashy, colorful, exciting, and yet skin-deep.
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Visual masterpiece but the story and characters are too generic to care.
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Saw this movie I theaters a while ago. James Cameron scored big on waiting to release this one. The visuals are amazing and the story is just as good. Overall would recommend to anyone and definitely worth watching multiple times.
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The film gets 2.5 stars just for the visuals and groundbreaking nature of the tech used to create it. Did I enjoy watching it? Yes. It was pure cinema escapism...but the movie was so empty. Bad dialogue, predictable script, hollow attempts at environmental moralism...I could go on but you've probably heard all these gripes before. Too bad...a somewhat decent story/plot could have elevated this film from being pure spectacle to a landmark film (a sci-fi film franchise that could stand beside Star Wars and Star Trek).