Man, I went into this movie expecting to be blown away, but unfortunatley i was put to sleep. I left with an hour to go, i just had better things to do. I mean "ooo wow, the plant spirals down, and it glows" big deal. And the animals were boring. I look at it this way, who would of thought of a kangaroo or a elephant if they were never around? His animals could have been designed by a primary schooler. And its a dances with wolves rip off. It didnt make sense, why would they invest all the time and money into convincing the blue people to move and then just say, "stuff it,blow em up" or the big tree anyway. He dosent deserve what hes got out of it, james cameron i mean. And ive read a similar plot about the trees talking to each other in a book.

Rip Off of old kids animation movie "Fern Gully"

This is a thinking persons movie and not for naysayers or people with no imagination. We have just watched it for the second time and it was as brilliant and moving as the first time. If you want to journey to another world even if it's a fantasy world (And here is where you need to have some imagination!) then go see this movie!

Avatar was the best movie I've ever seen. I can't wait to get it on blue-ray. If you haven't seen it watch it in 3D.

Visually outstanding movie.. like being immersed in a completely new world.. definitely a must-see. The story-line was at times simplistic in the way it dealt with some serious issues regarding cultural imperialism, race and environmentalism, but it was a fun movie to watch and consistent with what we have come to expect from James Cameron. Definitely a movie many people will enjoy.

This movie is worth all the hype for the experience it takes the viewer on as well as the powerful story and morals behind it. The special effects are mindblowing as summed up by most reviews. The only criticism I can think of was the slighlty exaggerated rhetoric. Towards the end, the human species is demonised to a slighlty unreasonable degree which made an otherwise wonderful story unbelieveable. Had the "bad guys" been more rounded characters (and ironically, more human) perhaps I would have not have been woken from the incredible fantasy. But I left with the distinct feeling that this was, truly, the movie of our time.

This movie was amazing!!!!! It is one of the best movies i have seen ever! Avatar is a terrific movie, i hoped it would never end.

first and fore most to that person who said the blue men run around like little smurfs if you have paid attention they are nearly 8 feet smurfs are 3 feet grow a brain and to the other that commented on a poor story line and that kids payed no attention but playing with there phones well my 6 year old and 11 year old were glued to there seats even after watching it 2 times and we are going to watch it again at the i max. the movie was breath taking making you feel part of a very different world were nature and alien are one which makes me feel very sad in the planet we are living and how we are killing it day in day out. when are we all going to wake up as greed as taking its toll over nature and planet earth

Meh...as with every film that is hyped out of all reality i was disappointed with this. It was all quantity of special effects - no quality of plot. It just looked like any other cartoon to me. And the fluoro/coloured vegetation in the forest just made it look even 'faker'.Somehow the plot itself and the 'real' scenes of the humans seemed rushed (to make room for more oohs and aahs with special effects) yet the movie went about an hour too long. Whoever the publicity people are for this movie they've done their job well - unfortunatley for the viewing public, the hype well exceeds the performance.

James Cameron's latest film, Avatar, lives up to many expectations as a great film, but does lose its impact as it goes on. There is a brilliant "larger than life" world created that does immerse you into the story. As far as the plot goes, it flows well and even though it is predictable, doesn't leave you feeling short-changed in that department.

The movie is well worth seeing, and is backed by some astounding visual and sound effects that are made for the big screen. I would definitely recommend it.

On the downside, I thought that the ratio of CGI:real-life tended to be a little out of balance, and it did begin to wear on towards the end of the film. The overall story of "natives vs the corporation" did not quite justify the attempted scope of the movie.

The positives do outweigh any negatives though, and I suggest if you haven't already seen it, to get down there and get tickets.

loved it espesally the fighting scenes at the end

I didn't expect much from this director. But I figured that I would close off the holiday season by attending this movie and splurging for the 3D showing.

I was right not to expect much. This is the usual good vs. evil confrontation this time pitting the indigenous tribes of the Amazon, I presume, against the evil agents of modernity who are determined to destroy the pristine forests abounding with legends, folklore and ancient drivel.

I expect that a great many people will find this movie enjoyable. I found it utterly boring. I couldn't stop yawning throughout the movie.

The special effects were none too inspiring other than to say that if you spend millions you can get some pretty good computer graphics.

For my time & money movie going is all about a good story with interesting character, gripping narrative and good direction.

I think that after watching apocalyptic nonsense such as War of the Worlds and others I have grown accustomed to the fact that these movies leave you feeling empty after you walk thinking to yourself what did I just see.

This is a good movie for simple minded people who enjoy a good vs. evil fight along simple lines with basic story telling.

If you are not that, go see something else. Or better yet go read a good book.

Worst movie ever!!! The blue people run around like little smurfs.

This was a film that I was not going to see, being sci-fi, until post-Christmas boredom set in. Yet I loved every part of it. There are those who can stand back and sneer over this or that, but I never once saw this or that, not was there to ever look for it. I adored the Pandora crowd scenes willing creatures back to loife, loved the plant and animal life and panorama on Pandora, loved the Pandoreans. Just sit back and drink it all in. It's brilliant.

Went to see the movie on saturday night cinema was fairly packed but throughout the entire movie not a sound stunning eye catching vista views of pandora you couldn't even tell that a lot of it was cgi it felt real things had wieght and movement i was engrossed the whole time only word for the experience is awsome must see on big screen only saw standard version though not 3d must go back for that in the near future

As a fan of sci-fi/action films as well as fan of James Camerons movies, I was very excited to see this film. The strength of this film is without adoubt the special effects and the 3D. The planet of Pandora looks awesome. The dissapointing thing with this movie is that the story and the movie didn't really offer anything new. Once I got passed the 3D and the special effects it all felt like something I had seen before from other movies. This is still a great movie to see at the cinemas but don't exepct to see something you haven't seen before.

this movie rocks

I got my tickets from Richard Branson. I'm heading for the ultimate adventure holiday on Pandora with my family. Grand-kids too!

Loved watching it , had fantastic effects and amazing colours, a great storyline with fantastic actors. Must see for anyone, definitely one of my favourite movies so far.

A wonderous tale of adventure, action, romance, humour and triumph enjoyed as visual treat in the modern 3D format. The spectrum of special effects are as spellbinding as the characters themselves. A wonderful movie for the whole family. The blockbuster movie of the holiday season. Don't miss it !.

What a brilliant movie one that needs to be seen on the big screen or in 3D. It was amazing to see the imagination and graphics of this movie and the storyline of good verses evil shone. As well as the environmental issue of the spirit of the land and how we are connected to it and need to care for it was evident. I just loved this movie and feel the money spent on it was worth it.

Was aware of the EPIC build up to this film, so went with an open mind. It was spellbinding. The CGI was seamless and very realistic. Quite violent so maybe not a kids movie. It had everything and made you proud to be a Na'vi and cringe to be a Human. Nothing I can compare it to, that I can think of. Sam Wothington did us proud and I am sure he will go on to bigger and better things. 9/10

well said and i totaly agree...

Never before has a movie left an inpact like this on me... a MUST see at the big screen. 3D or not go see it before its off.

LOVED IT!!! funny, sad, and had a great plot! you must go see it. a great film for all ages i think,

Very disappointing.

I had been looking forward to this movie for months.

This movie reminded me of a violent video game full of guns, and fighting scenes with little depth and a confusing story line.

I cannot understand what the hype was about.

The best thing about the movie was the animation but after 3x hours even that lost it's appeal.

I think a movie like this would best suit a 16 year old boy.

I agree with absolutely everything Samuel << has said. The movies special effects are out of this world, you completely forget you watching animated “blue aliens” (The Na’Vi) because they look so real! The story line is great, you really do fall in love with the Na'vi people and their entire world. I would trade my life here on earth for a life as a native to Pandora!

Fantastic, it’s a must see! 3D would be even better.

This movie races you into a world that is so amazing you wonder how someones mind can conjure up such fantasies. It has arrived just as we discover how much damage we have done to our world with our greediness. Maybe this will wake us up.

AVATAR is the most amazing film ive seen so far this year. the special effects were absolutely amazing and believable. the emotion is captured perfectly in the film allowing viewers to be taken away into PANDORA. yes there are a few cheesy moments but those tiny flawss in the movie are forgotten about by the end. this movie is definately one of the greatest films ever made. ALL ROUND FANTASTIC MOVIE

1 word: SUPER-AMAZING, AWESOME, FABULOUS, BEYONG GOOD!!! No word cn actuay describe it and how people felt, me and my friends just want more now!

Firstly OMG! you have to see this movie! Weather your a fan of the sci-fi element, action and battle scenes, the age old moral debate, the environmental story, or the drama of two people in love. All of the peices fit together to form a perfect story; perfectly acted out. Even if you hate all of the story elements above, the story and the acting is nothing compared to the effects!

I'm a cheep ass and i thought twice about paying twice as much to see the movie in 3d, but this movie has to be seen on the big screen...

this is the must see movie of the year!!!!

Saw this in 3D and there's no doubt the FX are utterly stunning. I got the same feeling watching this movie as when I watched Star Wars for the first time back in the 70s - blown away. It is hard not to believe Pandora really exists - and what a magnificent place it is. The editing of this movie has been very carefully executed and at no time do you wonder what's going on - that, "Did I miss something?" feeling which so often happens and can be so frustrating. The plot is not unlike Star Wars and may be a little thin at times, the bad guy general is a lot more comic-like than the animated creatures and the corporate weasel never quite seems the right fit for his role, but I loved Sigourney Weaver and Sam Worthington and just the whole "prettiness" of this film is breathtaking. I never thought I'd go much on big blue guys, but now I'm not so sure it's out of the question....

I saw Avatar on the 17th, the first day it came out. It was absolutley incredible. The visual effects were stunning and the world of Pandora seen through 3D is incredibly astonishing. The audience in the theatre fet every emotion the character was feeling, while seeing humankind in a different light. Avatar take a look at some of our biggest faults and takes us on an amazing journey with a bit of everything, comedy, action, romance and drama. It is a must see!

Best Movie I have seen ever. Is action packed and has a fantastic storyline

A sensational visual experience adding new dimensions to modern cinema entertainment with novel 3D technology and incredible special effects. A captivating story of adventure, action, romance and triumph to entertain the entire family. The must see blockbuster movie of the holiday season. Don't miss it !.

From the visual effects/3d wizardry/spectacular it was a very beautiful film to watch and its a magnificent achievement. What lets it down is the story. The story should have had a bit more depth. The environmental/indigenous story was very superficial. Anyone who has seen the progress our own fossil fuel industry in this country will see how the companies divide and conquer indigenous families by buying them off, or forcing them to destroy their own sacred areas for employment. So its not a clear cut goodies and baddies scenario as it is portrayed in this film. I expected a Pixar quality story to such an enormously hyped film.

We finally get to see a sci-fi /drama how it should be.The special effects were just amazing,especially in 3D.There were moments in the film that made you fell like you were actually there amongst it all.I was all hyped up to see this film and it did not disappoint at all. I hope James Cameron makes a sequel, and if he does i know exactly what to expect. Must see for sure.

What an amazing film- has to be the best I have ever seen. I will definately watch it again.

This movie has to be one of the most amazing movies I have seen in years, it seems to start a little slow - but that is the pace this movie needs. You fall in love with the characters and struggle with them as they overcome the obstacles in their path. This movie has an underlying story line that if we just listen we could learn so much more and be happier for it.

a totally amazing movie in regards to special effects and thrill ride.

some inconsistencies however and a lot borrowed form other sci fi films, "star wars" dialogue moments and many machines borrowed from "aliens"

almost 5 stars but not quite there, still a brillaint movie which never drags or appears slow. a great cinema experience.

As the 1988 blockbuster, animated film, Akira was a landmark film, without question – so to will Avatar be a marvel of modern photo-realistic computer-generated animation technology. Avatar is a stunning visual experience and draws you into a complex science fiction alien world with intricate landscapes and characters.

The movie entices its viewers think about ‘spirituality’ and it comes to no surprise that the meaning of Avatar (or ‘Avatara’) in Hinduism, means ‘descending from heaven to earth’, or to ‘cross over’. This movie is brilliantly fraught with analogies to our modern world, compelling its viewers to question, though rather indirectly, current issues such as the ‘War on Terror’, ‘America’s involvement in the war in Iraq’, ‘The effects of the war on Iraq’s Indigenous Peoples, such as the Chaldeans, Assyrians, Syriacs’, and ‘Ethical issues of privatising the military’.

With a running time of over two and half hours, Avatar is a great movie to seek escapism. It is a breath of fresh air to finally see something worth watching. James Cameron, has far excelled himself as one of the greatest directors, he could have quite easily basked in the success of his 1997 movie ‘Titanic’ and still been held in high esteem.

What more can be said – it is a must see movie!!!

The 3D technology has reached a higher level of visual participation for the audience. The depth within the frame has become vertigo inducing. It is a virtual-reality experience. With Cameron's new 3D cameras audience will demand every big-budget Hollywood blockbuster be made with this higher evolution of cinema-going participation. The only problem with AVATAR is not it's revolutionary technology but the awfully familiar story that we've seen so many times before. The indigenous alien race on this organic garden of eden planet is so bland and cliched that the teenagers sitting next to me were paying more attention to their messages on their mobiles instead of watching the film. AVATAR is a huge improvement on George Lucas's last three STAR WARS films but not as cutting edge as the state-of-the-art technology when it comes to groundbreaking story-telling. For superior story's one has to wait for Christopher Nolan's very complex INCEPTION next year July. Still for the complex visual spectacle of AVATAR one has to watch this movie in a 3D cinema as opposed to the 2D cinema. When MISSION:IMPOSSIBLE 4 comes out in 2011 it will hopefully be in 3D. Audience will demand nothing less with a new era in filmmaking.

Avatar has got to be the movie of the year! Sam Worthington was ideal for the role and played it perfectly. I have seen it twice already and i plan to see it more.

Yes its long, but once you see the relationships grow time becomes a blur and you are so involved in the film it feels like you are in it your self. I can't say much as it will give it away. All I can say is that if there is a movie to smash New Moon and Twilight it will be this.

GO SEE IT!!! You will kick your self if you don't. As the MovieFix guy says no pirated copy or downloaded version will ever come close to the cinema!.

10/10 from me!!!!

its dam sure ..its an new experience in your life..Dont miss it..