Avatar was Impressive...

First off, its a very good film. I saw it last week, I know I am probably the last person in the world to see the bloody thing lol. One thing after another has come up and ruined me going to see it, but I finally got to :D.

Visually one of the best looking films I have ever seen Especially because of the 3D. The first 3D film I saw was 'My Bloody Valentine' which was HORRIBLE. Difference between this and that was, 'My Bloody Valentine' was a crap film which was in 3D to make people wanna see it, where as in Avatar it was an excellent added bonus that added to the film.

I nearly didn't bother with seeing it in 3D because of my previous experience. I thought I would just see the occasional thing come out of the screen, but in this film it goes in for a piece and out for a piece. The depth it gives you is just incredible...Pandora is such an amazing place, it kind of feels like you have been there with the 3D visuals. One scene in the Pandora greenland sees Jake's (main guy) avatar attacked by some toothy creatures only to be saved by native Na'vi Neytiri (The hottie)). This scene was the most visually striking: at night, the Pandora jungles glow with a striking neon hue. It looks stunning in 3D, kinda freaky also. Its the one time I didn't wanna be in the jungle with the crazy animals.

Story Wise? Hmmmm...pretty good, only problem is you can see exactly where the film is in going from 30 or so minutes in. It's still enthralling though and still keeps you interested. The action is just epic, the scale is insane, when you actually realise how huge *pause* the avatars actually are. I don't think enough was done to make the audience care about the Na'vi (the natives), so when it all went pete tong for them, I didn't care enough about them.

So did it live up to the hype? Not really, defo a good film, but besides the visuals its not THAT special in my eyes.

Rating: 7.5/10

Avatar Movie Trailer...

Story:

The story’s protagonist, Jake Sully (Sam Worthington), is a former Marine who was wounded and paralyzed from the waist down in combat on Earth. Jake is selected to participate in the Avatar program, which will enable him to walk. Jake travels to Pandora, a lush jungle-covered extraterrestrial moon filled with incredible life forms, some beautiful, many terrifying. Pandora is also home to the Na’vi, a sentient humanoid race, who are considered primitive, yet are more physically capable than humans. Standing three meters tall (approximately 10 ft), with tails and sparkling blue skin, the Na’vi live in harmony with their unspoiled world. As humans encroach deeper into Pandora's forests in search of valuable minerals, the Na’vi unleash their formidable warrior abilities to defend their threatened existence.

Jake has unwittingly been recruited to become part of this encroachment. Since humans are unable to breathe the air on Pandora, they have created genetically-bred human-Na’vi hybrids known as Avatars. On Pandora, through his Avatar body, Jake can be whole once again. Sent deep into Pandora's jungles as a scout for the soldiers that will follow, Jake encounters many of Pandora's beauties and dangers. There he meets a young Na’vi female, Neytiri (Zoe Saldaña).

Over time, Jake integrates himself into the Na'vi clan, and begins to fall in love with Neytiri. As a result, Jake finds himself caught between the military-industrial forces of Earth and the Na’vi, forcing him to choose sides in an epic battle that will decide the fate of an entire world.

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