Avatar is possibly the most beautiful CGI movie ever!

[Khuutra]

rocketpig said:

Khuutra said:
Just got back from watching it. Definitely, definitely worth watching. In IMAX. In 3D.

I turned off my brain and ran with it. As a sensory experience it's stunning. That final battle sequence was better than all the "good parts" of Lucas's Prequel Trilogy combined.

I wouldn't go quite that far but the final battle was pretty extraordinary. The problem for me was that I had to suffer through over 2 hours of predictable dialogue and trite plot devices to get to that point. The movie felt far too methodical and contained many unnecessary parts IMO.

Not a bad movie, far from it. But it's not some pioneering piece of cinema. It's a visual extension of everything that came before it, only more so.

I'd put it on par with Jurassic Park if I was feeling generous. That's definitely not an insult, BTW.

Anybody who takes that as an insult is no friend of mine.

I also liked how the most bad-ass character in the movie was the bad guy, for once. The Colonel was so manly that I had to come home and shave.