Review of Avatar (2009) by Austin A — 23 Feb 2018

The first time sitting through this film was a bit of a test of patience, as the movie trudges along a little too slowly. I've sat through even slower paced films with greater depth and intrigue, to which Avatar uses an outdated story line done several times before that doesn't help its cause.

I tried sitting through this movie for a second chance, and this film didn't get any better. James Cameron, who's a great film maker, appears to have dated story telling techniques that are rather dull and not even close to being original.

So only thing going for this film is the special affects, the impressive updated cgi on character animation, and the nice action set piece. However, don't let it fool you. Great special fx doesn't necessarily mean it's a great movie.