Movie Review - “Avatar”

REVIEW: This movie is without a doubt unlike anything  you’ve ever seen before.  From beginning to end, its High Definition graphics , 3-D imagery and special effects are totally mind blowing. It combines beyond-state-of-the-art moviemaking with a tried-and-true storyline, a love angle, an otherworldly bestiary, and an arsenal of 22nd-century weaponry.  The “Terminator-like” action scenes at the end of the movie are simply pronominal.  It is almost impossible to comprehend how one person could conceive, visualize and create something of this magnitude.  It is a special effects showcase that must be seen on the biggest screen possible. We shelled out the “big-bucks” to view it in an IMAX theater and didn’t regret it.  In my humble opinion, James Cameron has changed the way movies will be made forever.  As of today, the movie has taken in over $525 million in North America, alone, and nearly $2 billion worldwide.  Without a doubt the best visual movie experience we’ve ever had.  We both gave it [5-Stars].


SYNOPSIS: Set sometime in the distant future, Jake, a paraplegic war veteran, is brought to another planet, Pandora, which is inhabited by the Na'vi, a humanoid race with their own language and culture. Those from Earth find themselves at odds with each other and the local culture. Once there he learns of greedy corporate figurehead Parker Selfridge's intentions of driving off the native humanoid "Na'vi" in order to mine for the precious material scattered throughout their rich woodland. In exchange for the spinal surgery that will fix his legs, Jake gathers intel for the cooperating military unit spearheaded by gung-ho Colonel Quaritch, while simultaneously attempting to infiltrate the Na'vi people with the use of an "avatar" identity. While Jake begins to bond with the native tribe and quickly falls in love with the beautiful alien Neytiri, the restless Colonel moves forward with his ruthless extermination tactics, forcing the soldier to take a stand - and fight back in an epic battle for the fate of Pandora.