Avatar 2009

Enter the world of Pandora.

7.58 / 10   30658 vote(s)
PG-13
Action Adventure Fantasy Science Fiction

In the 22nd century, a paraplegic Marine is dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission, but becomes torn between following orders and protecting an alien civilization.

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Release Date 2009-12-15
Runtime 2h 42m
Directors James Cameron, Kevin Ishioka, Josh McLaglen, Kim Sinclair, Mauro Fiore, Richard Bluck, Stefan Dechant, Todd Cherniawsky, Marc Ashton, Mike Stassi, Jeffrey Wisniewski, Regina Cachuela, Jeremy Hollobon, Orlando Meunier, Taisuke Tanimura, Derrick Auyoung, Adrien Toupet, Eric Oliver, Ronnie Menahem, David Caeiro Cebrián, Francois Sugny, Taylor Carrasco, Lori Smallwood, John A. Patterson, Michael Musteric, Robin Reyer, Christoph Meyer, Jacqui Allen, Peter Megow, Matthias Zeller, Maria Battle Campbell, Jayandera Danappal, Richard Matthews, Darren Mackie, Stephanie Weststrate, Del Chatterton, Bryon Darling, Jacqui Pryor, Judith Wayers, Vanessa Cole, Karl Erlandsen, Ben Frost, Juan Antonio Amblés, Adam Cobabe, David Feuillatre, Eduardo Graña, Eli Tucker, Gios Johnston, Johann Francois Coetzee, Jon Lemmon, Laura Lumpuy Nicolas, Lonnie Kraatz, Lorenzo Basurto, Marco Barbati, Marco Vidaurre, Oleg Magrisso, Radford Hurn, Ron E.J. Miller, Rufus Blow, Sunny Teich, Vincent Yan, Jay Gambell, René van De Poel, Malcolm Thomas-Gustave, Leo Hills, Andreas Vrhovsek, Andreas Rohr, James Liu, Lorenzo Angeli, Vaughn Cato, Felipe Bohórquez, Joao Montenegro, Florian Hu, Garry Runke, Guillaume Fradin, Gunnar Radeloff, Kawaldeep Singh, Mariano Blanc, Martin Halle, Pierre Grage, Thomas P. Bolt, Will Elsdale
Producers James Cameron, Jill Brooks, Josh McLaglen, Jon Landau, Laeta Kalogridis, Peter M. Tobyansen, Brooke Breton, Daniel Leduc, Pierre Raymond, Alain Lalanne, Colin Wilson, Chris Del Conte, Sean Cushing, Marvyn Young, Joyce Cox, Jenny Foster, Cyndi Ochs, Tim Keene, Eileen Moran, Maricel Pagulayan, Zara Park, Jaz Rongokea, Gretchen Libby, Tripp Hudson, Grant Roa, Kristin Berbae, Ted Cahn, Terri Depaolo, Robin Prybil, Laura Zentil
Writer James Cameron

Avatar is an overwhelming, immersive spectacle. The state-of-the-art 3D technology draws us in, but it is the vivid weirdness of Cameron's luridly imagined tropical other world that keeps us fascinated. I like this film and I have written many review for essay writing service. The special effects are so good here that you don't even notice them. It is eerie how Cameron has made it look and feel like he is just pointing a camera at the action.

daisyrowley

It's cinema Jim, but not as we know it.

So here it is then, what has been in gestation in James Cameron's mind for over 12 years finally hit the silver screen towards the back end of 2009. Made for gazillions amount of cash, Avatar went on to make a billion trillion in Worldwide receipts-and this before the rush rush release of DVD/BLU RAY sales are factored into the equation. The film, and all its technical wizardry, is quite simply a gargantuan piece of cinematic history. Released in 2d and 3d, and probably some other format that I'm forgetting, every advanced tool of the trade has been utilised by Cameron and his team to create what is now the ultimate popcorn blockbuster. Shame then, that away from the visual extravaganza the film is as shallow as this review will ultimately end up being.

No doubt about it, this is a joy for the eyes and ears, the minuscule details are wonderful and the colour positively pings from every frame. But in the eagerness to create such splendour they forgot to put any substance into the writing. This is plot simplicity. And even its messages, as Cameron smugly preaches his sermon from the pulpit, now seem old hat. Do we really need another boink over the head about eco invasion? Or a curt reminder of American infiltration into some land where motives are suspicious at best? No we don't really do we? Worse still is some of the dialogue, which quite frankly could have come from some playground encounter as the kiddies play kiss chase or bang bang your dead army. There's also a sense of familiarity with other better scripted film's, Dances cough With cough Wolves cough It's as if Cameron just knew that narrative structure wasn't as important as having the expensive gimmicks. He's like a modern day William Castle-only with considerably more readies at his disposal.

The cast are OK, Zoe Saldana puts a sexy feistiness to her blue alien Neytiri, Sam Worthington keeps the humanistic elements just about above water, while Sigourney Weaver is as ever the consummate professional. But ironically, in a film shimmering bright in 2d & 3d, the characters are all one dimensional. None more so than Stephen "The Party Crasher" Lang's Colonel. A man so gruff and gung-ho menacing he really ought to be in Sly Stallone's upcoming testo movie The Expendables. Nominated for nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, it won three, for Best Cinematography, Best Visual Effects, and Best Art Direction. Those were richly deserved. They also tell us all we need to now about Cameron's Behemoth. 5/10

John Chard

Rewatching Avatar confirmed my love for Pandora. Exquisite world-building by James Cameron, memorable score by James Horner & jaw-dropping, innovative visuals that complement wonderful storytelling.

How can people not remember these characters?! Super excited about tomorrow's IMAX screening of Avatar: The Way of Water!

Manuel São Bento

*Excellent!!! *

tomasfv

Technically its a very good film

Yuva_Kumar