Avatar, visually spectacular.

Everything else about this movie is rather ordinary. I desperately wanted to agree with others that it was oh-so awesome but I found it lacking in story-line, dialogue and characterisation. The worst part of all is that it's a grossly long movie - just when you think it's at its climax, poof, you're on a downward spiral back to the build-up of the 'real climax'.

What 3D?

Is it worth seeing it in 3D? Hell no! For R60, regardless of whether they throw in a free popcorn (say no to avarice kids), I'll say it again, Hell no! Speaking to an acquaintance about Avatar, he pointed out that the only cool 3D moment during the 2 hour 40 minute session was in the beginning when the ad pops out the screen at you - now that's the type of 3D I want to see for R60.

Avatar was all about the special effects, and James Cameron knows it. Without the amazing colours and overwhelming visuals on Pandora you're left with a plot that's been done and dusted (just one example), dry dialogue that lacks heartfelt emotion and one-dimensional characters (cue Sam Worthington).

Avatar isn't a bad movie, it just isn't worth all the hype. Good movies sell themselves, US$150 million on marketing is force-feeding.