So I will be the first---AVATAR the movie

[flopdarock]

Think "Dances With Wolves " for the plot. then just enjoy!!!!!

i was thinking more along the lines of fern gully on steroids...

ps... i liked fern gully imax 3-d was awesome

[Fourputt]

Wife and I went tonight.... we loved it. Sheer entertainment... why would you go to a movie for anything else? Besides, I've been a sci-fi geek since the 50's.

It was extremely anti military, and they definantly went overboard with the mother earth goddess thing.

It wasn't anti military, it was simply anti bully. As far as the rest, it's fantasy... let loose of your imagination and just go with it.

[woodzie264]

I'm an ex-marine...I loved it. Didn't feel it was overly anti-military (in fact they made many references to old-school Marine classics, "Full Metal Jacket" quotes etc), maybe it was anti-kill people for profit...definitely good

[Hoovedawg]

You all cant honestly tell me that there was no political adgenda to the movie. The humans in the movie were supposed to represent Americans going in to the middle east. And the "unobtanium" (which is quite possibly the most retarded/unoriginal name ever) is the oil that the evil Americans supposedly started a war to get.

If you dont recognize the political adgenda you are being naive. When I go see a movie I want to be entertained, not preached at by some overly political producers/writers/directors.

But I dont mind a little adgenda, if it were a good movie. But it was not good at all. I rarely get bored by movies (I even liked Transformers 2), but I couldnt stand Avatar.

It was, like everyone already said, fern gully + dances with wolves. This might be an ok plot for 90 minutes but its terrible when they stretch it out for 3 hours.

[Fourputt]

You all cant honestly tell me that there was no political adgenda to the movie. The humans in the movie were supposed to represent Americans going in to the middle east. And the "unobtanium" (which is quite possibly the most retarded/unoriginal name ever) is the oil that the evil Americans supposedly started a war to get.

Or if you think that there was a strong political agenda then perhaps you are being overly cynical.

That sword swings both ways. And tell me when was the last time anything came out of Hollywood without some underlying connotations, usually leaning far to the left? I am still able to turn off my analytical side and enjoy being entertained, as I was with Avatar. I simply see it as an old-fashioned good vs. evil theme, with good triumphant in the end. It's a high tech fairy tale, and I just let it be that. Your far too cynical views aren't going to succeed in spoiling that for me. By the way, it was 2½ hours, not 3.

[Hoovedawg]

Im not trying to spoil it for you, but it is a fact that there is a strong left leaning political adgenda, not me being overly cynical. I too can turn off my analytical side and be entertained, but thats just it-- I was not entertained at all. I was bored out of my mind during the movie. I dont mind a political adgenda, IF it is a good movie, but i simply didnt like it. As I said before, Im not trying to spoil it for you, Im just saying my opinion was that for all the hype and money that went into it, it sucked.

By the way, if your gonna call me out on the time you should really get it right-- Its 2 hr 40 min, not 2 1/2 hrs.

[enis750]

no interest in seeing it
saw the preview and was like..."meh..its whatever"

if there is nothing else to rent, maybe i will check it out

[Dub]

I may take my son this weekend....or we will just save the money and buy the Blu Ray when it comes out.

[Fourputt]

I may take my son this weekend....or we will just save the money and buy the Blu Ray when it comes out.

This is one that will lose some of its impact on the small screen. I'd see it in the theater.