Shiny Day-Glo Forests On Massive Screens

 

Ok, I've promised to do a proper review of my AVATAR experience, haven't I? Let's go...

OMGIT'SSHINYPRETTYGLOWSUPERPRETTYSHINYSHINYSHINY!

That about sums it up :)

A bit more seriously, it's extremely pretty. Full of wonderful pictures, fantastic landscapes, ultra-day-glow forests, dragon-like creatures & blue, pretty people.

Story? Yes, there is a story. It's actually about at least 3 storylines rolled into one big over the top Love/War, Let's Save The Planet & Get The Girl thing. There's a lot of your average hippy shit (& I mean that in the nicest possible way), the earth is our mother & we have to save her, there's an inter-species love story (I still claim that tails are incredibly sexy *rrrrr*) & there's some random let's just blow shit up action. The characters are pretty flat & one-dimensional, but nice to look at & love/hate. You can guess the ending about half way through.

It's somewhat better if you just forget about the story or just pick out the bits you find interesting & indulge yourself in the scenery, which is absolutely amazing. It's a bit like Myst, a bit like a giant rave (well, how a rave should be), a bit like Amazon explorer. It's just shinyshinyshiny.

Watching AVATAR in the IMAX & in 3D was the best decision ever made. This movie was made for the giant screen & I can't see it working in anything else but 3D. Despite the schizophrenic story I was duly impressed. Everybody should go see it!

4 out of 5 giant blue stars wandering through a day glo forest (it didn't get the full 5 because of the story, sorry)