Sorry to rain on the parade here, but I just got back from seeing it in 3D and its my honest opinion that its the silliest film ever made.
It makes Indy 4 sound like The Godfather. Worst script ever put to screen. He had what, 12 or so years to write it and this is the final product?!?
Here are some 'classic' lines that will unfortunately never leave my head:
"Welcome to Pandora. You're not in Kansas anymore."
"Ok, who's got my cigarettes?" (First thing Sigorney Weaver says on screen, just after she gets out of her pod thingy).
"I've got guns too, Bitch!"
"You haven't got lost in the woods, have you? You still remember what team you're playing for?"
"Gives me the goosebumps!"
Could go on and on...
I will say that the 3D effects are top notch. There were these bugs flying around and at first I literally tried to brush them away.
The main problem is this: its like two films in one. One film is like a bad sci-fi space marine drama on the WB network. The other film is just a series of cut scenes from a Final Fantasy game. It just doesn't mix that well.
Remember Who Framed Roger Rabbit? You have the world of real people and the world of toons, both living and sharing space together...and you never question it...it makes sense. But now, Avatar is so disjointed between the two species at war...it was too jarring for me when it cut back and forth. Oh well, sorry to be Debbie Downer, I hope some of you like it.
Maybe it was worth it, cool 3D (if you see it in regular screenings, you gotta be nuts) and made me realize I am not so bad at writing screenplays myself.
