Some Thoughts on James Cameron's AVATAR

I didn't feel like writing my own review of Avatar yet so I decided to piggy-back off those of others.

Let's start with Rotten Tomatoes. I think RT nailed it pretty well with its boiled-down consensus of critical analysis of this science fiction epic.

"It might be more impressive on a technical level than as a piece of storytelling, but Avatar reaffirms James Cameron's singular gift for imaginative, absorbing filmmaking."
-Rotten Tomatoes

There has been a lot said about the plot being Dances With Wolves in outer space and talk about how it doesn't live up to the spectacle of Avatar, which I find true, but then again it is hard to live up to the mind-blowing spectacle.

"When all the hype and hullabaloo about Avatar calms down, we will be left with a film that’s no masterpiece, but still well worth seeing."
-Cosmo Landesman
Sunday Times (UK)

Go see this movie for the pure simplicity of watching the special effects, if for no other reason -- and see it in IMAX 3D if possible.

"Yes, you are effectively watching a special effects showcase - but no more so than Peter Jackson's Lord Of The Rings. And that was nine hours long. So go and see Avatar on the biggest screen possible - you won't regret it."
-Andy Morris
GQ Magazine (UK)

This movie really is as amazing as people say it is.

"The narrative would be ho-hum without the spectacle. But what spectacle! Avatar is dizzying, enveloping, vertiginous ... I ran out of adjectives an hour into its 161 minutes."

-David Edelstein
New York Magazine

Throughout this movie I felt like I was on vacation in a crazy new world. It is an entirely engrossing adventure. This is my favorite review that I have read about Avatar so far.

"Mr. Cameron's singular vision has upped the ante for filmed entertainment, and given us a travelogue unlike any other. I wouldn't want to live on Pandora, mainly because of the bad air, but I'm glad to have paid it a visit."
-Joe Morgenstern
Wall Street Journal