Avatar is gully-licious!

What can I say… Avatar rocks!

I really don’t know a lot about this movie and didn’t really want to watch it until someone invited me for a free viewing. I’m just glad I didn’t turn the invite down because this movie is really really really worth watching.

No! Don’t download it. There are movies that you just don’t bother watching over the web, but for Avatar, you have to see it in the big screen or you’ll miss the whole movie experience.

The first five minutes though is quite like the usual sci-fi start. Space.. spaceship.. space suits.. shots of planets and stars.. ridiculous machines.. then you get introduced to the main character, Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) who’s a crippled marine brought to replace his murdered twin brother in becoming the “driver” of his brother’s Avatar (yep, it’s a bit confusing so you gotta stick with it for the mean time). Then they introduce you to heavy-hitting actors like Sigourney Weaver and Giovanni Ribisi, only then the plot becomes believable and more understandable.

The movie though is damn long. 3-friggin-hours long. Then I remember. James Cameron. Titanic. Long movie. Good movie. Just make peace with it coz it’s happening.

And although the movie is about 90% CGI-rendered (more than what they did for the Titanic), the good thing is that the human feel for the story doesn’t get lost with all the visual effects. It also has a simple plot and well-written characters.

But it’s not all good praises. I do have some minor rants about it.

The soundtrack makes you feel like you’re watching Titanic.. in Pandora.

Also, it’s a bit preachy. It’s like Pocahontas in a grand scale. Better yet, it’s like Fern Gully on roids.

Anyway, go watch the movie.