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James Cameron has done it again, and has set new precedent.  The mind who brought you Terminator (1 & 2), Alien, True Lies, and Titanic is back.  Although not quite the storyline of the Terminator series, Cameron delivers a masterpiece which had a nice flow from beginning to end, and at nearly three hours that is hard to do.

Visually this movie is at a level where no one else could touch.  To see this in iMax is a must.  The Na'vi creatures who inhabit the planet of Pandora as well as the planet itself are stunning.  Not the prettiest, but still amazing.  The whole world engulfs your mind in all its 3-D beauty.

Sam Worthington was great as a paraplegic forced into a new world where he can walk again.  Actually all of the acting, with the exception of Michelle Rodriguez was great.  However, it wasn't her fault as her character had almost no development.  Actually her role, although understandable was one of the few writing flaws in the script as there was no shaping of who she was, let alone why she did what she did.

Like I had mentioned earlier, the storyline is very guessable, but most action flicks are.  I think Cameron upset me there a little bit, because I expect more out of him.  But, to be fair, he is still a master storyteller.

Another question...how did Sam Worthington go from nothing to lead in tons of blockbuster movies?

I rate this movie 9.1 out of 10. (visuals bumped up the story a little, they were that good.)