Every ounce of James Cameron's energy in this fantasy epic is in making the audience's eyes pop out and lie on the floor in submission to the 3-D wonderment on the screen.
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03/12/10
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Avatar (2009)
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Reviews Counted:255
Fresh:209
Rotten:46
Average Rating:7.4/10
Consensus: 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.
Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating]
Genre: Action/Adventure
Theatrical Release:Dec 18, 2009 Wide
Box Office: $730,344,022
Synopsis: Avatar is the story of an ex-Marine who finds himself thrust into hostilities on an alien planet filled with exotic life forms. As an Avatar, a human mind in an alien body, he finds himself torn... [More]
Starring: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Stephen Lang, Sigourney Weaver
Director: James Cameron
Reviews for Avatar
El argumento no es innovador pese a lo que el mismo Cameron pueda decir, sin embargo, visualmente en cine y en 3D, nunca se ha visto nada como Avatar.
03/11/10
For all its powerful technologies, Avatar can't get out from under its essential cardboardness.
03/11/10
"Fun" never felt so overly calculated and laborious.
03/06/10
"The year's most ambitious film is so breathtaking, it detracts you from the fact that Cameron's characters are caricatures, and too much of the dialogue is stock. The good news? None of it matters."
02/13/10
Ambitious but not overreaching, Avatar is a stunning piece of blue heaven.
02/09/10
Entertaining enough and stunning to look at but essentially an exceedingly detailed three hour video game -- without the benefit of remote controls
02/08/10
Rebirths the old fashioned action epic in a era of soulless marketing machines, desensitizing shock pieces, and overrated indie-art imposters. Cameron's vision exceeds the hype.
02/01/10
...a big, dumb movie built to make money but hardly worthy of serious examination. Avatar isn't only critic-proof, it resists serious criticism. You might as well analyze a beach ball.
01/29/10
...as lush and impressive as one might've expected.
01/21/10
It's almost completely hokey, but it's also a major work, a first-class piece of big mainstream filmmaking.
01/21/10
With its incredibly stunning visuals and compelling story line, James Cameron's 'Avatar' is memorable and meaningful. It's so much more than a film that looks cool with a 3-D treatment.
01/14/10
There is nothing new in the story department, but let's give it some credit for tapping into a cultural zeitgeist of sorts and approaching its well-worn story with renewed technical pizazz.
01/13/10
Cameron nous offre un spectacle diablement efficace, et le document le plus pertinent jusqu'à maintenant pour justifier l'émergence des nouvelles technologies 3-D au cinéma.
01/12/10
Alternates between a slurry of Franz Marc expressionism and the most elaborate Thundercats episode ever made
01/10/10
Worthington and Saldana provide enough wattage to keep the film's human center alive and beating, while Cameron wraps their story in an armature of generally impressive 3D attractions as well as a righteousness that's touching yet all too simplistic
01/09/10
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.
01/05/10
Avatar is overlong, dramatically two-dimensional, smug and simplistic.
01/05/10
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.
01/05/10
Avatar is a phenomenon you can't ignore, monumentally imposing and done with extraordinary expertise – but the same could be said of the Dubai skyline, and I'm not sure that represents any future worth investing in.
01/05/10
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