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For those of you still sitting on the fence, and deciding if you want to see the blockbuster Avatar while it’s still in theaters, then let his quick review be your guide. I’ll help you to make a decision on whether or not you want spend your hard earned money. I’ll go over the good points, and the bad points, and come up with an easy decision.

Good point number one. The special effects are absolutely brilliant. The aliens are as lifelike as your next door neighbor, and it doesn’t take much brainpower to imagine they are real humanoids. The interactions between real human actors and computer generated actors is absolutely stunning and completely believable.

The second good thing is that the scenery in the movie is magnificent. The plants, hills, and even the animals are absolutely beautiful. If you like watching nature movies, then the scenery alone is enough to see this movie. It is three hours of pure visual candy.

Ok, now for the bad points. The plot is fairly predictable, and there are really no surprises. Even the final battle between the good guy and the bad guy is like something out of a comic book movie. The dialogue is unimaginative, and the ideas presented through the plot are nothing new. In fact, if you’ve ever seen a movie with a good guy versus a bad guy, then you’ll likely figure out how this will end.

The second major negative is that this movie can easily be seen as condescending. The aliens only survive against the evil invading humans due to the help of another human. And since the aliens are clearly metaphorical representations of Native Americans, it makes it seem like the director feels that the Native Americans can only survive with the help of a white guy.

But in the end, the positives clearly out weight the negatives, making this movie well worth watching. We strongly recommend that you see this while it is still in theaters, so you can fully enjoy this stunning visual treat.

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