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   A Paraplegic Marine dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home..

Director:

 James Cameron

Writer:

 James Cameron

Stars:

 Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver |See full cast and crew »    

Storyline

When his brother is killed in a robbery, paraplegic Marine Jake Sully decides to take his place in a mission on the distant world of Pandora. There he learns of greedy corporate figurehead Parker Selfridge's intentions of driving off the native humanoid "Na'vi" in order to mine for the precious      material scattered throughout their rich woodland. In exchange for the spinal surgery that will  fix his legs, Jake gathers intel for the cooperating military unit spearheaded by gung-ho Colonel  Quaritch, while simultaneously attempting to infiltrate the Na'vi people with the use of an  "avatar" identity. While Jake begins to bond with the native tribe and quickly falls in love with  the beautiful alien Neytiri, the restless Colonel moves forward with his ruthless extermination  tactics, forcing the soldier to take a stand - and fight back in an epic battle for the fate of  Pandora. Written by The Massie Twins

 

       

  Avatar movie Reviews

         I saw this epic last night at the Empire Leicester Sq in London, which is a superb venue in which to view this film. Huge screen, excellent sound and an extraordinary Dolby, 3 dimensional image. The whole effect is mind blowing.

This is a 'Must see' movie, innovative, and extraordinary. I think it will be regarded by most cinema goers as another milestone in the history of the art. The level of realism achieved is remarkable, and although the film is relatively long in real time, it retains it's excitement and holds the audience's attention to the end.

Performances are good, but this is not the sort of film that dwells on big star value for the actors, although Sigorney Weaver does shine and delivers a very convincing performance, as do the rest of the cast. But as there is so much entertainment and action value on screen the human element does not dominate in the usual way.

As Writer/Director, James Cameron deserves high praise for this creation and in my opinion it will break box office records. I thoroughly enjoyed this film.