Avatar

Wow...

I missed this in the theatres, but I certainly didn't miss all the acclaim I heard and read about it. Given all the hype, I figured I would be disappointed with the actual film... Heh, silly me!

I gotta give it to James Cameron -- he is nothing if not ambitious, and that's why he gives us such excellent entertainment. He thinks big, and far, and deep, and then follows through very nicely on the details.

Parts of Avatar borrow from various ideas (the Matrix) and stories (American Indians), but in the end it is a wonderfully unique vision, an entire beautiful, fascinating world, with rich life and personalities. Around halfway through it I was afraid it would succumb to evil corporate and military stereotypes, but somehow it pushed right past that into an epic battle that is amazing...

Great acting all around, and very nice to see Sigourney Weaver (one of my all time favorite actresses) on the big screen again...