They had 10+ years to write a fresh an interesting story and completely dropped the ball. The fact that they are planning to make 3 more films is mind boggling. This one recycled so many plot elements (and even the primary antagonist) that it felt like this was the 5th movie in the series and that they were completely out of ideas so just reused things that worked in the first movie. I can't even fathom how terrible the next movies will be.

Other negatives include irrational decisions made by the characters, poor pacing (way too slow at times + boring drawn out action sequences), lame motivations behind the antagonist (AKA the whole driving force behind the story and the primary conflict is completely illogical and ridiculous)

Positives: Visually beautiful, the Tarzan-esque boy was an interesting addition (but they didn't spend enough time on him), and excellent acting from Zoe Saldana, she truly brings her character to life.

I've never written an IMDb review before but felt compelled for the very first time because this movie was so alarmingly bad. With over a decade and millions of dollars to create something special, how was THIS the outcome?

Re: the original Avatar, I was never a huge fan either but thought it was fine. 5.5/10. Had a pleasant time watching it but felt no need to see it again. Overly simplistic plot and filled with cliches, but it was a cute, fun story that kind of felt like a kids movie. Never thought in a million years the plot warranted a sequel, let alone 4 more movies.