When news of this film first came out I was kind of excited. It promised to be a whole new way of making films. There was so much hype about it that it had a lot to live up to. (This is one of the reasons that I have taken so long to write a review, I wanted to give it time and watch it again a few times over the years to see if my initial impressions changed).

I saw this in the cinema in 3D and thought, OK, the 3D effects are subtle- made a change from things jumping into your face, but nothing that great. Yes, the cinematography was good, the special effects were good (they still hold up today), but that's it.

The story was bland and predictable, the characters were not at all engaging and the environmental message was ridiculously in your face. After al these years I don't think it's a spoiler to say that the bad guys were after a rare material, but "unobtanium"???? REALLY???? Unfortunately the rest of the plot goes along much the same lines.

The bad guys are ridiculously over-played, the only thing they lacked was waxed moustaches to twirl. The "hero" was just not at all engaging and the other characters were predictable.

I am probably being a bit generous with a 4 star rating, but I have been able to watch the film a few times, so I guess it is not too horrendous.

Sadly Cameron is wasting his time making even more of these movies. I for one will not watch them in the cinema, I won't even buy the BluRays new when they come out. I will wait until they become available on the second hand market, and then wait for them to be reduced in price there.