James hugged the trees in the first one and saved the whales in the second. Characters paper thin. Dialogue embarrassing. Spectacle over substance. Why didn't James take the time to make the movie smart as well as visually stunning?

I was amazed in the first movie to discover that when we cross the galaxy to an amazing new planet, what do we find? Purple native Americans that employs every old trope we can imagine. They ride 'horses', shoot arrows, paint themselves with war paint and yes they even yell 'wooo wooo wooo!' when in battle. All I can say is, Really??

Other reviewers have said it better than I can, but this is basically eye candy for 12 year olds.