This is another one of those movies that was massively hyped up both prior to and subsequently after release. And with the long awaited sequel coming soon, I tried for not the second but THIRD time to make it through Avatar.

This time, I finally completed it. And completed is the right word. Because this movie has the same exhausting feeling from finishing a game - but without any sense of accomplishment.

Even now, the visual effects are incredible. And when you consider that it's what, 15 years old? Wow.

And that's it. That's all I've got.

The story was so thin on the ground that this movie could (and possible should) have lasted about an hour and a half - and even then it's stretching it.

And whereas Lucas was adept at creating multiple worlds, Cameron struggles with just 1. It's just too CGI. It looks like cutaways from a video game. Even the mix of live action and CGI just feels forced.

I genuinely don't know how I got through it. It's taken me 15 years to make it all the way through and even now I regret my decision.