I'll start off with the positive. This movie is visually stunning. The graphics while far from perfect, are spectacular nonetheless. The three stars that I gave this movie is for that reason, and that reason alone. Seriously, great visuals.

Now it's time for the hard truth. This movie was NOT good. Not even a little bit. Recycled story lines, recycled rivalries, recycled trials and tribulations. It was like watching the first movie all over again, except this time it was done in an alternate universe where everything felt less than the first movie. Don't get me started on that human kid spyder. What the heck was that? His character is so cringe inducing, that I couldn't even stomach a second viewing of the movie when I tried to watch it to see if my opinion could be swayed. It was horribly bad. If this is the direction the Avatar franchise is heading towards, I'm afraid they're dead in the water. They won't get away with mediocrity in the third film like they did with this one. The anticipation for this movie was so high, and it falls short by a long mile. Extremely disappointed with this sequel. All flash and awe, zero substance and captivating story.