This movie may have broken records, but the fact remains that the graphics and the special effects are what truly made this film. I myself fell victim of this when I saw it in 3D at a cinema. I thought it to be one of the most entertaining things I had ever watched. However, when I watched it on my standard definition 2D television, my opinion what greatly altered. As far as I see it, beyond the lavish explosions and the battle climaxes, I see a complete absence of characterisation (ie, I still can't remember half of their names) accompanied by what some would phrase as a "cheesy" story-line. A summary of this film would be:- a number of overrated, or generally terrible films have cruelly welded together - without any attention whatsoever to create this.

The Hurt Locker was the rightful winner of the primary Oscars (Best Picture, Best Director, etc.). Avatar is only worthy of the technical variety. This is better served as just a trailer on an IMAX screen. 3 hours are noticed when you are anywhere else.

In short:

Movie-making: Awful Visual Effects: Incredible