Avatar= Mind Blown
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First, non-spoilers:
Avatar is not a science fiction story. It's science fantasy with action and adventure combined with an epic tale of an alien race and their beautiful world.
I've been anticipating this for quite some time now, and have been reading little bits almost every day for the past few weeks on a geeky website. I was pumped to see this. Consequently, my expectations could have been shattered if it was terrible. Then I read reviews, and James Cameron does not go half-way. He goes over 100%, especially something like this that he's been working on for over 12 years.
The thing that stands out the most is the graphics. He is like George Lucas making Star Wars: he had to make this technology himself to build his dream. And boy was it worth it. This movie would be so different if he decided just to shoot in a rain forest on Earth. No, he had to actually go to Pandora to make it.
Which leads me into another part: the setting. The CGI allows for another whole world to be made. The jungle is rich with plant and animal life almost unlike anything found on Earth. Yes, the trees have leaves, but we don't have inter-cone plants that *shoop* into the ground with a touch, or spiraled, curled things sticking up from the forest floor, etc. Pandora is beautiful.
Along with that, the animals are something else. Six legs! Six! (I think I might want to build a MOC like that.) And it works. Plus, those dragon-like animals are amazing. All the animals, actually. Some are like Earth animals, like horses and dogs, but even then it is not an exact copy (and not just because of the six legs).
And finally, the story. This is why I say "epic." The situations, the characters, everything to make the movie move, or slow down. It was 2 hours 40 minutes, which is not everyone's cup of tea, but if they took out any bit of it some aspect of the story would have been lost. You really are immersed into the planet, the tribe and the characters, and makes you appreciate the storytelling going on.
Final verdict? See it. Preferably in 3D, because it really adds to the feel. (But seeing it in 2D will still give you the beautiful view of Pandora's setting, and the story will still be there.)
-CF 
I still, however, think Star Trek was the best movie of the year. (As for sci-fi. Avatar might just beat out Terminator: Salvation? IDK.)
Second, spoilers:
I like how everything on Pandora is connected. Not just through their roots and the "tree of life" (or whatever it is called) but how those hair-fibers allow for connection with almost every animal. When Neytiri connected to the big dog-thing (which I was hoping for after Jake and the Last Shadow), I realized there could be a whole tribe that rides the hammer-head rinos, or something. All they need are the link.
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