When his brother is killed in a robbery, paraplegic Marine Jake Sully decides to take his place in a mission on the distant world of Pandora. There he learns of greedy corporate figurehead Parker Selfridge's intentions of driving off the native humanoid "Na'vi" in order to mine for the precious material scattered throughout their rich woodland. In exchange for the spinal surgery that will fix his legs, Jake gathers knowledge, of the Indigenous Race and their Culture, for the ... (Full plot summary below)
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When his brother is killed in a robbery, paraplegic Marine Jake Sully decides to take his place in a mission on the distant world of Pandora. There he learns of greedy corporate figurehead Parker Selfridge's intentions of driving off the native humanoid "Na'vi" in order to mine for the precious material scattered throughout their rich woodland. In exchange for the spinal surgery that will fix his legs, Jake gathers knowledge, of the Indigenous Race and their Culture, for the cooperating military unit spearheaded by gung-ho Colonel Quaritch, while simultaneously attempting to infiltrate the Na'vi people with the use of an "avatar" identity. While Jake begins to bond with the native tribe and quickly falls in love with the beautiful alien Neytiri, the restless Colonel moves forward with his ruthless extermination tactics, forcing the soldier to take a stand - and fight back in an epic battle for the fate of Pandora.
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| Cinema SignalsJules BrennerAfter revisiting Pandora via Blu-ray transmission, I have to state the obvious: this is some serious movie-making. There's good reason it's the highest grosser in film history. |
| Fan The FireSam BatheAvatar spans genres and will truly please all generations of a family with perfect pacing that makes the 162 minute running time feel like a breeze. |
| eFilmCritic.comRob GonsalvesIt's almost completely hokey, but it's also a major work, a first-class piece of big mainstream filmmaking. |
| Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)John BeifussWorks as both a socially conscious Western update and as a true SF film, revealing the influences of such fine genre writers as Philip Jose Farmer, Larry Niven and especially Edgar Rice Burroughs (the 'John Carter of Mars' series). |
| culturevulture.netSura Wood... a largely humorless movie that plays like the sensitive white man-goes-native saga, Dances with Wolves in Outer Space. |
| MovieCrypt.comKevin A. Ranson... like the Jurassic Park (dinosaurs)... (believe) the world of Pandora does indeed exist. Then there's the better news: the characters and story are just as believable. |
| jackiekcooper.comJackie K. CooperStaggering, spellbinding, a virtual trip to another world. Cameron has created the best film of the year and maybe of the decade |
| New York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinPantheism, Cameronism: In Avatar, what's the diff? Now he's king of a world he made from scratch. |
| NewsBlazePrairie MillerA born again, freshly buffed wheelchair warrior turned unwitting capitalist tool in league with a digitalized free spirit princess, takes on forest foreclosure and the military industrial complex, in this breathtaking futuristic identity theft odyssey. |
| Aisle SeatMike McGranaghanI'd be hard-pressed to recall another movie that so fully transported me to a world that doesn't exist. Avatar is one of the most exciting and thrilling moviegoing experiences I've ever had. |