Well, from me anyway--

I absolutely loved the spectacle of the 3D visuals. I have never seen anything like it, and I did go to a lot of so-called 3D pictures back in the day, when the glasses we wore were blue on one side, red on the other . . . this 3D is NOT your grandpa's 3D.

Many times during the movie, I noticed my kids reaching up to attempt to touch the things that were floating by. Once or twice I even caught myself in an un-self-conscious moment, doing the same thing. For that alone, I give the movie high marks. It is the immersion into an alien experience that makes this movie worth seeing.

It could have used a better script. However, if we waited on a better script, scientists predict that 99.5% of all movies would never be made.

Who are we to argue with the scientists that I just now made up? Hmmmm?

In all seriousness, this is the kind of movie I'm talking about when I delineate between "films" and "movies." In "films," you're much more likely to see interestingly new takes on aspects of the human condition, often in black and white, or shot using odd angles, sometimes with long segments of dialogue, or withour any dialogue at all, or whatever.

Movies, on the other hand, are meant to be eye-candy. Whether for real or in a metaphorical vein, movies are all about tits and explosions. If the director can get an ecological message (or massage) across, that's all to the good, but let's not let that get in the way of a good time.

Avatar was well worth seeing, and worth seeing again. It is the visual spectacle that makes it so. Don't go there expecting Citizen Kane.

Herring405