Lou's Reviews

Cast

Sam Worthington as Jake Sully
Zoe Saldana as Neytiri
Sigourney Weaver as Dr. Grace Augustine
Stephen Lang as Colonel Miles Quaritch
Joel Moore as Norm Spellman
Giovanni Ribisi as Parker Selfridge
Michelle Rodriguez as Trudy Chacon
Laz Alonso as Tsu'tey
Wes Studi as Eytukan
CCH Pounder as Moat

I didn't really hold out much hope for this film, I'd heard loads of people raving about the film, which usually means I hate it. This time I enjoyed it though, i still didn't think it was rave worthy but it was definitely better than expected.

The graphics were a bit of a letdown for me, I'm sure they were really new age technology in the way they were developed and technically they did look excellent, you couldn't see the joins. But visually I thought they were a bit samey, the Na'vi looked pretty much like any other alien creature out there, except they were blue. So a bit same old, same old for the graphics.

The story was another rehash, but this time a rehash of real life and one that needs telling again. The story of the Americans and their inability to understand that life is worth more than the almighty dollar, and destroying civilizations is just wrong on so many levels. The scene were the tree was destroyed almost made me cry, not because of any affiliation with the Na'vi, but because the terror the felt was the same terror felt by so many countries that the US has ridden roughshod over.

The ending was predictable but good nonetheless, although it might have been nice to have a more unpredictable ending for a change. It was a bit on the long side, thank god we had the extra legroom seats in the cinema because otherwise I think I would have struggled to watch to the end, because the film didn't really warm up until about an hour and a half into it. They could have easily cut an hour and not missed anything.

It's worth a look for anyone who likes fantasy films, but pick your seat wisely.