From cinematic icon, James “Alien” and “The Terminator” Cameron, comes his first gigantic film since “Titanic” when all those Oscar-wins made him “King of the World.” Well, apparently he’s “King of yetanother world” in a place called Pandora. In this biggest, most expensive film to Hollywood date, it better be good because there’s no excuse for failure at this price tag. Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) is a paraplegic at a Veteran’s hospital sent on what seems to be a very confusing sci-fi mission led by Dr. Grace (Sigourney Weaver) to learn the ways of these blue people in a world called Pandora. Okay, sure, whatever…
Jake, Dr. Grace and Norm (Joel Moore) are the ‘Avatars’ who utilize their own human nervous systems and D.N.A. to learn about these Pandorian/blue cat people with flat faces and long tails. Okay, sure, whatever…
Maybe think of them as “Last on the Mohicans” Indians with different um, teams in the woods. Got that? Doesn’t matter. And neither will the military mission – not to be confused with the secondary plot science mission – run by Colonel Miles (Stephen Lang.) The 3D film will transport you and your senses to a cinematic world unlike anything you’ve ever experienced. They say this will change the way movies are made, but one can’t imagine that every movie will be filmed this way unless Hollywood is planning to shell out three-hundred million for every “Juno” goes 3D. And then there’s the one-hundred and fifty to marketthe movie. Funny…I bet they didn’t even have a marketing budget for last year’s King of the World “Slumdog Millionaire.” (see Homepage “Avatar Contiinued” for second half of review…)