Avatar is the latest film from writer/director James Cameron since his monstrous 1997 hit Titanic and concerns an ex-marine named Jake Sully played by Sam Worthington who is wanting an expensive operation to fix his legs but to get that he have to undertake a special mission on the jungle world of Pandora, full of wonder and danger.
Cameron’s absence has left a gaping hole in action cinema but with this he makes a heroic return, losing none of his magic touch from the days when he made such action powerhouses like Aliens and his two Terminator films, as well as those two films he also brings over the love story of Titanic and the mystery of the Abyss, the on screen action here is simply outstanding, expertly edited and showing us every move each side makes, as well as every act both heroic and otherwise, current action directors would do well to study this film to learn how to properly edit action scenes.
But like all of the other great Cameron films, there is a real beating heart in the form of the native Na’vi, who are one with the land and can see into a person’s heart, on top of that everyone of the major actors brings us their A game and the pacing is near perfect, despite a somewhat choppy beginning.
I can’t recommend this movie enough, to both Sci-Fi and Action film fans but also people who like good movies in general, finally 2009 delivers a film on peak form just as it looked it would wither and die, so this gets a full 5 out of 5, well done Jim and welcome back, you’ve been sorely sorely missed.
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