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The earliest reviews of Avatar put Cameron's latest effort on track for an extremely strong path with critics, as review after review praise the film on multiple levels. Variety's Todd McCarthy writes, "James Cameron's long-gestating epic pitting Earthly despoilers against a forest-dwelling alien race delivers unique spectacle, breathtaking sights, narrative excitement and an overarching anti-imperialist, back-to-nature theme that will play very well around the world." McCarthy continues, "Cameron delivers again with a film of universal appeal that just about everyone who ever goes to the movies will need to see."
IGN Movies' Jim Vejvoda calls Avatar a "cinematic landmark" and has this message for moviegoers: "My advice to you is to forget all that you think you know or believe about Avatar. Just go and experience the world of Pandora and revel in the fact that one of the most entertaining filmmakers of our time is back in action." Empire's Chris Hewitt gives the film the publication's highest rating (5 stars), calling it, "Rich, soulful and exciting in the way that only comes from seeing a master artist at work," but strongly recommended that viewers should see the film in its intended 3D format.
In the UK, The Sneak from The Sun raves, "It's a 3D movie people will look back on in years to come to comment on how it transformed cinema." - continuing on to make the bold prediction that "The only reason that Avatar won't top Titanic at the box office is that there are not enough digital screens around the world to show it in all its 3D wonder."
Kirk Honeycutt from The Hollywood Reporter says of Cameron, "With every visual tool he can muster, he takes viewers through the battle like a master tactician, demonstrating how every turn in the fight, every valiant death or cowardly act, changes its course." He continues, "Not a minute is wasted; there is no down time. The only question is: How will Cameron ever top this?"
- i just read the last paragraph and it's lamespraycan
- nothing like reading movie reviews from The Sun.raskolnikov