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Director:

James Cameron

Writer (WGA):

James Cameron (written by)

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Release Date:

18 December 2009 (USA) more

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi more

Tagline:

Enter the World

Plot:

A paraplegic marine dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home. full summary | full synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Paraplegic | Colonel | Natives | Battle | Marine more

Awards:

Won 2 Golden Globes. Another 12 wins & 32 nominations more

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Avatar Box Office #1 on Jan. 27; It’S Complicated to Cross $100m Mark Today
(From Alt Film Guide. 28 January 2010, 3:18 PM, PST)
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One of the best cinematic experiences ever... more (1923 total)

Cast

(Cast overview, first billed only)

Sam Worthington ... Jake Sully

Zoe Saldana ... Neytiri

Sigourney Weaver ... Dr. Grace Augustine

Stephen Lang ... Colonel Miles Quaritch

Joel Moore ... Norm Spellman (as Joel David Moore)

Giovanni Ribisi ... Parker Selfridge

Michelle Rodriguez ... Trudy Chacon

Laz Alonso ... Tsu'tey

Wes Studi ... Eytukan

CCH Pounder ... Moat

Dileep Rao ... Dr. Max Patel

Matt Gerald ... Corporal Lyle Wainfleet

Sean Anthony Moran ... Private Fike

Jason Whyte ... Cryo Vault Med Tech

Scott Lawrence ... Venture Star Crew Chief more

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Also Known As:

Avatar: An IMAX 3D Experience (USA) (IMAX version)
James Cameron's Avatar (International: English title) (promotional title)
Project 880 (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for intense epic battle sequences and warfare, sensuality, language and some smoking.

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View content advisory for parents

Runtime:

162 min

Country:

USA | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS | Sonics-DDP (IMAX version)

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Filming Locations:

Hamakua Coast, Hawaii, USA more

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation more

Fun Stuff

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First (and, as of 2010, only) science fiction feature film by James Cameron not involving or mentioning nuclear weapons. more

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: Trudy (Rodriguez) may eventually have faced some disciplinary actions after abandoning the attack on Hometree, however the amount of time between the bombing of Hometree and the her accessing the holding cell to break out Dr. Augustine (Weaver), Sully (Worthington), and Norm (Moore) was short enough that the security chiefs may not have yet been made aware of her refusal to obey orders. Also, the unit is a private contractor and not a state military unit. Discipline is most likely more lax. more

Quotes:

Jake Sully: What are they?
Neytiri: Seed to the Secret tree. Very pure spirits.
Jake Sully: Aha...
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Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien: (#1.121)" (2009) more

Soundtrack:

I See You more

FAQ

Where can I get the script?
Is "Avatar" based on a book?
How did Colonel Quaritch get the scars on the side of his head?
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(Review this title) 1017 out of 1435 people found the following review useful. One of the best cinematic experiences ever..., 14 December 2009

Author: Clayton Davis (Claytondavis@awardscircuit.com) from New Jersey

Forgive me, I'm going to jump from professional to fan boy for a while here. I haven't had the jitters after a film the way I've had for Avatar in quite sometime. James Cameron's Avatar is the most entertaining and enthralling cinematic experiences of my life. It is incredible, simply put. What Cameron has done here is the most passionate film project put out since Steven Spielberg released Schindler's List. His attention to detail and his zeal for pushing the envelope is so admirable to any filmmaker or actor who will ever do another film from this point on.

Avatar is the story of Jake Sully, a paraplegic marine, who replaces his brother on a secret mission to infiltrate the Na' vi, the colony of beings that sit on the planet of Pandora, where there is a precious ore, that sells at a ridiculous amount. When Jake learns the ways of the Na' vi, his feelings and learnings will put him and the people he trusts in dangerous jeopardy.

The performances here, in the sense of reacting, becoming, and understanding what Cameron has written are astounding. Not to be confused with a sensational bravura performance from some of the centuries best such as Marion Brando, Tom Hanks, or Diane Keaton; these actors along with the director inhabit these visual transformations with special effects as if they are have lived these beings all their lives. This is all based on character movements and reactions. Sam Worthington, as Jake Sully, is an actor who's on his way to becoming a star. Though he has problems with his Aussie accent often enough in the film, he gets the job done. Zoe Saldana, who plays Neytiri, a Na' vi huntress, is thrilling and electrifying. Stephen Lang, as the rock hard Colonel Miles, takes on a villainous turn to a new level in science fiction. He offers actual emotion and emotes evil to the audience and gains our hatred easily. Sigourney Weaver as the beautiful Dr. Grace, is sufficient enough to have on screen again teamed with Cameron. She lives inside her role with effortless ease, but suffers from some of the typical James Cameron cheesy lines.

Narratively the film works perfectly on the cinematic level. The first forty minutes or so require patience and hope as it is the weakest part of the film and offers some dreariness, but when the second act takes off, it's sky high with no limits for James Cameron. Avatar delivers the best action sequences put on film of all time. That is the boldest statement I have ever made in all my years of criticism. I sat on this for two days before charging it out, but I mean it. It is the best visual experience of my life, period.

Other than those visuals, the film pops with all the other technical aspects thrown into one. Art Direction is killer as the two worlds blend in perfectly for an acceptable time. The Film Editing is the crowning achievement of the film as it also offers the perfect blend of the two worlds, enticing the viewer and shifting us around. Mauro Fiore is the threat for a Cinematography Oscar this year. It was if the viewer sat down in a chair, put on glasses, and was literally placed on Pandora, spaceships, and floating mountains. The viewer can feel so engulfed by the imagery, you feel like you can smell the leaves from the trees. Avatar is utterly hypnotizing. James Horner's score is some of the best work done in his career. It offers a variable of devastation that moves the viewer to near tears. It goes back to his work on Titanic, where the musical instruments lifted the material immensely. The entire sound team is also locked and loaded for Oscar recognition as the feeling of animals, machines, and arrows buzzing by your head leave you imprisoned in Cameron's exquisite film.

James Cameron has come back home ladies and gentlemen Cameron is back, bigger, badder, and mature in his crowning work of his career. Terminator 2: Judgment Day and Titanic do not even compare anymore. This is the film that can blend the fans of those two films together and lock Cameron into your heart. He's a definite spoiler for a directing bid for the Academy Awards. You have admire the raw, natural talent the man has. How could you ever conceive such an experience and put that much effort and work into it and have it pay off? The box office success will surely keep him in the minds of voters for various critics' awards. His screenplay, leaps and bounds better than 1997's Best Picture Winner, is primed, developed and ripe for the taking. Though, you do acquire the tacky and atypical dialogue you expect from a science fiction director of this caliber, you can appreciate the effort and the honesty of it all. James Cameron is everything Michael Bay wishes he was, to put it bluntly.

Avatar will bring also great actors putting their best foot forward such as Giovanni Ribisi, who is as underrated as they come. Michelle Rodriguez who exudes sexy like any woman starring in a sci-fi epic. Joel Moore, showing his range outside of his comedic work in Dodgeball: An Underdog Story. And the classy veteran actors, CCH Pounder and Wes Studi, who just simply don't work enough.

Avatar is one of the best films of the year. The most exciting, thrilling, and superb work you'll feast your eyes on in any theater this century. Cinema, forever, will remember the benchmark that James Cameron placed not only for himself, but for any man, daring to change the game, the way Cameron did. Avatar is a movie experience to be remembered, and please experience in a movie theater first.

***½/****

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