Avatar (12A)

is it in 3d at star city

I didn't even notice the swearing in the film. Then again, I wouldn't class cr*p as swearing. Dicky I can assure you, the 12 year olds of today swear a lot. Anyway, I didn't rate the film. The 3d graphics were very good and detailed however, I found the story had been done before. If you've seen the film dances with wolves that's basically the story used here. Why they felt the need to drag it on for so long too. Awful, I would not watch it agaun.

Sorry Alan … I’ve got to disagree. There’s a saying that excessive swearing is a sign of a limited vocabulary. Yes, I agree that you’d hear swearing if you were out and about on the street, but probably not the volume of swearing that came up in Avatar in 2hrs 45mins. Remember, this film is aimed at children aged 6/7/8+++. Swearing in any situation loses its value when used excessively. Any capital city is going to have areas where swearing is the norm, but London isn’t representative of the majority of this country. The English language has approximately 200,000 words – it’s a shame James Cameron didn’t ask his scriptwriters to use a broader range of them. . There a plenty of mild swear words which when uttered with sufficient force are just as powerful as stronger swear words – maybe a better choice of actors was called for. Perhaps if James Cameron spent more time on the script and actors he would have done better at last night’s BAFTAs. He’s been proud to boast that he had the biggest movie budget of all time … and yet he still didn’t sweep the boards with awards. Like they say, the devil’s in the details. . As for the swearing you’re referring to at “tea time� on television, I’m guessing you’ve not been watching television since the 60’s, when Mary Whitehouse successfully campaigned to introduce a watershed which ensured unsuitable material wasn’t broadcast to children before 9pm.

sorry dicky,if you think 12 year olds don't say sh*t and cr*p then wake up and smell the arabica & robusta double tall latte. I can assure you that by that age they are on to the REAL swear words.So whats wrong with cr*p? there is worse on T.V. at tea time. it's 2010 not 1849! A movie(no matter when in the future it is set) has to have the language of today in it.Sigourney saying" ok chaps let's tally ho and get some jolly spiffing usurping of the locals done" would just not work. Still reallin them in Wayne S.

As Avatar was released in time for Christmas school holidays, you’d be forgiven for thinking it was targeted at school children. And by school children, I’m thinking of boys and girls aged 5/6/7 upwards. It’s surprising this film was classified “12A� given that young children enjoy animation so much. Something seems wrong about the target audience of this film. Despite a wide vocabulary of swear words that I rarely use, I was surprised to hear “s&*t�, “p*ss*d me off�, “c*&p�, and so on regularly used in the film – mainly from Sigourney Weaver’s character. I didn’t think the situations in which the characters found themselves warranted that language. (Why does SW keep signing up for these macho, tough-talking female roles?) Despite being able to hear such language on the street, I still wouldn’t want a 12 year old to hear it at the cinema. It’s almost as though James Cameron can declare the film equally suitable for adults because of the language used in it. . Having an aversion to hype, I tend to leave Mr Cameron’s offerings until the last minute before the Oscars. But I’ve got to say, this film is good - dare I say it, very good. For an adult, the storyline’s completely predictable, but not I should imagine if you’re 7 or 8. By the time you’ve got round to reading this review, you’ll already be aware the film’s about the human world wanting to ravage the beautiful world of Pandora. And beautiful it is. The colours and textures of Pandora are stunning – I was really surprised just how good they were. It’s the sort of place you really hope’s out in the Universe somewhere. The message about pillaging other planets because we’ve foolishly exhausted our own is all too clear. The Na’vi take on the humans, and win, and that’s the general gist of the story. Far from taxing. . Some of the initial 3d CGI is a little wobbly – and any fast panning is decidedly blurred in places. Otherwise the CGI effects are probably the best I’ve seen this Oscar year. . But this film is long – very long. Way too long. After 1hr 30 mins I glanced at my watch, as there seemed to be a suitable point in the storyline to start winding things up. But, Mr Cameron had “more� in mind. At this point I got a little bored. And given that young children aren’t renowned for their long attention spans, I would have thought many a child was fidgeting. . I wish James Cameron would learn that less is more. This film could have easily been 90 to 105 minutes long, and been just as good. Perhaps instead of dedicating 8 years of his life to it, he could have cut that down to 4 or 5! . Do I think this film should win Oscars for any of the acting – “No�. Possibly wins for cinematography and art direction are deserved. James Cameron doesn’t deserve a win for best director – this film is needlessly long, the storyline a bit patchy in places, and the choice of adult language was poor given that many young children were bound to have nagged parents to see this one. I think ex-Mrs Cameron deserves multiple wins for "The Hurt Locker".

AMAZING FILM!!! in my top two of all time.

I know the plotline had its faults - ok it was cliche and did take ideas from other films, but at the end of the day it is a tried and tested story that we all know works, and I still think it was brilliantly unique. Absolutely stunning, not just visually, I left the cinema awestruck and couldn't stop thinking of it for days. Without doubt one of the best films I've ever seen. Wasn't expecting much but this is a masterpiece. Just go!

LOL! I love it! (The succinct commentary that is... not Avatar.)

fair point,I just wish you could relax a little, and enjoy movies,and let others enjoy being the `ignorant` majority.... Get out of the `bitter barn` and play in the hay.And I have chosen to ignore the `fantastic mr fox` thing as I assume you have some whiskey in your draw and will pardon you this time. Just remind me which part of his anatomy Drew Brees used (with great regularity and accuracy) at the recent superbowl? Then tell me what it is that mr beckham uses to such great effect in his sport.. You guys sure do make us giggle. I'm sure they both wear socks.

Well said, jockcelt, and I'm certainly not against enjoying a good film. So much of it is subjective, as you say. I have my own trashy favorites, but I don't call them masterpieces just because they were a good ride, After the initial awe at the 3D effects, I'm afraid I did find Avatar a little long and silly. As for "theater," allow a Yank a little colonial usage. If I did use the English spelling over here, I would be labeled "pretentious." And after all, we tolerate you calling soccer "football."