Avatar (3D)

What it’s about:

On the planet Pandora, humans are in conflict with the indigenous Na'vi population for access to a precious mineral, unobtanium. Jake Sully, a marine in the Avatar programme, which links his mind to the body of a Na'vi, finds his loyalty torn between the human race and his newfound tribe.

What we thought of it:

James Cameron, budget-buster extraordinaire of the Hollywood director circuit, has again been given the film industry’s most expensive toys to play with. The result is Avatar, a $400m sci-fi fantasy shot in three glorious dimensions.

While 3D specs don’t lend the movie all of its power, anyone in driving distance of a 3D cinema should make the trip and see Avatar the way it was intended. Precious few of us are used to seeing so much action popping out at us all the time, and there is a good chance the first few minutes of 3D viewing will make you naar. Eventually, you’ll get used to it.

Which is a good thing, because Avatar is a story made for the big screen. It follows the exploits of Jake Sully (Sam Worthington), an Avatar pilot on the mineral-rich planet of Pandora. Jake is linked to the body of a Na'vi male via computer and can use its body as if it was his own. His mission, along with the other Avatars, is to reach a diplomatic solution to the human-Na'vi deadlock over Pandora’s minerals. Without divulging too much, we can say that Jake becomes far more involved in the Na'vi than he expected, and when the conflict inevitably escalates, his allegiance is called into question.

Like many of Cameron’s films, Avatar clocks in well over two hours but rest assured that from start to finish, it never neglects to entertain. The flora and fauna of the Pandoran jungle offer some unforgettable visuals, while the epic conflict swirling around Jake Sully as he becomes more and more embroiled in it, puts recent blockbusters like Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and Terminator Salvation to shame. Those with a weakness for mounted warriors charging into battle be warned, you will be bawling your eyes out when the robotic fist hits the fan.

With a minimum of star power (Sigourney Weaver and Giovanni Ribisi are less of a draw than, say, The Jonas Brothers) and a maximum of story power and eye-popping visual trickery, Avatar is both an important film for its technological achievements and an endlessly entertaining spectacle for you and your popcorn-munching friends and family.

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