Saw Avatar 3

[mspart]

2 of my kids came home for Christmas and wanted to see Avatar 3.   I was not that interested and I don't think my wife was either realistically, but we went to do something positive with the two boys.   So here's my review:

It sucked!!    Ok not really.   It, of course, was a continuation of the Avatar 2 storyline with essentially the same plot lines etc.   We saw it in 3D which we didn't mean to do but there you go.   The visuals were pretty stunning, like the whole thing was right there.   Like the new TVs that make it look like you are on the set with the actors, it was kind of like that.   My wife really loved the visuals calling it a beautiful movie.   It was, I agree.   But that did not make up for the same storyline in my opinion.   I think Cameron thinks he has made a step change with computer graphics a la Star Wars.   Perhaps, but Star Wars' special effects graphics were so ahead of their time that they leapfrogged everything else.   Avatar graphics as incredible, but again, essentially the same plot and storyline from the previous movie just didn't make it worth seeing.   I learned nothing new.   It was just another Avatar movie to me.  I have seen all 3 movies but I have not rewatched them.   

Anyway, open to other opinions.   Hopefully I did not create any spoilers here.   

mspart

[El Luchador]

I tried to watch the first one and shut it off after a half hour.

[Bigbrog]

I took my son over Christmas as well...I really liked the first two so was excited to see the third one...my assessment is similar to mspart...the visuals were amazing as usual (we didn't see the 3D version)...but yes, the story line was very similar and felt repeated from the 2nd movie.  Overall, me and my kid walked out and said we enjoyed it but about 45 minutes could have been cut out of it and it would have been just as entertaining.

[mspart]

Yes, it is a very long movie.   

mspart

[jross]

On 1/5/2026 at 3:27 PM, mspart said:

2 of my kids came home for Christmas and wanted to see Avatar 3.   I was not that interested and I don't think my wife was either realistically, but we went to do something positive with the two boys.   So here's my review:

It sucked!!    Ok not really.   It, of course, was a continuation of the Avatar 2 storyline with essentially the same plot lines etc.   We saw it in 3D which we didn't mean to do but there you go.   The visuals were pretty stunning, like the whole thing was right there.   Like the new TVs that make it look like you are on the set with the actors, it was kind of like that.   My wife really loved the visuals calling it a beautiful movie.   It was, I agree.   But that did not make up for the same storyline in my opinion.   I think Cameron thinks he has made a step change with computer graphics a la Star Wars.   Perhaps, but Star Wars' special effects graphics were so ahead of their time that they leapfrogged everything else.   Avatar graphics as incredible, but again, essentially the same plot and storyline from the previous movie just didn't make it worth seeing.   I learned nothing new.   It was just another Avatar movie to me.  I have seen all 3 movies but I have not rewatched them.   

Anyway, open to other opinions.   Hopefully I did not create any spoilers here.   

mspart

Avatar 1 was a core memory because of how fantastic it made use of 3D.  Similar to the 360 and stop motion action for the Matrix.  Avatar 3 was good in parts, boring in parts, beautiful in parts, but overall I don't care about the franchise anymore and... the 3D imax experience took the worst feature on new TVs (motion smoothing) and forced it on us viewers.

[mspart]

1 hour ago, jross said:

 took the worst feature on new TVs (motion smoothing) and forced it on us viewers.

This was evident in the non IMAX as well.   I really don't like the motion smoothing feature.  Agreed. 

mspart

[Offthemat]

14 minutes ago, mspart said:

Right.   Alabama got crushed.   I figured they had a chance but NOPE.   I am sad they lost as I would like to see them throttle Oregon, but that won't happen anytime soon.   Bama got crushed and Indiana, I hate to say it, is the real deal.   I think they take Oregon out and I think Ole Miss takes out Miami tonight.  

Of the 12 in the playoff, there were 5 SEC teams.   Now there is 1.   But 5 out of 12 is almost half the playoff was SEC.   Tough conference. 

mspart

I’m putting this here, because. 
I think Indiana will defeat Oregon and win the championship.  Though I’d like Ole Miss to win, Miami looked like a team that was on fire for the entire game against Ohio State, and they are no slouches.  I’ll predict they do it again.  
I haven’t seen any of the avatar movies.

[mspart]

27 minutes ago, Offthemat said:

I haven’t seen any of the avatar movies.

You are just as happy I'm betting.  

mspart

[Offthemat]

19 minutes ago, mspart said:

You are just as happy I'm betting.  

mspart

I didn’t even read any of the responses in this thread.