I wish Jim was my dad.

^^You'd have to change Mom's a lot

HA! Lucky number 5 for Jim so far....

I fully consider Den to be a proper and fully uptodate site, not a blog. So it seems you have been put in a wrong category. Your news is as uptodate as Empire and Total film. See it ain't easy giving the thumbs up to a site that kicked me off their working team. haha. It's a cool site.

Avatar, proof that you can never underestimate the stupidity of the human race.

I think it's a mediocre film, unworthy of the praise(and money) it gets from audiences as well as critics. Only the last 20 minutes were suspensefull, the rest of the 'action'scenes felt soulless and unnecessary. Still better than that awful Titanic movie though...

Jim is a master no doubt, avatar is a wonderfull film for its technology and desveres to be up in the top and yeseveryone is right in saying the story wasnt brillant but fox was hardly going to hand over 300 million dollars to a risky film if the story was risky so they asked for a safe story and jim gave them a tired and tested formula wich has proven to work expexct avatar 2 or battle angel or the atomic bomb project depending on what you read to be a bit more fresh in story

Please, David, elaborate on how Avatar proves the human race stupid? Not only is it cinematically the most technologically advanced film ever made, but it's actually had thought put into the science of what the suface of another planet might be like and is vast in it's imagination. Regardless of the plot or acting, the imagary alonw proves the film as intelligent and thought provoking. The only way your comment is valid is if you are talking about the role of humans within the films narrative, or if you are trying to discuss the theory that simplicity is intelligence. I hope it was the latter, as it is a sweet poetic statement itself redeeming humanity for someone to recognise this and be against it. Sadly, I assume that what you said was simply dismisive and arrogant, based on nothing more than the fact you wanted to hate it from the start. "BUT THEY HAVE TAILS!"

I need something more than headache educing 3 D to make me slavishly praise Cameron's latest smarm fest. Heavy handed "the military industrial complex is bad, don't rape the indigenous people" messages will not do it for me. I'm not one of these "turn your brain off and you will love it types." I want a film to hinge on intelligence, wit, story and acting. Not technical gimmicks. You like it? Fine I could care less. I for one don't. Deal already. Not everyone on this planet is going suck at Cameron's tit.

why are so many giving james so much credit for something he had no business in creating at all... the guys that should be geting the credit is WETA all james did was sit at home writing a revised version of POCOHONTAS

I've read where some said it was a clone of "Pocahontas" and such a predictable story, a parable of the plight of the "American Indians," blah, blah, blah, but what I haven't read is how timely this film is at this point in our world's history. While it may have traits resembling all of the above, what I feel makes it almost "prophetic" is the current climate in the world in general and America in particular. It is beyond discussion that our imperial and greedy leaders are now and have been for some time, killing indigenous and sovereign peoples for their country's natural resources. Whether oil (in Iraq,) heroin (poppy in Afghanistan,) the great US of A has no problem using propaganda and racial undertones and profiling to steal and kill around the world. And most of it's country's citizens don't really have a problem with that. At least, that is what I've observed. And "fear" is the biggest tool used in the drumming up of support from the population. "Fear" was mentioned many times by the "Na' vi" in Avatar as something they "were not." Great lines? How about (and I'm paraphrasing from the queen to Jake) "we will cure your insanity." Yes, it is insane to murder innocent humans (or Na'vi)for oil, poppy or "unobtanium." Ha...too funny. And it IS time for humans to discover from whence they came and get back in touch with the great mother (earth) and understand that we ARE indeed all connected and that the only reason that we ARE indeed insane is because our sociopathic elite rulers have hidden our true nature from us for thousands of years. Have your laughs, as I'm sure you will, but rest assured, the great mother will have the last one and it will be at your peril if you ignore her hints and subtle warning signs. Great, great flick. Fire away, warmongers.

I don't care if you don't like it, my point is that the film doesn't prove humans as stupid. I haven't heard a single person complain about the 3D in avatar until you, other 3D releases yes, but not Avatar, so maybe you should see a GP about your headaches? Also, I don't "need" 3D, I also don't need rollercoasters, but I go on them for the the experience.

I agree with David, is a little quality in a film too much too ask? I mean, don't you guys want more than soulless 3D effects? Oh and the 'message' of the film is easy and anyone could have thought off it.