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OK, I admit, I didn't want to see this movie. It looked like a bunch of effects and not much story. I am guessing that it will garner some Oscar nominations and I had heard that James Cameron was working on it since before Titanic so I succumbed to peer pressure and saw it. I saw it in 3D but not IMAX due to myself being too old to handle the nausea that sometimes shows up when watching IMAX films. First of all, the 3D was pretty neat to watch with all the things flying toward you like you can touch them and what not. Did it really add to the film, not in this reviewers mind. Like Titanic, it felt like the movie made the actors and that no one star stood out for their performance. Zoe Saldana, Sam Worthington, Giovanni Ribisi, Sigourney Weaver and Stephen Lang are all good actors and did however play their roles well. The whole time I was watching, it reminded me a lot of Pocahontas with the environmental beauty and the plot line. I was waiting to hear Vanessa Williams sing Colors of the Wind. Overall, I'm glad that I saw it but I have to wonder what is lacking when a film has to rely on 3D and IMAX to encourage people to see it. It was good but it didn't make me want to see it again nor recommend it to others so I give it one thumb up for excellent marketing.