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Originally Posted by JerryLBell

James Cameron took us to another world 13 years ago and told a rousing action-adventure story with a very strong environmental message. Now he's taken us back to this Pandora, has shown us another part of this incredibly beautiful world and thrust us back into strong action as the people try to save it from new ravages by the rapacious Sky People.

If you loved or even just enjoyed the first Avatar, you will love or at least enjoy this very, very worthy sequel. There's a lot more emphasis on relationships and family, a new environment (the sea) to explore and some more amazing future technology. If you thought the Na'vi people were amazing to watch before, re-watch the original and then watch this movie and you'll find they've come a long, long way in making these totally digital creations more closely match the actors actual acting and be even more realistic and believable.

If you get a chance, see this one in 3D. Better yet, see it in 3D and on a BIG screen. Best of all worlds, see it at a Dolby Theater with it's High Frame Rate (48 FPS instead of 24 FPS), High Dynamic Range, overhead Dolby ATMOS sound channels and shockingly good 3D (say good by to image blurring and "ghosts" from the left image into the right eye and vice versa). Unfortunately, the nearest Dolby Vision theater is clear over to Altamonte Springs, over and hour drive away. For me, it was well worth the drive and the addition cost of the tickets compared to seeing it in The Villages or even at the AMC in Leesburg.

While I look forward to having a copy of this to watch at home in the future, this is one film that should really, really be seen at least once in a proper theater. No home system (and I know of some very good home theaters in The Villages) is going to give you the immersive experience that a proper theater can and this is a film you want to immerse yourself in.

If you haven't actually seen the original Avatar, I strongly recommend seeing it first. You can probably follow the story without doing so, but it really builds on the first film and you'll lose a lot of context by not knowing what brought the characters to where they are at the start of this film.

This movie is as good or better than the first. Saw it at Loews Leesburg on the big screen in the balcony seats. Awesome color and new characters make it a family involved epic. Avatar characters are very well done to appear similar to the actors who play them. Great movie!!