Avatar: The Way of Water (no spoilers, please!)
 

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.

It's run time is close to 3 hours. These days I like to watch movies that long at home.

:icon_wink: Me too! Depends....... :popcorn:

I agree. I would probably fall asleep before the movie was halfway through.

I loved the first movie and thought this one was OK. The movie isn't close to the 3 hours, its 3.5 hours plus the theatre we were at had close to 30 minutes of trailers and commercials. Movie start time was 12:35 and leaving in the middle of the credits had us back in the car by 4:35... We saw it in 3D, as expected, the visuals are outstanding. My biggest issue with this movie is that it seemed more of a set up for the next movie more than a stand on its own movie. Just my 2 cents worth...

I just watched the first one again. Had seen it on an IMAX like screen in Ocala at the Hollywood 16 in 2009. Regal Hollywood 16 - Ocala | Fathom Events

No thanks, reviews on the storyline I’ve read the NA’vi went extreme woke. Prefer reality to fantasyland.

I agree it’s a great movie. It does not seem that long while watching. Worth going and seeing in 3D

I'm still torn on whether I should see it. The only review I read was the first hour was the most boring in movie history, the second was tolerable, and the last was fantastic.

Any place showing just the last hour?

I don't if others feel this way, but I hate that term "woke" and find it offensive when people use it to denigrate something or someone. It's a term that immediately invokes conflict. I recall when I first heard it, I thought it was the dumbest thing I ever heard. Who created it, some rapper? Sounds like something out of Kanye West's world.

We are huge movie fans and see almost all releases; we go to the Leesburg AMC. I was out if town, so hubby went alone to see the new Avatar movie and left after watching just a short part of it. He found it vulgar and disgusting - (and he's a tough guy who loves R-rated movies, wrestling, etc).

Avatar
 

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!!

address please?

And what does the other side use...
 

to be offensive or denigrate something or someone. I find their take on things to also invoke conflict. It seems incongruous to blame one side for their take and believe there is no fault on both sides. I do not want kids to be indoctrinated into some false narrative that does not believe in common sense and telling kids there are not two sexes is not only false physically, but scientifically. The so called "woke" community does not deal in reality, but in feelings. Reality drives our survival and feelings are what we personally feel which rarely resemble the real world we live in.

I also dislike the word wo_e so much I can't spell it out. It is pure divisiveness and a fav of propaganda pushers.