My Avatar Spoilers

• Less like Aliens, more like Titanic, especially with all the Celine Dion songs.
• Not advertised as musical
• Film begins with James Cameron in an empty studio asking audience to close their eyes and be open to the power of “wonder and imagination.”
• 3-D effects impressive: blue people's tounges feel like sand paper.
• Subplot involving kid on 1980’s Earth trying to help by reading magic read-a-long book seems forced and really drags.
• Less like Terminator, more like Fraggle Rock with boobs and VTOL.
• Interactive part of movie allows audience to "get down" and dance with aliens.
• Lance Henriksen surprisingly limber during final dance showdown.
• 3-D glasses comfortable. Revolutionary technology involves putting tiny magic ticket under tounge.
• Main theme song "Avatar" is just the 1980 ELO/Olivia Newton-John single "Xanadu" with the word "Avatar" dubbed in.
• Alien planet: clothing optional
• All in all, James Cameron's edgy high-tech re-imagining has heart and some the charm of the original, but is incredibly violent compared with the original Smurfs it is an adaptation of.