For my family and me, it was entirely a new level of immersion that we've never experienced before. Both my wife and I found ourselves swatting at the air for insects or tree branches blocking our view momentarily that obviously weren't in the theater but were in the film. To give the audience such an experience is immersion at its finest! The CGI is a technological advancement that speaks volumes for its self. James Cameron has brought his Na'vi to life in an entirely believable fashion which melds seamlessly with reality. My family and I left the film wishing we too could be counted amongst Na'vi, a thing I haven't felt in any movie since I was a child. Thank you Mr. Cameron and Bravo!
The exploration of ones inner nature for any good that remains behind the eyes of the monster in the mirror, especially during events of an epic scale... wow! The CGI cameo of the T-800 we're all familiar with was awesome and although I felt it was needed... was yet unexpected!
Several tributes paying homage to the previous films were done with class. For the lack of a better end quote at the moment... I'll paraphrase from a different universe, "the needs of the many out weigh the needs of the one". Well done, and thank you for yet another entertaining film in this franchise.