When special effects don’t look like special effects, when alien life actually looks alien, and NOT like humans wearing makeup, and when 3-D actually looks you're standing on the sidelines watching the action from a less-than-safe distance... that’s when it stops being a movie, and starts being an experience. And the story is AMAZING. Good, evil, love, betrayal, it's all there. And I love how the director didn’t pad the cast with huge stars. This movie stands on its own without being propped up by big stars competing for screen time and bickering over top billing. Great decision! And don't even THINK about seeing this in 2-D…Spend the extra 4 bucks and upgrade your flight to 1st-class for your trip to Pandora. Believe me, it's worth it!