Every ten or so years, there is a groundbreaking movie that changes the course of moviemaking. Avatar is that movie, which will forever alter the expectation of special effects, adding human-elements to non-human characters and the first blockbuster to truly leverage the capabilities of 3D. Despite all of the amazing effects, Avatar is blessed with a great storyline and message, which without this, would not enable it to be captivating for 2 1/2 hours and leave me (and others) jabbering about the movie for hours afterwards. Enjoy it - it's remarkable!