I thought Avatar was a cross between Star Wars and Dances With Wolves. The special effects were wonderful and viewing it 3D at IMAX was a nice experience. Overall I was disappointed because the message was nothing new, there was too much violence, which I don't support, and in my opinion it was more of the same, just in a different setting. I prefer more realistic movies and had I known it was like Star Wars with aliens, I would not have gone to see it.