"Avatar" will not be the movie that vaults James Cameron into the pantheon of Hitchcock and Kubrick. While it is a stunning technical achievement and worth every cent on that basis alone, truly great directors make movies that are superlative in every category. Cameron settled for a mediocre script and predictable plot, ably executed by a fine cast, and then rests on the laurels of his flawless and visionary use of CGI. He's not a great director, but a great technician and businessman. "Avatar" is certainly enjoyable, but technical mastery does not a great movie (or great director) make.