Visually, this is the best movie I have ever seen. I personally have seen it twice in 3D and I think its the best way to see it. It has brought movies to a new technological level much in the way Star Wars did 30 years ago. The trailer claimed that it would "change the way we see movies" and it was absolutely correct. While the story is one that has been retold many times in different ways, (my friends have taken to calling it "Dances with Wolves IN SPACE") Avatar does have its unique moments and the characters are all well developed and interesting.