Avatar blew our expectations out of the water! My husband, who is usually fidgety in even a 90-min. movie, was so absorbed that he barely moved, and wanted to see it again immediately. I have never seen such breathtaking beauty in a film! The visuals were so rich and detailed that I actually DREAMED about Pandora last night. Yes, the plot is simplistic, but, with the almost overwhelming complexity of the environment, a simple plot was a wise choice. It helped us relate to the Na'vi and reinforced the illusion that Pandora is real, that these are real people filmed in their natural habitat. The movie is such a visual break-through that you NEED to see it the way that James Cameron meant it to be seen: on the big screen in IMAX 3D.