OK, so there are mainly two kinds of Sci-Fi movie watchers, those who get really irritated when the movie details are not realistic (like all aliens know how to speak english and look like humans but a little different), and there are those who really don't care about anything other than the entertainment value of the movie (I'm one of those guys). So it should not come as a surprise that I think Avatar is an AMAZING movie in every way shape or form.
Only downside is that aliens are too much like Native Americans.
I think of myself as a pretty reasonable and fair judge of movie quality (or so I'm told) and I can say with great confidence that most (if not all) comic book movies I've seen have been - to put it lightly - kind of stupid. Maybe lame would be a better word to use. From the early Batman movies to the more recent Spiderman and Hulk movies they all had one thing in common, they were all boring and seemed to struggle to set the story up for a sequel. Even the Spidermans which are some of the better ones did not make the movie theater experience worth the 8+ dollars. I would have as much fun watching it on a DVD with an above average TV. Iron man is different. I don't think I'll ever be able to experience how awesome the action scenes were unless I was in a multiplex theater with the sound turned up a little (more than usual). Directing was awesome (thank you for not shaking the camera like crazy and attempting to make me throw up my popcorn). Acting was just super (RDJ made a real memorable come back with this one). And last but never ever least, the special effects were insane! CGI works best with robots and machines so they lucked out there but they still did an amazing job putting the movie together. Plus they set it up for a great and smooth transition into a sequel. I have no idea who the villain will be (and I really shouldn't). I'm hungry for more action scenes, more of Iron Man flying around. For some reason those scenes made me feel like I was flying too. The physics in the special effects was really great. It's rare for me to say this, but, I'd go see this movie again if I could.
I give this movie 4 out of 5 because I never give 5. I'm reserving it for a movie that will render me speechless.