Delivered just in time for Christmas is Avatar, a film unlike any you’ve seen before. It is so technologically advanced that it feels downright exclusive, like the only one in a new breed of pictures that will revolutionize our viewing experience. Not only will the movie industry be forced to keep up with Avatar, but theme parks are surely scrambling already to figure out how to stay cutting-edge or ahead of the experience it creates.
The visual effects are spellbinding. Trust us, they’re like nothing you’ve ever experienced in a theater before. They are blended near-seamlessly with the live action and delivered for 160 minutes in a sophisticated three-dimensional format that isn’t gimmicky, though it provides plenty of entertainment. The 3-D treatment serves like a window into an actual, full-dimension world. At times it seems like you are standing on the edge of the scene as it plays out, or hovering just above it, or even watching from the middle of it as it takes place around you.
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