The James Cameron reviews series is nearing it's end as we get to his biggest moneymaker in his entire career and the reason why he's spent the last 13 years on Pandora (making 4 sequels). In this video, I rereview Avatar and discuss whether it's a cinematic masterpiece or is it overhyped garbage.

#Avatar #JamesCameron #Pandora

Timecodes

0:00 - cold opening/introduction

3:57 - production history

6:37 - my exposure to Avatar/rewatch feelings

11:01 - Plot sypnosis/cast and crew

11:57 - The Dark (negatives)

19:46 - The Light (positives)

30:17 - Overall thoughts/rating

31:41 - Outro

Sypnosis

A paraplegic Marine dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home.

CAST & CREW

Directed and Written by

James Cameron

Produced by

James Cameron

Jon Landau

Starring

Sam Worthington

Zoe Saldana

Stephen Lang

Michelle Rodriguez

Sigourney Weaver

Joel David Moore

Wes Studi

Giovanni Risibi

CCH Pounder

Laz Alonso

Cinematography

Mauro Fiore

Edited by

Stephen Rivkin

John Refoua

James Cameron

Music by

James Horner

Production companies

20th Century Fox

Lightstorm Entertainment

Dune Entertainment

Ingenious Film Partners

Distributed by

20th Century Fox

Rated: PG-13 for intense epic battle sequences and warfare, sensuality, language and some smoking

Genre: Action adventure, fantasy, military action, war, romance, drama

Release dates

December 10, 2009 (London)

December 18, 2009 (United States)

Running time

2 hours 41 minutes (theatrical)

2 hours 46 minutes (special edition)

2 hours 58 minutes (extended edition)

Budget

$237 million

Box office

$2.923 billion