Audience Reaction

6. How have audiences responded and reacted to the film?

"Avatar is a hugely rewarding experience: rich, soulful, and exciting in the way that only comes from seeing a master artist at work...a transcendent , full-on, five-star experience, that's the closest we'll ever get to setting foot on a strange new world " - Empire magazine

"Avatar is a phenomenon you can't ignore, monumentally imposing and done with extraordinary expertise" - The Independent

"Avatar is much more than a film. It's a prescribed cinematic experience. Pure effect...It's an audacious, awe-inspiring work of modern art that reinvents and redesigns the whole process of sitting in a darkened room staring up at a screen. Sure it's taken him ten years, but Cameron has acheived no less than a rebirth of cinema." - totalfilm.com

Avatar seems to have been receiving rave reviews all round - everyone from twitter and facebook fans, to bloggers, to rotten tomatoes users, seem to be buzzing about just how breath-taking this revolutionary new film is.

It has been recorded as the first movie ever to make $1bn in ticket sales around the world, it is ranking first on the UK box office, is the 3rd biggest film of all time, and has currently grossed over a staggering £40, 000, 000. This weekend, the 8th-10th January as pictured below, the film has made over £4, 000, 000 alone.


It remains to be said however, that we do slightly disagree with these soaring reviews of avatar. Yes, it is sure to go down in history as changing the face of film forever with it's captivating and oustandingly realistic effects, transporting you straight into the world of Pandora and the Na'vi, but this aside, we felt the characters and storyline were too standard, and boring, and do not differ greatly from what has already been seen in past films. In addition, we felt in ran on too long.