An event film worthy of the description.
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The story in itself is fairly light weight. Markedly different to the scripts that have floated around for quite a few years. Pretty much standard fare so no surprises here.
Real D is passable, at least to my old eyes. It does deliver stunning colours. The whole movie is a seamless whole. No jarring transition between CGI and real footage. Theres much talk of the uncanny valley being bridged. I’m not so sure. The animation itself is top notch and everything has a sense of presence and weight.
The thing is its all set in an alien world. So there’s just enough familiar to register the CGI as real. Yet just surreal enough to not nag that suspension of disbelief.
Sigourney Weaver is a great presence to have. Sam Worthington, who seems everywhere at the moment, handles the lost naive lead well. Great to see Michelle Rodriguez in a solid role.
Cameron’s keeps the high standards that he sets for himself. The characters are a little short hand. But its delivered with such sure direction, editing and visual style that the short comings aren’t glaring. Its an uncompromising film and left me drained.
Definitely bears watching again.
