I agree the execution was good, but it was also bad. The characters were one dimensional, the story was basically a space Pocahontas. and it was overrated for what it was...I think many just got caught up in the astounding CG and visuals. It was a great movie don't get me wrong, but originality is subjective......things with the same setting or basic plot like war can be done differently....like The hurt locker vs jarhead.
I actually rather liked avatar, but I cant escape the feeling that Avatar was basically a space Pocahontas with flat one dimensional characters......I don't see how this could work 3 more times.
I beg to differ because the first dark knight created a milestone, the new one seems to be gathering MUCH more attention due to the public interest of the first....but time will tell.
The movie (based on the trailer) looks like a desert Avatar, and when I say that I mean thats just my first impression Im not comparing the quality of the two.
Even back to the future deserves an honorable mention, as well as indiana jones and god father. The Godfather 1 is arguably the one of the greatest movies of all time!