Steven Rea -
Philadelphia Inquirer:
Avatar delivers. Combining beyond-state-of-the-art moviemaking with a tried-and-true storyline and a gamer-geek sensibility - not to mention a love angle, an otherworldly bestiary, and an arsenal of 22d-century weaponry - the movie quite simply rocks.

Roger Ebert -
Chicago Sun-Times:
Once again, [Cameron] has silenced the doubters by simply delivering an extraordinary film. There is still at least one man in Hollywood who knows how to spend $250 million, or was it $300 million, wisely.

Kenneth Turan -
Los Angeles Times:
Avatar's shock and awe demand to be seen. You've never experienced anything like it, and neither has anyone else.