![]() ![]() Trying to spare hyperbole, but I've never seen anything like this from a technical, visual standpoint. "AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER: Yeah never bet against James Cameron. ![]() Vastly superior in visuals, storytelling and performances, the sequel left my jaw on the ground for the entire runtime. Journalist Jake Hamilton(opens in new tab) echoes the sentiment: "As someone who LIKED – but didn't LOVE – the first AVATAR, let me tell you: AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER blew me away. It's more personal, complicated, emotional. But it is the story this time that's the beating heart. ![]() The effects and action is, yes, breathtaking. "James Cameron now has not two but THREE of the best sequels ever made," says film critic Kevin L. But the thing I dug most is how the technical feats always feel in service of character & world-building." "I had faith James Cameron would raise the bar with the effects but these visuals are mind-blowing. "#AvatarTheWayOfWater is pretty incredible," writes Collider's Perri Nemiroff(opens in new tab). While some of the new characters are underutilized, Pandora is miraculously realized, the underwater stuff glorious, and the final third is full of incredible action – see in IMAX!" Our online editor Jack Shepherd wrote: "#AvatarTheWayOfWater pushes CGI to new places and uses the word "family" more than any F&F movie. "To strain the metaphor, the queues were worth it to get to the high points – at its immersive best, some of the set pieces are transcendent – but I found it dramatically flat and repetitive," ![]() "Avatar: The Way of Water was truly theme-park cinema for me, for better and worse," writes Total Film's own Matt Maytum. The first movie released way back in 2009, meaning the wait for more has stretched on for 13 years. Avatar: The Way of Water, the long-awaited sequel to Avatar, is finally almost here – and reactions are in from the premiere. ![]()
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