I've seen the trailer, and I have to say it's very unimpressive.
http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox/avatar/
It'll be decent enough I suppose, I doubt he's made a turkey. I also expect it to be successful, but not
Titanic successful.
I just don't see anything that's going to be so amazing, so revolutionary, that it will change the way we look at cinema.
Now, you may think I'm being unkind, but this is the level of hype that is being pushed for this thing. I get the feeling they've overshot, and should expect a
hype backlash.
On the plus side, I think my local cinema has shelled out for some 3D equipment, so I may actually be able to see it as intended, since I've yet to see any of these new-fangled 3D films. (even though 3D films have been around
since the fifties.)