I like the story and visual effects but terrible acting from the Avatari

I'll try and fit in my hate in 500 characters but there's no way I can get it all in. So forgive me if I miss something and the shouting. That said, THIS IS THE MOST INCOMPETENT FILM I'VE EVER SEEN. The story is hopelessly mangled and garbled. You can drive a truck through the plot holes - I even stopped the film at once to complain about the "trapping Magneto in a scrapyard" level of dumb, only to have Aang point this out TO THE VILLAGERS THEMSELVES. And I'm not even a fan of the cartoon. Gods

Umarim ikincisini cekmekten coktan vazgecilmistir. Gercek anlamda bu derece husrana hic bir film ugratmamisti beni.

This movie is nowhere near as bad as critics and fans panned it to be. Its definitely aimed towards children, and with child actors can be a bit wooden. The story seems pretty standard and non threatening but in no way was I ever confused as to what was happening or what a characters motivations were. Still for the budget and obvious effort spent in the shots it should have been better.

This movie is...bad. Yes, it turns out the critically lambasted, unbelievably expensive special effects demo is indeed as stupid and boring as everyone has already said it is. There's more than a helping of typically uninspired, ugly green-screen Industrial Light & Magic CGI, with which the child actors who lead the picture struggle to integrate themselves, and the script is awful and inorganic. Oh, Shyamalan of the immortal Unbreakable days, where hast thou hidden, and will you ever return?

i never watched, cared, or even thought about the series so when it comes to continuity i haven't a clue. taking it on it's own it's not a bad movie, the effects are good, the plot is childish, but bearable. the most disappointing aspect is that this movie is so abbreviated from what i assume is shyamalan attempting to fit plot points in from a show fifteen times as long, but ends up making it unnatural and contrived. perhaps if the obviously intended sequel is made it'll go somewhere.

The amount of explanation and re-explanation regarding every single plot point within this movie only leads me to believe that M. Night Shyamalan made this movie for people with anterograde amnesia (the condition Guy Pearce had in Memento).

Trying to shove an entire season's worth of plot into a film less than two hours? Yeah, like that would work. The action scenes are so poorly staged, it's like M. Night watched Children of Men and failed to realize that choreography is essential to long takes. Bad acting certainly doesn't help. I haven't seen the series but this didn't turn me off to it, since it's obvious even to me how much has been chopped out, and it's not an accurate representation of the original.

The story is so rehashed and plain, and the movie generally lacks in enchantment (this is a big problem, especially considering that it's a fantasy film). The 3D visuals barely justify only watching the giant wave bit. Overall: You require severely limited film experience to enjoy this.

Really disappointing. Too much was just a live action version of the series, but left out too much for the story and the weight of the conflict to be interesting. This first book of the series should have been at least 2 3-hour movies to do it justice. Such a shame.

I did not find it as bad as my PSI says it is. Having watched the original, this film was done well. Going from 10+ hours of material to a little under 2 and keeping the heart of the story without any 'huh' moments is no easy feat. I didn't have much problem with the cast, sure the brother and sister weren't the best actors, but it didn't affect my enjoyment of the film. Think there's so much hate for the film because it's Shyamalan and because of a white Aang.

After reading all the critics, i had little to no expectations before watching the movie. i have to say its by far not as good as the anime, but way better than all the critics told. not the biggest movie ever, but not so bad either.

Another sloppy attempt to cash in on popularity. Tried to cram 12 and a half hours of cartoon into a 1 and a half hour long live-action movie. Too much was cut out, focus was on special effects, names were mispronounced, and M Night Shyamalan didn't throw in a twist. The only redeeming factor was the fight sequences, and there were only 3.

Absolutely cringe-worthy if you're the fan of the show. A wrong-headed adaptation from start to finish.

The setting of this movie seemed nice, so I tried to like it, but that was really impossible.

El avatar que vale la pena llevado al cine. La adaptación de la primera temporada(Libro agua)es bastante acertado, una de las pocas que realmente respeta la historia original. La dirección,fotografía y sonido contienen el espíritu de la serie, nada mas destacable. Pero a pesar de todo peca de algo muy grave:CARACTERIZACIÓN PÉSIMA, los personajes están mal construidos,ej: Aang no es ese contraste entre la alegría e inocencia de la niñez mezclado con la enorme carga de ser el equilibrio del mundo.

It is pretty amazing how he ruined such a lovely story in every aspect. I loved the TV show.

I don't know what's worse, the acting or the script. The fight scenes are especially disappointing and a waste of perfectly good CGI. Not recommend. [Rifftrax lacks any real zingers and almost seems to choke on the sheer volume of potential material: where to start?]

Jede Minute war eine Qual.

I was so angry!! How did they manage to leave out the humor and charm from the series and make such a boring and simply BAD movie out of it??

Movie should have been twice as long and then it might have been ok. Entire film was rushed. No character development. No real focus on plot. Fans of the television series should just stay the fuck away.

I'm a huge Shyamalan fan but this was terrible at so many levels. I've never watched the TV-Series but the story sounded good yet the movie feels so rushed at all times and the characters are terribly underdeveloped (maybe with the exception of Toub and Patel who act defiantely against a horrible script). The special effects look totally out of place, the sets look cheap and the action scenes are laughingly bad. The only saving graces are the two mentioned actors and the beautiful score by JNH

Ok, this is bad. But not the worst movie ever to deserve all this hate. The reviews kinda make me want to defend this movie.

The single worst big-budget blockbuster since Batman and Robin. No filmmaker has ever destroyed such great material so thoroughly and effectively as Mr. Shyamalan has here.

I realized I never rated this because I forgot it was an actual movie.

Incomprehensibly bad. Incompetent on every possible level. The special effects are bad and the movie looks ugly. The direction is clunky and sucks the energy out of every scene. Ignoring the ethnicity problem, the performances are laughable, though to be fair, I don't think anyone could deliver what might be some of the worst most awkwardly expository dialogue ever written. It only get the single point so I can make it clear that it's still somehow better than Lady in the Water.

Given how amazing the milieu of Avatar is in its Nickelodeon form it's a real pity M. Night Shyamalan got his hands on this. The child acting is predictably bad, the portrayal of all the evil characters as Indian is a bit problematic (but it's okay because the director is Indian, get it?!?!?), and there's no tension in any of the action scenes, most of which end way too quickly.