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Release Date:	December 18, 2009 August 27, 2010 (Re-Release)
On DVD:	April 22, 2010
Genre:	Sci-Fi, Action
Director:	James Cameron
Writer:	James Cameron
Cast:	Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Michelle Rodriguez, Giovanni Ribisi, Joel David Moore, CCH Pounder, Peter Mensah, Laz Alonso, Wes Studi, Stephen Lang, Matt Gerald
Studio:	20th Century Fox
Official site:	avatarmovie.com
Running Time:	150 minutes
MPAA Rating:	Rated PG-13 for intense epic battle sequences and warfare, sensuality, language and some smoking

"Avatar," a live action film with a new generation of special effects, takes us to a spectacular world beyond imagination, where a reluctant hero embarks on a journey of redemption and discovery as he leads an epic battle to save a civilization. James Cameron, the Oscar-winning director of "Titanic," first conceived the film years ago, when the means to realize his vision did not yet exist. Now, after four years of actual production work, "Avatar"...

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Along with the buzz, speculation had been growing for months over the big question: could James Cameron pull it off? The underwhelming trailers presented audiences with a Fern Gully-esque story full of 10-foot tall Smurfs - and the special effects, touted as revolutionary, looked questionable at best. Was this really the epic James Cameron was marking his return to the big screen with? Now that Avatar is out, this statement rings true: never, ever, underestimate James Cameron.

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