Thats what District 9 did for me: great plot, acting, effects. It wasn't even Avatar's plot that irked me (though it did a bit), it was outrageous claims like "it'll change the way you see movies". it was good and i really enjoyed it. and will probably enjoy more on Bluray, but it didn't live up to the promise. The thing that got me most was the 3 hour runtime...... Inglourious Basterds did that, but when it ended i wanted more movie. I just wanted Avatar to end. Having said that, the epic battle at the end was well well worth it. That delivered big time lol