I wasn’t going to bother with James Cameron’s overwrought, overexpensive sci-fi/fantasy/whatever Avatar. But this unsparingly negative review from John Nolte at Andrew Breitbart’s Big Hollywood blog has convinced me otherwise.

…A sanctimonious thud of a movie so infested with one-dimensional characters and PC clichés that not a single plot turn – small or large – surprises. I call it the “liberal tell,” where the early and obvious politics of the film gives away the entire story before the second act begins…

Set in 2154, Avatar is a thinly disguised, heavy-handed and simplistic sci-fi fantasy/allegory critical of America from our founding straight through to the Iraq War…

Think of Avatar as Death Wish 5 for leftists. A simplistic, revisionist revenge fantasy where if you freakin’ hate the bad guys (America), you’re able to forgive the by-the-numbers predictability of it all and still get off watching them get what they got coming.

Sounds great. To borrow a phrase from a politician I’m sure the above reviewer just loves … bring it on.

Oh, and one little irony Nolte may appreciate: This movie is being released by Twentieth Century Fox, part of the same company that owns Fox News and the Wall Street Journal. Yup, that’s right Mr. Nolte, every time you tune your TV to Fox for your daily dose of “truth” or pick up the WSJ you are effectively giving money to a company that invests it in movies like Avatar. Enjoy!

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