I've seen the original many times over and this movie just seemed reuse anything and everything that made the original film special. I was seriously hoping to see something that made the film stand apart. Don't get me wrong though. The film is beautiful and really shows how far technology has come in the past decade. It got to the point where I didn't care if I needed to go to the restroom during the film because I knew I wouldn't be missing something that I hadn't seen before. I guess my expectations were a little too high. Unfortunately, I expect this trend to continue in future Avatar movies.