The world premiere of James Cameron’s Avatar: Fire and Ash took place in Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre on Monday night, with the creme de la creme of Hollywood in attendance. The premiere was also attended by select journalists and movie critics from around the world. After the screening, many of these critics took to social media to share their first reactions about the heavily anticipated film, and so far, the response is overwhelmingly positive.
Avatar Fire and Ash first reactions
In their first posts on Avatar 3 on Twitter (now X), the critics have praised the film’s visuals, James Cameron’s sweeping narrative, and said that the film should please fans of the first two Avatar films.
Jazz Tangcay of Variety called the film ‘a staggering achievement of moviemaking’. He added, “James Cameron raises the stakes. It’s bigger, better and more emotional than ever before. It has gorgeous visuals, thrilling new characters and is a technical marvel.” His colleague Courtney Howard echoed the sentiment saying Avatar Fire and Ash is ‘what movie theaters were built for’. “3 films in, James Cameron still has the sauce, making the epic spectacular feel emotionally impactful,” she wrote.
Film critic Sean Tajipour confessed that he was not an Avatar superfan, but still conceded that “James Cameron can and will always deliver the ultimate cinematic spectacle, pushing visuals and emotion to new heights and redefining what a true blockbuster feels like. It’s bold, immersive, unforgettable, and driven by sheer ambition.”
Collider correspondent Peri Nemiroff was surprised by how quickly the film pulls the viewer back into the world of Pandora. “And once that happens, there’s a noticeable increase in complexity in quite a few aspects of the production. Three films in and I still can’t get over how magical the #Avatar movies are,” he wrote. Critic Todd Gilchrist added, “#AvatarFireAndAsh features some astonishing filmmaking from James Cameron. Fans of the previous two will be very pleased.”
Praising the film’s ‘out-of-this-world action’, film critic Michael Lee wrote, “Story may be lacking, but this pushes technical boundaries in unimaginable ways.”
All about Avatar Fire and Ash
Avatar: Fire and Ash sees Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Stephen Lang, Sigourney Weaver, Joel David Moore, CCH Pounder, Giovanni Ribisi, Dileep Rao, Matt Gerald, Kate Winslet, Cliff Curtis, and Trinity reprise their roles from the previous two films. The film releases in India in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam. It will hit the screens worldwide on 19 December.
