Sherlock Holmes and Avatar

Sherlock Holmes and Avatar are two good movies that I recommend all to see. Avatar is a must see on the big screen in 3D.

Avatar is a story about a wheelchair bound veteran Jake Scully, who gets a chance to become an Avatar. Science has figured out a way to merge a human with an alien body to form an Avatar. Even though Jake Scully has lost the use of his legs in his human form he can run and jump in his Avatar form. As an Avatar Jake befriends an alien life form that is very connected with nature. As an ex Marine he reports back to the commander on the humans base. Of course the humans are after minerals that are below the aliens home and want to move them by negotiations or by force. Jake Scully is caught in the cross fire. You must see the 3D animation and the vivid colors in this alien world, fantastic. I kept wanting to swat at the mosquito like creatures that fly around you throughout the movie.

Sherlock Holmes, I was glad kept to its roots. Unlike the Basil Rathbone movies this Sherlock Holmes is portrayed as a drug addled genius. They kept the inventions as plausible to the 1800's as possible much like the old "Wild Wild West" show. There is even a mention of Dr. Moriarty Sherlock Holmes nemesis. A funny, quirky movie that I recommend all to see. It is not necessary to see on the big screen but worth viewing at some point. Some of the dialogue I could not understand because of the brogue accents but you can still figure out the plots.