Okay hey guys, I was lucky enough to get a free advanced screening because I work for my town newspaper.

I want to come out and say the film is terrible. One of the worst problems with the film is with the acting. Especially the kid who playes Aang (side note the movie doesn't call him Aang it's not like Ugn or something). I know he is a new-comer but boy he couldn't act to save his life.

The film overall looked cheesy and fake, likeAppa.It lacks the magic that made the TV series so great. It's a real shame because the move let me down so much. The 3-D was terrible although some of the special effects looked good, like airbending.

Overall the acting to me is what killed it. Everybody was so dramatic and put so much useless tension into some parts. Many parts were rushed and there was little to no character development. Although I did like the person who played Sokka, he added some relief to a total disappointment of a film. M-Night has failed again.

I gave it a F-

in my movie seeing experience, critics usually praise things that are bad and hate this that are good. Should we really place our trust in some shmuck getting a penny a word? We need to judge this movie ourselves.

PS Pulch I was not refering to u

Okay my TV lied, it was actually only 12 minutes lol But he talked about the name changes, there was a lot of behind the scene footage.

M Night stated that he LOVED the Kyoshi Warriors, BUT didn't put them in the movie :/

He also addressed that Sokka's funny moments are still in the movie, and they showed a little clip of Appa knocking Sokka over with his giant tail. And showed a clip of Aang doing his waterbending training.

The reviews aren't exactly getting my hopes up that this will be a good movie. :/ And I didn't know they took out the Kiyoshi Warriors, that seriously sucks >.< That means there's no Suki either right? X|

I don't think anyone should let critics influence their opinion. Reading critic reviews before the movie kinda ruins the experience. I admit that I read one review but after that I realized that my opinion is different from theirs so I am going to watch the film with my eyes, not theirs.

I have to say, I'm getting kinda nervous about all the negative reviews as well. I already have tickets to see the film in 3D, but I'm beginning to feel like I wasted my money, and that I might be better off not seeing it at all.

I'll hold my final opinion until after I do see the movie (and I'll try to come back and post about it), but I guess this just goes to show that things like this don't translate easily onto the big screen. Or at least, they don't translate into films that earn rave reviews (and I'll say that part of this problem is that film critics don't always understand, or want to understand, these kinds of series).