my rating: Three interesting creature designs out of seventy-four plot-by-number dots.

what possessed me: I wasn’t about to miss what I’d heard to be James Cameron’s take on FernGully.

what i learned: Technically, I believe that Cameron never makes bad movies. But he used to make better ones. I think he’s trying to remind us about it, too. Hey everyone, Giovanni Ribisi is the new Paul Reiser! Sigourney Weaver is the lovable smart aleck with moxie to spare! But why do they need to wear a hippie headband to fly a dragon? Why does a command ship need two forward-facing cockpits right next to each other? Can you listen to an iPod with a magic ponytail? But the 3D was pretty cool.

you may also enjoy: Aliens, Mononoke-hime, The Matrix Revolutions, and your ass falling asleep.

tangential thought: Evidently large wedges on the character design dart board: Cat People (more Broadway show than erotic anime), luminescent skin (thanks Twilight) and that old stand-by, dreadlocks. Stan Winston, I miss you.

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