"Releasing December 19 nationwide, Avatar: Fire and Ash continues the story of those blue cat alien people on that planet that looks like the coolest Unreal Engine 5 demo you've ever seen. This time, however, there are other alien cat people who aren't all chill and into nature. These wild ones are into fire and destruction, and are causing chaos in the third entry in the blockbuster series."
"But perhaps more chaotic than that is the fact that Avatar: Fire and Ash is sitting at 68 percent on Rotten Tomatoes with 187 reviews, a drop compared to past installments. The first Avatar in 2009 sits at 81 percent and its 2022 sequel, Way of Water, has a solid 76 percent. I wonder if the lack of a big gap between releases and the tech not seeming as wild in this latest film has hurt perceptions of it."
"So yeah, the latest Avatar movie is losing critically to the newest SpongeBob movie. Perhaps movie critics just love that new tie-in song from Ice Spice, "Big Guy." Or perhaps SpongeBob truly is the big guy, and indeed, when compared to Cameron and his blue cat people, his pants are okay. But hey, at least Cameron can take solace in the fact that Avatar 3 is better than Wicked: For Good."
Avatar: Fire and Ash releases nationwide December 19 and continues the story of the blue Na'vi on a visually striking alien world. The film introduces rival Na'vi tribes focused on fire and destruction, escalating conflict in the third installment. Rotten Tomatoes shows a 68% critics score from 187 reviews, down from Avatar (2009) at 81% and Way of Water (2022) at 76%. Possible causes include the shorter gap between releases and diminished technological novelty compared with earlier entries. Rotten Tomatoes is an aggregation site, and a lower critics score could affect box-office momentum despite expectations of a large opening weekend; the film even scores lower than the newest SpongeBob movie.
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