Quote -  You could do the ebola thing and then come in as saviors. Same result as number two with less damage to the planet and fewer witnesses.

THAT would be more dramatic, and a more plausable story. You could still have a big Tom Clancy like story dealing with the aftermath of that including shoot-outs and danger and all the immersive effects,too.

Indeed! That's part of my gripe with the film as it is - I mean, there is so much more that could have been done, that would have been a lot more believable, and would have provided more compelling drama and a better plot.

Instead, I think that Cameron played it safe and stuck with a (IMHO) boring, overly-moralistic, and predictable storyline.

I mean, if you look at a lot of his past films, you can see where he took a chance. Big example? Alien (and especially Aliens), had a better storyline that you weren't always sure would end as you thought it would (the rest of the series? sucked IMHO, mostly because they played it to death).

...and you're right - the Tom Clancy reference w/ ebola came straight out of the Rainbow Six series - good catch. :) 

Quote - I guarantee that the aliens who survive who find out will want to shoot someone.

A-yep. There's a lot more you can do with a storyline that isn't so pre-schoolish. :)

Quote - There is already buzz about Avatar 2 in 2011. Look for it. :lol:

I have a feeling that I won't have to go looking - the hype will likely soak the Internet as badly as this one did.

Quote -   Haven't seen the first yet, but I would like to, regardless of the buzz.

I may end up doing it, though not in a theater. The last time the missus and I went to a theater, we saw Paranormal Activity - and trust me, that one isn't worth the crap camera-work (the movie is a royal headache-generator) and the ungodly-over-long drag out of what should have been a 45-minute story. :)