Well.. Avatar was a rather.. plain story made GREAT by the FX (Yes, I LOVE Avatar! - but I recognize that 5 minutes into the movie, you can guess the plot!)

Other movies are still plot-driven and use FX for emphasis. Unfortunately I can't name any off the top of my head L (shows how rare they are I guess)

And then there's the mixed lot, probably most of the mainstream movies.  FX has been the GREAT thing of movies ever since they began - the whole IDEA that you could show something that didn't exist in reality - unlike theater - you can't,, like in a very vintage movie (1928!) , Jeanne D'Arc - burn someone on the stake in a theater and make it look real. 

I agree that the plot should be what drives the movie BUT generally FX are needed. Imagine Star Trek (or the ugly cousin, Star Wars ;) ) without any FX?

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