Not conflicting at all.
Movie = bang average.
True 3D quality that it was filmed in = mind (and eyes) blown.
Gimmick? It was where the whole money was spent ffs.
I think we can all agree the story was shit. I think you guys had a poor cinema experience if you didn't see what Avatar brought to the table. It wasn't the story, that was shit. One more time the story was shit.
I was totally blown away from my immersive experience at the Waterloo Imax. I have never experienced such 3D and probably never will until Avatar 2. If some you guys only watched this in shitty cinemas or large screen home TVs then I am truly sorry you missed out.
For the record I have never watched Avatar in 2D or 3D at home. The movie wasn't worth my time in that format. But if the Waterloo Imax rerun Avatar as build up to Avatar 2 then my credit card will be ready for however much they undoubtedly will over-charge me.