I'm going to start with what I don't like. Quaritch's resurrection. The Tranformers movie sequels would constantly revive Magatron, kill him off again in the next movie, and then revive him in the next one to set up the sequel and then repeat the cycle. It's one of the most common criticisms of those movies and one with which I entirely agree.
A more well-known but less egregious offender is The Rise of Skywalker which begins by negating Emperor Palpatine's death "somehow Palpatine returned" and whose explanation for his revival only raises more questions.
This movie begins by revealing that a facsimile of Quaritch's mind was programmed into a Navi Avatar and as such he can be the villain of the film again (even though if they were able to do that, that raises the question of why they used Jake Sulley in the first movie given he was described as one of the worst possible choices for the job) and since Quaritch is alive at the end of the film (and unrepentant) he's all but certain to return as the villain in Avatar 3 and even if he gets killed then, there's nothing to stop the company from making a new Quaritch (again.) (Avatar 3 might figure out a way to solve that when it comes out but I doubt it.)
This movie, like the first one, was too long. That said, there were good things about this film. It develops Quaritch as a character in a way that the first movie didn't, it has a nice homage to Moby Dick in it and (like the first film) it has stunning visual effects.
So if you liked the first movie, you'll probably like this.
A more well-known but less egregious offender is The Rise of Skywalker which begins by negating Emperor Palpatine's death "somehow Palpatine returned" and whose explanation for his revival only raises more questions.
This movie begins by revealing that a facsimile of Quaritch's mind was programmed into a Navi Avatar and as such he can be the villain of the film again (even though if they were able to do that, that raises the question of why they used Jake Sulley in the first movie given he was described as one of the worst possible choices for the job) and since Quaritch is alive at the end of the film (and unrepentant) he's all but certain to return as the villain in Avatar 3 and even if he gets killed then, there's nothing to stop the company from making a new Quaritch (again.) (Avatar 3 might figure out a way to solve that when it comes out but I doubt it.)
This movie, like the first one, was too long. That said, there were good things about this film. It develops Quaritch as a character in a way that the first movie didn't, it has a nice homage to Moby Dick in it and (like the first film) it has stunning visual effects.
So if you liked the first movie, you'll probably like this.