Avatar - see it in regular or 3D?

[OakLeaf]

Can I change my vote? I saw it last night. DEFINITELY see it in IMAX. It was a long drive for us, and it was TOTALLY worth it. The only thing I can compare it to is when Star Wars came out, people who had the time and money would drive that far to go see it in digital surround sound. Same idea... on a whole 'nother level. This is really the first 21st century movie.

Re: the rating - mostly the anti-war/anti-imperialist theme, I think. There's intense violence but very little blood; evidence of injury is mostly shown after the wounds have healed. The aliens are scantily clad humanoids, but you never see anything resembling genitalia (human or alien), and only the occasional hint of a nipple. There's one love scene that never shows anything beyond embracing. I think a mature 11-year-old could deal with the themes, but to me it's definitely a movie where "PG" is really the appropriate rating - use your judgment of your daughter's maturity.