I have a friend who referred to this movie, after seeing it, as "Dances with the Dragonriders of Pern", and that's a fairly accurate description of the storyline. But the movie... WOW.
The storyline is one that has been rehashed yet again, nothing new there. But the special effects are such that the tired old story becomes new.
We didn't see it in 3D, which I've been hearing people rave about. Hubby and I both wear glassses, and going to see a 3D movie is distracting as we spend so much time holding the stupid 3D glasses on our faces over our existing glasses that we can't see without, that we miss much of what we are watching.
It's well worth seeing though, if for nothing else than the spectacular effects. In fact, I may have to see it again. And again. And... (you get the idea)