Avatar

I was so set up to be disappointed, but I was so very not.  Yes, it's a very predictable plot.  It's the exact same plot as at least two different films I've seen before.  But that's ok.  Think about a movie you love, one you've seen a dozen times and can quote along with the dialog.  I think of my first viewing of Avatar in that way - totally predictable but emphatically compelling.

Avatar in 3D
2009, 162 minutes, directed by James Cameron