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Had high hopes for this one, but it was apparent within the first few minutes when the title character's name was mispronounced that this was doomed to be an epic failure. They also changed the pronunciation of another of the major characters. M. Night Shyamalan totally missed the mark on this one. He thoroughly ripped away what was the very heart and essence of the show. What made it fun, was Aang was a fun loving, but reluctant hero, thrust into a role he never wanted. That was the charm in it. But Shyamalan, with Arnold Schwarzenegger type lines like, "I must stop them," missed the charm of the show. It was the fans of the original series that even made the show worthy of a movie in the first place, but M. Knight betrayed the fans by trying to put his own stamp on things. Don't bother with this one unless you're into disappointment.... Epic fail..!

Probably kind of silly reviewing a super old movie like this, but with the power out and nothing else to do I decided to watch it on my phone on YouTube. As the other reviewer said it's not that good but it's not the worst either. Couldn't decide if it was supposed to be a dramatic comedy or what? The three kidnappers were very mindful of the two bad guys in the Home Alone movies. Bumbling idiots. The storyline had some moments, but it was almost like a Disney film, in that it was very predictable. The worst part about it was whoever the director was. If that's all the better he can do. I hope that was the only filmy directed. William Shatner was in it, and it certainly wasn't his best work either, although a lot of that I attribute to the Director. Anyway, if it's a boring evening, with nothing else to watch on TV, you could give it a try if you're into this genre. And your kids might like it.