Despite a franchise-low Rotten Tomatoes score, anticipation for Avatar: Fire and Ash remains sky-high among its dedicated fan base, who are looking forward to another epic journey to Pandora regardless of critical consensus.

As Avatar Fire and Ash first reviews come in, James Cameron's film has found itself under fire, with critics calling out the filmmaker for making the same film all over again.

Avatar: Fire and Ash’ – has opened with the lowest rating on Rotten Tomatoes among all three movies in the franchise.

Fire and Ash , and while the response has been generally solid, the third chapter in James Cameron ’s sci-fi epic is currently sitting at the lowest Rotten Tomatoes score of the trilogy. At the time of writing,

The latest "Avatar" film opens this weekend. See early critic reactions and projected box office numbers for "Avatar: Fire and Ash."

FRIDAY AM UPDATE: Avatar: Fire and Ash came in where we saw it: at $12M in previews Thursday night. Audience score is very good with a 91% on Rotten Tomatoes. Global so far is $72M — that includes $17M out of China on Day 1 and $43M abroad.

Cameron pushes the boundary of special effects in a way that changes the cinematic landscape. He is the best in this medium, and you will not be disappointed if that’s why you bought the ticket. But what I love most about what he does is that the visuals serve the story,