Don't forget the implied Dances With Wolves style, "some humans see the error of their ways and go native." :P But you're right, it doesn't need to be overly c

Don't forget the implied Dances With Wolves style, "some humans see the error of their ways and go native." :P But you're right, it doesn't need to be overly complex or totally original to be good. There's always room for a well told story, some of the best stories of modern times are retellings of archetypal themes. Don't get me wrong, I am a fan of most of Cameron's work, the Terminator mythology (I even still have the old Terminator comics published by Dark Horse) and Aliens (also have the Dark Horse comics) probably more so than anything else. But at the very least, there better be some originality to the writing, even if still within the overall framework of his easily summarised story.