The breathing fluid used in the film actually exists but has only been thoroughly investigated in animals.[5] Over the previous 20 years it had been tested on several animals, who survived. The rat shown in the film was actually breathing liquid and survived unharmed.[10][16] Production...
Hmm. Cameron doesn’t even make the top 10 (just searched top 10 most hated directors) 9 actually.
https://www.imdb.com/list/ls054227023?ref_=ext_shr_lnk