The Avatar Blu-ray Release Thread

[DRS]

So far:

Production Shorts - 91 minutes total (and there are probably more)
Production Materials - 77 minutes
Capturing Avatar - 98 minutes
Deleted Scenes - 68 minutes
A message from Pandora - 20 minutes
Miscellaneous - ~15 minutes (so far)

That's already 6 HOURS of video special features

[Atreyu]

At least six hours, well I'm sold. I will definately get it.

[DRS]

Now I just hope there will be commentary

[ibra]

what happened with Collectors edition? it was revealed about a month ago, but still no pre-order or a release date

[Jimmy Smith]

Originally Posted by ibra

what happened with Collectors edition? it was revealed about a month ago, but still no pre-order or a release date

Its release date for 2D collecters edition is November 16th

3D Panasonic exclusive version is December 1st.

[DRS]

edit: nm

[odvan]

AVATAR - PRODUCTION MATERIAL - CREW FILM: THE VOLUME - 31m 39s

AVATAR - SPECIAL EDITION RERELEASE - NEW SCENES - 16m 5s

AVATAR - EXTENDED EDITION RERELEASE - NEW SCENES - 30m 36s

What the hell are the last one?

[DRS]

Originally Posted by odvan

AVATAR - PRODUCTION MATERIAL - CREW FILM: THE VOLUME - 31m 39s

AVATAR - SPECIAL EDITION RERELEASE - NEW SCENES - 16m 5s

AVATAR - EXTENDED EDITION RERELEASE - NEW SCENES - 30m 36s

What the hell are the last one?

Yes, I just saw that. It can't possibly be 30 minutes of completed new footage can it?

Those batches of footage are obviously for Branching purposes, but I have a hard time believing there will be a 30 minute longer Extended Cut, Id love it for there to be, but Cameron would have been taking it up to hell and back If it were happening. Strange.

[Suntory_Times]

Originally Posted by DRS

Yes, I just saw that. It can't possibly be 30 minutes of completed new footage can it?

Those batches of footage are obviously for Branching purposes, but I have a hard time believing there will be a 30 minute longer Extended Cut, Id love it for there to be, but Cameron would have been taking it up to hell and back If it were happening. Strange.

It's around 17 minutes extra completed footage, which makes up the extended cut, and another 15 to 20 minutes of very rough footage which is a third cut which is there to show more or less what the film could have been like (this footage however is not completed).

[DRS]

Originally Posted by Suntory_Times

It's around 17 minutes extra completed footage, which makes up the extended cut, and another 15 to 20 minutes of very rough footage which is a third cut which is there to show more or less what the film could have been like (this footage however is not completed).

It would be 14 minutes 31 seconds to be precise.

But I don't understand the point of only including 14 minutes of unfinished scenes, when there is an hours worth of deleted scenes on another disc.

[Suntory_Times]

Originally Posted by DRS

It would be 14 minutes 31 seconds to be precise.

But I don't understand the point of only including 14 minutes of unfinished scenes, when there is an hours worth of deleted scenes on another disc.

I believe it's the extra 14 minutes that was more seriously considered for the final cut. One also has to consider disc space.

[DRS]

Well hopefully it will turn out that they finished those 14 minutes as well.

Would be a nice surprise, but I won't hold my breath at the moment.

[Suntory_Times]

Originally Posted by DRS

Well hopefully it will turn out that they finished those 14 minutes as well.

Would be a nice surprise, but I won't hold my breath at the moment.

that would be beyond a nice surprise, that would make me actually buy this release, instead of just waiting for the eventual 3d release.

[DRS]

If those 14 minutes are the scenes I think they are, then there would be a good chunk of non mo-cap purely human scenes in the mix, meaning its not 14 minutes of pure CG.

But like I said, Im not holding my breath just yet.

[JaaayDee]

It looks like we have the details on disc content now, guys!

Taken from http://www.take2.co.za/dvd-avatar-20...y-8267170.html:

Disc 1 – Three Movie Versions:

* Original Theatrical Release
* Theatrical Special Edition (+8.02 min)
* Collectors Extended Cut (+15:54 min)


Disc 2 – Filmmakers Journey:

* Braving New Worlds: A Journey Beyond Avatar (2:30 hours)
* James Cameron’s visit to Amazon (21 min)
* 66+ min Deleted Scenes


Disc 3 – Pandora’s Box:

* 4+ Hours Additional Special Features including Scene Deconstruction
* Live Extras – Up to one hour content

It looks like pre-ordering in South Africa for the Collector's Edition is already available!

AND


According to this Italian store, the Limited Collectors Edition Box Set will come with a Bust Statue, a Book, and a Frame from the movie.

http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=it&u=http://www.dvd-store.it/DVD/Blu-Ray/ID-32622/Avatar-Extended-Collector-s-Edition-Superfan-Limited-Edition-3-Blu-Ray-Disc-Busto-Libro.aspx&ei=2JqiTKC_Loi-sAPX4r36Bg&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=1&ve d=0CBkQ7gEwAA&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dhttp://www.dvd-store.it/DVD/Blu-Ray/ID-32622/Avatar-Extended-Collector-s-Edition-Superfan-Limited-Edition-3-Blu-Ray-Disc-Busto-Libro.aspx%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26hs%3D6Um%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-USfficial%26prmd%3Div

Look at that price! Looks like it will cost about $130 in the U.S.!

We see now that the box info for the PAL version is:

Area 2 - Europa/Giappone 2 - Europe / Japan
Coding PAL PAL
Video Format 1,78:1 Anamorfico 1080p Anamorphic 1.78:1 1080p
Audio Format 5.1 Dolby Digital: Polacco Turco Ucraino Dolby Digital 5.1: Polish Turkish Ukrainian
5.1 DTS: Italiano Russo Spagnolo 5.1 DTS: Italian Russian Spanish
5.1 DTS HD: Inglese 5.1 DTS HD: English
Subtitles Inglese Italiano Russo Spagnolo Polacco Turco Ucraino Estone Lettone Lituano Arabo Islandese Ebraico Kazaco Rumeno Serbo English Italian Polish Russian Spanish Turkish Ukrainian Estonian Latvian Lithuanian Romanian Serbian Kazakh Arabic Hebrew Icelandic

[Jimmy Smith]

Originally Posted by JaaayDee

Look at that price! Looks like it will cost about $130 in the U.S.!:

If thats the case I expect it to sell a grand total of 12 copies

[DRS]

I doubt those specs are final. Those aren't the correct times for the additional scenes. The special edition is around 8:50 minutes longer, and the other cut should be just over 16 minutes, not under it.

Wonder what the book in the Limited Edition is.

[JaaayDee]

Originally Posted by Jimmy Smith

If thats the case I expect it to sell a grand total of 12 copies

Bwahahaha good one!

[odvan]

Originally Posted by DRS

I doubt those specs are final. Those aren't the correct times for the additional scenes. The special edition is around 8:50 minutes longer, and the other cut should be just over 16 minutes, not under it.

Wonder what the book in the Limited Edition is.

I suppose this:
http://www.amazon.com/Making-Avatar-...5739255&sr=8-1

Preview:
http://www.avatarmovie.com/avatarpro...vatar/toma.pdf

A lot of stuff. Looks fantastic. For me it a must have.

[DRS]

Despite how plentiful the behind the scenes features look (more than 7 hours worth) Ill definitely be disappointed if there is no Commentary. The Titanic collector's edition had 3 commentaries. So heres hoping the official specs released by Fox will mention one.

Originally Posted by odvan

I suppose this:
http://www.amazon.com/Making-Avatar-...5739255&sr=8-1

Preview:
http://www.avatarmovie.com/avatarpro...vatar/toma.pdf

A lot of stuff. Looks fantastic. For me it a must have.

Hmm, I was planning on getting that anyway.

Kind of hoping its an exclusive book that you can only get with that set. At the very least itll tempt me to get it.