The Avatar Blu-ray Release Thread

[TheStorm]

I agree with BR.com's review.

It's not the "lack of originality" that hinders it, no movie is original anymore. But it's black and white characters of such simplicity and cringe worthy dialogue that ruins it.

I like the movie I give it a 7/10. But Cameron has gone soft. Aliens/T1/T2 are some of the greatest films made ever. But I tire now of his trying to please every single audience member. Creating again the simplistic "love from two worlds". Titanic it was rich and poor now its alien and human. Redlettermedia nailed it with his review of Avatar. It's good, but the characters I cared nothing about, too simplistic of black and white characters, no Grey in any of them. But still a fun adventure movie.

Though I won't lie its SFX and audio as well as the PQ and AQ is just outstanding beyond belief, just amazing.

I will have to show off my TV set up from now on with Avatar, it flexes Blu to the max.

[TokyoLee]

Anyone know if the 4disc Avatar release in Nov. will have Digital Copy?

[Trogdor2010]

Could the reviewer give a detailed comment about how the blu ray looks cropped for CIH screens. Having only seeing Avatar on a 2.35:1 3D screen and owning a 2.35:1 screen, I'm also curious how they did the subtitle placement for the Na'vi. I'm planning a weekend movie night for it, and I perfer to have a fresher rewatch of the movie. I might just play it safe and fire it up in 16:9, but a more detailed look, I would be very pleased.

[Grevlin]

wow... just wow












(It was missing some octane from 3D...but a few megatons does not matter)

[Diesel]

Originally Posted by Grevlin

wow... just wow












(It was missing some octane from 3D...but a few megatons does not matter)

I thought you were never going to see it in 2D

Originally Posted by Sussudio

The score is important, but for me, this is what matters above all else. Great point.

I completely agree. Someone's #/5 on a film is irrelevant to me...the supporting material of that opinion is what I'm interested in.

[KilloWertz]

Originally Posted by Beast

Where as personally consider it a 5/5 and the greatest movie of all time.

Watching it for the 3rd time today now. Well, with the Rifftrax.

I would give it a 5/5 without question as well, even if I am reserving calling it my favorite movie of all time until I watch it more than once. I will decide then, but that won't begin until November when I buy the Ultimate Edition.

[haphilli]

Hey what happened to all those people who wanted to kill themselves because they can never be on Pandora?

[blu-ray-the-king]

new record for blu-ray frist day
http://www.deadline.com/2010/04/avat...-sales-record/

[Underworld54]

Originally Posted by haphilli

Hey what happened to all those people who wanted to kill themselves because they can never be on Pandora?

They killed themselves.

[Blu Titan]

I have been helping my son with homework and my wife with some accounting work and there was no way for me to watch it uninterrupted tonight. Just loaded it on my PS3 and watched the clips from the menu to get an idea...my precious .

[Diesel]

Originally Posted by blu-ray-the-king

new record for blu-ray frist day
http://www.deadline.com/2010/04/avat...-sales-record/

1.5M?!!?!?!?!

Just from US/Canada


That beats the previous best first week record...

[jeffgordonlovesblu]

i've literally been watching the title menu for a half hour. still in awe

[thelittleprince]

Originally Posted by blu-ray-the-king

new record for blu-ray frist day
http://www.deadline.com/2010/04/avat...-sales-record/

Cool! Glad to be part of that record!

[Diesel]

So much for the 28 "Less than 1M" votes

[Blu Titan]

Originally Posted by blu-ray-the-king

new record for blu-ray frist day
http://www.deadline.com/2010/04/avat...-sales-record/

Incredible! Just amazing.

[ALPH@b3T]

Originally Posted by thelittleprince

Cool! Glad to be part of that record!

I am glad too i was first person to grab the BluRay from nearest walmart.

[SwissHD]

The Review of the technical aspects is very good.

But the movie review....hmmm...certainly the movie is not THE number one masterpiece in history of cinema. But 3.5?
And i'm getting so tired with arguments like "its a dance with wolves, pocahontas......rip off".
You can do this with a lot of especially big Blockbuster movies of the last 30 Years. And that are some very popular Blockbuster Movies now considered classics.

There are so many movies with such a simple storyline. Its HOW the story is told. And Cameron is a master of storytelling.

Anybody remember Aliens from him?
Aliens is absolutely equal in terms of writing. Very simple storyline and characters but cameron told it damn good and made a great action/sci-fi film. Today most people absolutely love Camerons Alien Sequel. And ironically a lot of the same people are criticize avatar for arguments that you can easily write in a aliens review too. Thats a bit crazy and i don't unterstand that.
Cameron was in the vast majority of his movies not the master of depth in terms of characters and story. But he can tell this tings very spectacular and great.

I hope my english wasn't too bad on this.
It's not so easy as a usually german speaking and writing guy.

I would give Avatar a 4.5 because i absolutely could connect to the characters (like in aliens too) and i was completely in the movie the whole time.
Cameron again did simple things so right that it is combined with the visuals utterly spectacular.

[Freekman]

This site's review was spot on. Man, am I glad the film's rating wasn't a 5, or some credibility might have been lost by me.

[Bishop_99]

Originally Posted by blu-ray-the-king

new record for blu-ray frist day
http://www.deadline.com/2010/04/avat...-sales-record/

followed by and finish with a

[42041]

From the enthusiastic response, sounds like I'll be pitching in my $20 as well tomorrow. Too bad it's not 3D

Avatar is going to be huge for this format.