The Avengers AKA Avengers Assemble 3D Blu-ray (2012) [Region Free]

[Zivouhr]

Originally Posted by mseeley

I finally got too see the 3D trailer again in Imax when I saw Wrath. It looks incredible!!!! The tracking shot of Iron man zipping low through the city shooting and dodging alien craft has to be the 3D highlight for me. That, and the Hulk stuff

Yeah, the trailer was really well done.

Originally Posted by Gae

This is fake 3D if 3D at all. Just stop any frame and compare each side and there is no (or very little) parallax between the images.

Am I the only 3D fan who HATE HATE HATES this tradition of converting new films to, dare i say it, "3D"? I just can't convince myself that what I'm watching is in 3D, good conversion or not. Personally, as a 3D fan, I'm only interested in watching natively shot 3D. That's where the "wonder" of the stereoscopic image shines through.
With regards the trailer, how short people's memories are. Didn't the John Carter trailer look "incredible" and yet the actual "3D" in the movie sucked big time? Just a thought.

Gae

I hear what you're saying about 2D conversions to 3D, but I just pretend I'm watching a pop up book and all of my concerns that it was post 3D fade away, provided the movie is good and I overlook the errors here and there.
At the same time, the biggest issue I have with post 3D is the warping seen around 3D objects, evidence of in-fills where they fill in the blanks with imagined scenery.

If possible, it'd be nice if all movies were filmed 3D, but that isn't going to happen as long as there is money to be made converting new and older 2D films.
John Carter had really good depth between the layers. In my book, that's why I think the 3D in it looks so good, excluding errors.

Originally Posted by BleedOrange11

The official Avengers 3D trailer in theaters has very deep parallax. It's pretty striking for a conversion. The look and feel of the 3D action reminded me a lot of Transformers: Dark of the Moon, except with maybe even more depth and a 1.85:1 AR.

I do find myself scrutinizing the image instead of just sitting back and enjoying the movie if I know that the movie is a conversion ahead of time, especially if the story isn't very engrossing. Personally, I thought John Carter was one of the best conversions I've ever seen though. //

Hollywood 3D conversions are here to stay though, and I'm okay with that. Every big-budget native 3D film has at least a few converted sequences where they had to fix footage that wasn't captured properly or didn't work as well in 3D as they had hoped. //

Well said. I agree.

Originally Posted by aaaa6344

if shooting in native 3d you can change at what point the objects begin to pop out/go into the screen by sliding frames left or right, however you cannot change the strength of how much they do....meaning the "virtual" distance between the forward-most object and furthest object will alway be the same. it you want a greater "stretch" between them, then you'd have to alter the distance between your stereo cameras in production.

Good point. It all comes down to the distance the cameras are apart from each other during the filming of 3D. Post 3D can extend it as far as they want, but then have to fill in the empty offsets more.

Originally Posted by aaaa6344

i have to say that i originally was pretty against the idea of converting films to 3d......but let's face it's, it's not like the majority of the "3d" movies out there are fine art masterpieces where a conversion would be a an ultimate disgrace to its original vision. for the most part they just make a lot of mid-brow pop movies a bit more enjoyable at times, if done decently enough....and if you're not a 3d hater altogether. i'd say there's probably a bigger problem with directors who don't understand how to shoot for 3d compared to the people doing the conversions--like if your eyes have to change focus a lot from shot to shot, that shouldn't have to happen much if at all in most movies.

Good to hear. It really boils down to the post stereo 3D director deciding how much work they want to do. The stronger the 3D, the more it will cost, as they'll have to do a lot more work filling in the missing spots the farther apart the 3D is.

I hope Avengers 3D the movie, matches the 3D of the trailer.

[Keeblur]

I just looked on the Best Buy webpage to see if there were any additional specs on the pre-order and noticed this "Marvel's The Avengers - 4-Disc BD Combo Pack (3D BD+2D BD+DVD+Digital Copy)", which makes me disappointed already. I was hoping for a 3D disc and a 2D disc, just wondering what everybody thinks about this?

[D1-2005]

Originally Posted by Keeblur

I just looked on the Best Buy webpage to see if there were any additional specs on the pre-order and noticed this "Marvel's The Avengers - 4-Disc BD Combo Pack (3D BD+2D BD+DVD+Digital Copy)", which makes me disappointed already. I was hoping for a 3D disc and a 2D disc, just wondering what everybody thinks about this?

That is a 3d disc and a 2d disc, just like every other Disney 3d release.

[joenostalgia23]

Originally Posted by Keeblur

I just looked on the Best Buy webpage to see if there were any additional specs on the pre-order and noticed this "Marvel's The Avengers - 4-Disc BD Combo Pack (3D BD+2D BD+DVD+Digital Copy)", which makes me disappointed already. I was hoping for a 3D disc and a 2D disc, just wondering what everybody thinks about this?

I don't know if you're concerned about price, but you're getting a 3D and 2D disc anyways. You're basically getting the DVD and Digital Copy for free, since the 3D combo pack is only $5 more than the 2D version. A 3D disc on its own can sell for $20, and if you really don't want the DVD and Digital Copy you could sell them on eBay for $10 each easily.

[poke smot]

i was hoping for a bd of extras. we will see, i guess.

[nycomet]

Are ALL of the films in the Avengers Assemble set going to be 3D?

[GamerBoy14]

Originally Posted by nycomet

Are ALL of the films in the Avengers Assemble set going to be 3D?

If you're referring to the UK set that's been discussed over in the deals section for around 50 dollars shipped, then none of the 3D discs are included even for the ones that were released in 3D. If you're referring to the US boxed set, then the movies that were released in 3D will include the 3D discs.

Either way, neither box set will have ALL of the films in 3D.

[jwerk]

Originally Posted by nycomet

Are ALL of the films in the Avengers Assemble set going to be 3D?

Avengers, Captain America, Thor are in 3d.
Iron Man 1 & 2, Incredible Hulk are not

[NARMAK]

i'm hoping that despite this being a converted 3D film, the quality stands up a lot better with Disney handling the disk release as the movies so far from Phase I in 3D have been panned in reviews on the site here.

[Lovemy3D]

2D Netflix rental.

[Merlinpants]

The Avengers - Blu-Ray Trailer (HD) - YouTube

[Zivouhr]

Thanks for the trailer.

I remember a lot more to this thread, but it's MIA.
A big portion of the posts have disappeared with that site crash not too long ago. Luckily data was saved from about mid April 2012. The month of May and mid June posts have disappeared completely for the forum.

AVENGERS 3D:
So to update what was unfortunately lost, Avengers 3D had some really nice 3D to it, especially the big Act III, for a conversion. Not as strong as the 3D trailer for the rest of the movie, but this is a must buy for 3D. I wonder if the CGI was rendered 3D and combined with 2D to 3D humans, making it a hybrid 3D conversion instead of a straight 2D to 3D conversion?

There also was a $5 deal for amazon listed here, but that deal is probably long over by now, way back in May 2012 it was posted here.

BOX OFFICE: First 2 weeks, it hit the Billion dollar mark.
( From boxofficemojo.com )
Marvel's The Avengers
Domestic Total as of Jun. 29, 2012: $603,331,000 (Estimate)
Distributor: Buena Vista Release Date: May 4, 2012
Genre: Action / Adventure Runtime: 2 hrs. 22 min.
MPAA Rating: PG-13 Production Budget: $220 million
Total Lifetime Grosses
Domestic: $603,331,000 41.9%
+ Foreign: $837,900,000 58.1%
= Worldwide: $1,441,231,000

[hazelwu]

May need to cancel my Amazon pre-order and go for the Target version with exclusive 90-minutes of bonus.

[Jude72]

Originally Posted by hazelwu

May need to cancel my Amazon pre-order and go for the Target version with exclusive 90-minutes of bonus.

I just checked it out and may have to cancel my Amazon pre-orer too!

Marvel's The Avengers - TARGET EXCLUSIVE 4-Disc 3D Blu-ray Combo Pack: Includes 90-minute Bonus Disc

Target Exclusive - Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe, over 90 minutes of exclusive footage that takes you on a journey from the beginning of Marvel Studios to the evolution of its cinematic universe!

In this 90-minute feature, we will explore the visual development, production and casting, giving audiences a firsthand look at the creation of a complete cinematic universe. We will show how the films IRON MAN, THE INCREDIBLE HULK, IRON MAN 2, THOR, and CAPTIAN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER were conceived and led to the greatest super hero team ever assembled on screen; THE AVENGERS.
Join stars Robert Downey Jr., Sam Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Cobie Smulders, and Tom Hiddleston as they rehearse for the drama and train for all the action! Go back in time and watch the stars become these iconic heroes.
Including exclusive interviews with Cast, Directors, Producers, Visual Developers, and Comic Book creators, audiences will witness how Marvel’s rich heritage in the comics was brought to life in the movies. We will also see the growth of Marvel’s massive fan base, from local comic shops, through their first appearances at Comic Con, to the phenomenon of THE AVENGERS today.

"Marvel makes cinematic history as it unites the Super Hero team-up of a lifetime. Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), the Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), and Captain America (Chris Evans) assemble together for the very first time ever in this epic, action-packed blockbuster alongside Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) and Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson). Director Joss Whedon creates an unprecedented universe that has become a global phenomenon.Packed with spectacular visual effects, and exclusive bonus features, including Marvel's first-ever Gag Reel, never-before-seen Marvel short, and an interactive Second Screen Experience, Marvel's The Avengers will blow your mind!"

[EMAGDNIM]

I wonder if there's going to be any Canadian retailers who will carry this "90 minutes of exclusive footage"

I'm still holding on to my Amazon pre order since it's the cheapest that I've seen it up North.

[BobbyB]

Originally Posted by Jude72

I just checked it out and may have to cancel my Amazon pre-orer too!

This Target exclusive shall be MINE on September 25th!!!

[BobbyB]

Originally Posted by Lovemy3D

2D Netflix rental.

My sympathies...

[mseeley]

Originally Posted by hazelwu

May need to cancel my Amazon pre-order and go for the Target version with exclusive 90-minutes of bonus.

Same here! Now I know where all those extra special features that should've already been on the bluray are now >:/

Plus I think it's awesome they are including the soundtrack More movies need to do that!

[mseeley]

Originally Posted by BobbyB

This Target exclusive shall be MINE on September 25th!!!

Ditto dude I hope it still has a 3D lenticular slip! *fingers crossed!*

[Zivouhr]

Originally Posted by hazelwu

May need to cancel my Amazon pre-order and go for the Target version with exclusive 90-minutes of bonus.

That is a good deal. Target also offered Terminator Salvation Directors Cut back in the day, the only store to offer it at that time.

90 minutes is a lot. Best Buy's John Carter 3D bonus content I heard wasn't that great for the extra price of $5 at 29.99 opening day.

Hopefully, Target won't charge $5 extra over the competitors, and if that's the case, I'd consider it, but honestly, I'm not a huge fan of extras unless it's a really good documentary for 90 minutes.

Thanks for posting the info.