The Avatar Blu-ray Release Thread - Page 201 - Blu-ray Forum

binarymelon · 04-23-2010, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Beta Man

what do you mean by this? Didn't/don't most theaters charge more for 3-D presentations???

That was kind his point.

frogmort · 04-23-2010, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by iceman_mw21

is it weird that i think neytiri is sexxyy....

:d

+1:d

SquidPuppet · 04-23-2010, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by nolfoc

calling Avatar junk is crazy!! birds aint got nothing on Avatar

I didnt call Avatar junk.

Avatar is a popular comodity that appeals to the masses. That was Camerons desire and intent. He succeeded.

Beta Man · 04-23-2010, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by binarymelon

That was kind his point.

so "best bang for the buck in the history of cinema" was referring to what it made theatrically...... or for the consumer? It sounded like he meant for the consumer, which still leads me to question what he's talking about, or how he came up with that.

SquidPuppet · 04-23-2010, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Sgt Pepper

Clearly you didn't see "The Happening".

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Originally Posted by bytor_one

Didnt. Most recent for me with him was Departed and I thought he was pretty great in that. I remember him in something called Cape Fear I think it was called, pretty good in that too.

Then be prepared to be blown away by horrible.

I like Whalberg and think he is a darn good actor. Buy in The Happening, he was laugh out loud ridiculously bad. I thought it was a joke at first. I still like him though.

sfmarine · 04-23-2010, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by BillyJack

I heard rumors of some sort of savings for the Nov release for those who buy the barebones blu, but they are just rumors.

Hmmm..

we'll see what happens.

frogmort · 04-23-2010, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by BillyJack

Does the blu have the code inside for the savings on the Nov 4 disc edtion?

Gonna pick mine up tomorrow!

There is a code that you can enter on "avatarmovie.com" that has some basic junk,but I beleive it is supposed to eventually have more stuff including the savings,but not sure.

Crimson King · 04-23-2010, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by frogmort

There is a code that you can enter on "avatarmovie.com" that has some basic junk,but I beleive it is supposed to eventually have more stuff including the savings,but not sure.

Guess we'll find out!

sfmarine · 04-23-2010, 07:43 PM

Ya..there is no savings included w/Avatar for the upcoming November one.

SquidPuppet · 04-23-2010, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Skill

Not THAT simple.

People buy junk food because they can get it fast and cheap, not because they like it so much. Not many would choose junk food over quality food if the price would be similar.

In the case of Avatar the choice was made purely on quality since the tickets for Avatar were definitely not more affordable than the tickets for other movies.

Like always people chose quality they could afford and Avatar happened to be the best bang for the buck in the history of cinema.

Well argued.

But the choice was based on hype to some degree. Without yet seeing it, they couldnt know it was quality. But I'll concede that point for repeat viewers.

Crimson King · 04-23-2010, 07:47 PM

My 6 and 9 year old nephews want to see this film. I have yet to see it myself, would this be okay for them to watch it IYO? It's PG-13.

sfmarine · 04-23-2010, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by BillyJack

My 6 and 9 year old nephews want to see this film. I have yet to see it myself, would this be okay for them to watch it IYO? It's PG-13.

Hmm..it is a bit long. They would have loved the 3d but it does get violent towards the end.

Vicon · 04-23-2010, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by DetroitSportsFan

No acting performance could have saved that film.

It wasn't that bad.

Granted, it wasn't SUPER either. It was a decent flick. I own it. Mainly because I love Wahlberg and the little lady that he was with in that film.

iam1bearcat · 04-23-2010, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by BillyJack

My 6 and 9 year old nephews want to see this film. I have yet to see it myself, would this be okay for them to watch it IYO? It's PG-13.

it's a tad long.
some slower dialogue heavy scenes.
gets pretty violent for the last 25 minutes (arrows through people among other things)
some minor swearing.
they might not be able to follow all the high tec visuals in the army base area.

the 9 year old might like it, but a 6 year old i think would get bored quickly.

SquidPuppet · 04-23-2010, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by BillyJack

My 6 and 9 year old nephews want to see this film. I have yet to see it myself, would this be okay for them to watch it IYO? It's PG-13.

Watch it yourself first. Like SFMarine says, there is some rugged stuff in the battle scenes that could upset a tot. Iffy for the 6 year old IMO.

SquidPuppet · 04-23-2010, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Vicon

It wasn't that bad.

Granted, it wasn't SUPER either. It was a decent flick. I own it. Mainly because I love Wahlberg and the little lady that he was with in that film.

NO!!!!! It was worse than bad.

[Show spoiler]

Batman1980 · 04-23-2010, 07:55 PM

I don't think a 6 year old could handle Avatar, the 9 year old should be fine though. Just a bit too much violence in the climactic fight scenes for a small child.

Crimson King · 04-23-2010, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by SquidPuppet

Watch it yourself first. Like SFMarine says, there is some rugged stuff in the battle scenes that could upset a tot. Iffy for the 6 year old IMO.

Thanks, my 9 year old neph is very mature, so I think he can handle it.

No go for the 6 year old one though.

garyrc · 04-23-2010, 07:58 PM

Although I liked Avatar, the filmmakers couldn't seem to decide if they were making a beautiful mythic fantasy or a comic book. Yes, I know the two can overlap, but the one-dimensional (O. K., 1.5 dimensional) Colonel was a blight on the movie. Although archetypal figures are sometimes one-dimensional in the original versions of fairy tales and myths, this movie had characters imbued with many deeper, more realistic characteristics (such as tenderness), and the Colonel looked shallow and out of place.

The similarity of the story to many others did not have to be a problem, but was, for some people -- as someone once said, "It's a fine line between an archetype and a cliche' " -- the more swept away people are by a movie, the less slipping over that line matters. It didn't bother me much, but as we walked out of the theater one of our party, who loves fantasy and Sci Fi, said "I've seen it so many times before!" Perhaps if it had a more involving score, a deeper villain, and had been presented in a format less distracting than 3 D (e.g., 70 mm with a more comfortable aspect ratio than IMAX, e.g., the classic 70 mm 2.2:1) it would have been more effective.

Perhaps its great popularity grew out of its beauty, reverence for nature, and ... was it the first pretty well made film in the last decade or so to stir empathy and compassion for indigenous characters?

Vicon · 04-23-2010, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by BillyJack

My 6 and 9 year old nephews want to see this film. I have yet to see it myself, would this be okay for them to watch it IYO? It's PG-13.

Do their parents fight and slap each other around? If so, the kids should be just fine. If not, you might want to stay away.

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04-23-2010, 07:43 PM	#4009
sfmarine Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Apr 2008 Location:The Swan Station aDdIcTeD 2 LOST PSN:U5MC51473 Home Theater Gallery:18 4K collection:930 Blu-ray collection:2311 DVD collection:276 MA collection:461 Digital collection:492 iTunes collection:534 Blu-ray reviews: 7 Trading Score:43	Ya..there is no savings included w/Avatar for the upcoming November one.

04-23-2010, 07:47 PM	#4011
Crimson King Blu-ray Prince Member since:Oct 2009 Blu-ray reviews: 19 Trading Score:683	My 6 and 9 year old nephews want to see this film. I have yet to see it myself, would this be okay for them to watch it IYO? It's PG-13.

04-23-2010, 07:55 PM	#4017
Batman1980 Blu-ray Jedi Member since:Feb 2009 Location:District 13 Home Theater Gallery:8 4K collection:146 Blu-ray collection:394 DVD collection:57 Blu-ray reviews:22 Trading Score:48	I don't think a 6 year old could handle Avatar, the 9 year old should be fine though. Just a bit too much violence in the climactic fight scenes for a small child.

04-23-2010, 07:58 PM	#4019
garyrc Senior Member Member since:Apr 2009 Blu-ray collection:1	Although I liked *Avatar*, the filmmakers couldn't seem to decide if they were making a beautiful mythic fantasy or a comic book. Yes, I know the two can overlap, but the one-dimensional (O. K., 1.5 dimensional) Colonel was a blight on the movie. Although archetypal figures are sometimes one-dimensional in the original versions of fairy tales and myths, this movie had characters imbued with many deeper, more realistic characteristics (such as tenderness), and the Colonel looked shallow and out of place. The similarity of the story to many others did not have to be a problem, but was, for some people -- as someone once said, "It's a fine line between an archetype and a cliche' " -- the more swept away people are by a movie, the less slipping over that line matters. It didn't bother me much, but as we walked out of the theater one of our party, who loves fantasy and Sci Fi, said "I've seen it so many times before!" Perhaps if it had a more involving score, a deeper villain, and had been presented in a format less distracting than 3 D (e.g., 70 mm with a more comfortable aspect ratio than IMAX, e.g., the classic 70 mm 2.2:1) it would have been more effective. Perhaps its great popularity grew out of its beauty, reverence for nature, and ... was it the first pretty well made film in the last decade or so to stir empathy and compassion for indigenous characters?

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