The Avatar Blu-ray Release Thread - Page 3 - Blu-ray Forum

Propellarhead9 · 10-28-2009, 12:42 AM

It's too bad they had to change the name from Avatar: The Last Airbender to just the Last Airbender because of Cameron's Avatar.

Yautja · 10-28-2009, 12:48 AM

If it's James Cameron at the helm im sure it's going to be good !

BaronVH · 10-28-2009, 12:49 AM

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Originally Posted by DMC86X

Really?? What makes it so awesome??? It looks kinda lame to me. Whats up with the blue people??? I mean does anyone know what the actual story is about?? I think people think its so awesome because its a Cameron movie. Theres no way this would get this much hype if it was another director.

I have to politely disagree with you here regarding the director. I think Cameron has earned his goodwill. He was a very low budget director that turned out Terminator and Aliens (we shall pass over Pirahana 2). Once those were successful he was trusted with much larger budgeted projects. Terminator 2, The Abyss, True Lies, and the highest grossing movie of all time, Titanic. While you may or may not like any or all of these movies, I think it would be safe to buy a ticket based on his name alone. He also does not churn out movies for the sake of it, and while it could be bad, chances are it will be an entertaining science fiction flick.

solarrdadd · 10-28-2009, 12:49 AM

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Originally Posted by DMC86X

Really?? What makes it so awesome??? It looks kinda lame to me. Whats up with the blue people??? I mean does anyone know what the actual story is about?? I think people think its so awesome because its a Cameron movie. Theres no way this would get this much hype if it was another director.

i got tickets to a special screening of a couple of sections of the movie in IMAX 3d and it really looked incredible and the soundtrack was thunderous! the scenes that we saw were worth the time. it's gonna be something special. oh, and most other directors wouldn't have the juice to get a project like this off the ground other than a lucas or a speilberg, and either of them would have gotten this movie the same hype if they were doing it.
the blu people are a race of beings on a planet. we have cloned them and we lay in a chamber and send our consciousness into the cloned body to control it. the cloned blue people body becomes our "avatar" it's like a puppet.

wild concept but looks like a great movie for the holidays, i expect it will do well. it will draw people to IMAX & IMAX 3D. i will be there to see it of course.

solarrdadd · 10-28-2009, 12:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Propellarhead9

It's too bad they had to change the name from Avatar: The Last Airbender to just the Last Airbender because of Cameron's Avatar.

i agree, and so does the WWE, i miss the old WWF days but those damn pandas....

Steve · 10-28-2009, 01:06 AM

I really like (most of) Cameron's movies, but so far nothing I'm seeing of this movie is really blowing me away yet. The CGI looks pretty good for the most part, but I don't know....I'm just not feeling it with this one.

No disrespect intended for those of you who are anxiously awaiting its release.

Propellarhead9 · 10-28-2009, 01:38 AM

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Originally Posted by solarrdadd

i agree, and so does the WWE, i miss the old WWF days but those damn pandas....

It was all because the stinking world wildlife fund wanted the website.

swarez · 10-28-2009, 10:30 AM

I saw a special screening of the Avatar footage in Austin where they added a few more scenes to what had already been shown.
While the CGI is insanely well done (THE best character animation so far) it's the design of the alien characters that completely pull me out of this world. Honestly that design is something I could find on deviantart.com but I think if he hadn't stuck with the blue skin color and made something more "real" I would be more acceptable to it.

binarymelon · 10-28-2009, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by swarez

I saw a special screening of the Avatar footage in Austin where they added a few more scenes to what had already been shown.
While the CGI is insanely well done (THE best character animation so far) it's the design of the alien characters that completely pull me out of this world. Honestly that design is something I could find on deviantart.com but I think if he hadn't stuck with the blue skin color and made something more "real" I would be more acceptable to it.

How does blue make it less real? They're a fictional species, they could be tie-dye and it shouldn't make a difference.

swarez · 10-28-2009, 12:03 PM

I know they could but it does anyway. Why do you think people are screaming "smurfs!" when they see this?

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Originally Posted by binarymelon

How does blue make it less real? They're a fictional species, they could be tie-dye and it shouldn't make a difference.

solarrdadd · 10-28-2009, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by swarez

I know they could but it does anyway. Why do you think people are screaming "smurfs!" when they see this?

funny, every swinging male (and I suspect a couple of female swingers too!) Loved that Green Slave Alien chick that Kirk was hitting on the original Star Trek, so why can't we learn to love a blue one!

Jodi · 12-14-2009, 09:39 PM

When "Avatar" comes out on Blu, I sure hope it has LOTS and LOTS of special features (even cooler if they are shot in HD).
Do you all think it will have lots of features, given 20th C. Fox's "track record" for extra stuff?
Sound off!!

thefutureofhollywood · 12-14-2009, 10:26 PM

This is my dream BD for AVATAR:

--Commentary with James Cameron
--Commentary with James Cameron, Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana
--2 hour Making-of feature (Goes through every aspect from script to post-production)
--PiP View of the Motion Capture Action side by side with the film.
--Breakdown of visual effects (could be included with PiP)

Maybe Fox can do something similar to WB's Maximum Movie Mode. That would be incredible, especially if it's a Cameron film.

DRS · 12-14-2009, 10:44 PM

What I hope

- Exteneded Edition (If there is one)
- Directors Commentary
- Directors and Actors Commentary
- PiP motion capture, storyboards, animatics vs Final movie
- 3 & 1/2 hour documentary on the movie
- deleted and unfinished scenes
- Misc EPKs and Trailers and other Promotional materials

With Collectors edition featuring special packaging and Hardcover "Pandorapedia" packed along with it.

Jodi · 12-14-2009, 11:02 PM

cool stuff so far!

Shanester · 12-14-2009, 11:11 PM

As long as the movie looks and sounds great!

Extras are always a bonus imo but it would be nice to have a Cameron commentary

deadhatetheliving · 12-14-2009, 11:13 PM

I want True Lies to be released on blu when Avatar comes out.

Blu Titan · 12-14-2009, 11:17 PM

I just want it released promptly. Don't want to give them ideas to wait until Blu-ray 3D is available

. They can double dip later on if they want.

NoQuestion · 12-14-2009, 11:33 PM

I wouldn't be surprised if the blu came with very little special features only to have them come out with a complete disc with all the features and 3-D...although I do hope it is packed with extras maybe even span 2 discs worth. That would be great

MaCruz · 12-14-2009, 11:34 PM

This is a movie I'll be watching in IMAX, and a day 1 purchase on BD.

View Poll Results: How many Blu Ray Avatar discs the first week world wide?
Less than 1,000,000	83	10.30%
1,000,000 - 2,000,000	152	18.86%
2,000,000 - 3,000,000	155	19.23%
3,000,000 - 4,000,000	128	15.88%
4,000,000 - 5,000,000	66	8.19%
Over 6,000,000	222	27.54%
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12-14-2009, 09:39 PM	#52
Jodi Power Member Member since:Jan 2006	Avatar BD wish list When "Avatar" comes out on Blu, I sure hope it has LOTS and LOTS of special features (even cooler if they are shot in HD). Do you all think it will have lots of features, given 20th C. Fox's "track record" for extra stuff? Sound off!!

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10-28-2009, 12:42 AM	#41
Propellarhead9 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jul 2009 Location:Clarksville, Indiana 4K collection:498 Blu-ray collection:1713 Blu-ray reviews: 1 Trading Score:9	It's too bad they had to change the name from Avatar: The Last Airbender to just the Last Airbender because of Cameron's Avatar.

10-28-2009, 12:48 AM	#42
Yautja Power Member Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Jan 2008 Location:AUSTRALIA Home Theater Gallery:29 Trading Score:6	If it's James Cameron at the helm im sure it's going to be good !

10-28-2009, 01:06 AM	#46
Steve Blu-ray Knight Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:May 2008 Location:Anna, TX 4K collection:128 Blu-ray collection:416 Trading Score:41	I really like (most of) Cameron's movies, but so far nothing I'm seeing of this movie is really blowing me away yet. The CGI looks pretty good for the most part, but I don't know....I'm just not feeling it with this one. No disrespect intended for those of you who are anxiously awaiting its release.

10-28-2009, 10:30 AM	#48
swarez Member Member since:Aug 2009 Blu-ray collection:128	I saw a special screening of the Avatar footage in Austin where they added a few more scenes to what had already been shown. While the CGI is insanely well done (THE best character animation so far) it's the design of the alien characters that completely pull me out of this world. Honestly that design is something I could find on deviantart.com but I think if he hadn't stuck with the blue skin color and made something more "real" I would be more acceptable to it.

12-14-2009, 10:26 PM	#53
thefutureofhollywood Active Member Member since:Mar 2008 4K collection:167 Blu-ray collection:333 Trading Score:7	This is my dream BD for AVATAR: --Commentary with James Cameron --Commentary with James Cameron, Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana --2 hour Making-of feature (Goes through every aspect from script to post-production) --PiP View of the Motion Capture Action side by side with the film. --Breakdown of visual effects (could be included with PiP) Maybe Fox can do something similar to WB's Maximum Movie Mode. That would be incredible, especially if it's a Cameron film.

12-14-2009, 10:44 PM	#54
DRS Special Member Member since:Apr 2008 4K collection:21 Blu-ray collection:56	What I hope - Exteneded Edition (If there is one) - Directors Commentary - Directors and Actors Commentary - PiP motion capture, storyboards, animatics vs Final movie - 3 & 1/2 hour documentary on the movie - deleted and unfinished scenes - Misc EPKs and Trailers and other Promotional materials With Collectors edition featuring special packaging and Hardcover "Pandorapedia" packed along with it.

12-14-2009, 11:02 PM	#55
Jodi Power Member Member since:Jan 2006	cool stuff so far!

12-14-2009, 11:11 PM	#56
Shanester Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Montreal 4K collection:596 Blu-ray collection:2027 Blu-ray reviews:442 Trading Score:8	As long as the movie looks and sounds great! Extras are always a bonus imo but it would be nice to have a Cameron commentary

12-14-2009, 11:13 PM	#57
deadhatetheliving Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Virginia Beach, VA Home Theater Gallery:51 4K collection:811 Blu-ray collection:2689 DVD collection:90 Prime collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:5 Trading Score:7	I want True Lies to be released on blu when Avatar comes out.

12-14-2009, 11:17 PM	#58
Blu Titan Super Moderator Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Edo, Land of the Samurai Home Theater Gallery:42 4K collection:41 Blu-ray collection:2864 Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:92	I just want it released promptly. Don't want to give them ideas to wait until Blu-ray 3D is available . They can double dip later on if they want.

12-14-2009, 11:33 PM	#59
NoQuestion Power Member Member since:May 2007 Location:Indiana Blu-ray collection:568 Blu-ray reviews:3	I wouldn't be surprised if the blu came with very little special features only to have them come out with a complete disc with all the features and 3-D...although I do hope it is packed with extras maybe even span 2 discs worth. That would be great

12-14-2009, 11:34 PM	#60
MaCruz Community Gaming Moderator Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Mar 2009 Location:Jacksonville, FL Home Theater Gallery:160 4K collection:104 Blu-ray collection:958 DVD collection:18 MA collection:394 Digital collection:570 iTunes collection:527 Prime collection:192 Blu-ray reviews: 23 Trading Score:139	This is a movie I'll be watching in IMAX, and a day 1 purchase on BD.

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