The Avatar Blu-ray Release Thread

[DRS]

Originally Posted by killowertz

Nice. I'm happy we are getting something similar to the Aliens Anthology as far as packaging goes.

Only one more week!

Just like Alien Anthology, Avatar CE packaging in the US >>>>>>>>>>>>> UK

[monkeyjb1988]

Originally Posted by stubiedoo

Ive added you some pictures of my extended edition in an album some screenshots and shots of the packaging.Sorry about the flash
https://forum.blu-ray.com/album.php?albumid=1088

Thanks. Very cool looking package.

Originally Posted by Jumpman

I still think Davey Jones is the most photorealistic CG creation I've ever seen but Avatar does have it's moments that come close to matching ILM's brilliance with Davey Jones.

Personally, I put Davey and Neyteri on the same level. They both rock as realistic CG characters and show how great CG can be if you're do it right.

Originally Posted by DRS

Review is up at Digital bits:

http://www.thedigitalbits.com/review...ews110910.html





Packaging:

Beat me to it. The review just made me want this set that much more. I will get this set and, if I have the desire and means to enjoy 3D blu-rays, I'll just double dip and get it. I already held out since March/April to get Avatar and I'm not waiting longer, especially with 20 tons of special features that will surely get 5 stars when Blu-Ray.com's review comes. This set will be mine by New Year's.

[MEB]

Digital Bits' review is interesting. It will be interesting to see if others agree that this new release's video quality is as good as the first release. James Cameron insisted that the first release would use every spec of possible storage for the movie only and, thus, be the definitive version as far as image quality goes.

I look forward to the "screenshot scientists" over at AVS getting ahold of the new release and comparing the video quality to the first release. Something tells me they'll find something that bugs them.

Mark

[KilloWertz]

Originally Posted by MEB

Digital Bits' review is interesting. It will be interesting to see if others agree that this new release's video quality is as good as the first release. James Cameron insisted that the first release would use every spec of possible storage for the movie only and, thus, be the definitive version as far as image quality goes.

I look forward to the "screenshot scientists" over at AVS getting ahold of the new release and comparing the video quality to the first release. Something tells me they'll find something that bugs them.

Mark

They still had somewhere around 3 Gigs of space leftover on the barebones release, so it's not a shock at all that the reviewer says that this looks just as good as that first release.

[nathan_393]

I still want to know more about the family audio track - is it 2.0, 5.1, or lossless DTS?

[Diesel]

Let's keep politics out of the discussion please.

(and responding to the politic related posts)

[neo78956]

Originally Posted by Diesel

Let's keep politics out of the discussion please.

(and responding to the politic related posts)

Thank you sir.

[insomniac013]

Originally Posted by DRS

Just like Alien Anthology, Avatar CE packaging in the US >>>>>>>>>>>>> UK

Yeah, its ridicules how Fox usualy makes the cheaper packaging for UK/Europe and makes the good stuff for the US only...

[DRS]

Ive been to several Best Buys over the past few days and I noticed that they no longer carry the old Avatar blu-ray

Its not even available for store pickup from the website

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Avatar+-...atar&lp=1&cp=1

Looks like they are completely phasing out the old disc for the new one

[odvan]

Originally Posted by insomniac013

Yeah, its ridicules how Fox always makes the cheaper packaging for UK/Europe and makes the good stuff for the US only...

It looks like Russia CIS will get the US package:

[masterrusell]

Originally Posted by odvan

It looks like Russia CIS will get the US package:

Any Russian retailer that ships to Europe? Because no Amazon Russia, right?

[insomniac013]

Originally Posted by odvan

It looks like Russia CIS will get the US package:

Nice one! I bet Denmark is just gonna get the 6 discs in big Amaray case with a slipcase.

[DRS]

James Cameron should rename the movie to Abatap

[Stu123]

Originally Posted by odvan

What about regions? I see on the tray back AB and BC logo - what does it mean?

It means disc 1 will only play in :The Americas (except Greenland), and their dependencies, East Asia (except the People's Republic of China and Mongolia), and Southeast Asia Africa, Middle East, Southwest Asia, Europe (except Belarus, Russia and Ukraine), Australia, New Zealand, and their dependencies

disc 2 and 3 will only play in:Africa, Middle East, Southwest Asia, Europe (except Belarus, Russia and Ukraine), Australia, New Zealand, and their dependencies .Central Asia, East Asia (China and Mongolia only), South Asia, Eastern Europe, and their dependencies.

So why is anyone going to buy this from region A when they can't watch disc 2 and 3

[GC Riot]

Originally Posted by odvan

It looks like Russia CIS will get the US package:

If the packaging doesn't read "James Cameron's ABADAH" in the state of California I'll be severly disappointed

[NYorker]

Originally Posted by Jimmy Smith

I already explained its positive reviews were entirely political. Most critics are hard leftists who will rate anything and I mean anything positively if it has left wing politics in it which Avatar clearly did. If the end battle had been the result of a government buracracy overtaxing the Navi's businesses it would not have got a positive critical response.

By this logic, any positive review for a movie is political...and if I see overwhelming negative reviews I'll know the critics were all rightists...?

[space2001]

quick question, Does the Extended edition come with a digital copy or blu-ray.

Weird that it wouldn't.

[monkeyjb1988]

Originally Posted by MEB

Digital Bits' review is interesting. It will be interesting to see if others agree that this new release's video quality is as good as the first release. James Cameron insisted that the first release would use every spec of possible storage for the movie only and, thus, be the definitive version as far as image quality goes.

I look forward to the "screenshot scientists" over at AVS getting ahold of the new release and comparing the video quality to the first release. Something tells me they'll find something that bugs them.

Mark

I didn't think the picture quality would suffer much. I don't know how big 16 extra minutes would be, but I didn't think it would matter too much. It wasn't like they were trying to reinsert the other 45 minutes that were still deleted, then I would worry about the quality. It should still look as awesome as the movie only disc.

Originally Posted by odvan

It looks like Russia CIS will get the US package:

Not to insult the Russians, but that spelling made me think of how a baby would try to say Avatar. Again, not meant to offend, it was just what I thought.

Originally Posted by space2001

quick question, Does the Extended edition come with a digital copy or blu-ray.

Weird that it wouldn't.

No digital copy. In all the news and Digital Bits review I read, digital copies never came up. Have to go to iTunes for Avatar.

Originally Posted by nathan_393

I still want to know more about the family audio track - is it 2.0, 5.1, or lossless DTS?

I was about to say whatever Avatar would normally be, but I realized that made no sense when I reread the audio part of the review. No idea. I'm sure parents won't care if they can watch Avatar as a family without worrying about the cursing.

My own question is about which versions of the film will contain the family audio track. When I read the first story about the all the goodies in the new set, it said the family audio track would be with the theatrical and +8 minutes versions. The review made it sound like all three versions will have the family audio track. My question is how many of the versions will be able to play the family audio track.

[JoshKelhoffer]

Originally Posted by killowertz

Nice. I'm happy we are getting something similar to the Alien Anthology as far as packaging goes.

Only one more week!

You mean the cardboard slots? I didn't like that packaging. Wasn't very practical.

[Trekofile]

I guess the environmentaly friendly case from the first release ed. is jestisioned for the CE? Or does the plastic case also have the die-cut sides?