The Avatar Blu-ray Release Thread - Page 375 - Blu-ray Forum

Daredevil666 · 11-26-2010, 04:21 PM

HOLY mother I just sampled a few scenes from Avatar on 3D Blu-ray... Will never, ever watch the 2D version anymore. It looks like a (very realistic) cartoon when compared to the photoreality of the 3D Blu version. It works but 3D have the edge. Anyone want to buy my old LG HD plasma screen ? I'm getting a Panasonic 3DTV (when my bank account will permit it).

Valaquen · 11-27-2010, 06:54 AM

Crikey dvdvision, I'll take your TV off your hands

Daredevil666 · 11-27-2010, 09:29 AM

Scotland is a long way to carry a LG TV from France

will probably sell it to someone in the building. Really, I just got a bunch of 3D Blu-rays... I'm all set !

Daredevil666 · 11-28-2010, 07:05 AM

First time I loaded it it was slow, but from second time on, it worked great.

Baloo · 11-28-2010, 10:18 AM

Like most of you the Extended Cut is now the only version of the film for me. Anything else would feel like a very incomplete movie. In fact after watching the deleted scenes even the Extended Cut feels that way. This is a movie that should be nearly 4 hours long, not 3.

I sure wish Hunt Festival and The Dreamhunt had been completed/left in. Great scenes.

Spymaster · 11-28-2010, 11:25 AM

Well I finally sat down and watched this again - the extended cut.

The beginning and ending of the movie are better than I remembered (the newly inserted "Earth" scenes are some of the best in the whole movie!) but the 90 minutes in the middle still drag on, and on, and on. Just deathly dull storytelling IMHO.

It does look and sound fabulous though! I actually prefered it in 2D over 3D.

But what's that bloody "US-English-Forced" message that comes up in bright yellow as the closing credits end? Clearly it's supposed to indicate the type of captions used but why? I mean, for who? I saw the same message on Date Night so presumably it's a Fox thing... Does it happen on everybody's players?

It's OVER the movie (yes the credits ARE part of the movie) and therefore totally inappropriate. Not happy about that, as a trend.

The Blu Knight · 11-28-2010, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Spymaster

But what's that bloody "US-English-Forced" message that comes up in bright yellow as the closing credits end? Clearly it's supposed to indicate the type of captions used but why? I mean, for who? I saw the same message on Date Night so presumably it's a Fox thing... Does it happen on everybody's players?

It's OVER the movie (yes the credits ARE part of the movie) and therefore totally inappropriate. Not happy about that, as a trend.

I noticed that too, had no clue why it was there.

Batman1980 · 11-28-2010, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by The Blu Knight

I noticed that too, had no clue why it was there.

Forced subtitles wouldn't bother me at all but I have bad hearing.

Daredevil666 · 11-28-2010, 06:11 PM

The mention of the sub language at the end of a movie (usually during the last few seconds before the credits end) is to help tech people not to confuse the different languages ie if it's not there, how can one tell the difference betweem romanian and gdansk by looking at the text files ? The last line helps to make sure you attributed the correct subs to the correct menu titles. (at least that was it during the DVD days)

Spymaster · 11-28-2010, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by dvdvision

The mention of the sub language at the end of a movie (usually during the last few seconds before the credits end) is to help tech people not to confuse the different languages ie if it's not there, how can one tell the difference betweem romanian and gdansk by looking at the text files ? The last line helps to make sure you attributed the correct subs to the correct menu titles. (at least that was it during the DVD days)

That's ridiculous! So the movie has meta-data permanently stamped over it just so that a few technical guys don't get confused?

Not happy.

GunRanger · 11-28-2010, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by dvdvision

HOLY mother I just sampled a few scenes from Avatar on 3D Blu-ray... Will never, ever watch the 2D version anymore. It looks like a (very realistic) cartoon when compared to the photoreality of the 3D Blu version. It works but 3D have the edge. Anyone want to buy my old LG HD plasma screen ? I'm getting a Panasonic 3DTV (when my bank account will permit it).

Where'd you watch it?

Batman1980 · 11-28-2010, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Josef13

Nope, it won't play any of the discs at all. Maybe I have a defective copy?

I have never had an issue playing a blu-ray on my laptop before.

Probably need to get your laptop a firmware update if this is the first movie giving it problems.

volcomsocal · 11-28-2010, 10:22 PM

19.99 at best buy now through saturday

DRS · 11-28-2010, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by volcomsocal

19.99 at best buy now through saturday

Its listed as $29.99 online and in store

aiman04 · 11-28-2010, 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Josef13

Nope, it is the extended edition that is giving me such a headache.

Never had any problems with the first bare bones copy of Avatar, or any blu-ray issues at all with my laptop blu-ray player. Have been checking for updates constantly, but still nothing. And I have not seen any reported issues with the extended edition not playing.

What is the software used? PowerDVD? Maybe you can try and install the latest version or some other different software.

Dotpattern · 11-28-2010, 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by dvdvision

HOLY mother I just sampled a few scenes from Avatar on 3D Blu-ray... Will never, ever watch the 2D version anymore. It looks like a (very realistic) cartoon when compared to the photoreality of the 3D Blu version. It works but 3D have the edge. Anyone want to buy my old LG HD plasma screen ? I'm getting a Panasonic 3DTV (when my bank account will permit it).

Same here. Just sampled the 3D at Best Buy and I'm completely sold (and so is my girlfriend). Haven't opened my new copy of Avatar so I'm taking it back and going to wait for the 3D version!

volcomsocal · 11-29-2010, 01:29 AM

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Originally Posted by DRS

Its listed as $29.99 online and in store

My bad.... I was looking at the weekly ad put out today and it said 19.99, for the dvd version. my mistake.

jtwise · 12-01-2010, 03:35 AM

does the extended collectors edition contain the theatrical version?

TokyoLee · 12-01-2010, 03:38 AM

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Originally Posted by jtwise

does the extended collectors edition contain the theatrical version?

Yes it includes Theatrical and Re-Release with 8 More Minutes and The Extended 16minutes

DualEdge · 12-01-2010, 03:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jtwise

does the extended collectors edition contain the theatrical version?

Yes.

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11-26-2010, 04:21 PM	#7481
Daredevil666 Power Member Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Future Earth Blu-ray reviews:1	HOLY mother I just sampled a few scenes from Avatar on 3D Blu-ray... Will never, ever watch the 2D version anymore. It looks like a (very realistic) cartoon when compared to the photoreality of the 3D Blu version. It works but 3D have the edge. Anyone want to buy my old LG HD plasma screen ? I'm getting a Panasonic 3DTV (when my bank account will permit it).

11-27-2010, 06:54 AM	#7482
Valaquen Active Member Member since:Aug 2010 Location:Scotland Blu-ray collection:29	Crikey dvdvision, I'll take your TV off your hands

11-27-2010, 09:29 AM	#7483
Daredevil666 Power Member Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Future Earth Blu-ray reviews:1	Scotland is a long way to carry a LG TV from France will probably sell it to someone in the building. Really, I just got a bunch of 3D Blu-rays... I'm all set !

11-28-2010, 07:05 AM	#7484
Daredevil666 Power Member Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Future Earth Blu-ray reviews:1	First time I loaded it it was slow, but from second time on, it worked great.

11-28-2010, 10:18 AM	#7485
Baloo Member Member since:Aug 2010 Location:Abbotsford, BC Blu-ray collection:120 DVD collection:28 Blu-ray reviews:1	Like most of you the Extended Cut is now the only version of the film for me. Anything else would feel like a very incomplete movie. In fact after watching the deleted scenes even the Extended Cut feels that way. This is a movie that should be nearly 4 hours long, not 3. I sure wish Hunt Festival and The Dreamhunt had been completed/left in. Great scenes.

11-28-2010, 11:25 AM	#7486
Spymaster Senior Member Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Cheshire, UK Blu-ray collection:236	Well I finally sat down and watched this again - the extended cut. The beginning and ending of the movie are better than I remembered (the newly inserted "Earth" scenes are some of the best in the whole movie!) but the 90 minutes in the middle still drag on, and on, and on. Just deathly dull storytelling IMHO. It does look and sound fabulous though! I actually prefered it in 2D over 3D. But what's that bloody "US-English-Forced" message that comes up in bright yellow as the closing credits end? Clearly it's supposed to indicate the type of captions used but why? I mean, for who? I saw the same message on Date Night so presumably it's a Fox thing... Does it happen on everybody's players? It's OVER the movie (yes the credits ARE part of the movie) and therefore totally inappropriate. Not happy about that, as a trend.

11-28-2010, 06:11 PM	#7489
Daredevil666 Power Member Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Future Earth Blu-ray reviews:1	The mention of the sub language at the end of a movie (usually during the last few seconds before the credits end) is to help tech people not to confuse the different languages ie if it's not there, how can one tell the difference betweem romanian and gdansk by looking at the text files ? The last line helps to make sure you attributed the correct subs to the correct menu titles. (at least that was it during the DVD days)

11-28-2010, 10:22 PM	#7493
volcomsocal Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2009 Location:Los Angeles, CA 4K collection:4 Blu-ray collection:98 Blu-ray reviews:9	19.99 at best buy now through saturday

12-01-2010, 03:35 AM	#7498
jtwise Special Member Top contributor Member since:Apr 2007 Location:Louisville, KY 4K collection:61 Blu-ray collection:1483 DVD collection:7 MA collection:1 Digital collection:70 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:4	does the extended collectors edition contain the theatrical version?

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