Avatar (Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo) [Blu-ray]

Director: James Cameron
Actors: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Michelle Rodriguez, Stephen Lang
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Category: DVD

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Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars

1580 reviews
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Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Subtitled), English (Original Language)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: Blu-ray
Region: 1
Discs: 2
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Running Time: 162 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.5 x 0.6

MPN: FOXBR2265613
UPC: 024543656135
EAN: 0024543656135
ASIN: B002VPE1B6

Theatrical Release Date: December 18, 2009
Release Date: April 22, 2010
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Product Description
Studio: Tcfhe Release Date: 04/22/2010 Rating: Pg13

After 12 years of thinking about it (and waiting for movie technology to catch up with his visions), James Cameron followed up his unsinkable Titanic with Avatar, a sci-fi epic meant to trump all previous sci-fi epics. Set in the future on a distant planet, Avatar spins a simple little parable about greedy colonizers (that would be mankind) messing up the lush tribal world of Pandora. A paraplegic Marine named Jake (Sam Worthington) acts through a 9-foot-tall avatar that allows him to roam the planet and pass as one of the Na'vi, the blue-skinned, large-eyed native people who would very much like to live their peaceful lives without the interference of the visitors. Although he's supposed to be gathering intel for the badass general (Stephen Lang) who'd like to lay waste to the planet and its inhabitants, Jake naturally begins to take a liking to the Na'vi, especially the feisty Neytiri (Zoë Saldana, whose entire performance, recorded by Cameron's complicated motion-capture system, exists as a digitally rendered Na'vi). The movie uses state-of-the-art 3D technology to plunge the viewer deep into Cameron's crazy toy box of planetary ecosystems and high-tech machinery. Maybe it's the fact that Cameron seems torn between his two loves--awesome destructive gizmos and flower-power message mongering--that makes Avatar's pursuit of its point ultimately uncertain. That, and the fact that Cameron's dialogue continues to clunk badly. If you're won over by the movie's trippy new world, the characters will be forgivable as broad, useful archetypes rather than standard-issue stereotypes, and you might be able to overlook the unsurprising central plot. (The overextended "take that, Michael Bay" final battle sequences could tax even Cameron enthusiasts, however.) It doesn't measure up to the hype (what could?) yet Avatar frequently hits a giddy delirium all its own. The film itself is our Pandora, a sensation-saturated universe only the movies could create. --Robert Horton

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Image is everything September 5, 2010
Pablo Viana
Everyone already knows this movie haven't a great story, I mean, anytyhing new to talk about on this screenplay.
However, it gives you breathtaking digital image for those who really want to evaluate what actually the Bluray technology can deliver.
Although I've seen other movies in HD Bluray disc, this one is undoubtly a ground breaking on image quality, mainly if got a good screen. I mean, a larger than 40inch fullHD screen will do the job nicely. For those who couldn't enjoy the IMAX experience of Avatar on the theaters, this BD delivers a comparable sensation.
Ideal for bluray equipment setup tests!

5 out of 5 stars

Most excellent syfy in a long time September 5, 2010
Rita J. Beatty (Indiana)
I am a big fan of the "fantasy", so this movie was great for me. Excellent acting, beautiful & intense graphic designing, could not be more pleased with purchase. This movie should keep everyone in the family entertained and should also teach us all a great deal about our own environment. The Native Americans had it right--the earth does not belong to us, we belong to the earth. This is one movie I will watch over and over again. I hope they release the "new" version with even more action & new scenes. I will definitely buy one!

5 out of 5 stars

Beautiful Love Story of Lies and Rapture September 5, 2010
Ladyhawk Wright (Ten Mile, Tennessee)
The two main characters are well chiseled into their own lives and thrust upon one another purely by accident. In the circle of life shown in this movie we see how the Navi care for Gaia or Mother Earth and this love dwells within their hearts and how they try to share this Sacred knowledge with outsiders only to find their homes destroyed by the greed of environmental progress. I loved it so much I want to be a Navi for Halloween this year!

5 out of 5 stars

Good Movie September 3, 2010
George S.
This movie delivers actually what you would hope for. It's engaging, dazzling, and warm and fuzzy. I can understand how it received a four star rating on the whole, as it isn't a masterpiece along the lines of Gone with the Wind. I liked it quite a bit, though, and I thought the storyline was strong. A few of the scenes involving flying on the back of giant reptiles are inspiring, and the actors all handled their roles well. It may not be a 5 star production to most, but I can't think of a single way they could have improved this one.

3 out of 5 stars

Visually rich, mostly entertaining, but cliché and somewhat cartoonish September 1, 2010
Little Me (Katy, Texas, USA)
0 out of 4 found this review helpful

Avatar is one of those bi-polar films that people either love or hate, thumbs up or thumbs down, 1-star or 5-stars. In general, I agree with the low-star crowd, although positive reviews are comfortably in the majority. Avatar has some spectacular visuals but they are not enough to carry the movie to greatness. I actually got bored during one of the more slack parts of the film in the Na'vi camp with the lame dialog. It was like watching a bad movie about American Indians who had to decide what to do with the cowboy in their custody. Here's another small peeve of mine: There's nothing in the water. At one point, the main character jumps off a cliff into the water below to escape a fearsome jungle predator. But there's nothing in the water, no fish, no snakes, no leeches, no Pandora alligators or amphibians, no beasties of any kind. The tail hookups are also a bit ridiculous with their universal plug-n-play capabilities. And finally, the tree of life left me underwhelmed. Apparently it's a kind and gentle version of the planet's Borg nerve center.

Avatar is a movie that you certainly should watch at least once and then decide where your sensibilities fall. It's mostly entertaining but says nothing new or significant about the human condition, love, the environment, our place in the universe, culture, or technology. The film certainly has a message. It's just not new or unique in any way. I don't think it's a classic or even an important film. (But don't take my word for it. Read the selection of comments from Rotten Tomatoes that I added to this review.) In summary: Lush visuals and some nicely done special effects, but recycled plot lines, mediocre acting, and hokey dialog. It's like a dinner party with good appetizers and tasty desserts, but a dry meat dish and overcooked vegetables. The only thing I'd really like to see more of is Michelle Rodriquez. She's the warrior babe with a heart. That's my kind of cliché.

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