High definition home video enthusiasts—myself included—collectively held their mouths agape in awe when Avatar debuted on Blu-ray in April. That’s a bit much to ask for, and really, between the main Documentary, and the plethora of Deleted Scenes, there’s nothing else you really need with this extensive package. It doesn’t matter if the new footage isn’t really any good, all that matters is that it is new footage. Visually, the colors are accurate to the theatrical presentation, and range from muted to stunningly bold and vibrant. Showcasing these three levels (which can be switched through using the remote) it is easy, and intriguing to see just how much work went into the movie’s effects construction.

But when the more elaborate Blu-ray special edition of Avatar comes out later this year (and when the 3D version appears on the format a couple years from now), I hope Cameron splits the film onto two BD-50 discs. Sigourney Weaver gets a few more lines, and we do get some more Na’vi sequences, complete with subtitles, but these are generally fairly poor animatics, sometimes with inset shots of the corresponding actor’s motion capture footage.style guide to the sci-fi world of the film, and all of the lyrics to the Na'vi songs, translated into English. It’s pointless and, worse still, it is horrendously crowbarred-in immediately after the brutal climax between Jake, Neytiri and the Colonel. If you’ve somehow missed this movie on its numerous theatrical runs (and, if you have, then you may have missed out on seeing the movie in the best way possible – on the Big Screen and in 3D) and you’ve avoided the first home cinema release of the movie in May (probably quite a clever move, especially for collectors), then I shall offer up a plot recap. steeds, swooping over the Pandoran equivalent of a herd of bison and loosing their arrows and spears. An ex-Marine finds himself thrust into hostilities on an alien planet filled with exotic life forms.

Most of these are very short and insubstantial extensions to existing scenes, and would not have improved the movie any. I’d certainly be interested in an elaborate special edition that takes you behind the scenes on the making of the film, and illustrates all the groundbreaking 3D/CG technology used to make it. Once again, the director has opted to present the picture in an open-matte 16:9 framing, which I still think looks awkward and unbalanced. James Cameron felt the need to revisit the film with a new "Extended Collector's Edition," and it's my duty to compare it against the original version and inform you that the addition of a few extra minutes has miraculously turned a mediocre movie into the most stunning masterpiece in the history of cinema.

We will introduce you exclusively to Newpay finance products provided by NewDay Limited under this Introducer Appointed Representative arrangement. I think it will quite some time (if ever) before this movie gets topped for sheer spectacle, and if we were marking the 3D version, I suspect this film would get a much higher rating. Screen tests for Sam Worthington, Zoë Saldana, Stephen Lang, Giovanni Ribisi, Joel David Moore, CCH Pounder, and Laz Alonso are broken up into several featurettes. This feature is only available on the theatrical cut or Special Edition Re-Release, not the full three-hour Extended Cut. The title listings are as follows: Sculpting Avatar, Creating the Banshee, Creating the Thanator, The AMP Suit, Flying Vehicles, Na’vi Costumes, Speaking Na’vi, Pandora Flora, Stunts, Performance Capture, The 3D Fusion Camera, The Simul-Cam, Editing Avatar, Scoring Avatar, Sound Design, and The Haka: The Spirit of New Zealand.

Now if we are to believe him, then there surely isn’t any room to accommodate a further 16 minutes of re-mastered Deleted Footage (each minute apparently cost a million Dollars to render and integrate), as is present on the Extended Cut. Unfortunately, without the full 3D effect, however good the movie looks in 2D, it still stands out as a walking, talking cliché. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our site, provide personalised content and advertising, analyse our traffic, and ensure you see more of what you love. In addition to DTS-HD track, audio is available in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese Dolby Digital 5.

This track still does not quite meet the sheer perfection standard set by the video, but it is a superior, demo-quality offering nonetheless.

For the week that ended on July 8th, Lionsgate Home Entertainment's John Wick: Chapter 4 reclaimed the top spot on the Blu-ray-only chart, while Universal Pictures Home Entertainment's The Super Mario Bros. While I didn't test this myself, I would advise viewers who fall into those categories to try it out before assuming that the DTS option is appropriate for everyone's needs. The scene takes place after Jake was ripped out of his Avatar body by Quaritch and the neural transfer equipment was destroyed, yet he's back in that body again for this scene. Additionally make sure your User-Agent is not empty and is something unique and descriptive and try again. in non-biodegradable plastic cases that, like it or not, will one day end up in a landfill somewhere.

In the first section they talk about breaking new ground in technological terms in many of Cameron’s movies, and explain that Avatar was the most complicated project that he had ever undertaken. Certain items can take longer to source than the estimated week, particularly during busy trading periods and may take longer to arrive at our warehouse. At the time of release, the studio bragged that the disc authors had maxed out the bit rate throughout the movie to ensure optimal compression. Like most Fox releases, the Blu-rays are packed with complicated Java programming and layers of copy protection encryption.