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Re: AVATAR Blu-ray - 4/22/10
If you own the original AVATAR Release, pop it into your Blu-ray player if it's connected to the internet, and you can access new BD-Live bonus features as of now.
They give a glimpse into the new Collector's Edition, and are both downloadable and streamable. :) According to Digital Bits, new content will arrive each week, leading up to the Collector's release date. |
Re: AVATAR Blu-ray - 4/22/10
Yeah, I saw that on DB as well and checked it out.
Pretty cool, but I wont bother checking out the other upcoming previews, id rather save it all for when Im watching the set. Was there a BD-Live menu option before? I don't remember. |
Re: AVATAR Blu-ray - 4/22/10
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...102005971.html
Cameron unveiled a new opening scene this week for an extended cut of his sci-fi blockbuster due out Nov. 16 on DVD and Blu-ray disc, the sequence offering a glimpse of life on crowded, polluted 22nd-century Earth, where city dwellers are bombarded by digital ads and wear masks for protection from the foul air. The sequence that Cameron showed reporters depicts the dreary existence of his hero, Jake Sully (Sam Worthington), before he's invited to join the Avatar program on the distant moon Pandora. An ex-Marine now in a wheelchair, Jake lives in a tiny, seedy room and hangs around boozing it up at a bar, where he starts a fight -- but for a good cause. Jake takes on a guy who had been slapping a woman around. Cameron said he decided to cut that opening from last year's theatrical release despite how "great that sequence of scenes is for his character, and showing how even though he's paralyzed, he's not a victim. He's still a warrior. He's a stubborn, scrappy, brawling guy, but also one with a conscience and a sense of justice." But Cameron said audiences eventually would find that out about Jake once he gets into action among the native Na'vi on Pandora. He said he dropped the opening on Earth to step up the pacing and land viewers more quickly on Pandora, where Jake falls for Na'vi warrior Neytiri (Zoe Saldana). |
Re: AVATAR Blu-ray - 4/22/10
Originally Posted by Labor
(Post 10444187)
Yeah, I saw that on DB as well and checked it out.
Pretty cool, but I wont bother checking out the other upcoming previews, id rather save it all for when Im watching the set. Was there a BD-Live menu option before? I don't remember. |
Re: AVATAR Blu-ray - 4/22/10
No, there wasn't. That's pretty neat stuff there. The menu options are slightly smaller to accomodate the 'Live Extras' option that is now on the right side of the screen.
They show 44 seconds of the opening as part of the new preview extras. You see him go up to the guy mentioned, knock him off his bar stool and start to pound him, but it's not long enough of a preview to reveal why. They show him being literally thrown out of the bar into the back alley, and his chair goes with him and hits his head. |
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Yeah, the end of the clip was pretty brutal
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Re: AVATAR Blu-ray - 4/22/10
Amazon's price dropped to $29.99 for the moment . . .
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Re: AVATAR Blu-ray - 4/22/10
Originally Posted by Brian T
(Post 10447134)
Amazon's price dropped to $29.99 for the moment . . .
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Re: AVATAR Blu-ray - 4/22/10
I just watched some of the new preview content on BD-Live, including a couple of deleted scenes.
The temp/unfinished CG in one of the deleted scenes is fascinating. And you get two views. The main screen features the temp CG and also features the actors performing the scene in mocap. The two match 100% People will undoubtedly find the temp CG to look almost creepy though. It is very...unique looking... |
Re: AVATAR Blu-ray - 4/22/10
Originally Posted by Labor
(Post 10468644)
I just watched some of the new preview content on BD-Live, including a couple of deleted scenes.
The temp/unfinished CG in one of the deleted scenes is fascinating. And you get two views. The main screen features the temp CG and also features the actors performing the scene in mocap. The two match 100% People will undoubtedly find the temp CG to look almost creepy though. It is very...unique looking... |
Re: AVATAR Blu-ray - 4/22/10
Review is up at the Bits
Mister Hunts review basically sums up as + Extended cut feels richer and more complete + Extras are plentiful and fascinating. Deleted scenes add even more to the story, Scene deconstruction covers 65 minutes of the film. Amazing Archive section with everything you could possibly want/need to know about the movie + Video quality is not only as good as original release, but perhaps even a tad better in some areas - No Commentary - No SDH subs for Extras Thats about what I was expecting. Hopefully we will get a commentary via BD-Live |
Re: AVATAR Blu-ray - 4/22/10
Thanks for the review update. Im gonna go check it out now. Cant wait to check it out next week.
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Re: AVATAR Blu-ray - 4/22/10
How much will Best Buy sell this for? I am leaning towards jumping for the Amazon deal right now.
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Re: AVATAR Blu-ray - 4/22/10
have you checked bestbuy.com?!
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Re: AVATAR Blu-ray - 4/22/10
Isn't Target selling it for $24.99? Sounds like the best price so far.
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Yeah, Target and Amazon's $25 price won't be beat for now. Thats already 55% off the MSRP
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Re: AVATAR Blu-ray - 4/22/10
Originally Posted by Labor
(Post 10482330)
Thats about what I was expecting. Hopefully we will get a commentary via BD-Live
A. No commentary (The Terminator, The Abyss, etc). B. Non screen-specific audio commentary that's been put edited as it's numerous participants weighing in on the film (i.e. Terminator 2). |
Re: AVATAR Blu-ray - 4/22/10
Originally Posted by Matthew Chmiel
(Post 10483977)
Isn't Titanic the only audio commentary where it's just him flying solo? Every other film Cameron has been involved with has either had:
A. No commentary (The Terminator, The Abyss, etc). B. Non screen-specific audio commentary that's been put edited as it's numerous participants weighing in on the film (i.e. Terminator 2). |
Re: AVATAR Blu-ray - 4/22/10
Originally Posted by Labor
(Post 10484010)
T2 isn't edited. Its Cameron and Bill Wisher together talking about the movie. Aliens is the one that edited together
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Re: AVATAR Blu-ray - 4/22/10
Still though, Titanic did have 3 commentaries. Cameron solo, Cast commentary with Winslet and others, and a Historical commentary
Obviously there can't be a historical commentary, but I still would have loved to see a Cameron (solo or with landau) and a Cast commentary. |
Re: AVATAR Blu-ray - 4/22/10
Considering everything that Cameron put into making this, and the results that followed, I think it's a damn shame there isn't a commentary.
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Re: AVATAR Blu-ray - 4/22/10
Isn't the movie itself commentary enough about the state of the world, how we treat our natural resources, but more importantly how we treat OURSELVES! pity we feel the need for Cameron to hand hold us through the desolutness of life.
Spoiler:
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Re: AVATAR Blu-ray - 4/22/10
Originally Posted by KillerCannibal
(Post 10483906)
Isn't Target selling it for $24.99? Sounds like the best price so far.
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Re: AVATAR Blu-ray - 4/22/10
Isn't the movie itself commentary enough about the state of the world, how we treat our natural resources, but more importantly how we treat OURSELVES! pity we feel the need for Cameron to hand hold us through the desolutness of life. ^ I knew there was a reason i didn't like that movie |
Re: AVATAR Blu-ray - 4/22/10
I was at Wal*Mart just now and they had these sitting on the counter and MAN this thing feels like a brick.
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