Re: AVATAR Blu-ray - 4/22/10
 

Just because Cameron says so doesn't mean the first release will have ZERO extras. He isn't producing the BD.

Re: AVATAR Blu-ray - 4/22/10
 

No, it was an extended version of the director's cut. The ultimate cut was 215 minutes long whereas the director's cut was 186 minutes long. And the only feature you lost was the Maximum Movie Mode which was mostly an over-glorified PiP mode.

http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Watchm...y-Review/6269/

Re: AVATAR Blu-ray - 4/22/10
 

I'm just going off what Cameron said. Fox has already stated no Avatar 3D in November (which may mean December).

Re: AVATAR Blu-ray - 4/22/10
 

I'd be willing to bet the initial release has minimal features, at the least. They wouldn't put out a BD with zero extras for a film this big.

Re: AVATAR Blu-ray - 4/22/10
 

It will be soon. When Alice in Wonderland comes out, it will take the Avatar screens.

Re: AVATAR Blu-ray - 4/22/10
 

How much did Paranormal Activity make ;)

Hey, we make get an awesome Digital Copy!

Re: AVATAR Blu-ray - 4/22/10
 

Touche, but I just can't see them doing that with Avatar.

I better at least get a Digital Copy!

Re: AVATAR Blu-ray - 4/22/10
 

They may do it like LOTR, making the majority of extras promotional in nature on the first release, while doing in-depth features for the later release.

Re: AVATAR Blu-ray - 4/22/10
 

Thanks GizmoDVD and RocShemp. I think I will wait to see if they put out a new PS3 player or until someone does a comparison of the 3D Blu-ray player versus PS3 updates to compare the difference. I am still curious how much these 3D TVs will cost. That will be my ultimate deciding factor :)

Re: AVATAR Blu-ray - 4/22/10
 

I was thinking that it would be re-released as a 3D theatrical "event" -- perhaps with "scenes! you've! never! seen! before!" -- around next Christmas, before the 3D disc is released. Fox's quick denial of a November release just helps fuel this speculation.

Re: AVATAR Blu-ray - 4/22/10
 

Any chance we might get some of Cameron's other works on Blu-Ray, since Avatar is a bona-fide hit? I remember him saying that once he finished Avatar he was going to work on remasters of The Abyss and True Lies.

Re: AVATAR Blu-ray - 4/22/10
 

Well, we know Aliens is coming. Apparently, The Abyss has had an HD transfer done and it's just waiting for his approval.

Re: AVATAR Blu-ray - 4/22/10
 

True Lies too!! Please jam pack the shit out of True Lies.

Re: AVATAR Blu-ray - 4/22/10
 

I really hope True Lies makes its BD debut this year. The Abyss has been mentioned as a likely title this year.

Re: AVATAR Blu-ray - 4/22/10
 

+1

Re: AVATAR Blu-ray - 4/22/10
 

Man, I bought the nonanamorphic DVD less than a year ago cuz I just coudn't take not having this. EVEN in it's non anamorphic state the film soooo much fun. Awesome humor and action. To me that was the last good Arnold flick.

Re: AVATAR Blu-ray - 4/22/10
 

In for this also (if it comes out)

Re: AVATAR Blu-ray - 4/22/10
 

I'll get both versions for the sake of having it!

Re: AVATAR Blu-ray - 4/22/10
 

FWIW, the screener is in 1:78, so it's a safe bet that the official releases will be too.

Re: AVATAR Blu-ray - 4/22/10
 

After having seen it now in flat (3-D) and scope (2-D), I wouldn't object to a 1.78:1 aspect ratio on the home video release. The framing in several scenes felt a little tight in 2.35:1.

My suspicion, though, is that the 2-D release will be 2.35:1, and the 3-D, whenever it happens, will be 1.78:1. Information I've seen suggests that those would be Cameron's preferences.

--THX

Re: AVATAR Blu-ray - 4/22/10
 

Well, here are IMDB's reported aspect ratios:

1.78 : 1 (IMAX 3-D version) (2K 3-D version: constant image width venues)
2.35 : 1 (2-D version) (2K 3-D version: constant image height venues)

It seems that the film was just presented with the largest image a given screen could handle. Many traditional 2D theaters have 2.35:1 screens, so a movie in that ratio takes up more real estate than it would at 1.78:1. If that's the reasoning, he would probably prefer 1.78:1 for home video, although he may also want to do a 2.35:1 version for CIH setups.

Otherwise, I don't understand why one ratio would be preferred for 2D and another for 3D.

Re: AVATAR Blu-ray - 4/22/10
 

All 2-D prints of the movie are 2.35:1. Cameron has stated that he prefers the 2.35:1 composition for 2-D. I would expect the initial Blu-ray to be 2.35:1.

Only the 3-D version is being distributed in alternate ratios. In this case, Cameron says that he prefers 1.85:1 for 3-D because the extra height is more immersive. But, theatrically, auditoriums are instructed to project whichever one will be larger on their screens.

I expect the eventual 3-D Blu-ray to be 16:9.

Re: AVATAR Blu-ray - 4/22/10
 

Then why is the DVD screener 1:78?

Also, in this instance with this movie, 2:35 would be cropped, losing information in the top and bottom of the image. It's like having a widescreen transfer of a 1:33 movie. Since every widescreen TV is 1:78, why would he crop and make the image smaller?

Re: AVATAR Blu-ray - 4/22/10
 

Fox have sent out DVD screeners before that weren't the same aspect ratio as the final product. The Seeker comes to mind, which was 1.78:1 on the screener and 2.35:1 with the final product.

Re: AVATAR Blu-ray - 4/22/10
 

I don't know if I could watch a movie at the 1:78, 2:35, or 1:33 aspect ratio. Those seem awfully tall and narrow to me. I'm so glad that I don't own a single one of those aspect ratios in my collection.

TLK :cool: