Avatar on DVD- is you gonna get it?
POSTED BY: chrisisall
UPDATED: Friday, May 7, 2010 00:28
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Just can't get excited to see this. My friends tried dragging me to the theater. I declined.
I don't know it looks...average? James Cameron has entertained the hell out of me over the years.
-The Terminator
-Aliens
-The Abyss
-Terminator 2
Avatar looks visually impressive, but that's about it. I'll skip "blind buying" this one.
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OR- Procure a copy by illicit online means because although you though the script was hamfisted, the FX stunning, and all in all it was an enjoyable ride, you just really don't want to give an egotistical jackass more of your money?
Is that and option?
*twiddles her thumbs and walks away whistling inconspicuously*
Your Indian Pirate Lord,
Ash
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I didn't see it and don't plan on seeing it, even if somebody gave me a copy. Not my thing,...
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Quote:
Originally posted by chrisisall:
2hrs 42 min. isn't LONG ENOUGH for you?
It's not like it's Blade Runner or anything!
Jeeze!
The laughing Chrisisall
That is very true. It is already a long film but when it comes to films I am a bit of a purist in that I want to see as much as possible of a story without it just being a bunch of deleted scenes.
Cameron has proven to me that he is great with extended editions - The Abyss, T2 and Aliens all have worthy longer versions - so I have high hopes for Avatar in it's extended version.
If it feels too long I'll just watch it in two sittings. Don't normally like to do this but I am willing too.
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Quote:True, I'll probably bite.
Originally posted by lwaves:
Cameron has proven to me that he is great with extended editions
The laughing Chrisisall
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Netflix + Rifftrax = 
If we ever upgrade/update the "entertainment center", maybe we'll buy a Blu-Ray version for something to look at.
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Quote:Think of it as a PG Aliens, with a better (well, nicer) ending.
Originally posted by fillygirl:
I didn't see it and don't plan on seeing it, even if somebody gave me a copy. Not my thing,...
Nicest looking DVD I own, BTW.
The laughing Chrisisall
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I havn't watched it yet, but reviews are saying it's the nicest looking Blu Ray out, too. They used every bit of the 50 gig disk, with only a tiny bit of data space used for the basic menu.
Also, just as a curiosity: The aspect ratio is different, depending on the disk you get. The DVD is in 2:35:1, and the Blu Ray is 1:78:1 (full 16 x 9) - which mirrors the theatrical release, which was 2:35:1 in 2D and 1:78:1 in 3D and IMAX.
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Quote:You are flawed & imperfect!
Originally posted by Storymark:
Also, just as a curiosity: The aspect ratio is different, depending on the disk you get. The DVD is in 2:35:1, and the Blu Ray is 1:78:1 (full 16 x 9) - which mirrors the theatrical release, which was 2:35:1 in 2D and 1:78:1 in 3D and IMAX.
My DVD fills my wide screen TV, and is listed on the back of the DVD cover to be 1:78:1.
Execute your prime function!
The laughing Chrisisall
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Hmm. Ok. Just what I had read in a review. My mistake.
Though the aspect ratio was different in the theatre.
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