| Avatar |  | Director: James Cameron Actors: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Michelle Rodriguez Studio: 20th Century Fox Category: DVD
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Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC Languages: English (Unknown), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed) Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) Region: 1 Discs: 1 Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Running Time: 162 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2 Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.6 x 0.7
MPN: 024543656067 UPC: 024543656067 EAN: 0024543656067 ASIN: B002VPE1AW
Theatrical Release Date: December 18, 2009 Release Date: April 22, 2010 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description A paraplegic soldier finds himself caught between his fellow humans and an alien race on the planet Pandora when he agrees to take on an avatar, a new
Amazon.com 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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All's well that ends well. September 10, 2010 T. Humphrey (FL) I watched the movie Avatar on Amazon and did experience a couple short glitches, but was mostly satisfied with the experience.
Awesome Movie, Wait For The Special Edition! September 9, 2010 Gandalf The Grey (Middle-Earth) In the meantime you can borrow it from your local library for free (usually - some libraries have a minimal charge!) Or for that matter the special edition in 3D is out in theaters right now! So go see that. James Cameron gives us his best movie since Aliens and The Abyss! I hope they bring Michael Biehn for one of the sequels!
very pleased September 9, 2010 brittany86 0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I was very pleased with this product. it had no scratches, and plays perfectly fine.I would highly recommend ordering from them.
AVATAR September 7, 2010 D. Herron (SHREVEPORT, LA) 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I missed seeing this in 3D and imagine it was great. I bought the Blu-ray version and we have watched it twice. The scenes are amazing, the music great and the story line extremely well written. This is a great movie for the entire family.
DVD + BD version of Avatar 2d in one box... September 6, 2010 jkraley happy to have gotten two versions for the great price.
No frills thoughs. It's just the movie with a simple navigation menu... but still... both a dvd and a blu-ray disc for just $20, couldn't pass it up!
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