Avatar

Beautiful, we really enjoyed the story and the design, the action. The nature theme behind it is deep. Loved it.

From start to finish Avatar is a visual feast. Obviously it has been hyped up beyond belief and has a budget that could feed a small nation but it really shows. Avatar achieves a seamless blend of live action and computer-aided animation, putting previous effots like Lord of the Rings and King Kong to shame. It's a good job to, because if the characters hadn't appeared as realistic as they did the film wouldn't have worked at all. However, the true brilliance of this movie lies in the setting. Pandora is an immersive 3D environment filled with intense colourings, facsinating flora and fauna and everything an alien world should have in a movie. When you compare it to other worlds from films like Star Wars, Star Trek or even Middle Earth, James Cameron's creation is leagues ahead. But, just creating the most amazing environment ever seen isn't enough to make a movie. So it's a good job Avatar works in other ways. You could say the usual things about this film such as good cast, great direction, soundtrack, romance, plot etc... and realistically, Avatar is good in all of those ways. The plot is engaging and while more experienced movie goers might find it predictable at times, you can't help but get totally engrossed in it. The main character starts off as a grunt hoping for a new chance after becoming a paraplegic, who winds up in the midsts of a war he has no knowledge about. Pretty soon he winds up meeting a host of interesting human characters, fascinating creatures (especially the Banshees) and some amazing looking natives and ending up a crucial part in the battle between the Pandorans and the invading army of humans. Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver, Zoe Saldana and Giovanni Ribisi are the best performers in my opinion and make an excellent cast. The music is spectacular and matches the visuals perfectly. There is very little in the way of an emotional journey, but the action, the adventure and a small amount of comedy make this a very enjoyable film. The one thing I haven't metioned in great detail is the 3D element. Personally, I feel the film could have worked without it, but there was certainly a great deal if 3D interactions to please the eyes. The Eywa (spiritual prescence) was amazing to see as they swam around the edges of the screen, and the explosions, gunfire and battles really popped out of the screen. In conclusion: I've heard this film has picked up a few critics. But, treat it like any other big budget film. The critics will always prefer an artistic nonsense film like "A Beautiful Mind" or "There Will be Blood" to blockbusters like this, The Dark Knight or Star Wars. However, no other film has ever looked, sounded or felt like this one before> I can't wait to see where movies go from here. Well done James Cameron.

As an avid fan of James Cameron's Avatar, I can't help but express my unwavering admiration for this cinematic marvel. Released over a decade ago, the film continues to captivate audiences with its breathtaking visuals, compelling characters, and an immersive world that transcends the boundaries of traditional filmmaking. One of the standout features of Avatar is undoubtedly its groundbreaking CGI. Even after all these years, the film's visual effects remain unparalleled, setting a standard that few have been able to match. Pandora, the lush and vibrant alien planet, is brought to life with such meticulous detail that every frame feels like a mesmerizing work of art. The attention to detail in the flora and fauna, coupled with the seamless integration of CGI and live-action, creates a visually stunning experience that is nothing short of awe-inspiring. The characters in Avatar are not just vessels for the story; they are richly developed, making it easy for the audience to connect with them emotionally. The journey of Jake Sully, portrayed with depth and sincerity by Sam Worthington, is both exhilarating and poignant. Neytiri, played by Zoe Saldana, is a formidable and empowering character who adds a layer of complexity to the narrative. The film's ensemble cast, featuring Sigourney Weaver and Stephen Lang, further contributes to the film's overall brilliance. Beyond its technical achievements, Avatar's narrative explores themes of environmentalism, corporate greed, and the clash between civilizations. James Cameron masterfully weaves these elements into a compelling story that resonates on a deeper level, elevating the film beyond a mere visual spectacle. In conclusion, James Cameron's Avatar is a timeless masterpiece that has left an indelible mark on the world of cinema. Its unparalleled CGI, compelling characters, and thought-provoking narrative make it a film that continues to stand the test of time. As a devoted fan, I just had to get this Collectors Edition Blu-ray edition to add to my collection. The amount of bonus content you get is simply just worth it!

It's not just been the most talked about movie of the year - it's been over a decade James Cameron has been building to this - so it would seem that Cameron has built expectation too high and that the movie could only disappoint. And yet, while not a perfect movie, he certainly has pulled something special out of the bag - a real spectacle of a movie, something new, and finally - a film where the 3D is not a distraction (or worse, a headache). For the record, I saw this in IMAX, so perhaps this helps the immersive nature of the 3D. While it is still to my way of thinking a gimmick which does not truly add to the experience, it does have the virtue in this case of actually working, rather than distracting you. Cameron seems to be the first to make a feature in 3D where there are certainly moments of things shooting out of the screen (Look, floating drops of liquid! Duck, the flamethrower is coming this way!), but always within the confines of the story development, and never shoehorned in because of the medium. What we are treated to is utterly spectacular worlds which are entirely a figment of the creator's imagination, believable in a way that cgi has seldom, if ever, been before. There's a richness of lore and background here that will actually make this worth watching twice to catch the detail. But what about the movie itself... The story is vintage Cameron, and has been much discussed - enough to say it wears it's anti-war and pro-environment credentials on its sleeve. The planet Pandora has been targeted by one of those big cumbersome corporations Cameron specialises in, with big brutish machinery and military to back it up, to take a valuable mineral in large strip mining operations. However, the planet's population don't take too kindly to this. To interact with the 10 foot high Na'vi and this world where everything is oversized, genetically created Avatars are used. It's the `user' of one of these Avatars who becomes the lynchpin of the story - an ex-marine, who now has to decide whether to gain his redemption by fulfilling his marine training, or to embrace the new Gaia he finds on Pandora. Sam Worthington is perfect in the role - it works that he is relatively unknown, so that we just believe him in the role. Sigourney Weaver is also her usual terrific self and several other character actors fill out the other roles. However, the natives (who are to all intents and purposes like Native Americans), and the bad guys (the evil land-raping corporation with its attendant military) are just a little too stereotypically bad.. there's no feeling that you can get inside their heads or understand them.. they are just ciphers in the story to make a point. Perhaps that's ok when it's a point well made, but the bluntness and obvious nature of the message here could grate with some. At over two hours long, the movie seems just a little long, but it would be tough to decide which spectacle you'd like to cut to make it shorter - the floating mountains? The aerial battles? The flying.. well ok, enough said, I don't want to give any more away... So a popcorn chewing event movie it is, classic cinema it isn't. It might not be spectacularly good - but it's definitely good - and certainly spectacular. Frankly, with all the hype, and with all the new cinematic technology on display, if you don't go see it to make up your own mind, you're going to find yourself left out of a few conversations...

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Avatar is set in a future where Earth's resources have been ravished, the first world's increasing population of poor and disenfranchised cannot afford medical care, and the rich have expanded their quest for wealth to distant exoplanets. In this case it's the planet of Pandora, which harbours the (unfortunately somewhat naffly named) precious ore "unobtanium", worth millions of dollars a kilo. The ubiquitous "corporation" of dystopian science fiction old and new, is now on a mission to plunder Pandora's virgin jungle of its natural wealth at the expense of the natives and their sacred sites. Jake Sully is a former marine who lost his legs defending his country. After his scientist twin brother dies, Jake's shared DNA means that he is recruited to replace him on Pandora, remotely operating a biological "avatar" that can live and breathe among the natives, gain their trust, and encourage them to clear out of their sacred forest so that the miners can move in. Now free from his crippling situation and able to run about the rain forest as an alien, Jake predictably turns native, and finally falls in love with a native princess. Now unwilling to destroy their civilisation for the sake of unobtanium, he faces the wrath of the army and the corporation that controls them, as they move in with their guns, bombs and mega-bulldozers. Avatar has been criticised somewhat in some quarters of the press for its plot being too basic, the storyline too simple and it's lack of any complexity and subtlety. That's as may be, but much as I enjoy complex and subtle science-fiction myself, I'm not sure there's any need for it within this story. Science Fiction writers famously use metaphor as a language of dissent parody and prediction, and much of the best of that came from an age when most first world citizens believed that their governments were the good guys, and largely trusted that what they did was generally for the best. Now in an age of global protest, and the first world's deep and increasing distrust of the powers that be, Avatar's metaphor is blunt, and in places contains clear and unashamed references to the manufacture of enemies and branding of them as hostile to get at their resources, and its unsubtle portrayal of the culture and plight of the natives as almost synonymous with Native Americans, Amazonian tribes and their like. From the plot to the production, and here Avatar comes into its own. While the flora and fauna of Pandora are a tad unimaginative (e.g suped-up dogs, luminous lemurs, armoured horses and dinosaurs, plus flying creatures straight out of one of Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern books, they are wonderfully realised, and the epic scale of the giant living, breathing forest sunlit by day and luminous by night, is lovely. Avatar may be just a very pretty, oversimplified film having a pop at vast corporations' desire for greed above humanity and following a plot that often does happen in our world but featuring an ending that could never happen in reality. In reality poorly resourced minorities sitting on massive resources usually get a pretty good kicking, and cultures are decimated regardless of prayers to their deity. Hollywood however, can give it the finale we want, however unlikely achieved. Nevertheless, I enjoyed watching this spectacular film very much. The three versions (basic cinema/theatrical release, extended cut (extra 8 minutes) and extended collector's edition (extra 16 minutes) all begin on the first DVD and conclude on the second.

Fantastic movie, however the case seems to be a little bit flimsy however the movie is absolutely fantastic and I would highly recommend that you watch it if you are on the fence about this movie, I was doubtful too and whilst it starts a little slow it gets so much better after a while and the second movie is even better.

Great movie

Avatar: Fuoco e Cenere infatti non racconta molto di inesplorato: introduce due clan, ci mostra l’arte della guerra, ma ogni altro collegamento è un ulteriore espansione, se non ricalcatura, di quello che si è vista nella Via dell’Acqua. E questo, di per sé, non è un male, anzi! Questa terza pellicola prende le conseguenze della Via dell’Acqua, un anno dopo, e le trasforma in un filone intimo che coinvolge tutta la famiglia Sully e il dover crescere, anche mentalmente, nei fuochi di una guerra ormai inevitabile con gli umani. L’odio per il Popolo del Cielo è infatti centrale, così come lo è l’alternativa atea nei confronti di Eywa rappresentata dal Clan del Fuoco che vive ai piedi di un arido vulcano, l’antitesi per eccellenza nei confronti di un’entità naturale come la dea di Pandora. Fuoco e Cenere è un film che vive di contrasti, del resto: la famiglia che si sfalda dopo un lutto e prova a rimanere unita, nonostante uno dei suoi membri abbia una pelle diversa, un mondo che non vuole accettare di ricorrere alla difesa con armi letali, un uomo che non ha più una patria e che forse ne trova un’altra senza ammetterlo, così come una madre tenta di venire a patto con sentimenti che non si addicono a tale ruolo. Varang, la leader del popolo della cenere, è senza dubbio il personaggio più intrigante della pellicola, perfino con alcune rivelazioni importanti che coinvolgono altri personaggi vissuti. L’interpretazione di Oona Chaplin attraverso il personaggio in computer grafica è eccezionale, espressiva e accompagna benissimo una caratterizzazione fuori dagli schemi, che inspessisce il personaggio oltre la sua dimensione da nuovo antagonista. Dimostra una realtà fatta di una cocente delusione, la faccia del pianeta fuori dall’idillio e che resiste contro qualcosa che, oggettivamente, è ingiusto nella sua casualità. Il rapporto che sviluppa poi con Quaritch è d’oro, in realtà il militare tutto d’un pezzo è un’altra stella polare del film e guadagna una dimensione molto più bella qui in questa terza pellicola. In un certo senso direi che sono proprio questi due a rubare i riflettori per buona parte del tempo, poiché il film ti invoglia a scoprire le dinamiche che li spingono, a vedere cosa faranno per ribaltare il dominio di Eywa. Qui però mi è mancato il raffronto con il tema ecologico, o meglio rimane presente ma non si espande ulteriormente e rimette al centro l’Amrita con i Turuk del secondo film. Quello lo abbiamo già vissuto e per quanto magari non mi aspettassi di vederlo annullato, anzi sarebbe stato un peccato, metterlo così al centro della trama della terza pellicola è a mio giudizio una ripetizione un po’ troppo evidente. Funziona, perché ci porta a un climax stupendo in una scenografia dallo sfoggio tecnico mostruoso, ma avrei voluto altro, avrei voluto vedere di più Pandora e non crogiolarmi in stupendi ritorni, perché sono bellissimi, senza vedere oltre essi cosa si cela. E infine, la storia della “figlia di Eywa” ci regala momenti rivelatori aspettati ma allo stesso tempo ci blocca sul colpo di scena senza approfondire, lasciando alle altre future due pellicole a fare da traino. Certo, Cameron ha sempre detto che Avatar 2 e 3 raccontano una grande storia collettiva, ma questo non significa nascondere il resto sotto al tappeto o non divagare in altre spire profonde di Pandora. Ad esempio l’introduzione del Clan del Vento è stata molto bella, ha dato pretesto di vedere cose nuove all’interno del film, ma è stata poco vissuta. Perfino la Tribù della Cenere ha “poco” spazio, poiché di loro alla fine possiamo dire che sono dei pazzi assassini nati per una tragedia, ma dopo di questo le loro tradizioni ci sono molto lontane rispetto a quelle del clan acquatico, di cui sappiamo vita, morte e miracoli. E anche quando alla fine potevamo tracciare una bella linea, forse tale linea non si è tracciata e qualche strascico ce lo portiamo dietro. Voglio però chiudere parlando di una scena veramente bella e, strano dirlo, umana. In un momento specifico, Jake e Neytiri affrontano una scelta difficile, la cui risoluzione in realtà è scontata per tutti gli spettatori un minimo capaci di pensare. Eppure, per quanto scontata, il modo in cui affrontano quella scelta racchiude proprio l’essenza di Avatar per la loro coppia, sintetizzando il viaggio che hanno fatto e portandoli a capire come proteggere la propria casa e, soprattutto, COSA sia la propria casa. Credo che alle volte la vita ci sbatta in faccia la dura realtà dei fatti, mostrandoci che il tiro che abbiamo portato avanti fino a quel momento è in realtà da aggiustare, magari andando al contrario rispetto al nostro vettore. Ma è lì che bisogna trovare una nuova strada non vista, una che può sembrare impossibile ma che in fin dei conti serve proprio a farci credere ancora una volta nei valori persi di vista in un periodo disperato. Una scommessa che Jake Sully prova a vincere nel film, anche contro le fiamme dell’inferno e le lacrime dei propri cari.

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AVATAR is what results when when cutting edge cinematographic science, unbounded and adventurous imagination and the enduring power and eternal relevance of myth intertwine. The synopsis above and the other posted reviews cover the storyline in detail, so I will not be touching on that so much. Instead, I want to focus on the underlying themes of what only appears to be a Saturday matinee fantasy and how AVATAR is a modern myth, a reflection of the zeitgeist ( spirit of the time ) ... Like everything that lives on Pandora, we too have a 'tuft of filaments', so to speak - the open and willing mind, aligned with the subconsious, through which we can access the deeper, vaster, supra-rational realm of knowledge that is the root of all storytelling. Beyond the barriers of language, age, geography, time and distance ... is the realm of Myth. And THIS is where AVATAR really earns its wings in the public mind, I think. Through populist entertainment AVATAR reaches a deeper common ground that is pan-cultural. Like Peter Jackson's cinema version of Tolkien's THE LORD OF THE RINGS, James Cameron has fashioned a world utterly complete and meticulously and cohesively realized. Pandora is so completely realized in every mintue detail that the wonder of it opens the mind up to a rarely seen receptivity. And it is also resonantly in tune with the deepest aspects of what is most important to us now as a species. With his committed vision he has given this modern myth a form and expression that is elegant, awe-inspiring, stirring and exciting. Nice combination. J.R.R. Tolkien created his masterpiece out of the ashes of a world war. His goal was to create a British myth, but one that addressed the very deep concerns of his day. It addressed honour between people and differing nations, looked into the very dark chasms of evil, obsession and power at all costs, condemned world domination and evoked the deep sadness at the loss of the natural world to the fires of industry and power. Now, nearly a century after the books were published, and a decade after the LOTRs as a film was first shown, we have a more modern myth. This one, never published as a book, is more planetary than national in scope and concern. It builds on what went before it, as all good stories do, but it also crystallizes and projects what is oceanically stirring, with increasing restlessness, in the world consciousness today. So to the endless chorus of criticism that cynically seeks to put AVATAR down for its supposedly unoriginal story line, I would answer with the suggestion that perhaps what Cameron intended was NOT to present a story line that was fashionably novel but preferred to transmit his vision in something grander and more universal than a glib, stylish screenplay. Go big or go home ... He went beyond mere filmic convention, as did Jackson, and into a realm that speaks of something deeper. AVATAR does that speaking with a less strident voice, one filled with the resonant verity of truth. For that kind of storytelling, we need to enter the realm of Myth and the Perennial Philosophy. It is important to remember here that Myth does not mean fantasy necessarily. Myth is a way of communicating ideas that go beyond everyday thinking, while using common and familiar conventions that move into a realm where much more fundamental pictures of life and reality are formed and accessed. And neither is it, as is understood in every day speech, a lie. SHANE, the 1952 classic western, was a modern retelling of the Messiah myth. O BROTHER WHERE ART THOU, set in the Great Depression, was THE ODYSSEY. AVATAR gives us, like THE LORD OF THE RINGS, and other films like DISTRICT 9 and THE LAST SAMURAI a modern myth that expresses our deep need for the return to a paradigm that respects and works with all life, for a deeper awareness of nature, for integrity, for respect and cooperation among peoples, for honour, for compassion, for the end of exploitation as a way of life and the final capitulation of the corporate-military-political-industrial western mindset. In this, AVATAR has truly expressed, and mirrored brilliantlly, the modern zeitgeist. Visually, it is surely the most mind-blowing spectacle since THE LORD OF THE RINGS. For pure invention of an entirely different world, with every minutiae of detail meticulously crafted, it has gone beyond anything before it. Yet it is glaringly obvious that some of AVATAR's geography was quite clearly inspired by British artist Roger Dean, known world-wide for his work on the album covers for progressive rock band, YES. The Hallelujah Mountains on Pandora, gravity-less, cloud-wrapped and cascading with waterfalls are straight out of Deans work on FRAGILE, YESSHOWS and CLOSE TO THE EDGE. The gigantic, sweeping stone arches that surround the Tree of Souls, are right off the front covers of KEYS TO ASCENSION 1 & 2 and UNION. A footnote in the credits acknowledging Dean would have been a proper thing to do. While AVATAR could easily have done very well as awe-inspiring eye-candy, it DOES have a gripping and involving story line, characters you care about who are real and three-dimensional and it hits hard on issues that we DO need to face, that we do need to resolve, on the brink of peril. I think the fact that it lasted so long in theatres on first run is because it IS more than just eye candy, more than just grandiose cinematic fluff. Avatar is speaking to us VERY deeply. Giovanni Ribisi's smarmy, corporate worm is excellent, reminding me of Camerons early bad guy creation, Carter Burke, in ALIENS. Stephen Lang's uber-macho, testosterone-saturated Colonel embodies the technological and rigidly linear aggression of western power. Sigourney Weaver is her usual wonderful self, tough, committed and now a bit crusty ... with a big, warm heart. Zoe Saldana as Neytiri is the heart and strength of the film, the centre of gravity and prime mover. Sam Worthington as crippled marine grunt turned powerful mythical hero has done a beautiful job of taking a potential cardboard cutout and 'real-izing' him into something very satisfying. His transformation from military stooge, Jake Sully, into planet saving Omaticaya warrior is subtly and convincingly accomplished. There are NO weak spots in the cast and it is obvious that Cameron, for all the expected mud-slinging bad press, had the total committment of his cast and crew. That speaks volumes about him, as does his creation. Nothing breeds such vehement badmouthing in the arts like widespread and popular success, and even more so ... repeated success. Look how long it took Hollywood and the media to recognize Steven Spielberg. Like thousands, now millions, of people AVATAR redefined for me what it was to go see a movie. $15 CAD for me, is a lot to pay to see a film, but when I think of what this masterpiece did for me - the COMPLETE abandonment to the imagination, the totally willing surrender of disbelief, repeated wave after wave of childlike awe, my fingers gripped to my seat and my total emotional involvement ... hell, I would be willing to surrender that many times over to repeat it. BECAUSE this film works magnificently on all levels, not just visually and creatively, and because it was such an inspiring and gripping story, on the level of pan-global myth, I am MORE than happy to watch AVATAR on my TV screen. THE LORD OF THE RINGS still inspires on 21 inches of cathode, and now, so does AVATAR. While the 3D of the theatre version was something special to experience, the bottom line is this film still works its magic in my living room in 2D. I will say that the colour seems a little less saturated than the film and the picture quality is somewhat lacking - perhaps they rushed this edition out to meet demand. The later "Collectors' Edition is far superior in every way. In simple terms, AVATAR is a great film. It is a watershed in the history of cinema, all the 3D wow-factor aside, because it reaches down very deep into our psyches and gives voice to issues and priorities we as a species are now very, very much concerned with. It reaches into our hearts and expresses what our collective consciousness is calling out to see. Through the archetypal template of myth AVATAR retells to us, for today, a story as ancient as humanity itself. We are inextricably part of a world, a living organism itself. To ignore that or actively seek to dominate the forces and balances of this world, without responsibility, is to invite our own downfall. Hardly a 'novel' idea, but one that is as timeless as humanity. For for telling this story with such power, heart, imagination and virtuosic, artistic realization James Cameron has been a very profound success.

** DER FILM ** Wir schreiben das Jahr 2154: Ex-Marine Jake Sully ist gelähmt und weiß nichts mit seinem Leben anzufangen, als er eines Tages vom Tod seines Bruders erfährt. An dessen Stelle nimmt er am AVATAR-Experiment auf dem fernen Mond Pandora teil, bei dem sein Bewusstsein in das eines genetisch manipulierten Körpers übertragen wird, der aus der DNS der Ureinwohner Pandoras erschaffen wurde. Im Körper des 4 Meter großen Aliens kommt Jack bald in Kontakt zu den Ureinwohnern, den Na'vi, die er im Auftrag eines großen Konzerns ausspionieren soll. Denn die Na`vi leben über großen Vorkommen des wertvollen Minerals Unobtainium, weshalb sie umgesiedelt werden sollen. Doch die Ureinwohner fühlen sich mit ihrem Land verbunden und wehren sich gegen die Umsiedlung. In seinem Umgang mit den Na'vi begreift Jack bald, dass deren Leben eng mit der Vegetation auf Pandora verbunden ist. Eine Umsiedlung würde das Ende ihrer Kultur und ihres Volkes bedeuten. Der Rest der Handlung sollte allgemein bekannt sein. Camerons romantisch-verklärte Ethno-Fabel hat es schon in unzähligen anderen Varianten gegeben, angefangen bei POCAHONTAS über DER MIT DEM WOLF TANZT bis hin zu DER LETZTE SAMURAI. Und dabei weicht Cameron auch nicht vom Lehrpfad des Drehbuch-Schreibens ab. Die Charaktere sind flach, die Handlung hält keine Überraschungen bereit, die Botschaft wird den Zuschauern mit einem riesigen Zaunpfahl ins Gehirn gehämmert. Soweit so gut. Wodurch dieser Film wirklich besticht ist seine Optik!! AVATAR ist pure visuelle Magie, spätestens wenn Jack durch den nächtlichen Wald auf Pandora streift, der in das Licht der fluoreszierenden Pflanzen getaucht wird, bekommt man diesen angenehmen Zuckerschock. Kaum zu erfassen ist, wie viel Kreativität in die Designs von Pflanzen, Tieren, Maschinen, Na'Vi-Kultur und anderes gesteckt wurde. ** Versionen ** Auf der AVATAR EXTENDED COLLECTOR`S EDITION gibt es drei Fassungen des Films, die Kino-Fassung (162 Min.), die Extended-Kino-Fassung (171 Min.) und den Extended-Collectors-Cut (178 Min.), wobei letztere vermutlich von Fans bevorzugt wird. ** Specials ** Neben den Filmen und jede Menge Kleinkram (das Original-Drehbuch zum Nachlesen, Designs, Trailern, etc...) warten auf den Zuschauer über 8 Std Making-Ofs, mit beeindruckend tiefgehenden Einblicken hinter die Kulissen, in denen wirklich ernsthaft versucht wird, den Zuschauern die technischen und logistische Herausforderung bei diesem Projekt zu vermitteln. Und diese Specials sind für alle Film-Nerds fast so spannend wie der Film selbst. Erst nach dem Anschauen wird klar, warum die Filmemacher ihre Oscars wirklich verdient haben! So müssen Making-Ofs sei! Einziges Manko: Die Making-Ofs überschneiden sich inhaltlich manchmal, wodurch es zu doppelten Inhalten kommt. Dafür warten aber außerdem auch einige witzige Clips auf die Zuschauer, wie ein lustiger Film der MoCap-Crew und diverse Testaufnahmen. ** Bild-Qualität ** WOW! Mit AVATAR wurde ein neuer Standard für Blu-Ray-Bildqualität geschaffen. ENDLICH kann man das Wort Referenzqualität mal würdig gebrauchen. Und erstmals trifft der Slogan 'Schärfer als die Realität' wirklich zu! Die Kamerafahrten vor allem durch die Wälder Pandoras sind so atemberaubend klar, dass kein Blatt, keine Spinnwebe, kein Staubkorn übersehen wird. Und egal an welcher Stelle im Film man Standbild wählt, jeder Screenshot ist wie ein Gemälde! Die gesamte Speicherkapazität der Blu-Ray wurde voll ausgenutzt, ebenso der neuste Stand der Technik! Daher ist es wichtig bei allen Blu-Ray-Player die aktuellste Firmware Version runter zu laden, sonst könnte es Probleme bei der Darstellung geben. Zusammengefasst lässt sich sagen, dass es sich um eine grandiose Referenz-Qualität handelt, die höchstes High-def Feeling bietet! Kontrast und Schwarzwert sind perfekt. Und es gibt durchgehend gestochen scharfe Bilder mit hervorragender Detailwiedergabe. ** Soundqualität ** Auch wenn in der deutschen Ton-Spur keine DTS-HD Qualität geboten wird, auch der DTS 5.1 Sound ist herausragend! Egal ob bei den lebhaften, brachialen Sounds (Tier-Stampede, Turbinen), die dem Subwoofers einiges abverlangen oder den ruhigen Passagen (Waldstimmung), der Sound ist immer perfekt gemischt! Wer einmal die nächtliche Waldstimmung Pandoras mit all dem Zwitschern, Plätschern, Tropfen, Tiergeräuschen im DTS 5.1 gehört hat, will nie mehr etwas anderes! Der Surround-Effekt ist perfekt gelungen! Und für Soundfanatiker gibt's natürlich das englisch DTS HD Master. ** Fazit ** Eine Blu-Ray der Superlative, die selbst gestandene Film-Fans wie kleine Kinder staunen lässt. Eine perfektere Demo-Disc um die Qualität des eigenen Heimkinos zu demonstrieren gibt es nicht!!

Picture and sound really impressive enjoy the whole movie from start to end for collector must have it.