Avatar Extended Collector's Edition [Blu-ray]

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!

No complaints whatsoever. Stunning film. Gripping plot. Changes how you see our world, Earth.

Great

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...

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.

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

Excellent Version of Avatar - 4K Collectors Edition I bought the original release version of Avatar Collectors Edition on Blu-ray in 2010. Which included the Theatrical Release, Special Edition & Extended Cut; 155min, 163min & 170min respectively. My favourite version of all being EC. I was unhappy to discover (after waiting 14yrs) that when Avatar 4K first released in July 2023 it only included the TR. I bought it anyway but I have to say I didn't realise how much I missed the EC version until I watched the TR in 4K. Thats annoying the way they chose not to include all versions. Some may argue underhand or cynical. Now they have released the Collectors Edition in 4K I chose to purchase the US release. The first thing I can say is that the Collectors Edition US version has Dolby Vision, whereas the 2023 initial release is HDR+at least for the UK release. Perhaps someone can confirm what the initial US release was? Anyway I was staggered by the difference of the two 4K releases. The Dolby Vision version is substantially ahead of the HDR+ release. I am delighted with the choice I made! Anyway the NEW releases are TR 162min, SE 170min & EC 178min. My only reservation was that the TR is the only one that includes Dolby Atmos, SE and EC are DTS-HD MA 5.1 only but while I am sure Atmos would have generally been welcomed on ALL, the resulting sound (as original BR) is very good. Since I haven't bought the UK Collectors Release Version I cannot confirm if that has Dolby Vision also, perhaps someone will?

Fast downliad

Ho tutti gli avatar precedenti sia in dvd, che in Blu-ray e in 4K. Non poteva mancare l'ultimo fuoco e cenere. A me è piaciuto molto e non posso che consigliarlo. Si vede che è uno spettacolo per gli occhi. Buona visione 🎬

DVD comprato come regalo! Perfetto! Imballo in perfetto stato e consegna puntuale! Prodotto come me lo aspettavo !

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.

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

Excelente producto, el diseño del arte es muy bonito, la forma del libro y dónde vienen los discos ayuda a no maltratarlos, la imagen es excelente mucho mejor que en dvd, ya no se tiene que cambiar de disco para ver la segunda parte, no la dejo de ver, no me canso de verla y no me arrepiento de pedirla, vale totalmente la pena.