Avatar (2009)

I never seen this movie wife has. We was watching an advertisement on second new movie. Told my wife never seen first she said it was good. Couldn't believe she watched that type movie. So I order it a it was a very good movie. Can't wait until next one comes out!!!!

AVATAR AWESOMENESS

I adore this DVD. This movie took fantasy realms and turned them into real life. This was something new and different. Everything you ever thought impossible was suddenly right there in front of your eyes... totally possible now!! Even tho it was only actors and cameras and special angle shots and green/blue screens, etc, etc... Obviously they were able to let their imaginations soar and go a tad crazy and reach a little higher than had become the normal. Our human brain loves this!!!

AVATAR Hope for Humans?

OF COURSE IT'S BETTER IN 3D AND IMAX! But who can resist the temptation of Jake Sullivan and Naytiri on Pandora? Well, here's my review. It's won 9 Academy Awards and seven newly formed 'International 3D Society' awards, accepted in February by Avatar's ruthless Unobtanium hunter, Stuyvesant, played by Giovanni Ribisi at Mann's Chinese theater on behalf of James Cameron. Writer and director Cameron's cutting edge Computer Generated Imagery takes us 5.1 light years from a brown and future earth. In it's third month in theaters, the 3D be-spectacled audiences across the globe are still flocking to 'experience' Avatar. And as the forests of Pandora seem to reach out and touch us, it seems as if Cameron has figured out how to turn fiction into reality. A sigh of relief! ... MoreOF COURSE IT'S BETTER IN 3D AND IMAX! But who can resist the temptation of Jake Sullivan and Naytiri on Pandora? Well, here's my review. It's won 9 Academy Awards and seven newly formed 'International 3D Society' awards, accepted in February by Avatar's ruthless Unobtanium hunter, Stuyvesant, played by Giovanni Ribisi at Mann's Chinese theater on behalf of James Cameron. Writer and director Cameron's cutting edge Computer Generated Imagery takes us 5.1 light years from a brown and future earth. In it's third month in theaters, the 3D be-spectacled audiences across the globe are still flocking to 'experience' Avatar. And as the forests of Pandora seem to reach out and touch us, it seems as if Cameron has figured out how to turn fiction into reality. A sigh of relief! At last. "I'd say it was the most realistic computer imagery, it was my favorite color, the aqua blue, like the coral reef. I thought it was super cool. I just thought wow look at those beautiful colors," says Leanne Rutten, resident of Key Largo, who conducts underwater science research off Key Largo for the University of Wilmington at North Carolina's National Undersea Research Center. Still raking in the bucks, over $2 billion worldwide since December, this familiar plot bears a potent environmental and humanitarian message. It is set in an alien utopia with 10 foot tall blue humanoid cat like natives, called Na'vi, who respect their planet and life above all else. Conversely the techno-militaristic humans who the Nav'vi call 'sky people,' bring destruction and death wherever they hunt for the elusive, and aptly named, 'Unobtanium,' a precious mineral. This is invaders against natives 101, but we like the ending better than the real life versions. Our hero, veteran Marine and wheel-chair bound Jake Sullivan, played by Sam Worthington, arrives to remotely drive an Avatar, a copy of the Na'vi, grown from human and native genomes on earth and matured on the long ride over. Safe inside a hi-tech fortress, 'Hell's Gate,' on Pandora, the Research and Development team of scientists and their protectors breathe filtered air and attempt to connect with the Na'vi by way of a neurally linked team of Avatars. Sullivan gets plugged into his Avatar, gets a feel of legs again, wiggles his toes and sets off running. As his human self Sullivan returns back to the R & D team at intervals, and shares Pandora's secrets as a 'warrioir-in-training' member of the Na'vi with the greedy mining company, whose sole purpose is to mine, with a minimal effort at doing it humanely. But when his duplicity is revealed amongst the Na'vi, his beloved, the native Princess Neytiri who has trained him, turns on him with venomous disgust and Sully falls foul of the Na'vi, who he now wants to help and his militaristic mining company, who he now no longer wants to be a part of. Dances With Wolves and Lawrence Of Arabia echo throughout this story. But with the help of such incredibly real and mind-bending imagery that's literally thrust in ones face, it's hard to walk away without some sense of having had ones own consciousness messed with. In fact some fans have gotten stuck in Pandora. The Avatar Forums website ran a thread which now has thousands of responses from fans who became depressed, in some cases suicidal over the demise of the virtual world of Pandora once the 3D glasses come off, entitled "Ways to cope with the depression of the dream of Pandora being intangible." Ah! It's the end!

DVD to keep and watch again!

My husband and I went to the cinema to watch "Avatar: The Way of Water" twice. Although we are both not young anymore, I especially enjoyed the movie very much. My son said "Mum, you should watch the 1st Avatar movie". There are channels that we could watch and stream from, but I thought I will buy a DVD. That way, I can keep the DVD and watch the movie again. I am glad I did. We received the DVD this afternoon. And we just finished watching it. Love it.

Great value

This was the first time I had purchased a used dvd from Walmart. The item is in like new condition, you can't tell it wasn't new. I would definitely purchase used DVDs in the future.

I bought this for when I get a tv and DVD player to enjoy by myself. I'm 70, never seen the picture; but, was told it had graphics (another reason I)

I bought this for when I get a tv and DVD player to enjoy by myself. I'm 70, never seen the picture; but, was told it had graphics (another reason I) bought it. I know it will be good Thx

MESSAGE TO EARTH: SAVE YOURSELF.

Let your imagination run wild. That's just what James Cameron did. I let this movie go by, and then my curiosity took over. Without giving away much of the plot, suffice to say, you won't be rooting for the earthlings. I guess it's easy to call James Cameron a genius. With all the latest gadgetry taking us over, it's not that difficult to project out several hundred more years and see earth self destructing itself to the point where it needs to find a nearby similar planet and begin the polluting process all over again. Thus the invention of a moon for our nearest habitable planet, and give it the exotic name of Pandora. In all honesty, given all the resources used to make this film, I would give it slightly less than five stars. Why not beings that are smaller? ... MoreLet your imagination run wild. That's just what James Cameron did. I let this movie go by, and then my curiosity took over. Without giving away much of the plot, suffice to say, you won't be rooting for the earthlings. I guess it's easy to call James Cameron a genius. With all the latest gadgetry taking us over, it's not that difficult to project out several hundred more years and see earth self destructing itself to the point where it needs to find a nearby similar planet and begin the polluting process all over again. Thus the invention of a moon for our nearest habitable planet, and give it the exotic name of Pandora. In all honesty, given all the resources used to make this film, I would give it slightly less than five stars. Why not beings that are smaller? Less gaudy, perhaps. After all, dinosaurs came in all kinds of sizes and colors, but why imitate dinosaurs? Why not some beings a little more strange, and not resembling savages from our stone age. The story line is ever so reminiscent of the movie "The New World". All in all, a must see movie with lots of action and pizazz. Well done Mr. Cameron.

One of the best sci-fi movies ever!

One of the best sci-fi movies ever! Great story and a message relevant to today's issues in our American culture. Sometimes one must take a stand against "just following orders" when being manipulated by authorities who have lost their moral compass. I saw it in theater in 3-D and wanted to have a copy to see again. Found things in it this time I missed before. Highly recommended to all sci-fi fans!

Visual masterpiece

Avatar is a great movie. Compelling story, beautiful music, great visuals and setting. The story is somewhat cliche (e.g. outsider becomes native), but it is told really well. The blu-ray takes the movie to a whole other level, with absolutely superb visuals. Still the best looking movie I have seen. If you have seen the movie before, it is worth watching again in blu-ray.

[Rewarded Review] Great movie

My son loves this movie. We have watched it multiple times! Have never gotten tired of watching it. The details are amazing. The story line is good. Can’t wait for the third movie!