Avatar Dvd...Are You getting it?

[Shaggy]

Today the dvd hits and I was just curious to see how many people here were gonna pick up the film considering there is really nothing on it but the movie and the fact that they are gonna re-release it at the end of the year and bring a special edition out on dvd.

[dronepool]

I still haven't seen it, I'll either see it on cable, download it or buy it when it's 9.99 or something.

[The Franchise]

Nope.

Overrated film, tbh.

[Skippord]

Boycotting it

[Boondock Saint]

I liked it but it's not something I need to own or see again anytime soon.

[Poit]

Nope. Nothing against the movie, but it's really just eye candy. I don't have a 3D TV, so I'm not getting Avatar.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Blah. I think already have Dances with Wolves on cassette somewhere.

[Buzzkill]

My answer is "No" but not because I didn't like the film, I just don't care to see it again (at least not in 2D)

[thedamndest]

I have much bigger plans for Earth Day.

[XCaliber]

Bought the Blu-Ray which comes with a DVD for less than $10 more and besides that I had to buy it today cuz afterwards the price goes up best movies of 2009 despite it's unoriginality.

[G]

Rented the Blu today, and if we like it then I'll pick up the 3D version when it comes out.

[DaveWadding]

Didn't see it, don't want to see it. Don't care.

[Poit]

Blah. I think already have Dances with Wolves on cassette somewhere.

No no, I think you need to watch Pocahontas and The Last Samurai back-to-back.

[Fignuts]

Gonna watch it at a friends.

[alvarado52]

FUCK Avatar...and FUCK YOU TOO....Fignuts.

[PapaGeorgio]

Nah, saw it in theater. Enjoyed it. No immediate interest in seeing it again. Def worth 1 watch, but besides special effects didn't overly grab my interest.

[D Mac]

Yes, Blu Ray

[DaveWadding]

Yes, Blu Ray

They don't use any Metallica on the soundtrack...

[The Franchise]

The blue girl pisses me off for some reason. I hate Avatar

[Downunder]

No

I downloaded it - watched it, was underwhelmed by it.

[jerichoholicninja]

I can only waste three hours of my life so often.

[Funky Fly]

Eventually when the super deluxe edition comes out and I finally get around to getting a Bluray player (PS3).

[Corporate CockSnogger]

I didn't hate it, but didn't like it enough to buy on DVD

[Jeritron]

It's always interesting how the most popular movie of alltime seems to be unpopular with people
Society denied liking Titanic for over 10 years, while it sat untouched against every mega-hit

[Corporate CockSnogger]

http://9e3k.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/lost-avatar.jpg

[Jeritron]

lol love that

[.44 Magdalene]

Too fucking long with too little substance for me to sit all the way through it again, let alone pay more money for it.

[.44 Magdalene]

No no, I think you need to watch Fern Gully: The Last Rainforest.

[Bad Company]

I'll get it when I get a 3dtv

[Requiem]

It's always interesting how the most popular movie of alltime seems to be unpopular with people
Society denied liking Titanic for over 10 years, while it sat untouched against every mega-hit

Ticket sales don't exactly equate to how much people like something.

You don't know if you're going to like a movie before you buy the ticket and go watch it.

[Jeritron]

I think first weekend ticket sales are more indicative of that. If you look at the top 10, 20, or 50 grossing movies of alltime, you will see a trend in popularity and cultural impact.
They reach that height because of people continuing to go see them, and word of mouth spreading. I think that's popularity. Even if that popularity gets so large that it causes a backlash, it existed.
Something like Spiderman 3 and Transformers 2 are examples of people going to see a movie based on pre-conceptions. The huge dropoffs they experienced indicate the general dislike for the product.

[Jeritron]

Granted everything makes way more money now because of inflation. A movie like Avatar may have grossed more money than Star Wars or Gone With The Wind, but it sold nowhere near as many tickets.
Even a movie like The Dark Knight outperformed Spider-Man financially, but sold around the same amount of tickets.

[.44 Magdalene]

Granted everything makes way more money now because of inflation. A movie like Avatar may have grossed more money than Star Wars or Gone With The Wind, but it sold nowhere near as many tickets.
Even a movie like The Dark Knight outperformed Spider-Man financially, but sold around the same amount of tickets.

Yeah, and this phenomena in particular has been pissing me off lately--mostly thanks to Avatar pushing itself as the #1 MOVIE OF ALL TIME HERP DERP. Thank GOD they don't have to include that part where tickets cost more, there's more theaters available to the public at large, moviegoing trends in general have changed, etc., etc. It made the most money, clearly it has won.

Likewise, Daniel Craig is the Guiness book of world records for being the most successful James Bond: after all, his movies made more money than the other movies. Period. Fuckin' silly.

[Jeritron]

Absolutely. It's ridiculous. It's all relative though. Box office numbers don't indicate anything outside of their time period really.
For instance, Jaws was a much bigger hit in it's time than something like Iron Man, but it made less money because of inflation.

If you look at the top grossing movie by year, though, it's usually the most popular movie of that year.

[Jeritron]

This is the list of alltime grossing films, adjusted for inflation. Basically everything is ranked by ticket sales, by setting all ticket prices to match today's.

http://boxofficemojo.com/alltime/adjusted.htm

Avatar is obviously still a massive hit, as are several other top grossers. It gives a much better indication of what the biggest movies of alltime are though.

[Jeritron]

It's amazing that more people went to go see Thunderball than The Dark Knight.
The Dark Knight was hugely popular nonetheless, but it's made out to be such a bigger event than it really was. The Phantom Menace even k

[.44 Magdalene]

You know, I really would have thought Independence Day would be bigger.

[Jeritron]

Without looking at that list I would without question say the biggest movie events of my life (in terms of public interest) were Titanic, Episode 1, The Dark Knight and Avatar. The list seems to support that.
I remember The Lion King and Jurassic Park being massive as well, but I was a bit too young to fully gauge that. They obviously were.

Everything else is just as it always seemed to me. Hits, but not mega-hits. Hollywood loves to hype the inflated box office.

[Jeritron]

I'll be shocked if Toy Story 3 isn't massive this summer, by the way.

[Calamondin]

I watched it again and liked it slightly less than before. It's definitely more of a theater experience, but still good. The "it's super popular so we must all hate it" routine if far more tiring than a movie claiming it's number 1 based solely on gross profit.

[.44 Magdalene]

And I'm sure the only reason anybody dislikes it is strictly based on its popularity

[Jeritron]

Obviously not, but I don't think it's any new trend for a lot of people to hate things based on popularity either

[Downunder]

I think you will find I didn't rate it as soon as I saw it.

It isn't terrible, just not very good.

[jerichoholicninja]

I had no interest in seeing it but was dragged by friends to see it. It was boring and predictable. It was the same old story done slightly different with, depending how you want to look at it, either a religious or environmental message. The only redeeming quality was the 3D aspect and that got old fast. So many of the scenes were done purely for the 3D experience and there was a lot of unnecessary reaching and moving forward. It was like James Cameron wanted to make a movie in 3D and really didn't care if it was good or not.

[The Franchise]

And I'm sure the only reason anybody dislikes it is strictly based on its popularity

Not true. Dark Knight was insanely popular and most people love it. I honestly thought Avatar was kinda boring. The special effects were cool and all but that isn't enough to make me a good movie (see: 2012 or Day After Tomorrow)

[.44 Magdalene]

Not true. Dark Knight was insanely popular and most people love it. I honestly thought Avatar was kinda boring. The special effects were cool and all but that isn't enough to make me a good movie (see: 2012 or Day After Tomorrow)

I was responding sarcastically

[The Franchise]

okay, nevermind then. :love:

Also the chick's crying in the end was mind numbingly annoying.

[Downunder]

I had no interest in seeing it but was dragged by friends to see it. It was boring and predictable. It was the same old story done slightly different with, depending how you want to look at it, either a religious or environmental message. The only redeeming quality was the 3D aspect and that got old fast. So many of the scenes were done purely for the 3D experience and there was a lot of unnecessary reaching and moving forward. It was like James Cameron wanted to make a movie in 3D and really didn't care if it was good or not.

Boom

[Juan]

I'm not disagreeing with anyone, since I haven't seen this movie yet, but what's this "same old story" that everyone keeps mentioning?

[Juan]

Boy gets sent to another planet, bot meets girl, boy helps girl save her planet? The only other move this reminds me of is Dances with Wolves, kind of.

[Juan]

Maybe I haven't seen enough movies, or maybe I just need to watch Avatar and shut up

[thedamndest]

Were the trailers misleading? They really played up the battle scenes. How much of that is in the movie compared to the getting sent to another planet and learning about the other culture and falling in love with the blue Stands with a Fist?

[DrA]

I'm getting it as a gift for Memorial Day. Can't wait.

[The Franchise]

In Canada we celebrate Victoria Day which means we get our Avatar DVD gifts one week earlier. :cool:

but I don't want mine

[Jeritron]

Were the trailers misleading? They really played up the battle scenes. How much of that is in the movie compared to the getting sent to another planet and learning about the other culture and falling in love with the blue Stands with a Fist?

There's a fair amount of action throughout, but the end battle scene is like the longest I have ever seen and pretty amazing.
All plot bitching aside, I don't really know how anyone wouldn't be impressed by it in the pantheon of battle scenes.

[.44 Magdalene]

Yeah. Like, the movie's worth watching at least once for the plethora of special effects, the (currently) seamless method in which they blend live action and CGI, and the sheer epicness of some of the battle scenes. You can definitely tell that they spent some fucking money on this flick.

It's just that the plot is awful, and stripped of its heavy duty special effects the flick would probably have been absolutely worthless. It's... less of an experience and more of a spectacle. I came out of it feeling a bit tired, but little else--but it is definitely impressive from a technological point of view, if nothing else. We've come a long way in terms of special effects.