I saw James Cameron's Avatar a while back and it is now in the shops for DVD and Blu-ray purchase. Is anyone going to buy the for-home edition or is it going to be a really big flop just simply because the cinema experience was so mesmerizing?

I am stuck in the space between buying it now or perhaps waiting until I can play Blu-ray and then buy it later. Sorry to go with the crowd, but the film was simply incredible but some people I've spoken to are unlikely to get the DVD because it won't be as good. I don't think I've ever heard people using that response. DVD quality, even Blu-ray, can be said to be worse than cinema quality but often you just ignore that and buy them. I don't think any sort of current definition would do the film justice. Apparently it doesn't even come out in 3D format 



So what do you reckon? Are you going to be getting the DVD/Blu-ray version of Avatar? Do you think people won't buy it because it won't reflect the true quality of the film? Should I get it now on DVD or wait until we replace our (probably decade old) TV and try and get it on a new and shiny format such as Blu-ray?

I do think everything about Avatar was phenomenal,  I just don't know if it is worth living off the memories or risk going for a disc copy which might not bring it all back as intended.

Cheers

I never saw Avatar in the cinema but I do have it on DVD. Ok, it's not in 3D but it's a great movie.

Carlo

expat wrote on Apr 29^th, 2010 at 3:42am:


Matt ......... Avatar in 3D at the cinema was a brilliant experience (even thought the story is rather weak)...... unlike the 3D that has been shown on TV which isn't very good.

Avatar on blue ray or DVD ....... Nahhhhhh the story was only made bareable by the 3D experience.

I bought the BlueRay and watched it.  Overall a good movie to watch although I couldn't see what the hype was all about.  It wasn't THAT great.  I missed out on the 3D cinema experience so if that is what made the movie so great than so be it.  It wasn't by any means boring and held my attention the whole time, but I wasn't blown away.  I think the press ruined it for me.

As the others have said, nice eye candy...unoriginal story.

I don't think you're going to get a lot of replay value out of it in any case...so for what it's worth, I would try to catch it in a theatre then leave it at that.

You just need a huge tv screen for it

I simply refuse to watch Avatar.  If I see that blue guy in an ad one more time I might scream.  I have simply gotten tired of video game graphic movies.  IMO, movie special effects have gone downhill, with way too much emphasis on computers and graphic design.  All you have to do is compare the old and new Star Wars, and see which one looks more real.

DaveSims wrote on Jun 1^st, 2010 at 10:58pm:

The day a video game engine can produce those graphics will be a very happy day 

There are a lot of films where the CGI/real life cross over is very noticeable, but over time you blend in with the environment and just get used to it. That's why it took about a decade to go from design to production because James Cameron needed to wait for technology to develop to catch up with him.

I admit I'm not a huge fan of over the top films with badly done CGI and all that, but Avatar breaks the mould a bit. There are a number of good films where the scenery is purposefully CGI and the foreground is real life acting, that's just the style... But Avatar combines the two nicely.