Avatar pro jewage with DVD releases

FourtySecondRip · 03-17-2010, 12:38 AM

UPDATE 1-Fox to mine Avatar DVD release three times | Reuters

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LOS ANGELES, March 16 (Reuters) - Twentieth Century Fox on Tuesday set Earth Day, April 22, for the DVD and Blu-ray release of "Avatar". But fans will have to wait until November for another disc with all the usual extras, and even longer for a 3-D version.

Fox said it had chosen Earth Day as "Avatar's" U.S. and Canada home video release, because the film's theme matches the day's goal of environmental awareness.

The April release will be in 2-D and is thought to be one of the first major movies put out in home video format without any of the special features that are normally included, such as deleted scenes, trailers and behind-the-scenes footage.

The studio plans another home video release in November of the "Ultimate Edition" of "Avatar," and that will include extra features, said sources at Fox, a division of News Corp (NWSA.O).

A third version, in 3-D, will likely come out next year, they said. By then, more consumers are expected to have 3-D televisions in their homes.

"Avatar" has made a record-breaking $2.64 billion so far at worldwide box offices since its Dec. 18 release, with a large bulk of that coming from 3-D showings.

Sources at Fox said the April disc will come without extra features so that all available storage space can be used for the best picture and sound possible.

"Avatar," which won three Oscars, is about a soldier from an environmentally degraded Earth who is sent to infiltrate a tribe of humanoids aliens living atop a rich mineral deposit on the distant moon Pandora.

The soldier's mission is to find a way to move the tribe so humans can mine the mineral, but he falls in love with a member of the tall, blue Na'vi and leads a revolt against the human colonizers.

Some U.S. conservatives criticized the film, with columnist John Podhoretz of the Weekly Standard faulting it for displaying "hatred of the military and American institutions."

The DVD and Blu-ray disc for "Avatar" will be released in the U.S., Canada and some other countries on April 22. In France, Spain, Belgium and the Netherlands, it will be available on April 21, and in Japan, Germany and Mexico it will hit stores April 23, with other dates varying by country. (Reporting by Alex Dobuzinskis: Editing by Jill Serjeant)

Grieves · 03-17-2010, 12:40 AM

more shameless lameness from the lamest blockbuster of 2009

Alarmman · 04-18-2010, 08:52 AM

Why wait so long? Thats the only question that comes to mind.

osirus2020 · 04-18-2010, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Alarmman

Why wait so long? Thats the only question that comes to mind.

Don't you remember when movies wouldn't be made on VHS for at least 6 months after it came out in the cinema?

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The soldier's mission is to find a way to move the tribe so humans can mine the mineral, but he falls in love with a member of the tall, blue Na'vi and leads a revolt against the human colonizers.

Oh man I'm glad I didn't go see it.

ggpr · 04-18-2010, 11:33 AM

Like it said in the article, regarding the 3d copy, they are waiting until more consumers have 3D TV's. Same reason you don't see a lot of the big movies(Indiana jones, starwars etc) having bluray release dates yet. They will wait until a decent percent of the consumers have bluray players so more people will buy them at $25-40 a piece. If they release them now and say only 30% of the consumers have bluray players, they are limiting their profit. When the rest of the population catches up on bluray they would likely be in the $10 bin.

It's a shame though, because releases of classic movies could help push the format. My biggest want is blu ray audio collections with 96khz(or greater) 24bit multi channel music. So far i only know of Neil Youngs bluray collection, and very soon Tom Petty will have one out. We need more artists/studios promoting blu ray audio.

Roach · 04-18-2010, 02:20 PM

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Avatar pro jewage

! ! ! NEWS FLASH ! ! !

pretty much describes anything produced by HollyWood/American cinema.....

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03-17-2010, 12:40 AM	#2 (permalink)
Grieves The Worst Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Interstate 8 Posts: 12,108 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 2,580 Thanked 3,129 Times in 1,722 Posts	more shameless lameness from the lamest blockbuster of 2009 __________________ "And no matter what they said dollar is not your friend and it's the feelings that are hard to know are the feelings that all come slow No matter what they said dollar is not your friend and these feelings that so hard to know are the feelings that wont let go No don't let go, till you find a home World Unite and I'll love you forever"

04-18-2010, 08:52 AM	#3 (permalink)
Alarmman Videogame Addict Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Texas Posts: 5 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Why wait so long? Thats the only question that comes to mind. __________________ Wooderson: Say, man, you got a joint? Mitch: No, not on me, man. Wooderson: It'd be a lot cooler if you diid.

04-18-2010, 11:33 AM	#5 (permalink)
ggpr Old School Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: SK, Canada Posts: 2,126 Thanks: 5 Thanked 80 Times in 52 Posts	Like it said in the article, regarding the 3d copy, they are waiting until more consumers have 3D TV's. Same reason you don't see a lot of the big movies(Indiana jones, starwars etc) having bluray release dates yet. They will wait until a decent percent of the consumers have bluray players so more people will buy them at $25-40 a piece. If they release them now and say only 30% of the consumers have bluray players, they are limiting their profit. When the rest of the population catches up on bluray they would likely be in the $10 bin. It's a shame though, because releases of classic movies could help push the format. My biggest want is blu ray audio collections with 96khz(or greater) 24bit multi channel music. So far i only know of Neil Youngs bluray collection, and very soon Tom Petty will have one out. We need more artists/studios promoting blu ray audio. __________________ I'm the one that has to die when it's time for me to die, So let me live my life, the way I want to

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