Avatar is a 2009 American epic science fiction film written and directed by James Cameron and starring Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Michelle Rodriguez and Stephen Lang. The film is set in the year 2154, when humans are mining a precious mineral called unobtanium on Pandora, a lush moon of a gas giant in the Alpha Centauri star system. The expansion of the mining colony threatens the continued existence of a local tribe of Na’vi—a sentient humanoid species indigenous to Pandora. The film’s title refers to the genetically engineered Na’vi-human hybrid bodies used by a team of researchers to interact with the natives of Pandora.
Avatar premiered in London on December 10, 2009, and was released overseas on December 16 and in North America on December 18, to critical acclaim and commercial success. The film broke several box office records during its release and became the highest-grossing film of all time in North America and worldwide, surpassing Titanic, which had held the records for the previous 12 years.[25] It also became the first film to gross more than $2 billion.
Bottom Line
I know that this kind of advise goes near the end of any post, but there is too much to go through. First of all . . . If you have to have the DVD or Blu-ray DVD be prepared to upgrade around December 2010. Avatar on DVD and Blu-ray DVD s*ck big time – 20-40 minutes of new missing storyline and no special features.
Just rent the DVD and spend the money on the game — play the game until the Special Edition Avatar comes out with all the bells and whistles. If you really want to experience Avatar download the Avatar Rifftrax
Formats Available
iTunes
iTunes has Avatar available, but without any extras — and I mean nothing.
DVD Formats
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This edition of the film is not in 3D |
RiffTrax
By now, everyone knows the story of how Avatar single-handedly changed moviemaking forever. Its visionary director (whose name escapes us, you know the one, he’s that guy who didn’t win an Oscar this year) proved that progressive films can succeed in today’s marketplace. As long as progressive means “completely unoriginal and devoid of depth” and the high praise heaped upon the work is entirely based upon it being nice to look at. In this sense, Megan Fox is a progressive actress, and The Hills was the most important television show of the last 10 years. It is truly a bold, experimental piece of work, keeping in mind that crystal meth and fat substitute Olestra (which brought the phrase “anal leakage” into our lexicon) were also the results of experimentation.
For those of you who haven’t seen it (*cricket cricket*), Avatar is the story of just how pretty a jungle planet can look in 3D, and maybe there are some people fighting in it or whatever. It’s also a great refresher on some of your favorite 90s action movie dialogue clichés.
Mike, Kevin, and Bill implore you to “GO GO GO!” and “MOVE MOVE MOVE!” lest you be “s*** out dead without warning” before enjoying Avatar!
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