Experience the spectacular world of James Cameron's Avatar as
never before with this all-new three-disc extended collector’s
edition. The journey begins with three movie versions: the
original theatrical release, the special edition re-release, and
the exclusive extended cut not shown in theaters. The set's bonus
feature run more than three hours and include over 45 minutes of
deleted scenes and a feature-length documentary on the film's
groundbreaking production. The greatest adventure of all time
just got bigger and better.
Versions of Avatar on Blu-ray and DVD
Edition Format Release Date Special Features Avatar (Extended
Collector's Edition) ( /dp/B0044XV3QY ) Three Blu-ray Discs Nov.
16, 2010 Three versions of the movie including the previously
unreleased extended cut, plus more than eight hours of bonus
features including over 45 minutes of deleted scenes, interactive
scene deconstruction, Pandorapedia, documentaries and
featurettes, and BD-LIVE content (requires compatible player and
Internet connection) Avatar (Extended Collector's Edition) (
/dp/B0044XV3R8 ) Three DVDs Nov. 16, 2010 Three versions of the
movie including the previously unreleased extended cut, plus more
than three hours of bonus features including documentaries and
over 45 minutes of deleted scenes Avatar (Original Theatrical
Edition) ( /dp/B003EVWDR0 ) Digital Purchase Apr. 22, 2010 None
Avatar (Original Theatrical Edition) ( /dp/B003LFLOOW ) Digital
Rental May 9, 2010 None --> Avatar (Original Theatrical Edition)
( /dp/B002VPE1B6 ) Two-disc Blu-ray/
DVD combo Apr. 22, 2010 None Avatar (Original Theatrical Edition)
( /dp/B002VPE1AW ) DVD Apr. 22, 2010 None
Contents of the DVD Extended Collector's Edition
Review of the Original Theatrical Edition
Here's what we had to say about the original theatrical edition
of Avatar after seeing it on the big screen:
After 12 years of thinking about it (and waiting for movie
technology to catch up with his visions), James Cameron followed
up his unsinkable Titanic with Avatar, a sci-fi epic meant to
trump all previous sci-fi epics. Set in the future on a distant
planet, Avatar spins a simple little parable about greedy
colonizers (that would be mankind) messing up the lush tribal
world of Pandora. A paregic Marine named Jake (Sam
Worthington) acts through a 9-foot-tall avatar that allows him to
roam the planet and pass as one of the Na'vi, the blue-skinned,
large-eyed native people who would very much like to live their
peaceful lives without the interference of the visitors. Although
he's supposed to be gathering intel for the badass general
(Stephen Lang) who'd like to lay waste to the planet and its
inhabitants, Jake naturally begins to take a liking to the Na'vi,
especially the feisty Neytiri (Zoë Saldana, whose entire
performance, recorded by Cameron's complicated motion-capture
system, exists as a digitally rendered Na'vi). The movie uses
state-of-the-art 3D technology to plunge the viewer deep into
Cameron's crazy toy box of planetary ecosystems and high-tech
machinery. Maybe it's the fact that Cameron seems torn between
his two loves--awesome destructive gizmos and flower-power
message mongering--that makes Avatar's pursuit of its point
ultimately uncertain. That, and the fact that Cameron's dialogue
continues to clunk badly. If you're won over by the movie's
trippy new world, the characters will be forgivable as broad,
useful archetypes rather than standard-issue stereotypes, and you
might be able to overlook the unsurprising central plot. (The
overextended "take that, Michael Bay" final battle sequences
could tax even Cameron enthusiasts, however.) It doesn't measure
up to the hype (what could?) yet Avatar frequently hits a giddy
delirium all its own. The film itself is our Pandora, a
sensation-saturated universe only the movies could create.
--Robert Horton