Avatar: The Way Of Water [Blu-ray]

For all of us with large 3D blu-ray collections and/or home 3D blu-ray glasses, players, projectors, or TVs (or any newbies thereby)---this 3D blu-ray is a rare and magnificent gift! Hopefully it sells as it deserves to do so (extremely well) and other big directors follow James Cameron's sterling example: providing a top-quality movie in not just 4K but home-3D as well. Although 4K provides greater detail for larger TV's and projection screens over HD, 3D provides not just quantitative improvement but QUALITATIVE enhancement: a whole new dimension is added! In other words, while 4K gives a great simulation in providing a crisp, flat picture of 3-dimensional reality, 3D blu-ray provides the actual thing! It's a different, fully immersive experience.As to the quality of this 3D blu-ray, it's topnotch. There's fine detail in the additive 2K rendering, crisp resolution between items, excellent depth of field into the screen, and appropriate protrusions out of the screen into the room, surrounding the viewers. Seen projected in 3D onto a large wall screen (mine being 120"), viewed up close, with full surround sound turned up, it's like being INSIDE the movie (not just watching it from outside, as is the case with HD or UHD).As to the enhancement value to the movie's plot: Cameron moves us from a rich jungle environment into a lavish island/ocean scenario. The 3D rendering of waves, seashores, into the ocean and beneath reaches out and sucks you in! As in Cameron's iconic Titanic, the alien aspects (to us air-breathing mammals) of this watery world are nothing less than stunning. This goes double for the mechanical, battle scenes. Truly, being inundated by waves pouring out of the screen or surrounded by brilliantly colored alien sea-critters or ducking from zooming submersibles is alone worthy purchasing the 3D blu-ray!As to my personal experience, my advice to people who have the necessary equipment is to purchase both the 4K disc and the 3D blu-ray version. This wondrous, uniquely beautiful Sci-Fi epic saga should be savored in all its renderings, from the 3-dimensional to the most detailed. The first thing I did before viewing the 3D of "The Way of Water" was to go back and watch yet again my 3D of the first Avatar. It was even better than I remembered! I'm sure I'll do the same with this first sequel, watching it several times over the coming years.I pre-ordered the 3D and 4K versions the very first day they were available and eagerly awaited their arrival for months, then viewed them immediately. I was not disappointed. The storyline of course has similar elements to the first blockbuster, plus continuing characters. But Cameron and his collaborators kick it up to a whole new level. Just as 3D adds a whole new dimension to the experience, "The Way of Water" adds a whole new reality---a whole new and different world!---to the original. Further underlying the spectacle and special effects is the family aspects, which greatly enriches and broadens the emotional impact from the first movie. I can't wait for the next installment to see what new, amazing things Cameron adds on top of the existing, rich brew! To all those involved in any way in making and distributing this incredible 3D Sci-Fi high-adventure I don't just say "thank you," I say BRAVO!

I'm not a big fan of the movie itself, but it's something that should be watched just for the visual fidelity and cinematography. The depth and shadows in some of the scenes just left me completely baffled and impressed. If you have eyeballs I think you should watch this movie in 4k.

Great movie..followup to the first

Exactly what I was looking for and at a great price!

I loved the animation and special effects. The story line was good BUT, the entire show was pretty much fighting a war. not much of talking about the clans. I was ready to cut it off about 3/4 way through it due to all the loud sharp piercing sound effects of the fighting. it was too much. The first Avatar was much better since it told more stories and not as much fighting. Probably will not watch this one again. It was too much for me. First one is worth watching over and over.Sadly this was not what I hoped for.

Good movie sad I didn’t see it in theaters.

Item as described

Great show, nearly as good as the first.