Customer Ratings & Reviews

This movie is the best movie that I've ever seen. The PQ on Blu-ray is just amazing! You've gotta get this movie. I saw this movie in theaters first (The only thing I knew about the movie befor I saw it, was there was some blue people and some planet).

I HAVE TO SAY THIS IS THE BEST MOVIE I HAVE SEENEN IN A LONG TIME. I THINK JAMES DID A GOOD JOB MAKING THIS FILM. I;LL HAVE TO SAY ITS WORTH WATCHING IT . MY DAD & BROTHER & ME SEEN IT AT THE MOVIES THEY SAY ITS REALLY GOOD MOVIE THEY HAVE SEENEN IN ALONG TIME. I WOULD TELL U ALL GO BUY THIS MOVIE ITS WORTH IT.

Let me start by saying that I understand the amount of work that went into the making of this film. I get that. At the same time I look at the crop of films that hit theaters these days and am sorely disappointed with the lack of imagination and originality that they hold. I purposely held back from seeing this movie when it was in wide release because I was skeptical with the amount of hype that it received upon its release. I wanted to watch it with a more objective eye and not get caught up in all of the fanfare. I did not read one review...not even the synopsis of it. I had about as much of a clue of what was to happen as anyone other individual watching it the first night that it was released. Within the first half hour I was surprised at the blatant heavy handedness that the plot and theme was just laid out. Ok, so that was forgiveable, even for a James Cameron movie. I was surprised at the amateuristic way that this conflict with the Navi was a direct mirror image of the conflict in Iraq...one not of moral values but of financial gain. I have seen social commentaries done in so much a better way, ie. District 9. Even still that was forgiveable, even for a James Cameron movie. I was even surprised in the manner in which James Cameron completely ripped off the plot of Dances With Wolves, nearly beat for beat up until the end. That was only slightly forgiveable, even for a James Cameron movie. What was not forgiveable was the lack of character development that this movie possessed. Lack of character development in turn lead to lack of emotional involvement which left me with a film that had some amazing visuals in it but nothing more. If I am left with an empty feeling at the end, the thought that nothing was gained after an investment of 3 hours, then to me that was not an acceptable cinematic experience. I was left wih more of an impression after watching the films District 9 and WALL-E (a cinematic masterpiece in my eyes) than watching this. That is unforgiveable. If he had an itch to scratch on these themes so badly James Cameron could have saved himself a ton of money and just did a remake of Dances With Wolves. Everyone else is doing it these days! To spend 14 years on something so unoriginal doesn't really say much about him as a filmmaker these days. The fact that we bought into the hype doesn't really say much about us as filmgoers these days either. If you want to see something truly original, truly imaginitive please, I beg of you, see Pan's Labyrinth. You can watch that film on mute and not read the subtitles and this film would be more comprehensible and leave more of an impression on you than Avatar.

Avatar is truly the next step in cinema, it's a great film, it shows us just how out of tune we are with our own planet and her needs. Cameron does a phenomenal job mixing CGI and live-action to produce by far a Science-Fiction classic for years to come. Unforunately, if your a film nut and enjoy special features, stay away from this 2-disc set. It's as basic as it comes, even as you pop in the Blu-ray disc, there is no bonus feature option in the menu. Sadly, this is a recurring theme in DVD's, why make one version that's chalked full of all features when they can get you to buy two versions of the film. One version, that has nothing and makes you pay 24.99 and then another version comes out six to twelve months later that has everything for 34.99 and comes with the title, "Ultimate Edition." I gave it an overall rating of "2" only because this is not a smart consumer purchase. Yes, the film is great, but if your solely looking to watch the film wait the 28 days to watch it on Netflix, Redbox, or your local cable provider. If you want to own, I suggest waiting because there will be another version coming and you will definitely get more for your dollar.

Good movie. Good plot. Excellent effects. The Bluray version has very limited special features and NO digital copy. Had no issues playing the Bluray. But, I am very disappointed with lack of features. With all the hype I expected at least a digital copy.

Avatar is the best move i ever seen. Nunber 1 movie of alltime put with titanic and others i like jake in that movie i bought four weeks ago also saw it in 3d in theaters a week before christmas. in the movie some people died in that movie its sad ittle bit but its a great movie.

The was a great movie over all . Only real problem I had was when i turned off My dvd player the blu ray disc was still running. It seems only this movie does that. Maybe a frimware update is needed. Just take disc out of player.

The special effects in this movie are "out of this world" unbelievable! Loved it from start to finish.

One of or if not the best Science Fiction movie Ever. And for the small amount of people who said that it was and has been done before - your right but never has it been done this good or looked this cool. Def buy for anyone who owns bluray

OK, so every other movie we have purchased in bluray and was in the theatre as 3D, has been an option to view as 3D on the bluray. Where is the 3D version? Unless the pre-ordered version is without.

i didnt even want to see this in theaters but when i went it was one of the best movies i have ever seen. you love a great story that keeps you wanting more you should get this. i am!

One of the best movies I've ever seen. Awesome story plus great effects.

I would not let my friends see this movie because it is not in 3D. When I saw this flim IN I MAX it was out of this world for me! I will wait untill November the movie will come out in 3D and extended addition is worth the wait!!!!

Saw this in the theater - IMAX 3D. The Blu-Ray, I think, looks as good if not better than the 3D version!

This movie was awesome! The picture and sound was great. This was our first blu ray movie and it did not disappoint

I saw this movie in theatres and wow is all i could say. The graphics in theatres arent always that great. So i cant wait to see it in blu-ray im definatley looking foward to purchasing this movie

Best movie for Bluray! Nothing has compare to this on my HDTV.

i admit having no special features is bad. But another edition comes out later. And being the fan i am.....I'm buying editions. Eywa ngahu

The movie is great to look at, but the story is exactly like Dances With Wolves, Pocahontas, etc. The acting was only good from 1 person. The rest were not so great. The dialogue had me cringing at moments because it was so terrible. It's a great film to look at yes, but if you want a story or good acting or good dialogue, I suggest you watch something else. If the film didn't have the visuals it had, the film would be nothing but a remake of Dances With Wolves.

The movie as it's self is great. The only problem with it is that the load time to actually watch the movie was long enough for me to think it was a bad disk or some thing was wrong.