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Avatar Blu-ray smashes all sales records
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article published on 26 April, 2010
The world's highest grossing movie of all-time, the blockbuster Avatar, has now also become the fastest-selling Blu-ray disc of all-time, selling 2.7 million units in just four days.
The previous record holder was the blockbuster The Dark Knight, which has sold 2.5 million discs in 18 months.
Avatar, on DVD and Blu-ray has already sold upwards of 7 million units, putting it on pace ... [ read the full article ]
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27. April 2010 @ 04:47 |
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How are they selling so many copies? As far as I know, you can't even buy the glasses at retail yet, and 3D bluray players are both rare and expensive. The PS3 just got FW 3.30 (it claims to add 3D support)...but the Sony glasses and broadcaster are not yet being sold anywhere but Japan.
Don't tell me people are buying this movie to watch in 2D...I just can't believe that (it was barely watchable in 3D..and about an hour too long at that).
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27. April 2010 @ 04:53 |
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i brought it on bluray £19 from asda for my 3.30 ps3 slim well worth it great film . 3d is crap hurts my eyes to much
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27. April 2010 @ 05:34 |
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Piracy is to blame for it only selling 7 million units. Wait a minute, a non jab at file sharers is a first ;)
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27. April 2010 @ 07:56 |
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why don't people want to wait till the extended version? gee
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27. April 2010 @ 09:28 |
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Originally posted by KillerBug:
How are they selling so many copies? As far as I know, you can't even buy the glasses at retail yet, and 3D bluray players are both rare and expensive. The PS3 just got FW 3.30 (it claims to add 3D support)...but the Sony glasses and broadcaster are not yet being sold anywhere but Japan.
Don't tell me people are buying this movie to watch in 2D...I just can't believe that (it was barely watchable in 3D..and about an hour too long at that).
Because this version of the movie is not the 3D release as it has been known for quite some time now. It is a specifically tailored version to fit a DL BD with NO trailers, commercials or misc crap to maximize the visual fidelity & audio to it's best current ability. I am not buying a 3D TV anytime soon and this BD is now my reference disc because of the astounding clarity & visuals that this movie contains.
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27. April 2010 @ 10:11 |
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I have watched both version, 3D in theater and on blu-ray with my friend who didn't saw in 3D. It's by far much better in 3D version that 2D, because all of those special effects were created for 3D vision. Of course was nice in 3D too because was full HD but it's not comparable with 3D.
And it seems that Avatar 2 is on a future project.....
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27. April 2010 @ 12:27 |
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Originally posted by KillerBug:
How are they selling so many copies? ....
Don't tell me people are buying this movie to watch in 2D...I just can't believe that (it was barely watchable in 3D..and about an hour too long at that).
Of course, that is one opinion-yours. Millions people buying the discs seem to think different(myself included; didn't buy one, but did take the time to "acquire" a copy when became available).
As for being too long- I hope the extended version will be an extra hour, even though that still wouldn't be enough.
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27. April 2010 @ 12:49 |
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3D at home is going to be such a disappointment.
The cinema is setting people up for expectations which cannot be met.
The relatively small screen sizes, the viewing angle problems, the color & brightness problems and considering the 50%+ extra cost of the 3D HD TV sets and the several pairs of glasses a family would need I expect it to bomb badly.
How much more are they going to charge for the 3D version of movies?
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27. April 2010 @ 13:05 |
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I love how the studio comes right out and tells you they are going to screw you by selling 3 versions of the same flick and people agree to it. I thought this movie was cheesy and painfully predictable and the cartoony effects were old school, so I won't be buying any version. Don't be cattle.
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27. April 2010 @ 13:15 |
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Originally posted by wiseguy0:
I love how the studio comes right out and tells you they are going to screw you by selling 3 versions of the same flick and people agree to it. I thought this movie was cheesy and painfully predictable and the cartoony effects were old school, so I won't be buying any version. Don't be cattle.
Right...good thing we're entitled to our own opinion:)
Old school cartoony effects, right:)
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27. April 2010 @ 14:11 |
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Originally posted by cyprusrom:
Right...good thing we're entitled to our own opinion:)
Old school cartoony effects, right:)
Exactly Cyprus.
Originally posted by wiseguy0:
I love how the studio comes right out and tells you they are going to screw you by selling 3 versions of the same flick and people agree to it. I thought this movie was cheesy and painfully predictable and the cartoony effects were old school, so I won't be buying any version. Don't be cattle.
How is anyone getting screwed when they fully know this is not the 3D version? What about people like me who aren't getting 3D or the 3D version movie but want this as a reference disc for display & tuning?
Whatever...the only cattle I see more & more of are those who think it's "cool" to consistently side with those who ALWAYS go against the grain now, instead of using common sense for themselves or being open minded towards others personal choices. It's always "big corpz are teh suxorz" with almost EVERYTHING you read nowadays for almost ANYTHING out there and it's seriously getting played out, old and tiresome.
Soon we'll be reading you can't buy anything at all because it all "suxorz".../rollseyes
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27. April 2010 @ 14:41 |
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Yeah that was sold out in one of the places up here. I watched the end of it and it wasn't bad might consider picking it up.
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27. April 2010 @ 14:53 |
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It took me 3 days to pick one up:)...slow dlwd speed!!
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27. April 2010 @ 17:03 |
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Originally posted by Oner:
Originally posted by cyprusrom:
Right...good thing we're entitled to our own opinion:)
Old school cartoony effects, right:)
Exactly Cyprus.
Originally posted by wiseguy0:
I love how the studio comes right out and tells you they are going to screw you by selling 3 versions of the same flick and people agree to it. I thought this movie was cheesy and painfully predictable and the cartoony effects were old school, so I won't be buying any version. Don't be cattle.
How is anyone getting screwed when they fully know this is not the 3D version? What about people like me who aren't getting 3D or the 3D version movie but want this as a reference disc for display & tuning?
Whatever...the only cattle I see more & more of are those who think it's "cool" to consistently side with those who ALWAYS go against the grain now, instead of using common sense for themselves or being open minded towards others personal choices. It's always "big corpz are teh suxorz" with almost EVERYTHING you read nowadays for almost ANYTHING out there and it's seriously getting played out, old and tiresome.
Soon we'll be reading you can't buy anything at all because it all "suxorz".../rollseyes
Answer me this, did you not expect his eyes to open at the end of the movie? Did you not know he was going to ride the big red bird before he did it? Have you not seen floating mountains in fantasy art before? Haven't you seen glowing plants on alien worlds in sci-fi movies? Have you played a video game like Unreal or Halo in the past 10 years? These observations and many others are why I think this movie is far from groundbreaking, or even any good. Jurassic Park didn't have a great story but the effects were groundbreaking back then. Avatar came out 10 years too late. ok, now give me examples for your opinion,Oner. And don't say 3D because Captain EO or whatever that Michael Jackson disney thing was used the same technology 20 years ago.
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27. April 2010 @ 17:21 |
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C'mon man, chill your beans. The quality of the picture is good to use as a reference disc like Cyprus said. Plus, on the note that it's all been done before, Who cares? The effects are awesome, the story is awesome, and the 3D was awesome. Look, you may not like the film, and that is your choice to make. But some people love it, me included, and I think it's fair retarded to influence their choice on the basis of 'been there, done that'. You've made your choice, let everybody else make theirs. Also, I reckon the only reason it sold that well was because it was in 3D but had a great film to accompany it unlike the other competitors in the craze.
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27. April 2010 @ 17:41 |
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Originally posted by ps3lvanub:
C'mon man, chill your beans. The quality of the picture is good to use as a reference disc like Cyprus said. Plus, on the note that it's all been done before, Who cares? The effects are awesome, the story is awesome, and the 3D was awesome. Look, you may not like the film, and that is your choice to make. But some people love it, me included, and I think it's fair retarded to influence their choice on the basis of 'been there, done that'. You've made your choice, let everybody else make theirs. Also, I reckon the only reason it sold that well was because it was in 3D but had a great film to accompany it unlike the other competitors in the craze.
Nobody seems to be able to give me examples of why it's "awesome", except to say it was "awesome". The fact that the strongest argument in favor of the film is as a reference disc just proves my point. I don't mean to anger anybody, we're just discussing this right?
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27. April 2010 @ 17:46 |
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Originally posted by wiseguy0:
Originally posted by ps3lvanub:
C'mon man, chill your beans. The quality of the picture is good to use as a reference disc like Cyprus said. Plus, on the note that it's all been done before, Who cares? The effects are awesome, the story is awesome, and the 3D was awesome. Look, you may not like the film, and that is your choice to make. But some people love it, me included, and I think it's fair retarded to influence their choice on the basis of 'been there, done that'. You've made your choice, let everybody else make theirs. Also, I reckon the only reason it sold that well was because it was in 3D but had a great film to accompany it unlike the other competitors in the craze.
Nobody seems to be able to give me examples of why it's "awesome", except to say it was "awesome". The fact that the strongest argument in favor of the film is as a reference disc just proves my point. I don't mean to anger anybody, we're just discussing this right?
Yes everything was done before, and probably done better, but that doesn't stop this movie from being one of the nicest looking Blu-ray/DVDs ever pressed.
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27. April 2010 @ 18:00 |
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No, nothing like this was done before. No movie before it integrated CGI with real actor's performance the way Avatar did it.Is not just about what you see on the screen, but how it was all put together and brought to life.
Point is, you didn't like it, that's cool, no problem...just don't waste your resources trying to convince everyone that it just sucked.Not gonna be successful:).
I like apples, if you like oranges, that's perfectly fine,we all have distinctive taste buds.
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27. April 2010 @ 19:26 |
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DVDBack & Cyprusrom said it best but I do have to add that you really didn't get what I said because what you are asking me has absolutely NOTHING to do with my explanation of why I got it. C-O-M-P-R-E-H-E-N-S-I-O-N is key ~ re-read why I got my Avatar BD.
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27. April 2010 @ 22:52 |
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Originally posted by Oner:
DVDBack & Cyprusrom said it best but I do have to add that you really didn't get what I said because what you are asking me has absolutely NOTHING to do with my explanation of why I got it. C-O-M-P-R-E-H-E-N-S-I-O-N is key ~ re-read why I got my Avatar BD.
Fair enough, but let me just ask, if you only want it as a tuning or reference disc, why did you start an argument with me? You have no opinion about the quality of the film but still felt you had to argue with mine and accuse me of going against the "grain"?
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27. April 2010 @ 23:05 |
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I like Tom&Jerry, I hope they'll make it 3D, that would be awesome:)
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28. April 2010 @ 04:30 |
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"3D at home is going to be such a disappointment."
Yeah, it will be a while before we see true 3D screens, toshiba just showed off another one (a 21" LCD)...but it still has no release date.
"No, nothing like this was done before. No movie before it integrated CGI with real actor's performance the way Avatar did it.Is not just about what you see on the screen, but how it was all put together and brought to life."
Those would be some of my main complaints. All I care about is the final product; I don't care if they waisted a whole bunch of money paying actors to do parts that later got covered up by a bunch of CGI (and not even current-gen CGI!) If they spent $100,000,000 on making a non-CGI super-effect, only to cover it up with a piece of CGI that looks like a cutscreen from an old video game, would you proclaim it amazing? This movie looked like a video game...and if I wanted that, I would just play a video game.
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28. April 2010 @ 09:22 |
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Originally posted by wiseguy0:
Originally posted by Oner:
DVDBack & Cyprusrom said it best but I do have to add that you really didn't get what I said because what you are asking me has absolutely NOTHING to do with my explanation of why I got it. C-O-M-P-R-E-H-E-N-S-I-O-N is key ~ re-read why I got my Avatar BD.
Fair enough, but let me just ask, if you only want it as a tuning or reference disc, why did you start an argument with me? You have no opinion about the quality of the film but still felt you had to argue with mine and accuse me of going against the "grain"?
Actually I was just giving an example & asking a question of how are people getting screwed when this is knowingly not the 3D version. The additional stuff is because us moderators, staff & aD members in general have been consistently inundated with stuff like that fir a LOOONG time and as I said it gets old. VERY Old. So I take it personally when there is nothing but ranting about stuff we have heard a million times before all over aD. It's fine to talk about that WHEN topical...but when it's EVERYWHERE, all the time, THAT'S when I take issue.
If it was a bit harsh then I do apologize, but the feeling of what I said still stands because it seems to almost be "cool" & "trendy" or the "in thing" to do as it has become a joke in it of itself. Almost like people who don't eat cow meat but wear leather belts, shoes, and jackets in the winter ~ They don't know how hypocritical they are and yet have the audacity to attempt to shit on others.
The main problem though is how it always goes from a specific topic to "Corporashuns are teh SaTan" EVERY DAMNED TIME...
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28. April 2010 @ 10:06 |
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Ok, try not to pile what is "everywhere" on me though. I can appreciate what you have to deal with so.... 'nuff said. Still pals.
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28. April 2010 @ 10:33 |
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I don't care how much money someone got paid for something...whatever, but I do appreciate the innovation and visual aesthetics.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder...guess what, if you want to play a video game, you can still do it, is fine by me:).
Unless someone needs public approval for what they watch and their tastes in movies, I doubt anyone will cry and be sad because "he" or "she" thought Avatar was crap.
Bottom line- "Avatar Blu-ray smashes all sales records",like it or not, and is there to stay and make history in cinematography. Times change, technology changes,regardless if you like it/appreciate it or not...dinosaurs die, time has proven it.
If I had a BD player, I would've bought one myself, instead I was happy to dlwd it.
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