DVD Review: James Cameron’s "AVATAR"

When I received an email from click-comm.com about reviewing AVATAR, I was very excited! I couldn't wait for the DVD to be released! lol My husband and I both wanted to see the movie, but never got to the theatre to see it in 3-d. We both enjoyed the movie and will probably watch it again! This review is on the DVD, not the Blu-Ray version.

This is a fantastic DVD to have! The movie is full of action and romance with spectacular details and effects.

Movie Detail:
Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) is a paraplegic war veteran who volunteers to go to Pandora (which is inhabited by the Na’vi, a humanoid race with their own language and culture) in place of his brother (who was killed the day before he was to ship out). Those from Earth can't breathe the air on Pandora, so they must have an "AVATAR" to go out and about. The humans find themselves at odds with each other and the local culture, because the Na'vi do not want to give up their land to the marines because there is a precious ORE that is like their god and can make lots of money for the Marines.

Jakes mission is to try to get the Na'vi people to leave the area they are in, and in exchange Colonel Miles Quaritch (Steven Lang) will arrange spinal surgery to get Jake his legs back. While Jake begins to bond with the native tribe, he falls in love with the beautiful alien Neytiri (Zoe Saldana). The restless Colonel moves forward with his ruthless extermination tactics, forcing the soldier to take a stand – and fight back in an epic battle for the fate of Pandora. The special effects in Avatar are like none other! If you haven't seen Avatar yet, you really should rent or buy the movie soon!

LOS ANGELES, CA. – Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment launched director James Cameron’s history-making motion picture AVATAR on Blu-ray Disc and DVD on Thursday, April 22.

AVATAR on Blu-ray presents the ultimate high definition experience for home viewing audiences. Fans around the world will be able to discover every detail and relive every moment of James Cameron’s AVATAR in the comfort of their own home. Blu-ray is recognized for presenting optimal picture and sound, and now AVATAR’s masterful cinematography, art direction and visual effects will lend itself to awe-inspiring clarity when you become absorbed in the extraordinary all-encompassing experience in the living room.

Since its global theatrical release last December, AVATAR has continued to make motion picture history. Written by James Cameron and produced with his long-time collaborator Jon Landau, AVATAR stars Sam Worthington, Zoë Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez, Giovanni Ribisi, Joel David Moore, CCH Pounder, Wes Studi and Laz Alonso.

Oscar and Golden Globe® winning epic is the highest grossing film of all time, taking in over $2.6 billion in worldwide box office. Director James Cameron takes audiences to a spectacular world beyond imagination, where a reluctant hero embarks on a journey of redemption and discovery as he leads a heroic battle to save a civilization. AVATAR delivers a fully immersive cinematic experience of a new kind, where the revolutionary technology invented to make the film disappears into the emotion of the characters and the epic nature of the story.

AVATAR became available on Blu-ray Disc and DVD everywhere in the United States and Canada on Earth Day, April 22.

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment announced on 4/26/10 that James Cameron’s phenomenal epic AVATAR became the best selling Blu-ray of all time after just four days in stores, with an astonishing 2.7 million units sold in North America alone. AVATAR Blu-ray sales crushed the previous record of 2.5 million units.

Disclaimer:
"I received a free copy of the movie to review. No monitary compensation was exchanged. This review is of my husbands and my own opinion."