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[Days like these...]

All these people ragging on Avatar, do you go watch it in 3D HFR IMAX?? Cause if you're simply watching these on your 14" telly or down the local 2D cinema, you're not getting the full effect, these films are simply showcases on what the absolute pinnacle of modern effects laden movies can be, they're no Godfather and he never set out for them to be classics, they are pure entertainment and in IMAX they are fucking mind-blowing to behold, one and done, they ain't the same movie on the home screen.

Although I wish the fuck he would knock em on the head after this one and turn his sights to Terminator but when they keep churning in billions, ya can't blame him

Some of us grew out of drooling over shiny things once we were no longer children

 

[RJMacready73]

Some of us grew out of drooling over shiny things once we were no longer children

Pfft... Some of us never grow up Mr serious Pants

 

[SirKicksalot]

Because people wanted to show off their shiny new Blu-ray players. You like Avatard good for you but your wasting your time trying to convince anyone they are good movies

It sold 6.7 million copies in the first four days, of which 4 million on DVD. There were midnight launches for it. It's the fifth best selling DVD of all time.
Explain the DVD numbers.

 

[HRK69]

All these people ragging on Avatar, do you go watch it in 3D HFR IMAX?? Cause if you're simply watching these on your 14" telly or down the local 2D cinema, you're not getting the full effect, these films are simply showcases on what the absolute pinnacle of modern effects laden movies can be, they're no Godfather and he never set out for them to be classics, they are pure entertainment and in IMAX they are fucking mind-blowing to behold, one and done, they ain't the same movie on the home screen.

100% this

My eyes are already bleeding just thinking about how insanely good these movies look in 3D HFR IMAX

It's not about being a 'classic,' it's about pure, jaw-dropping spectacle that blows everything else out of the water. If you haven't seen them on the big screen, you're missing the full experience

 

[pnutboy]

Avatar 2 in HFR stoned af was possibly the wildest single theater viewing I've had aside from Interstellar as a teenager. Don't need to rewatch it, wouldn't even argue it's a great movie but it is the very definition of a movie you go to the theater for and how awesome the theatrical experience can be. Felt like watching a feature-length PS6 cutscene

 

[newtypepilot]

avatard 3 will raise the bar. I'm sure!!

 

[MaestroMike]

 

[Connificent]

100% this

My eyes are already bleeding just thinking about how insanely good these movies look in 3D HFR IMAX

It's not about being a 'classic,' it's about pure, jaw-dropping spectacle that blows everything else out of the water. If you haven't seen them on the big screen, you're missing the full experience

So where are you gonna watch it

 

[HRK69]

So where are you gonna watch it

It depends on your mother's availability, both in terms of time and location

 

[Germuso]

I hope the humans nuke the Planet.

 

[Burning Blade]

Just give me an Alita sequel ffs

 

[Azelover]

100% this

My eyes are already bleeding just thinking about how insanely good these movies look in 3D HFR IMAX

It's not about being a 'classic,' it's about pure, jaw-dropping spectacle that blows everything else out of the water. If you haven't seen them on the big screen, you're missing the full experience

Here in Brazil summer is in the fall. So it's very hot. So I went to the theater with very little clothing, silly me. It was cold as hell and totally ruined the experience. Avatar 2 came out after the lockdown so it had been a while since the last time I went to a movie theater. Almost froze to death. I barely remember the movie. Lol.

 

[M.W.]

Avatar: Fire And Ash (2025) Official IMAX® [1.90] Teaser Trailer [4K Ultra HD] [Encoded By Snoopy] : Disney : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Source - IMX DCP

archive.org

 

[M.W.]

Download the matroska file for proper 4k and audio

 

[Days like these...]

Avatar: Fire And Ash (2025) Official IMAX® [1.90] Teaser Trailer [4K Ultra HD] [Encoded By Snoopy] : Disney : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Source - IMX DCP

archive.org

That looks so uninspired and bad

 

[Roufianos]

Yawn. These movies are all spectacle and zero plot. I forgot half those characters existed.

Just give us Titanic II and let us see Stockton Rush paint that fat Pakistani businessman like one of his french girls.

 

[Diatribe1974]

I watched the 1st one about a hundred times so far. Ive owned the 2nd one when it came out and I don't think I've watched more than 20 minutes so far. I wanted to watch the 3rd one, but know that if I can't bring myself to watch the 2nd one, then there's no point for the 3rd till then.

 

[Hudo]

I went to see Avatar 2 in 3D HFR. Mr Cameron decided it was a good idea to keep changing the framerate all the time during the movie... it was totally idiotic and made it look like a video game, not absolute cinema

Maybe he used Unreal Engine 5.

 

[Uhtred]

Is anyone else upset that Cameron is devoting so much of his life to this garbage instead of making awesome movies?

 

[Days like these...]

Is anyone else upset that Cameron is devoting so much of his life to this garbage instead of making awesome movies?

Yes, I've been upset since the 1st one. He could have made so many good movies instead we get blue cat people.

 

[Paasei]

Terrible movies carried by visuals only.

 

[Kacho]

Is anyone else upset that Cameron is devoting so much of his life to this garbage instead of making awesome movies?

Yes. He desperately wants Avatar to be this generations Star Wars and no one cares.

 

[JimmyRustler]

I watched the 1st one about a hundred times so far. Ive owned the 2nd one when it came out and I don't think I've watched more than 20 minutes so far. I wanted to watch the 3rd one, but know that if I can't bring myself to watch the 2nd one, then there's no point for the 3rd till then.

I'm very similar. First one was my most watched film in cinema (5 times) and when I finally got my hand on the BluRay I must have watched it every day for some time.

2nd one though... Watched it twice in cinema (2nd time was only because I went with others) and once at home. Haven't seen it since.
Avatar 1 was truly a Zeitgeist movie I think. Wonder how popular the series will be going forward. I wouldn't be surprised if total viewership drops with each new entry.