AVATAR THE WAY OF WATER 3D BD

Like the first film, the world of Pandora is beautifully crafted and awe inspiring presented in 3D. I saw this in the cinema with variable refresh rate and in my opinion ramping up the frame rate during fast moving scenes makes 3D more comfortable. Unfortunately the existing bluray 3D format is still capped at 1080P 24fps, but 3D on a good home cinema set up (a 100” projector and 7.1 surround sound system in my case) is in my opinion the best format to really get immersed in this film. The visuals are at their best in the slower more relaxed scenes and can be a bit jarring during fast motions. If 3D ever makes a comeback in future TV’s, I can only hope it makes use of variable refresh rates making higher speed moments more comfortable to watch. I’ve seen other reviewers questioning the need for the film to be on 2 discs in its 3D form compared to its predecessor and there are several reasons for this. First, 3D films require a lot more space as they’re store the entire film for the left eye and the entire film again for the right eye. This film is much longer than the original film and where that only had a couple of soundtrack options, this has many more and offering 7.1 audio (avatar was 5.1) and includes a version of the entire soundtrack with no swearing. (Because shooting and killing creatures is fine, but a few naughty words are the worst apparently). As with Titanic 3D, it’s clear that while they could have compressed the video file size to fit on a single disc they opted to not compromise on the bitrate of the video and present as much detail as possible, hence an extremely large file size and the need to split it across 2x 50gb blurays. For the record, 4KUHD discs can store 100gb on a single disc but those discs aren’t compatible with regular 1080P/3D bluray players so the film has to be on HD Blu-ray Discs not UHD blurays. It’s a long film so having a brief intermission to swap discs half way is likely a welcome respite for some viewer’s bladders. As for the film, it’s a matter for personal tastes. As with the first film I find the characters and story remarkably one dimensional compared the stunning world building they’ve achieved, but therein lies my reason for adding these films to my collection and returning to them from time to time. They’re a rich and increasingly diverse world to escape to for a few hours, and in terms of visuals and soundscape, they’re my go-to showpieces for home cinema. There’s also a 2D disc (the whole film is on the single disc) and a bonus disc with some excellent mini documentaries on the making of the film, which I’m currently watching and is giving me a deeper love for the world crafting and final result Cameron and the filmmakers achieved. Still waiting on that Abyss Blu-Ray James!! (EDIT: I finally got my Abyss blu-ray, Cameron eventually released it but I had to import it as it didn’t pass the UK censors)

Happy with it but left on the doorstep which I don't like. There is always someone home and recently Amazon drivers are not knocking the door or ringing the door bell. Someone could steal the items when they are left on the doorstep. Can you ask all drivers to knock the door or ring the door bell please. Apart from that I am happy with Amazon. Your products are excellent

good film

Not quite as good as the first film imo but still very enjoyable.

If you have a 3D capable home cinema, preferably a DLP projector, this 3D version of the movie is by far the best way to see it, it is after all the way the movie was intended to be seen. I won't comment on the plot, most people are aware of what the story is all about. Visually the movie is stunning, both in the forest and in the oceans. Image quality is very good and the 3D is impressive too, every bit as good as I saw at the cinema. I did see a couple of ghost images which is very unusual on a DLP projector but they were fleeting. Overall the movie is visually stunning as you would expect. The sound quality is also good but the use of surround sound that is often very prevalent in modern movies, particularly in action movies, is quite subtle in this one. Its there but its not as well utilised as you would imagine a movie of this calibre would justify. I had the same impression at the cinema but thought our seating position was to blame. It certainly not a mix you would use to show off your system. Its a long movie but spread across two disks on the 3D version so you can have a break halfway through. This is a must have though if you are a 3D and Avatar fan.

Very good movie

Enjoyable, as an autistic adult it gave me a lot of enjoyable sensory input and a good story to

My wife and I were rather looking forward to seeing the long awaited ‘Way of the Water’ at our local Showcase cinema. After all it’s been a very long time coming! As we have a 65” LG 3D OLED screen (a flat one, not a stupid curved one), we watched the original Avatar the day before. So, with our RealD 3D glasses on, we settled down to watch this sequel at Showcase and were immediately struck by the very poor 3D imaging, which had no comparison with the superb depth of field and detail in the original Avatar! This was completely unexpected and very disappointing, not what we would have expected from James Cameron. As I already knew that the RealD 3D glasses were the same as the LG TV 3D glasses, I thought it wise to confirm that the polarizing hadn’t deteriorated, but they worked perfectly with the original Avatar. So I queried Showcase about this: They told me that they use an ‘Xplus’ screen and “only receive the drive to install on our systems, and then play at the required specifications”. However, a few days later our daughter and partner went to the Vue cinema in Portsmouth and had exactly the same experience with the RealD 3D presentation there. They then came to us and saw extracts from the original to confirm what it should have looked like in 3D. We then saw other reports stating how good the Imax and Dolby versions were, which were not much help with nothing remotely local in the UK. Since then there have been other reports of people having a similar bad experience with RealD 3D at UK cinemas. So we all decided to wait for the Blue Ray 3D release and just hope that will provide some answers. This arrived last week and it was with some trepidation that I set it up to play! What an unbelievable difference, we were actually watching ‘Way of the Water’ in proper 3D with terrific depth and detail as well (I haven’t confirmed this, but probably better than the original Avatar disc). The underwater scenes were also brilliant, confirming that Cameron had solved the problems filming in such a difficult environment. All in all, he has done an excellent job with the Blue Ray 3D release, which is truly immersive. The only oddity comes when pausing playback: With other 3D discs the 3D image stays on the screen, but with this film it collapses and there is a delay of about 2 seconds before the 3D image is restored after playback is resumed. But this still doesn’t explain what went wrong with the RealD 3D cinema screening?

Hele mooie film, als we hem zien kunnen bekijken. Maar hij werkt niet in onze dvd speler.

Ça faisait un moment que je le cherchais , je l'ai enfin trouvé, il y a bien la langue française dedans , le seul reproche c'est qu'il faille changer de blu-ray pendant le film , ils n'ont pas réussi à tout mettre sur un seul disque sinon c'est parfait en ce qui me concerne, j'ai passé un très bon moment et j'ai hâte de voir le 3 ...

Great quality, 2 discs, just amazing. WE NEED BLURAY 3D, IT'S NOT DEAD. Thank you James Cameron that you don't let 3d die.

Super

Super bon film en 3D grande qualité d'image, ainsi que l'audio, Je vais vous dire une vérité, si la 3D est disparu c'est littéralement la faute de l'industrie qui a voulu faire de l'argent en vendant des lunettes 3D de 150.00$ et 160.00$ la lunette. Pour une famille de 4 personnes 160X 4 = 640.00 $ plus taxes. Plus l'achat de la TV 3D ou du projecteur. L'industrie a choisi la pire techno pour tuer la 3D. Pour faire pire Sony et Panasonic ont cessé de vendre des lecteurs Blu-ray et 4K. Donc si vous avez une collection de 4K en Blu-Ray, si votre lecteur brise , Adieu de visionner vos Blu-ray 4K.