Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) (1 Viewer)

[Joe Wong]

The surprise (shock?) would be if it doesn’t win Best Visual Effects…

 

[Chuck Mayer]

That's been true ever since 1989 (excepting 1994 and True Lies) for any Jim Cameron movie. The Abyss had no real competition, and neither did T2, and neither did Titanic. JC is both experienced and genuinely technically minded, allowing him to not just employ visual effects, but to advance their utilization. It's no surprise that he employs visual effects better than his peers. The Avatar films almost feel like "post-VFX" movies - their use is utterly fundamental and permeate every frame.

 

[John Sparks]

I’ll wait patiently for the 3D disc…if and when it arrives.

 

[Joe Wong]

That's been true ever since 1989 (excepting 1994 and True Lies) for any Jim Cameron movie. The Abyss had no real competition, and neither did T2, and neither did Titanic. JC is both experienced and genuinely technically minded, allowing him to not just employ visual effects, but to advance their utilization. It's no surprise that he employs visual effects better than his peers. The Avatar films almost feel like "post-VFX" movies - their use is utterly fundamental and permeate every frame.

I will say that the water creature that snakes through the hallways until it reaches Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio in The Abyss blew me away, as did the T1000 in T2, and the meticulous recreation of the ship (and time period) in Titanic. And, of course, both Avatar films are just astounding in their beauty. (Heck, even the special effects in Aliens and True Lies are top notch!)

When special effects can make my eyes pop, they truly are special!

 

[benbess]

"Impressive. Most impressive."

Avatar: The Way of Water

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[Alex...]

 

[Hanson]

I’ll wait patiently for the 3D disc…if and when it arrives.

I hope they release a 60fps version for home video. The whole movie, not just some scenes.

 

[Tino]

I hope they release a 60fps version for home video. The whole movie, not just some scenes.

No chance.

 

[Sean Bryan]

The HFR for this movie is 48fps not 60.

I don’t think BD or UHD BD has 48fps in the specifications.

 

[Hanson]

That's why I was hoping for 60 fps upscale, it's the only HFR format for UHD

 

[Alex...]

Press Release - BVHE Press Release: Avatar: The Way Of Water (4k UHD) (Digital)

THE THIRD HIGHEST-GROSSING MOVIE OF ALL-TIME, AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER ARRIVES EXCLUSIVELY TO DIGITAL RETAILERS MARCH 28 NOW FANS CAN RETURN TO PANDORA WHENEVER THEY WANT WITH THE BIGGEST DIGITAL MOVIE EVENT OF THE YEAR! FEATURING OVER 3 HOURS OF NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN EXTRAS...

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[cinerama10]

Not watched it yet as I was bored with the original AVATAR- Not my type of movie.

 

[Joe Wong]

June 7 for D+ and Max

‘Avatar: The Way Of Water’ Sets Streaming Premiere Date On Disney+, Max

James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water will soon be making its way to both Disney+ and Max (formerly HBO Max) following a historic run in theaters. The sci-fi epic, which debuted 13 years a…

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[Artanis]

I made the mistake of seeing it at a lower tier theater. I'm just waiting for it to return to I-Max.

 

[Tino]

I made the mistake of seeing it at a lower tier theater. I'm just waiting for it to return to I-Max.

You may be in for a long wait as there are currently no plans to rerelease it in IMAX.

 

[Jake Lipson]

Yeah, IMAX is way too busy with the rotation of new summer blockbusters to bring The Way of Water back now. Most movies for the next month or so are going to end up with one week each on premium screens: Fast X this weekend; Little Mermaid next weekend; Spider-Verse for the first weekend of June; then Transformers; then Flash. Etc. There is no place on the calendar for Avatar.

It had an exceptional theatrical run but has more or less ended that now. Last weekend, it was showing in 35 theaters in North America and grossed $34,831, placing #25 on the box office chart. Disney has moved on and is now supporting the releases of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 and The Little Mermaid.

Maybe they'll show it again on a short basis prior to the third film next year, but certainly not now.

 

[Josh Steinberg]

Wouldn’t be surprised to see it reappear in IMAX sometime in Aug/Sept/Oct - precedent was the original film got IMAX re-release with added footage around that timeframe. IMAX historically in past decade has filled weekends in that time frame with recent repertory programming.

 

[SamT]

This was a remake of the first movie and worse, not the entire movie. I bet they are going to chop the first movie into 4 and that's Avatar 2,3,4,5!

After all this they found out that they have to fight the enemy in the jungle and have to go back to the jungle? Basically going back to movie 1?

 

[Jake Lipson]

John Djahanshah Refoua, an Oscar-nominated film editor who worked on Avatar and Avatar: The Way of Water, has died. He was 58. Refoua had been diagnosed with a rare bile cancer called cholangiocarcinoma, his wife Serena Refoua confirmed.

John Refoua Dies: ‘Avatar’ Film Editor Was 62

John Djahanshah Refoua, a film editor that worked on Avatar and Avatar: The Way of Water, has died. He was 58.

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May he Rest In Peace.

 

[Mark Booth]

I know I'm late to the party. I pre-ordered Avatar 2 on iTunes digital and didn't feel motivated to watch it until this morning.

It was an entertaining film but, frankly, it just seemed more of the same. It was like watching the first film, only with even more eye candy.

I don't regret purchasing the film. Well, maybe a little. It's now streaming on Disney + so, had I known I was going to wait so long, I could have saved $20.

Mark