7.8 | / 10 |
Users | 5.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
An ex-Marine finds himself thrust into hostilities on an alien planet filled with exotic life forms. As an Avatar, a human mind in an alien body, he finds himself torn between two worlds, in a desperate fight for his own survival and that of the indigenous people.
Starring: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaņa, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Michelle RodriguezAdventure | 100% |
Action | 94% |
Sci-Fi | 66% |
Fantasy | 56% |
Epic | 48% |
Video codec: HEVC / H.265
Video resolution: 4K (2160p)
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
English: Dolby Atmos
English: Dolby TrueHD 7.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 (48kHz, 24-bit)
English: Dolby Digital 5.1 (640 kbps)
French: Dolby Digital 5.1 (640 kbps)
Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1 (640 kbps)
Japanese: Dolby Digital 5.1
English SDH, French, Japanese, Spanish
Blu-ray Disc
Three-disc set (3 BDs)
Digital copy
4K Ultra HD
Region free
Movie | 4.0 | |
Video | 5.0 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
In the "wait, you also get category", Disney / Buena Vista has partnered with Best Buy for this exclusive SteelBook edition of the first Avatar film in 4K (a 1080 disc is also included). Those interested in this release may want to contrast and compare with the "wide" Avatar 4K release that may not offer a SteelBook, but has its own rather luxe packaging and an extra 1080 disc, to boot. That release also offers three versions of the film.
Video quality is assessed in the above linked review.
Audio quality is assessed in the above linked review.
On disc supplements are detailed in the above linked reviews. The SteelBook offers front and back panels which perhaps a little surprisingly tend to offer quite a bit of gray, with more expected pops of colors in the blue-green-teal range that have become so associated with the franchise. The discs are stacked inside as seen in the fourth photo I've uploaded to this review, and the interior panels offer close-ups of the focal characters. A digital copy is also included.
Had this release not come out day and date with the above linked four disc DigiPack, which offers its own rather sumptuous looking packaging and more content, it might have gained more traction. It's a handsome SteelBook, though, and one that should certainly appeal to collectors of this particular kind of packaging.
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