| Description |
3 Blu-ray discs (162 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
Blu-ray, region A; 1.78:1 widescreen presentation, 1080p high definition, AVC @ 29 Mbps; 5.1 DTS HD master audio, 5.1 Dolby digital, Dolby surround; region A; Requires Blu-ray player. |
| Language |
English (5.1 DTS HD, Dolby surround), French (5.1 Dolby digital), Portuguese (5.1 Dolby digital), or Spanish (5.1 Dolby digital) dialogue; Portuguese or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing; English descriptive audio. |
| Cast |
Sam Worthington, Zoë Saldana, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez, Sigourney Weaver, Giovanni Ribisi. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Mauro Fiore ; visual effects & animation, Weta Digital ; editors, Stephen Rivkin, John Refoua, James Cameron ; music, James Horner ; production designers, Rick Carter, Robert Stromberg. |
| Audience |
Theatrical version: MPAA rating: PG-13; for intense epic battle sequences and warfare, sensuality, language and some smoking. |
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Extended version: Unrated. |
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CHV rating: 14A. |
| Summary |
Jake Sully is a former Marine confined to a wheelchair, but despite his broken body, he is still a warrior at heart. Recruited to travel light years to the human outpost on Pandora, where a corporate consortium is mining a rare mineral that is the key to solving Earth's energy crisis, he is given a mission to infiltrate the Na'vi, who have become a major obstacle to mining the precious ore. But everything changes when a beautiful Na'vi female, Neytiri, saves his life. |
| Contents |
Disc 1. Avatar. Original theatrical release ; Collector's extended cut (with 16 additional minutes) ; Special edition re-release (with 8 additional minutes) ; Optional family audio track (all objectional language removed) (on original theatrical release and special edition re-release) -- Disc 2. Filmmakers' journey. Deleted scenes: never-before-seen ; Capturing Avatar exclusive documentary; A message from Pandora ; Production materials -- Disc 3. Pandora's box. Scene deconstruction ; Production featurettes ; Avatar archives ; BD-LIVE portal (requires BD-LIVE enabled player and Internet connection). |
| Awards |
Oscar winner for Best Achievement in Art Direction : Rick Carter (art director), Robert Stromberg (art director), and Kim Sinclair (set decorator) ; Best Achievement in Cinematography, Mauro Fiore; Best Achievement in Visual Effects, Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum , Richard Baneham, Andy Jones. |
| Note |
For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Subject |
Pandora (Imaginary place) -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Human-alien encounters -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Extraterrestrial beings -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Life on other planets -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Blu-ray discs.
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| Local Subject |
ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS, 2009.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Science fiction films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
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Blu-ray Video discs.
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| Added Author |
Cameron, James, 1954-
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Landau, Jon, 1960-
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Worthington, Sam, 1976-
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Saldana, Zoë.
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Lang, Stephen, 1952-
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Rodriguez, Michelle.
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Weaver, Sigourney, 1949-
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Ribisi, Giovanni, 1974-
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Horner, James.
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Weta Digital (Firm)
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Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.
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| Standard No. |
024543713692 |
| Music No. |
2271369 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment |
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