AVATAR: THE WAY OF THE WATER 3D [2022 / 2023] [3D Blu-ray + 2D Blu-ray] [UK Release] It’s Even More Eye-Popping Than ‘Avatar.’ Now James Cameron Returns To The World of Pandora!
James Cameron returns to the world of Pandora in this emotionally packed action adventure. Set more than a decade after the events of the first ‘Avatar’ film. This breath-taking new 3D movie launches the story of the Sully family and introduces audiences to the majestic ocean Tulkun.
Take home and own forever James Cameron’s global phenomenon and experience this stunning masterpiece in glorious and outstanding 3D with enhanced High definition picture and sound!
FILM FACT: Awards and Nominations: 2022 Hollywood Critics Association Midseason Awards: Nomination: Most Anticipated Film. 2022 Hollywood Music In Media Awards [HMMA]: Nomination: Best Original Song - Feature Film for Simon Franglen for Song: “The Songchord.” Win: Best Original Score - Fantasy Film for Simon Franglen. 2022 National Board of Review: Win: Top Ten Film. 2022 Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards: Nomination: Sierra Award: Best Art Direction for Dylan Cole, Ben Procter and Vanessa Cole. Win: Sierra Award: Best Visual Effects. Nomination: Sierra Award: Best Action Film. 2022 Washington DC Area Film Critics Association: Nomination: Best Motion Capture Performance for Sam Worthington. Nomination: Best Motion Capture Performance for Sigourney Weaver. Win: Best Motion Capture Performance for Zoe Saldaña. 2022 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards: Win: Best Production Design for Dylan Cole and Ben Procter. 2022 New York Film Critics Online: Win: Top Films of the Year. 2022 St. Louis Film Critics Association, USA: Nomination: Best Production Design for Dylan Cole and Ben Procter. Win: Best Visual Effects for Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett. Nomination: Best Action Film. 2022 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards: Nomination: Best Use of Visual Effects. Nomination: Best Art Direction/Production Design for Dylan Cole and Ben Procter. 2022 Florida Film Critics Circle Awards: Win: Best Visual Effects. 2022 Online Association of Female Film Critics: Win: Best Visual Effects. 2022 Indiana Film Journalist Association, USA: Nomination: Best Cinematography for Russell Carpenter. 2022 Utah Film Critics Association Awards: Nomination: Best Visual Effects. 2022 Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards: Win: Best Cinematography for Russell Carpenter. 2022 Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards: Win: Top Ten Films. Win: Best Visual Effects. 2022 Black Film Critics Circle Awards: Nomination: Best Picture [7th place]. 2023 Academy Awards: Nomination: Best Sound for Julian Howarth, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Dick Bernstein, Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers and Michael Hedges. Win: Best Achievement in Visual Effects for Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett. Nomination: Best Motion Picture of the Year for James Cameron (producer) and Jon Landau (producer). Nomination: Best Achievement in Production Design for Dylan Cole, Ben Procter and Vanessa Cole. 2023 BAFTA Film Awards: Win: Best Achievement in Special Visual Effects for Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett. Nomination: Best Sound for Julian Howarth, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Dick Bernstein, Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers and Michael Hedges. 2023 Duscussing Film Critics’ Awards: Win: Jury Award for Best Visual Effects. 2023 Hollywood Critic Association Creative Arts Awards: Nomination: Best Cinematography for Russell Carpenter. Nomination: Best Production Design for Dylan Cole, Ben Procter and Vanessa Cole. Nomination: Best Sound for Julian Howarth, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Dick Bernstein, Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers and Michael Hedges. Win: Visual Effects for Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett. 2023 Satellite Awards: Nomination: Best Motion Picture in a Drama. Win: Best Director for James Cameron. Nomination: Best Cinematography for Russell Carpenter. Nomination: Best Sound (Editing and Mixing) for Julian Howarth, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Dick Bernstein, Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers and Michael Hedges. Win: Best Visual Effects for Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, Richard Baneham and Daniel Barrett. Nomination: Best Production Design for Dylan Cole and Ben Procter. 2023 AFI Awards, USA: Win: Movie of the Year. 2023 Golden Globes, USA: Nomination: Best Motion Picture in a Drama. Nomination: Best Director in a Motion Picture for James Cameron. 2023 Critics Choice Awards: Win: Best Visual Effects. Nomination: Best Director for James Cameron. Nomination: Best Cinematography for Russell Carpenter. Nomination: Best Editing: Stephen E. Rivkin, David Brenner, John Refoua and James Cameron. Nomination: Best Production Design for Dylan Cole, Ben Procter and Vanessa Cole. Nomination: Best Picture. 2023 Hollywood Critics Association: Nomination: Best Director for James Cameron. Nomination: Best Voice or Motion-Capture Performance for Zoe Saldaña. Nomination: Best Picture. 2023 Black Reel Awards: Win: Outstanding Voice Performance for Zoe Saldaña. 2023 AACTA International Awards: Win: Best Film. Nomination: Best Direction for James Cameron. 2023 AARP Movies from Grownups Awards: Nomination: Best Director for James Cameron. 2023 North Carolina Film Critics Association: Nomination: Best Cinematography for Russell Carpenter. Nomination: Best Production Design for Dylan Cole, Ben Procter and Vanessa Cole. Nomination: Best Original Song: “Nothing Is Lost (You Give Me Strength)” for The Weeknd, Steve Angello, Sebastian Ingrosso, Axel Hedfors and Simon Franglen. Nomination: Best Sound Design for Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Dick Bernstein, Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers, Michael Hedges and Julian Howarth. Win: Best Special Effects for Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett. 2023 Columbus Film Critics Association: Nomination: Best Cinematography for Russell Carpenter. 2023 Austin Film Critics Association: Nomination: Best Cinematography for Russell Carpenter. Nomination: Best Voice Acting/Animated/Digital Performance for Stephen Lang. Nomination: Best Voice Acting/Animated/Digital Performance for Zoe Saldaña. Nomination: Best Voice Acting/Animated/Digital Performance for Sigourney Weaver. 2023 Allywood Film Critics Association Awards: Win: Golden Elm Award for Top Ten Foreign Language Film. 2023 Music City Film Critics’ Association Awards: Nomination: Best Sounds for Christopher Boyes, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Dick Bernstein, Gary Summers, Michael Hedges and Julian Howarth. Win: Best Cinematography for Russell Carpenter. Win: Best Production Design for Dylan Cole and Ben Procter. Nomination: Best Action Film. Nomination: Best Stunt Work. 2023 San Diego Film Critics Society Awards: Nomination: Best Editing for David Brenner, James Cameron. John Refoua, Stephen E. Rivkin and Ian Silverstein. Nomination: Best Cinematography for Russell Carpenter. Win: Best Visual Effects. Nomination: Best Sound Design. 2023 Set Decorators Society of America, USA: Nomination: Best Achievement in Decor/Design of a Fantasy or Science Fiction Feature Film for Vanessa Cole (set decoration), Dylan Cole (production design) and Ben Procter (production design). 2023 Critics Association of Central Florida Awards: Nomination: Best Cinematography for Russell Carpenter. Win: Best Visual Effects for Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett. 2023 Hawaii Film Critics Society: Nomination: Best Cinematography for Russell Carpenter. Nomination: Best Editing for David Brenner, James Cameron, John Refoua and Stephen E. Rivkin. Nomination: Best Sound for Christopher Boyes, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Dick Bernstein, Gary Summers, Michael Hedges and Julian Howarth. Nomination: Best Original Score for Simon Franglen. Win: Best Visual Effects for Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett. Nomination: Best Stunt Work. Win: Best Vocal/Motion Capture Performance for Sigourney Weaver. Nomination: Best Art Direction for Dylan Cole, Ben Procter and Vanessa Cole. 2023 Georgia Film Critics Association [GAFCA]: Nomination: Best Art Direction for Dylan Cole, Ben Procter and Vanessa Cole. 2023 Portland Critics Association Awards: Nomination: Best Director for James Cameron. Nomination: Best Science Fiction Feature [2nd place]. Nomination: Best Cinematography for Russell Carpenter. Nomination: Best Production Design for Dylan Cole and Ben Procter [2nd place]. Nomination: Best Stunts or Action Choreography. Nomination: Best Sound Design for Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Dick Bernstein, Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers, Michael Hedges and Julian Howarth [2nd place]. Win: Best Visual Effects for Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett. Nomination: Top 10 Films [7th place]. 2023 Chicago Indie Critics Awards [CIC]: Nomination: Best Editing for Stephen E. Rivkin, David Brenner, John Refoua and James Cameron. Win: Best Visual Effects for Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett. Nomination: Best Cinematography for Russell Carpenter. Win: Best Production Design for Dylan Cole, Ben Procter and Vanessa Cole. 2023 North Dakota Film Society: Nomination: Best Production Design for Dylan Cole, Ben Procter and Vanessa Cole. Win: Best Visual Effects for Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett. Nomination: Best Sound for Christopher Boyes, Michael Hedges, Julian Howarth, Tony Johnson, Gary Summers and Gwendolyn Yates Whittle. 2023 Seattle Film Critics Society: Nomination: Best Action Choreography. Nomination: Best Cinematography for Russell Carpenter. Win: Best Visual Effects for Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett. 2023 Denver Film Critics Society: Nomination: Best Director for James Cameron. Nomination: Best Visual Effects for Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett. Nomination: Best Original Score for Simon Franglen. 2023 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Nomination: Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture. 2023 Motion Pictures Sound Editors, USA: Nomination: Golden Reel Award: Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Feature Effects/Foley for Christopher Boyes (supervising sound editor / sound designer), Brent Burge (supervising effects editor), David Chrastka (sound designer), Dave Whitehead (sound designer), Hayden Collow (sound effects editor), Matt Stutter (sound effects editor), Craig Tomlinson (foley editor), Dee Selby (foley editor), Dan O'Connell (foley artist) and John T. Cucci (foley artist). 2023 Houston Film Critics Society Award: Nomination: Best Cinematography for Russell Carpenter. Nomination: Best Visual Effects for Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett. 2023 Screen Actors Guild Award: Nomination: Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture. 2023 Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA: Nomination: Golden Reel Award: Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Feature Effects/Foley for Christopher Boyes (supervising sound editor / sound designer), Brent Burge (supervising effects editor), David Chrastka (sound designer), Dave Whitehead (sound designer), Hayden Collow (sound effects editor), Matt Stutter (sound effects editor), Craig Tomlinson (foley editor), Dee Selby (foley editor), Dan O'Connell (foley artist) and John T. Cucci (foley artist). 2023 Houston Film Critics Society Awards: Nomination: Best Cinematography for Russell Carpenter. Nomination: Best Cinematography for Russell Carpenter. 2023 PGA Awards: Nomination: Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures. 2023 Cinema Audio Society, USA: Nomination: Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures - Live Action for Julian Howarth (production mixer), Christopher Boyes (re-recording mixer), Gary Summers (re-recording mixer), Michael Hedges (re-recording mixer), Simon Rhodes (scoring mixer), Bill Higley (adr mixer) and Tavish Grade (foley mixer). 2023 Costumes Designer Guilds Awards: Nomination: Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film for Deborah L. Scott. 2023 GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment: Nomination: Dorian Award for Visually Striking Film of the Year. 2023 Casting Society of America, USA: Nomination: Zeitgeist Award for Margery Simkin, Katrina Wandel George (associate) Jasmine Gutierrez (associate) and Sydney Shircliff (associate). 2023 Gold Derby Film Awards: Nomination: Director James Cameron. Nomination: Cinematography for Russell Carpenter. Nomination: Film Editing for David Brenner, James Cameron, John Refoua and Stephen E. Rivkin. Nomination: Production Design for Dylan Cole, Ben Procter and Vanessa Cole. Nomination: Sound for Christopher Boyes, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Dick Bernstein, Gary Summers, Michael Hedges and Julian Howarth. Win: Visual Effects for Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett. Nomination: Motion Picture for James Cameron and Jon Landau. 2023 Annie Awards: Win: Outstanding Achievement for Animated Effects in an Animated Feature for Johnathan Nixon, David Moraton, Nicholas Illingworth, David Caeiro Cebrián and Alexander Nowotny. Win: Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in a Live Action Production for Daniel Barrett, Stuart Adcock, Todd Labonte, Douglas McHale and Steve Cullingford. 2023 Visual Effects Society Awards: Win: Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature for Richard BanehamWalter GarciaJoe LetteriEric SaindonJ.D. Schwalm. Win: Outstanding Animated Character in a Photoreal Feature for Anneka Fris, Rebecca-Louise Leybourne, Guillaume François and Jung Rock Hwang for “Kiri.” Nomination: Outstanding Created Environment in a Photoreal Feature for Ryan Arcus, Lisa Hardisty, Paul Harris and Taeyoung Kim for “Metkayina Village.” Win: Outstanding Created Environment in a Photoreal Feature for Jessica Cowley, Joe Churchill, Justin Stockton and Alexander Nowotny for “The Reef.” Win: Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a CG Project for Richard Baneham, Dan Cox, Eric Reynolds and A.J. Briones. Win: Outstanding Model in a Photoreal or Animated Project for Sam Sharplin, Stephan Skorepa, Ian Baker and Guillaume François for “The Sea Dragon.” Nomination: Outstanding Effects Simulations in a Photoreal Feature for Miguel Perez Senent, Xavier Martin, David Kirchner and Ole Geir Eidsheim for “Fire and Destruction.” Win: Outstanding Effects Simulations in a Photoreal Feature for Johnathan Nixon, David Moraton, Nicholas Illingworth and David Caeiro Cebrián for “Water Simulations.” Nomination: Outstanding Compositing and Lighting in a Feature for Miguel Santana da Silva, Hongfei Geng, Jonathan Moulin and Maria Corcho for “Landing Rockets Forest Destruction.” Win: Outstanding Compositing and Lighting in a Feature for Sam Cole, Francois Sugny, Florian Schroeder and Jean Matthews for “Water Integration.” Win: Outstanding Special (Practical) Effects in a Photoreal Project for J.D. Schwalm, Richard Schwalm, Nick Rand and Robert Spurlock for “Current Machine and Wave Pool.” Nomination: Emerging Technology Award for Dejan Momcilovic, Tobias B. Schmidt, Benny Edlund and Joshua Hardgrave for “Depth Comp.” Nomination: Emerging Technology Award for Byungkuk Choi, Steve Cullingford, Stuart Adcock and Marco Revelant for “Facial System.” Nomination: Emerging Technology Award for Alexey Stomakhin, Steve Lesser, Sven Joel Wretborn and Douglas McHale for “Water Toolset.” 2023 The Movie Music International – Recognition Awards: Win: Best Original Film Score of the Year for Simon Franglen. 2023 Online Film Critics Society Awards: Nomination: Best Production Design for Dylan Cole and Ben Procter. Win: Best Visual Effects for Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett. Win: Best 3D Effects Design. 2023 CinEuphoria Awards: Nomination: Best Film - International Competition for Jon Landau (producer) and James Cameron (director & producer). Nomination: Best Director - International Competition for James Cameron. Nomination: Best Editing - International Competition for David Brenner, James Cameron, John Refoua and Stephen E. Rivkin. Nomination: Best Cinematography - International Competition for Russell Carpenter. Nomination: Best Original Music - International Competition for Simon Franglen. Nomination: Best Sound/Sound Efects - International Competition for Christopher Boyes, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Dick Bernstein, Michael Hedges, Gary Summers and Julian Howarth. Win: Best Special Effects (Sound or Visual) - International Competition for Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett. Nomination: Best Poster - International Competition. Nomination: Best Trailer - International Competition. Win: Top Ten of the Year - Audience Award for James Cameron. 2023 Latino Entertainment Journalists Film Awards: Nomination: Best Voice or Motion Capture Performance for Zoe Saldaña. Nomination: Best Production Design and Set Design for Dylan Cole, Ben Procter and Vanessa Cole. Nomination: Best Cinematography for Russell Carpenter. Nomination: Best Sound Design for Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary Summers, Michael Hedges, Christopher Boyes, Tony Johnson and Julian Howarth. Win: Best Visual Effects for Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett. 2023 Guild of Music Supervisors Awards: Nomination: Best Music Supervision for a Trailer (Film) for Anny Colvin. 2023 Movie Music UK Awards: Nomination: Score of the Year for Simon Franglen. 2023 Kids’ Choice Awards, USA: Nomination: Blimp Award for Favorite Movie. 2023 International Film Music Critics Award [IFMCA]: Nomination: Score of the Year for Simon Franglen. Win: Best Original Score for a Fantasy/Science Fiction Film for Simon Franglen. Win: Composition of the Year for Simon Franglen for Track: “Leaving Home (Hometree).” 2023 Advance Imaging Society Lumiere Awards: Win: Best Feature Film - Live Action. 2023 Minnesota Film Critics Alliance Awards: Nomination: Best Production Design for Dylan Cole and Ben Procter. Nomination: Best Sound Work for Julian Howarth, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Dick Bernstein, Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers and Michael Hedges. Win: Best Special Effects. 2023 Sant Jordi Awards: Nomination: Rosa de Sant Jordi Audience Award: Best Foreign Film (Millor pel·lícula estrangera) for James Cameron. 2023 Santa Barbara International Film Festival: Win: Variety Artisans Award: Visual Effects for Eric Saindon. 2023 Critics Choice Super Awards: Nomination: Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie. Nomination: Best Actress in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie for Zoe Saldaña. 2023 ReFrame: Win: ReFrame Stamp for Feature Film. 2023 International Online Cinema Awards [INOCA]: Win: Best Production Design for Dylan Cole, Ben Procter and Vanessa Cole. Nomination: Best Sound for Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Dick Bernstein, Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers, Michael Hedges and Julian Howarth. Win: Best Visual Effects for Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett. 2023 Art Directors Guild: Nomination: Excellence in Production Design Award: Fantasy Film for Dylan Cole, Ben Procter, Luke Freeborn (supervising art director), Aashrita Kamath (supervising art director), Rudie Schaefer (art director), Steve Christensen (art director), Sarah Delucchi (art director), Steven Light-Orr (art director), Amaya Gutierrez (assistant art director), Virginia Berg (assistant art director), Anne Costa (assistant art director), Fausto De Martini (art director), Jonathan Bach (art director), Steven Messing (art director), John Park (concept artist), David Levy (concept artist), Saiful Haque (concept artist), Jonathan Berube (concept artist), Joseph Hiura (concept artist), Nick Gindraux (concept artist), Annis Naeem (concept artist), Daphne Yap (concept artist), Finnian Macmanus (concept artist), James G. Chung (concept artist), Haisu Wang (set designer), Daniel Frank (set designer), Andrea Onorato (set designer), Shari Ratliff (set designer), Kevin Loo (set designer), Forest P. Fischer (set designer), Robert Andrew Johnson (set designer), Richard F. Mays (set designer), Ed Symon (set designer), Jeffrey Beck (set designer), Zachary Fannin (graphic designer), Jeff Frost (model maker), Adam Mull (model maker), Kim Sinclair (supervising art director), Alastair Maher (scenic artist), Alister Baxter (art director), Andrew Chan (art director), Andy McLaren (art director), Ben Milsom (art director), Greg Allison (art director), Ken Turner (art director), Robert Bavin (art director), Simon Bright (art director), Sam Storey (assistant art director), Jeremy Love (concept artist), Liam Beck (concept artist), Paul Ozzimo (concept artist), Alasdair Mott (set designer), Andrew Kattie (set designer), Bruce Walker (set designer), Colette Mullin (set designer), Dale Mackie (set designer), Daniel Koene (set designer), Evan Webber (set designer), John Lott (set designer), Paulina Piasta (set designer), Rebecca Asquith (set designer), Rob Askew (set designer), Ross Perkin (set designer), Sophia Martins Irvine (set designer), Yvonne Yip (set designer), Electra Sinclair (graphic designer), Sue Mercer (graphic designer), Vanessa Cole (set decorator), Zachary Berger (concept artist), Joseph C. Pepe (concept artist), Ian Joyner (concept artist) and Constantine Sekeris (concept artist). 2023 MTV Movie + TV Awards: Nomination: Best Movie. 2023 Online Film & Television Association: Nomination: Best Picture. Nomination: Best Director for James Cameron. Nomination: Best Production Design for Dylan Cole and Ben Procter. Nomination: Best Sound. Nomination: Best Sound Effects. Win: Best Sound. Nomination: Best Sound Effects. Win: Best Visual Effects. Nomination: Best Stunt Coordination. Nomination: Best Movie Trailer #1. Nomination: Best Movie Poster #1. 2023 Association of Motion Picture Sound [AMPS]: Nomination: Excellence in Sound for a Feature Film for Julian Howarth, Ben Greaves, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers and Michael Hedges. 2023 Awards of the Japanese Academy: Nomination: Best Foreign Film. 2023 Cinema Brazil Grand Prize: Nomination: Best Foreign-Language Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro) for James Cameron. 2023 Hugo Awards: Nomination: Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form for James Cameron (screenplay/director), Rick Jaffa (screenplay) and Amanda Silver (screenplay). 2023 Golden Trailer Awards: Nomination: Best BTS/EPK for a feature film (under 2 minutes).
Cast: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Kate Winslet, Cliff Curtis, Joel David Moore, CCH Pounder, Edie Falco, Brendan Cowell, Jemaine Clement, Jamie Flatters, Britain Dalton, Trinity Jo-Li Bliss, Jack Champion, Bailey Bass, Filip Geljo, Duane Evans Jr., Giovanni Ribisi, Dileep Rao, Matt Gerald, Jennifer Stafford, Keston John, Kevin Dorman, Alicia Vela-Bailey, Sean Anthony Moran, Andrew Arrabito, Johnny Alexander, Kim Do, Victor Lopez, Maria Walker, Phil Brown, Jocelyn Christian, Joel Tobeck, Moana Ete, Phil Peleton, Jamie Landau, Jim Moore, Benjamin Hoetjes, Nikita Tu-Bryant, Anthony Ahern, Shane Rangi, Rick Lucas, Tanya Drewery, Ava Diakhaby, Isaac Te Reina, Eric Farmer, Philip Mtambo, Cruz Moir, Alex Lucas, Scarlett Fernandez, Chloe Coleman, Jeremy Irwin, Kacie Borrowman (Troupe), Devereau Chumrau (Troupe), Shawn Driscoll (Troupe), Kevin Henderson (Troupe), Tarikura Kapea (Troupe), Jake McLean (Troupe), Courtney Rosemont (Troupe), Colin Bleasdale (Ship's Captain) (uncredited), Sean Fleming (OPS Centre ) (uncredited), Michael Fowler (Skel Trooper) (uncredited), CJ Jones (Metkayina Interpreter) (uncredited), Stacey King (Military Trooper) (uncredited), Amanda MacLeod (Acting Troupe) (uncredited), Grant Roa (Helmsman) (uncredited) and Ray Rui Rose (Trooper) (uncredited)
Director: James Cameron
Producers: Brigitte Yorke, David Valdes, James Cameron, Jon Landau, Maria Battle-Campbell, Richard Baneham and Peter M. Tobyansen
Screenplay: James Cameron (screenplay), Amanda Silver (screenplay), Rick Jaffa (screenplay), James Cameron (story), Amanda Silver (story), Josh Friedman (story), Rick Jaffa (story), Shane Salerno (story) and James Cameron (based on characters created by the director)
Composer: Simon Franglen
Cinematography: Russell Carpenter, A.S.C. (Director of Photography)
Visual Effects and Animation: INDUSTRIAL LIGHT & MAGIC
Image Resolution: 1080p
Aspect Ratio: 2.39:1 / 1.85:1
Audio: English: 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
English: 2.0 Dolby Digital Stereo Audio
English: 2.0 Descriptive Stereo Audio
English: 2.0 Family Stereo Audio Track (Objectionable Language Removed)
François: 5.0 Dolby Digital Audio
Español: 5.0 Dolby Digital Audio
Subtitles: English, François and Español
Running Time: 192 minutes
Region: All Regions
Number of discs: 3
Studio: 20th Century Studios / LIGHTSTORM Entertainment
Andrew’s Blu-ray Review: ‘AVATAR: THE WAY OF THE WATER’ 3D [2022] is a story about the colonizers vs. the colonized, but the world building was spectacular: It was thrilling to visit the faraway moon called “Pandora,” with its immersive, digitally created jungle landscapes. It was thrilling, too, to root for the towering blue-skinned Na'vi people, brought to life through director James Cameron's pioneering use of performance-capture technology, which translates actors' movements and facial expressions into computer-generated amazing dream like imagery.
And so it's great to return to “Pandora,” although since many years have passed since the events of the first movie ‘Avarar.’ Sam Worthington again plays Jake Sully, a former human now reborn as a Na'vi man, and Zoe Saldaña returns as the fierce warrior princess Neytiri. They have four Na'vi children, including an adopted teenage daughter, Kiri, and are played through the magic of performance capture, by the decidedly not-so-teenage Sigourney Weaver. And as you might recall, Sigourney Weaver played a human scientist who was killed in the first ‘Avatar’ movie.
How the older and younger Sigourney Weaver characters are connected is one of the new movie's mysteries, but it's clear that Kiri is a child of unique gifts. In one scene, she tells Jake that she feels acutely in tune with the Eywa, the powerful deity who maintains balance among all living things on Pandora saying, "I hear her heartbeat. She's so close. She's just ... there. Like a word about to be spoken."
For some viewers, a little of this Mother Earth stuff will go a long way, though I've always found James Cameron's sentimental sincerity hard to resist. He may push the technological envelope, but he's an earnest, old-fashioned storyteller at heart. For all its visual sophistication and its three-hour-plus running time, ‘AVATAR: THE WAY OF THE WATER’ tells a simple, straightforward story about a family in danger.
The villain here is once again Jake's archenemy, Col. Miles Quaritch, played by a ferocious Stephen Lang. You might recall that he died in the first ‘Avatar’ movie, but David Cameron's science-fiction conceit is elastic enough to get over that hurdle. And this time, Quaritch himself has been resurrected as a Na'vi, making him even more fearsome and powerful. He has a score to settle, and so Jake and Neytiri take their kids and flee to the sea, where they hide out among a group of Na'vi beach dwellers.
The movie's second act is basically a charming of a Swiss Family Robinson scenario, as Jake and Neytiri receive a weary welcome from the community leaders, one of them played by a glaring Kate Winslet. The family is forced to adapt to an entirely new way of life. That means becoming much better swimmers and learning to communicate with the local wildlife, including a giant talking whale-like creature called a Tulkun.
At this point the movie ‘AVATAR: THE WAY OF THE WATER’ soars to life. Director James Cameron knows a thing or two about underwater peril, especially his previous movies like ‘Titanic’ and ‘The Abyss,’ because Director James Cameron plunges you into the watery depths and surrounds you with the most surreal-looking alien fish specimens you will ever see in your lifetime.
In these moments, I didn't feel like I was watching a movie so much as floating in one. In addition to the awesome 3D imagery, which I totally highly recommend, director James Cameron has tried to heighten the level of detail by shooting at an unusually fast 48 frames per second, and it looks totally amazing, especially on dry land, but the effect is even more stunning underwater. I almost wished the movie would never leave the ocean floor, so that it could just sustain a Jacques-Cousteau experience for the just over a three hour period. But most of all, everything really come together in the totally awesome and spectacular movie's action-heavy final act, which features extraordinarily well-orchestrated set-pieces both above and below water.
‘AVATAR: THE WAY OF THE WATER’ cost a reported $350 million, meaning that it would need to be one of the three or four top-grossing movies of all time just to break even. I think the odds of that happening are actually quite good. Director James Cameron has raised not only the stakes of his amazing 3D effects artistry, but the choreographic flow of his staging of making ‘AVATAR: THE WAY OF THE WATER’ into the most spectacular must-see movie all time and cannot wait for the next follow up ‘Avatar’ movie in 2025. On top of all that, I feel the whole world find out for real what this ultimate 3D thrill ride really feels like.
But James Cameron’s forte is that he loves to present familiar stories in bright new variations with more force and authority than ever before. In this sense, and is happy to play with archetypes and common tales and myths, but in ways designed to captivate even the most jaded viewers. Director James Cameron isn’t afraid to back up outsize emotions with both sincerity and ruthlessness.
At its height, it feels exhilarating and the movie ‘AVATAR: THE WAY OF THE WATER’ is braided with sequences that exist almost solely for their sculptured imaginary magic. It’s truly a movie crossed with a virtual-reality theme-park ride is braided with sequences that exist almost solely for their sculptured imagistic magic. It’s truly a movie crossed with a virtual-reality theme-park ride. Another way to put it is that it’s a live-action film that casts the spell of an animated fantasy. But though the faces of the Na’vi and the MetKayina are expressive, and the actors make their presence felt, there is almost zero “dimensionality” to the characters. The dimensionality is all in this staggering and exhilarating 3D images. ‘AVATAR: THE WAY OF THE WATER’ might be James Cameron’s most personal film ever.
AVATAR: THE WAY OF THE WATER MUSIC TRACK LIST
NOTHING IS LOST (You Give Me Strength) (Lyrics and Melody by The Weeknd) (Music by Simon Franglen and Swedish House Mafia) (Produced by Simon Franglen and Swedish House Mafia) [Performed by The Weeknd]
THE SONGCORD (Music and Lyrics by Simon Franglen) (Produced and Arranged by Simon Franglen) [Performed by Zoe Saldaña]
* * * * *
3D Blu-ray Image Quality – 20th Century Studios and LIGHTSTORM Entertainment presents us the film ‘AVATAR: THE WAY OF THE WATER’ with a totally mind-blowing awesome 3D experience. To the surprise of absolutely no one, ‘AVATAR: THE WAY OF THE WATER’ is a visual spectacle. It’s glowing, bright, intense, colourful, and detail-rich enough to set a new standard for visual effect spectacles. The HDR 3D imagery shines, and gives “Pandora” a totally magic-like presence from bio-luminescent plants, or sunlight gleaming off watery surfaces. A slight noise remains throughout, more noticeable in darker scenes, but always there. Encoding handles this without issue. Masterfully detailed, the texture evident on digital surfaces looks marvellously sharp. Facial definition shows in every frame, due to the amazing technology of “Performance Capturing Imagery, no matter the distance. ‘AVATAR: THE WAY OF THE WATER’ makes full use of the available image resolution, missing nothing and remaining dead sharp throughout, a spot or two of barely detectable aliasing aside. Luminescence colourful imagery goes beyond blue skin and green foliage. Bright, vivid saturation is found everywhere, from things like ship engines, war paint, and explosions. Various wildlife sports a variety of wonderful and glorious luminescence, adding to the brilliance you get to see in the totally awesome 3D imagery. The underwater sequences are beyond dazzling — and makes the audience feel they are right there in the action. While the predecessor ‘Avatar’ movie set the bar high for visual effects, the new film takes it a step further. Like the previous film, the director does not use 3D as a gimmick but uses it artfully to accentuate audience immersion in the world and story. ‘AVATAR: THE WAY OF THE WATER’ deserves be watched in IMAX 3D. It is the greatest immersive cinema experience at its finest. This definitely gets a massive five star visual rating from me.
3D Blu-ray Audio Quality – 20th Century Studios and LIGHTSTORM Entertainment brings us the film ‘AVATAR: THE WAY OF THE WATER’ and here Blu-ray fans get to enjoy immensely very robust 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio experience. Again no surprise, ‘AVATAR: THE WAY OF THE WATER’ utilizes top-end audio design. With immediacy, range shows off from arriving spacecraft engines and a massive train crash. Depth charges make for an absolute subwoofer demo sequence. Substantial, room-shaking weight remains evident no matter the action scene, let alone the visuals. The audio experience effects feature prominently, whether flying vehicles or animals sweeping by. Surrounds engage at every opportunity, and precision sounds exquisite. ‘AVATAR: THE WAY OF THE WATER’ bounces from speaker to speaker effortlessly, a three-hour demo whether that’s during dialog where the ambience can show off or the action with bullets, rockets, and more bouncing around. This definitely gets a five star audio experience rating from me.
* * * * *
Blu-ray Special Features and Extras:
Special Feature: INSIDE PANDORA’s BOX: With following featurettes, we get to view the following special features:
Building the World of Pandora [2022] [1080p] [1.78:1 / 2.39:1] [9:33] With this featurette, James Cameron and a team of talented artists combine years of research with their design skills to create the world of “Pandora” with new characters, creatures, native clans, underwater environments, and the harsh technological and uncompromising world of the RDA. We get to view some stunning and outstanding Concept Art. We also get to view behind-the-scene filming; also see building sets and the amazing Workshop Department. As an added bonus, we get to view lots of clips from the film ‘AVATAR: THE WAY OF THE WATER.’ Contributors include: James Cameron [Writer / Producer / Director / Editor], Jon Landau [Producer], Dylan Cole [Production Designer], Ben Proctor [Production Designer], Deborah L. Scott [Costume Designer], Richard Taylor [WÄTÄ Workshop Creative Lead], Russell Carpenter, A.S.C. [Director of Photography], Richard Baneham [LIGHTSTORM Visual Effects Supervisor / Virtual Second Unit Director] and Joe Letteri [Second Visual Effects Artist Supervisor].
Special Feature: Capturing Pandora [2022] [1080p] [1.78:1 / 2.39:1] [10:44] With this featurette, James Cameron's approach to the requires the actors to perform in a room full of infrared cameras in order for their movements to be accurately captured. Head gear cameras additionally capture every emotion with the “Performance Capturing Imagery” technology with their faces with brilliant imagination. We also get to see them building the big sets and we also again get to see behind-the-scene of the actors performing with the amazing “Performance Capturing Imagery” technology. We also again get to view lots of clips from the film ‘AVATAR: THE WAY OF THE WATER.’ Contributors include: James Cameron [Writer / Producer / Director / Editor], Sam Worthington [Jake], Stephen Lang [Quaritch], Zoe Saldaña [Neytiri], Jon Landau [Producer], Sigourney Weaver [Kiri], Jamie Flatters [Neteyam], Britain Dalton [Lo'ak], Bailey Bass [Tsireya], Maria Battle Cambpell [Associate Producer / First Assistant Director], Trinity Jo-Li Bliss [Tuk], Duane Evans Jr. [Rotxo], Kate Winslet [Ronal], Cliff Curtis [Tonowari], Brad Elliot [Property Master], Joe Letteri [Second Visual Effects Artist Supervisor] and Eric Sandon [WÄTÄ FX Senior Visual Effects Supervisor].
Special Feature: The Undersea World of Pandora [2022] [1080p] [1.78:1 / 2.39:1] [11:30] With this featurette, Co-production designer Dylan Cole and his team design the sea creatures needed for ‘AVATAR: THE WAY OF THE WATER’ while director James Cameron and his stunt team develop extraordinary means to bring these creatures to life in a performance capture tank. We get to view some astonishing and awesome visual Concept Art. You get to see the team doing lots of filming on the location of the Bahamas. We also get to view some wonderful early motion simulation footage. Again, we get to view lots of clips from the film ‘AVATAR: THE WAY OF THE WATER.’ Contributors include: Dylan Cole [Production Designer], James Cameron [Writer / Producer / Director / Editor], Jon Landau [Producer], Ian Joyner [Creative Designer / Key Character Designer], Daphne Yap [Concept Artist], Constantine Sekeris [Creature Designer], Garrett Warren [2nd Unit Director / Stunt Coordinator], John Garvin [Dive Master], Aashrita Kamath [Supervising Art Director], John Rosengrant [Character Design Supervisor], Chris Denison [Stunt Performer] and Mike Avery [Stunt Performer],
Special Feature: The Challenges of Pandora's Waters [2022] [1080p] [2. 39:1 / 1.78:1] [11:42] With this featurette, James Cameron takes on the “demanding challenges” of Performance Capturing Imagery” above and below the water's surface, using a massive metal wave machine and a current generator with a propeller to reproduce ocean conditions, and also uses underwater vehicles to recreate the creatures movements. Once again we get to view behind-the-scene filming in the studio with the actors in harnesses winched high to simulate as though the actors are swimming underwater with the “Performance Capturing Imagery” technology. We also get to view the Innovation Workshop Special Effects footage with again the “Performance Capturing Imagery” technology. Once again, we get to view lots of clips from the film ‘AVATAR: THE WAY OF THE WATER.’ Contributors include: James Cameron [Writer / Producer / Director / Editor], Kirk Krack [Performing Free Diver Instructor / Stunt Performer], Garrett Warren [2nd Unit Director / Stunt Coordinator], Ryan Champney [Virtual Production Supervisor], John Darvin [Dive Master], Jamie Flatters [Neteyam], Jon Landau [Producer], Zoe Saldaña [Neytiri], Sam Worthington [Jake], Kate Winslet [Ronal], JD Schwalm [Performance Capture Special Effects Supervisor], Maria Battle Campbell [First Assistant Director], Luke Freeborn [Supervising Art Director], Richie Schwalm [On Set Coordinator], Cliff Curtis [Tonowari] and Sigourney Weaver [Kiri].
Special Feature: Pandora's Returning Characters [2022] [1080p] [2.39:1 / 1.78:1] [9:00] With this featurette, James Cameron reunites his cast from the first film, including Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver and Stephen Lang, and together they talk about the amazing evolution of their characters in ‘AVATAR: THE WAY OF THE WATER.’ Once again we get to see lots of behind-the-scene filming with the actors performing with their head gear “Performance Capturing Imagery” technology. Once again, we get to view lots of clips from the film ‘AVATAR: THE WAY OF THE WATER.’ Contributors include: John Landau [Producer], James Cameron [Writer / Producer / Director / Editor], Zoe Saldaña [Neytiri], Sam Worthington [Jake], Stephen Lang [Quaritch] and Sigourney Weaver [Kiri].
Special Feature: Pandora's Next Generation [2022] [1080p] [1.78:1 / 2.39:1] [10:47] With this featurette, we meet the new and up and coming very talented young actors for the next generation of the native Na'vi and join them through their adventure in the film ‘AVATAR: THE WAY OF THE WATER.’ We also get to view some rare behind-the-scene audition footage for the new young actors, plus Jack Champion having a good workout with his personal gym trailer, as well as behind-the-scene filming of the actors performing with their head gear “Performance Capturing Imagery” technology. Once again, we get to view lots of clips from the film ‘AVATAR: THE WAY OF THE WATER.’ Contributors include: Jon Landau [Producer], Margery Sumkin [Casting Director], James Cameron [Writer / Producer / Director / Editor], Jamie Flatters [Neteyam], Sam Worthington [Jake], Zoe Saldaña [Zoe Saldana], Britain Dalton [Lo'ak], Trinity Jo-Li Bliss [Tuk], Jack Champion [Spider], Josh Murillo [Spider’s Physical Fitness Instructor], Joan Jansen [Movement and Performance Coach], Filip Geljo [Aonung], Bailey Bass [Tsireya] and Duane Evans Jr. [Rotxo].
Special Feature: Spider's Web [2022] [1080p] [2.39:1 / 1.78:1] [10:23] With this featurette, James Cameron introduced the human character “Spider” to the World of Pandora – which led to a variety of technical challenges on the film set and became an incredible journey for the young actor Jack Champion. Once again we go behind-the-scene filming with the actors and especially actor Jack Champion performing with the “Performance Capturing Imagery” head gear technology. Once again, we get to view quite a few clips from the film ‘AVATAR: THE WAY OF THE WATER.’ Contributors include: James Cameron [Writer / Producer / Director / Editor], Jack Champion [Spider], Jon Landau [Producer], Dan Cox [WÄTÄ FX Senior Visual Effects Supervisor], Sam Worthington [Jake], Maria Battle-Campbell [First Assistant Director], Sigourney Weaver [Kiri], Garrett Warren [2nd Unit Director / Stunt Coordinator], Katie Borrowman [Troupe], Eric Saindon [WÄTÄ FX Senior Visual Effects Supervisor], Casey Schatz [Simul-Cam Supervisor], Dejan Momcilovic [WÄTÄ Virtual Motion Production Supervisor], Ryan Champney [Virtual Production Supervisor], Russell Carpenter, A.S.C. [Director of Photography], John Refoua, A.C.E. [Editor] and Stephan Rivkin A.C.E. [Editor].
Special Feature: Becoming Na'vi [2022] [1080p] [1.78:1 / 2.39:1] [10:51] With this featurette, The cast of actors immerses themselves in the culture of the native Na'vi, living off nature in the Hawaiian rainforest, and training in a variety of disciplines to prepare for their roles the film ‘AVATAR: THE WAY OF THE WATER.’ Also we get to view the actors being trained in the art of being trained on how to use a bow and arrow accurately and on target, and they found the female actors were really good at it, despite never ever used a bow and arrow before. We also get to view the actors being taught and learning how to speak the language of Na'vi. Once again, we get to view quite a few clips from the film ‘AVATAR: THE WAY OF THE WATER.’ Contributors include: NIXIWAKA [Yawawá Indigenous Community of Brazil], Jon Landau [Producer], Alicia Vela-Bailey [“Recom Zsinarsik” / Troupe / Stunt Performer], Trinity Jo-Li Bliss [Tuk], Paul Frommer [Na’vi Language Creator], Carla Meyer [Dialect Coach], CJ Jones [Na’vi Sign Language Creator], Jamie Flatters [Neteyam] and Kirk Krack [Performing Free Diver Instructor / Stunt Performer].
Special Feature: The Reef People of Pandora [2022] [1080p] [2.39:1 / 1.78:1] [11:47] With this featurette, in true James Cameron fashion, the Metkayina clan has been developed with great attention to detail, with unique evolutionary traits and a culture – with new dwellings, new clothing and a different way of life – all results of life in the sea. We get to view some absolutely fantastic and stunning Concept Art from the brilliant Joe Pepe. We also get to view the people in the workshop where you get to see how they make the amazing wonderful costumes for me the concept artists have designed via their computer and the clothes really bring the results for the Na’vi people. Once again, we get to view more clips from the film ‘AVATAR: THE WAY OF THE WATER.’ Contributors include: Jon Landau [Producer], James Cameron [Writer / Producer / Director / Editor], Joe Pepe [Lead Character Designer], Kate Winslet [Ronal], Dylan Cole [Production Designer], Cliff Curtis [Tonowari], Deborah L. Scott [Costume Designer], Flo Foxworthy [WÄTÄ Na’vi Costume Art Director and Supervisor], Rebkah Tish [WÄTÄ Concept Artist], John Rosengrant [American Make-up and Special Effects Character Design Supervisor], Aashrita Kamath [Supervising Art Director], Stephen Crowe [WÄTÄ Design Art Director], Lans Hasan [WÄTÄ Lead Project Supervisor], Brad Elliot [Property Master[, Richard Taylor [WÄTÄ Workshop Creative Lead], Jonathan Bach [Concept Art Director], John Park [Concept Artist] and Mona Peters [WÄTÄ Project Supervisor].
Special Feature: Bringing Pandora to Life [2022] [1080p] [2.39:1 / 1.78:1] [14:40] With this featurette, once James Cameron completes his virtual production process, each sequence is handed over to WÄ’TÄ€ FX to bring Pandora to life – with unprecedented advances in facial “Performance Capturing Imagery” technology, the environments, and CGI water rendering. We get to see the team how they were able to create a totally realistic visual spectacular landscape and the jungle of Pandora and where the Na’vi people love, and also the realistic spectacular ocean where the other tribe of Na’vi water people live. We actually go behind-the-scene filming the actors performing with their head gear for the facial “Performance Capturing Imagery” technology. We also get a detailed look at how they were able to design the spectacular underwater creatures to make them totally realistic and they based them on real life underwater animals on Earth. Once again, we get to view more clips from the film ‘AVATAR: THE WAY OF THE WATER.’ Contributors include: Joe Letteri [Senior Visual Effects Supervisor], Jon Landau [Producer], Lena Scanlan [WÄTÄ Producer], James Cameron [Writer / Producer / Director / Editor], Richard Baneham [LIGHTSTORM Visual Effects Supervisor / Virtual Second Unit Director], Stephen Clee [WÄTÄ Animation Supervisor], Daniel Barrett [WÄTÄ FX Senior Visual Effects Supervisor], Stuart Adcock [Facial Motion Supervisor], Gios Johnston [WÄTÄ Head of Creatures Department], Marco Revelant [WÄTÄ Pre-Production Supervisor], Eric Reynolds [WÄTÄ Animation Supervisor], Eric Sanidon [WÄTÄ FX Senior Visual Effects Supervisor], Anneka Fris [Animation Sequence Supervisor], Nick Epstein [WÄ’TÄ€ FX Visual Effects Supervisor], Jonathan M. Nixon [WÄTÄ Head of FX], Pavani Rao Boddapati [WÄTÄ FX Visual Effects Supervisor], Todd Labonte [WÄTÄ Animation Supervisor] and Sam Cole [WÄTÄ FX Associate VFX Supervisor].
Special Feature: The RDA Returns to Pandora [2022] [1080p] [2.39:1 / 1.78:1] [13:34] With this featurette, co-production designer Ben Procter and his team present an armada of new advanced vehicles that includes the gigantic 150mph Sea Dragon Mother Ship, the 50 feet Matador boat, the very fast beast of a boat Picador, and overpowering human technologies that the RDA brings to Pandora – in concept form and with models. They say the film is about the clash between Earth civilisations and the beauty of the planet Pandora and the way the nasty bad guys will wreak havoc on planet Pandora, and especially their endeavour to destroy the beauty of planet Pandora, and finally talk about the high speed flying Kestral war machine and of course the humans from planet Earth world is highly advanced technology. We also get to view some outstanding and dramatic concept art designs and they give great praise to the artist Syd Mead [American industrial designer and neo-futurist concept artist] who did great futuristic concept art designs and widely known for his designs for science-fiction films such as ‘Blade Runner,’ ‘Aliens’ and ‘Tron.’ Once again, we get to view more clips from the film ‘AVATAR: THE WAY OF THE WATER.’ Contributors include: Ben Procter [Production Designer], James Cameron [Writer / Producer / Director / Editor], Luke Freeborn [Supervising Art Director], Garrett Warren [2nd Unit Director / Stunt Coordinator], Fausto De Martini [Concept Art Director], Kim Ingram [Supervising Art Director], Steve Ingram [Live Action Special Effects Supervisor], Alister Baxter [Art Director], Ken Turner [Art Director], Jon Landau [Producer], Jeremy Hanna [WÄTÄ Concept Artist] Edie Falco [General Ardmore], Adam Gourley [President of Wild Factory], Jonathan Berube [Concept Artist] and Joseph Hiura [Concept Artist].
Special Feature: The New Characters of Pandora [2022] [1080p] [1.78:1 / 2.39:1] [9:38] With this featurette, we now get to meet the important characters and especially new characters of the film ‘AVATAR: THE WAY OF THE WATER’ saga, and we first get to view the Pre-production Table read through the script with the main actors and especially James Cameron head of the table and in complete control of the situation. Once again, we get to also view more totally outstanding and totally beautiful concept art. We also get to view behind-the-scene filming with the actors in the water tank and especially wearing the special suite and also wearing the head gear “Performance Capturing Imagery” technology. We also get to view actress Kate Winslet in lots of behind-the-scene filming in the water tank especially wearing the head gear “Performance Capturing Imagery” technology. Once again, we get to view more clips from the film ‘AVATAR: THE WAY OF THE WATER.’ Contributors include: Kate Winslet [Ronal], Jon Landau [Producer], James Cameron [Writer / Producer / Director / Editor], Cliff Curtis [Tonowari], Edie Falco [General Ardmore], Jemaine Clement [Dr. Garvin] and Brendan Cowell [Scoresby].
The Sounds of Pandora [2022] [1080p] [1.78:1 / 2.39:1] [13:32] With this featurette, we are in the massive recording studio with the massive orchestra, recording the amazing composed score by Simon Franglen for the film ‘AVATAR: THE WAY OF THE WATER’ and it offers an in-depth overview of the composed film score and Simon Franglen asks everyone to take a minute silence in remembrance of the late great American composer and conductor James Horner who had sadly passed away on the 22nd June, 2015 who of course composed the outstanding film score for the film ‘Avatar’ in 2009. Hear how James Cameron collaborated with composer Simon Franglen to created ‘AVATAR: THE WAY OF THE WATER’ distinctive music, which builds on from James Horner's brilliant music for ‘Avatar,’ and we learn how Chris Boyes created the immersive sounds of Pandora. Simon Franglen says he want to carry on the legacy of the composer James Horner and wanted to compose a brand new score for ‘AVATAR: THE WAY OF THE WATER,’ but at the same time in honour of Kames Horner the composer. We again go back to the recording studio and to hear the beautiful sounds of the vocals of the singers being recorded for the sounds of the Na’vi native songs. Once again, we get to view more clips from the film ‘AVATAR: THE WAY OF THE WATER.’ Contributors include: Jon Landau [Producer], James Horner [2009], Simon Franglen [Composer] and Christopher Boyes [Re-recoding Mixer / Supervising Sound Editor and Sound Designer].
New Zealand – Pandora's Home [2022] [1080p] [1.78:1] [4:24] With this featurette, it offers some beautiful scenery all around the awe inspiring dramatic continent of New Zealand and the focus is on the New Zealand crew. The production of ‘AVATAR: THE WAY OF THE WATER’ is so firmly rooted in New Zealand that James Cameron calls ‘AVATAR: THE WAY OF THE WATER’ a “New Zealand film.” Listen to the thoughts of the cast and crew, including the remarkable New Zealand crew who James Cameron through they were totally amazing and so very helpful whatever the job entails in helping in the making of the film ‘AVATAR: THE WAY OF THE WATER.’ We also get to view the New Zealand craft people in their Workshop making all the fantastic costumes and weapons we get to view in the film ‘AVATAR: THE WAY OF THE WATER.’ Once again, we get to view more clips from the film ‘AVATAR: THE WAY OF THE WATER.’ Contributors include: Jon Landau [Producer], Brigitte Yorke [Associate Producer / New Zealand UPM], Deborah L. Scott [Costume Design], Vanessa Cole [Set Decorator], Kim Sinclair [Supervising Art Director], Stuart Thorp [New Zealand Stunt Coordinator], James Cameron [Writer / Producer / Director / Editor], Jemaine Clement [Dr. Garvin] and Cliff Curtis [Tonowari].
Special Feature: More From Pandora’s Box: With this featurette, we get to view more special features and they are as follows:
Casting [2022] [1080p] [1.78:1 / 2.39:1] [10:01] With this featurette, we are informed that we are about to view specific screen tests of the actors, and they also inform us that several characters names were changed for the project and also for security at the time the actors were filmed and of course it features a good look at the particular screen tests. Discover what the auditions were like for the talented young cast members to land their roles in the film ‘AVATAR: THE WAY OF THE WATER.’ On top of all that, we get to see behind-the-scenes filming with the young actors in dramatic action scenes and they also inform us that they search for actors from around the world, especially with different cultural backgrounds, but not only adult actors, but also very young actors. We also get to view Bailey Bass and Britain Dalton rare Screen Test for a scene entitled “I See you,” which was filmed on the 1st May, 2017. We now get to view a Screen Test with Trinity Jo-Li Bliss which was filmed on the 2nd June, 2017. We now get to view a dramatic Screen Test with Jamie Flatters and Britain Dalton in a scene entitled “Why do you always have to make things so hard?” and was filmed on the 1st May, 2017. Finally, we get to view another rare Screen Test for Jack Champion and it was filmed on the 1st August, 2017. Once again, we get to view more clips from the film ‘AVATAR: THE WAY OF THE WATER.’ Contributors include: Jon Landau [Producer], Margery Simkin [Casting Director] and James Cameron [Writer / Producer / Director / Editor].
Stunts [2022] [1080p] [2.39:1 / 1.78:1] [5:42] With this featurette, takes a look at some fun behind-the-scenes footage of actual very dramatic and some very dangerous stunts were created. The ‘AVATAR: THE WAY OF THE WATER’ stunt team not only provides breath-taking action, but also drives the story forward. From underwater racing on Illusion, to flying in the air on Ikrans, to manoeuvring the dramatic RDA speedboats, and the stunt team will leave you breathless and wanting more. Once again, we get to view more clips from the film ‘AVATAR: THE WAY OF THE WATER.’ Contributors include: Jon Landau [Producer], Steve Brown [Assistant Stunt Coordinator], Garrett Warren [2nd Unit Director / Stunt Coordinator], Chris Denison [Stunts], Michael Avery [Stunts] and Emilie Siemer [Stunts].
The LIGHTSTORM Lab [2022] [1080p] [1.78:1 / 2.39:1] [6:43] With this featurette, we take a look and discover the various virtual production departments, and especially discovering the LIGHTSTORM Lab, which is the backbone of the virtual production for the ‘Avatar’ movies. The LIGHTSTORM Lab is made up of specialised teams that build and support every aspect of production and the environments, Motion editing, Kabuki sequences, Post-visualization, and amazing computer software development. Once again, we also get to see the actors working with props and using their head gear “Performance Capturing Imagery” technology. On top of all that, we get to see behind-the-scene of peope building the sets, which will be the basis to be combined with the computer CGI technology, to again make Pandora feel like a real planet, but again we see the actors working with the props and using their head gear “Performance Capturing Imagery” technology. We also get to view racks and racks of massive amount of computer technology to bring Pandora to life like realism that has been built up when LIGHTSTORM Entertainment were employed to do the first ‘Avatar’ movie. Once again, we get to view more clips from the film ‘AVATAR: THE WAY OF THE WATER.’ Contributors include: Jon Landau [Producer], Motoki Mark Nishi [Environment Supervisor], Dean Lewandowski [Environment Supervisor], Don De Castro [Motion Edit Supervisor], Steve Deane [Sequence Supervisor], Andrew Moffett [Sequence Supervisor], Dan Fowler [Supervising Stage Operator], Buffy Bailey [Stage Operator], James Cameron [Writer / Producer / Director / Editor], Connor Gartland [Stage Operator] and Richard Baneham [LIGHTSTORM Visual Effects Supervisor / Virtual Second Unit Director].
The Troupe [2022] [1080p] [1.78:1 / 2.39:1] [5:38] With this featurette, offers a look at the ensemble of the Avatar troupe who play dozens of roles on set in their head gear “Performance Capturing Imagery” technology, and on the live-action sets, bringing Na'vi clans and RDA Recoms to life. They also play Na'vi puppets on the live-action sets. We then see another set of Avatar troupe in New Zealand in their blue screen outfits for the behind-the-scene filming of certain scenes in the film, and especially for the Na’vi characters and their dramatic stunts, and especially in certain scenes in the film with the props. Once again, we get to view more clips from the film ‘AVATAR: THE WAY OF THE WATER.’ Contributors include: Kevin Dorman [Recom Mansk Movie character / Troupe], Jamie Landau [Metkayina Warrior Na'vi clan / Troupe], Alicia Vela-Bailey [Recom Zdinarsk Movie character / Troupe / Stunt Performer], Courtney Rosemont [Troupe], Johnny Alexander [Recom Ja Movie character / Troupe] and Kacie Borrowman [Troupe].
Special Feature: Marketing Material and Music Video: With this featurette, we get to view the even more special features and they are as follows:
Special Feature: Music Video: Nothing Is Lost (You Give Me Strength) [2022] [1080p] [2.39:1] [4:42] With this featurette, we get to view the music video entitled “Nothing Is Lost (You Give Me Strength)” and it is performed by The Weeknd. Lyrics and Melody by Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye [Canadian singer and songwriter]. Music by Simon Franglen, Sebastian Ingrosso, Steve Angello and Axel Hedfors aka Axwell. Produced by Simon Franglen and Supergroup Swedish House Mafia. It was released on the 15th December, 2022 in conjunction with the release of the film ‘AVATAR: THE WAY OF THE WATER’ in 2022. Musically, the song “Nothing Is Lost (You Give Me Strength)" is a “bombastic” extremely loud ballad, featuring an “anthemic” melody and prominent drums in its chorus, accompanied with occasional tribal chants in the background.
Special Feature: Theatrical Trailer 1 [2022] [1080p] [1.78:1] [1:39] With this featurette, we get to view the first 2D Original Theatrical Trailer for the film ‘AVATAR: THE WAY OF THE WATER.’
Special Feature: Theatrical Trailer 2 [2022] [1080p] [1.78:1] [2:29] With this featurette, we get to view the second 2D Original Theatrical Trailer for the film ‘AVATAR: THE WAY OF THE WATER.’
Finally, there can be no doubt that ‘AVATAR: THE WAY OF THE WATER’ 3D represents a totally new high-water mark for the technology of filmmaking, and especially with dazzling CGI 3D imagery that flexes its prowess without shame. Frankly, it’s remarkable how far this amazing technical cinematography has come in the last thirteen years, yet generative AI, neural networks, and machine-learning algorithms are only going to improve upon these capabilities and probably quite rapidly. Even so, whether or not you enjoy ‘AVATAR: THE WAY OF THE WATER’ 3D it will probably come down to whether or not you enjoyed the original film ‘Avatar,’ because this is definitely a case of just more amazing dazzling 3D images you will ever experience in a lifetime. That said, this is certainly the ultimate reference 3D Blu-ray of the year to date, with definitely copious eye candy for both the eyes and especially the ears. So this Blu-ray release is definitely recommended for both fans of 3D spectacular films and also for awesome and spectacular surround sound enthusiasts alike. Very Highly Recommended!
Andrew C. Miller – Your Ultimate No.1 Film Aficionado
Le Cinema Paradiso
United Kingdom
