Avatar on BluRay on Earth Day (4/22) - $40 for the movie and NO EXTRAS

[ManaByte]

Just announced. You get the movie on BluRay and the only special feature is a menu, for $40.

[Himu]

Well fuck that.

[Joe Molotov]

They're going to milk this thing for all it's worth. There'll probably be a 3D Edition, a Special Edition, and a Special 3D Edition by the end of the year, then an Ultimate Edition whenever the sequel comes out.

[ManaByte]

They're going to milk this thing for all it's worth. There'll probably be a 3D Edition, a Special Edition, and a Special 3D Edition by the end of the year, then an Ultimate Edition whenever the sequel comes out.

Fox says no 3D edition until a market exists for it, and they specifically said no 3D in 2010 and likely not in 2011.

And seeing as how it's $150 for one pair of shutter glasses for the 3D TVs and 3D BRD players... it'll take a while for that market to exist.

[Diunx]

Watch it become the best selling blue ray of the year

[Raban]

I thought BRD prices were supposed to be going down. Forty fucking dollars for a movie is beyond insane.

[Madrun Badrun]

Does this mean GS will only buy three copies of it now?

[Solo]

If Lucas had directed it, you'd buy 3 copies: one to watch, one to frame, and one to jerk off in. Dont lie.

[Mupepe]

Is that just the MSRP?

Because like 90 percent of the Blu Rays on Best Buy's website all say shit like

MSRP: $39.99
Your Price: $17.99

[ManaByte]

Is that just the MSRP?

Because like 90 percent of the Blu Rays on Best Buy's website all say shit like

MSRP: $39.99
Your Price: $17.99

Except that studios have something called a MAP which is the minimum advertised price. FOX set the MAP on Avatar to $29.99.

[Phoenix Dark]

If Lucas had directed it, you'd buy 3 copies: one to watch, one to frame, and one to jerk off in. Dont lie.

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[Himu]

Buying if it's 19.99.

[fistfulofmetal]

+1 avatar threads on the bore

[Mupepe]

Is that just the MSRP?

Because like 90 percent of the Blu Rays on Best Buy's website all say shit like

MSRP: $39.99
Your Price: $17.99

Except that studios have something called a MAP which is the minimum advertised price. FOX set the MAP on Avatar to $29.99.

So it's basically a Disney blu ray?  I don't see the outrage.  Don't buy the mediocre movie then.

[Great Rumbler]

I wanna buy a HDTV and they are already becoming obsolete? 3DTVs are all the rage now?

Not yet, but maybe in a few years when the tech isn't super expensive.

Also, people will have to convinced to sit on their couch and wear a huge pair of goggles, which probably won't be that easy.

[Joe Molotov]

I wanna buy a HDTV and they are already becoming obsolete? 3DTVs are all the rage now?

3D is gonna bomba, don't worry about it.

[Mandark]

So it's basically a Disney blu ray?  I don't see the outrage.  Don't buy the mediocre movie then.

Don't mind Mana.  He's waging a war on Cameron to protect Lucas' spot in the nerd hierarchy.

[Mupepe]

I wanna buy a HDTV and they are already becoming obsolete? 3DTVs are all the rage now?

Not yet, but maybe in a few years when the tech isn't super expensive.

Also, people will have to convinced to sit on their couch and wear a huge pair of goggles, which probably won't be that easy.

Wont there be a special 3D film that you put over your 3D TV allowing you to not have to wear glasses.

autostereoscopic (I think?) is still having problems because of viewing angles.

[Smooth Groove]

Luckily I have a blu-ray burner.  At this price, it makes more sense to buy a dual-layered BD and make a copy.  I might do it, just out of spite for the ludicrous pricing.   

[ManaByte]

Is that just the MSRP?

Because like 90 percent of the Blu Rays on Best Buy's website all say shit like

MSRP: $39.99
Your Price: $17.99

Except that studios have something called a MAP which is the minimum advertised price. FOX set the MAP on Avatar to $29.99.

So it's basically a Disney blu ray?  I don't see the outrage.  Don't buy the mediocre movie then.

Except Disney gives you a lot more than the movie. Recent Pixar discs like Monsters Inc. and Up included two-disc BluRay, DVD, and a iTunes/Windows Media copy of the movie. Monsters Inc. had more features than the original two-disc DVD too.

[AdmiralViscen]

The fucking box art you posted says it includes the DVD

[ManaByte]

The fucking box art you posted says it includes the DVD

But ZERO extras. The only extra on either disc is a menu. Fox isn't even giving a digital copy with it, and they do with most of their other DVDs.

Double dip in November.

[Phoenix Dark]

omg barebone blurary/dvd outrage, because this has NEVER happened before. Get a life Manabyte