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| Avatar The Last Airbender - Book 1 Water, Vol. 5 | 
| Studio: Nickelodeon
Category: DVD
List Price: $14.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (16 reviews)
Sales Rank: 20490
Format: Animated, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language)
Rating: Unrated
Media: DVD
Running Time: 30 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: PARD801204D
UPC: 097368012042
EAN: 0097368012042
ASIN: B000FZETKW
Release Date: September 19, 2006
Theatrical Release Date: February 21, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
Avatar is a rare gem amongst kids TV. January 10, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The Avatar saga is the greatest modern cinematic mythic creation since the Star Wars films. Drawing on eastern and other world mythic traditions, the saga is broken into "books", each containing 20 or so episodes. This DVD is the last volume of 4 episodes from the first book - "water".
Each Avatar episode deals with the struggles of it's main characters as they undertake challenging quests that test their strengths and weaknesses. The quests are not purely episodic though. There are multiple strata of quests attached to multiple character based plot lines in each episode. Some quests are episodic in length, others are book length (20 episodes), and then there is the grand quest that spans the entire series. Like a fable, each episode has a moral of some sort, and it is a moral fortitude delivered with the exactitude of the samurai warrior. It is rare to find any kids show that imparts the old wisdom these days, and whoever writes the scripts for this show seems to have access to an endless spring of it. Despite it's martial arts elements, the Avatar involves no violent bodily contact - although in all fairness it is a little more vigorous than Tai-Chi. This serious approach to problem solving is tempered with many lighter moments however, and the Avatar balances all it's elements in a most satisfactory way.
It's a great Title January 4, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The Avatar cartoon is very good, I recomended it's funny, educational there is not much violence I'm older but I always been a cartoon fan. So If you have kids between the ages of 5 and 15 they will probably like it alot.
SUPER ENTERTAINING January 4, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
THE DVD IS VERY COMPLETE AND IS NOT BORING. I HOPE THE UPCOMING RELEASES WILL BE AS ENTERTAINING AS THIS ITEM WAS.
Avatar The Last Airbender - Book 1 Water, Vol. 5 January 3, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Great Seller- item as promised-good communication
Smart, well-made entertainment for all ages January 2, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I'm 41 years old and not particularly a fan of animation. I don't dislike it -- but I don't seek it out. I like to think I'm willing to accept well-crafted stories in any genre. "Avatar" fits the bill... and how.
I've described the show to peers as akin to recent highly stylized Chinese martial-arts movies such as "Crouching Tiger..." or "House of Flying Daggers." It is beautifully animated with sincerely exciting battle scenes and fight choreography (I don't care how good the "wire work" is on film, such fantastic maneuvers are much more "believable" in cartoon form). It has a rich mythology, an interesting storyline, truly sympathetic characters, and good touches of humor. Without seeming strained or heavy-handed, it manages to explore some complex moral and spiritual topics along the way. I watch it with my kids (3.5 and 6) and we are all transfixed through each episode. It's even sparked some interesting discussions about loyalty and responsibility with my 6-year-old. Made-for-TV cartoons don't get much better.
I can recommend this show whole-heartedly to anyone looking for a little family-friendly entertainment that doesn't condescend or compromise. This disc -- Book 1, Volume 5 -- has four episodes that make a nice arc. Starting from the beginning is better, but you can pretty much watch any episode and get a self-contained story that doesn't demand you know every detail.
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