I just saw a commercial on tv (I was watching tv live, normally I DVR everything & skip commercials) that Avatar is being re-released in theaters already because of newly added footage.
Now I never saw the movie the first time, nor do I have a desire to see it. I kinda know what its about (and what some say it represents), but that's neither here nor there. My "true neutral" problem is that it was "the highest-grossing movie ever"...and now they're trying to rope all the Avatar-fanatics into paying to see it in theaters again, just 9 months after its initial release, because of "added bonus footage."
Really? Do they realize what today's US economy is like? (Admittedly, I know little of the rest of the world's economy, but I can't imagine its good.) Do they realize what it costs for a family of, say, four to go to the movies? You've got the tickets, and if you have kids then OF COURSE you have buy them popcorn & soda...all of which is overpriced, and costs a good $50-$75.
Naturally, the simple answer is to say "F.U." to 20th Century Fox & simply not go. Be smart, save your money on a movie you already saw. And if you're really that big of a fanatic for the movie, what for it to come out on DVD/Blu-Ray & spend $15-$30 instead of $50-$75...plus you'll have a hard copy for as long as you live. Or, be even smarter, and just borrow it from your local library, because really, how often are you really gonna watch the thing that you absolutely MUST have it sitting on your shelf "just in case" you get the overwhelming desire to watch it "this very minute."
I suppose I'm most aggravated that 20th Century Fox can't just be content with being #1, and that people can't see beyond their own noses and WILL go out & feed the monster...while the rich get richer & the poor get poorer because the "average joe" can't say no to his kids, or can't control his own "must-see" urges.
Forgive my rant, but take time to truly consider what I've said. We feed the monster, and it feeds us.

I didn't get to see it in theatres - I was in school at the time (I think) and I was more concerned about passing my classes than I was seeing a movie about giant blue people. I think another theatre release would be super - I'd love to see it the way it was meant to be seen. The DVD version was okay, but not as 'OMIGOSH WOW' as I had heard the movie was, so I suspect the theatre finishes off the whole experience.

O Canada! where pines and maples grow!

O Canada! Where the cops ride horses!

Since I thought Avatar, take away the visuals, was just a medicore Sci Fi action film and not a particularly good one at that, I wont be paying 12 bucks for an additional ten minutes.
I just don't get the enthusiam for this film. It;s OK, but nothing that great. Cameron has made much better movies. Hell, I thought "True Lies" was a lot more fun.

The enthusiasm wasn't about the movie itself, but rather about the "wow" of the new 3D technology. It cleverly hid the lack of an original story and the barely passable acting from most of the viewing public.

Just finally got back to the computer since making my original post, and I had to quote this one piece...just so I could agree with it. I just used the "Yes, but they were all bad" line this morning. :-)
Anyway, I have no idea why this was marked as a "Question" topic...maybe it was automatic because of the "?" I put in the topic line. But I didn't intentionally want to make it a "Solvable" topic. But just to give it an answer, I'll give it to Aliasalpha. ;-)
Seriously though, my only problem with this whole thing is that they re-released it 9 months later "with bonus footage" instead of just leaving that extra stuff in the first release. I'm a huge fan of the "Uncle Buck" movie. Loved it from the first time I saw it. But if they re-released it in theaters 9 months after with an extra 10 minutes of footage, I would've said "Yeah, I can wait for the rental."
And I *do* understand that some movies are just more of an experience in the theater than at home. 3-D effects, surround sound, the crowd atmosphere...not everyone has their own home theater system with a 3-D tv & a few hundred friends to watch a movie with. It just comes across as pure greed to me that they should hold back 10 minutes of footage the first time around, for the sake of re-releasing it 9 months later.

and can cross into america arrest you and drag you kicking and screaming into canada again

At a guess? it hadn't finished rendering yet :P Avatars release date was set before filming began even I wouldn't be suprised if some of the effects weren't complete and so those sections were edited out.

Not if my transportation has more HORSEpower. See what I did there? xD

Actually, the reason concession costs are so high is because cinemas DON'T make a fortune off of people. The vast majority of ticket sale revenue goes to the parent companies and to the distributors and the Hollywood studio that made the movie in the first place.

Don't really get it. :)

Some people say (not aimed at you, of course) that on most people the smartest thing that's above the neck is the hat. So people without hats are left with only a brain. =)

Blame Canada!

Hahahahahahahha! :D

Uh... Phantom Menace could have had live actors and a free Natalie Portman on your way out and still not have hidden the fact that it was HORRIBLE.
Attack of the Clones was at least a 1 star movie.