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| Avatar The Last Airbender - The Complete Book 1 Collection | 
 enlarge | Actor: Avatar-the Last Airbender
Studio: Paramount
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (206 reviews)
Sales Rank: 230
Format: Animated, Box Set, Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language), Spanish (Published)
Rating: Unrated
Media: DVD
Running Time: 489 minutes
Number Of Items: 6
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.6 x 1.1
MPN: 801194
UPC: 097368011946
EAN: 0097368011946
ASIN: B000FZETI4
Release Date: September 19, 2006
Theatrical Release Date: February 21, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
Avatar: The Complete Book One DVD Box Set includes the collection of all Avatar Water Nation episodes. This 6 disc set will center on the Water Nation and its characters in 20 Avatar episodes (Chapters 1-20) 5 DVD s plus a bonus disc filled with incredible special features!System Requirements:Running Time 489 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre:CHILDREN/FAMILY Rating:NR UPC:097368011946 Manufacturer No:801194
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Book 1: Water, Vol. 1
Mysterious, visually beautiful at times, and surprisingly funny, Avatar: Book 1, Volume 1 is the exciting story of Aang, a 12-year-old reincarnation of the ancient Avatar, whose purpose (in an imagined world that seems both ancient and futuristic) is to restore peace and order between warring armies of the four elements: fire, earth, water, and air. At one time or another, over thousands of years, the Avatar has been embodied in masters of each of the elements. Aang (who is freed from a century-long sleep inside an iceberg) happens to be an "airbender," capable of using air and wind as powerful forces for moving objects and defeating hostile armies of firebenders. The feature-length Avatar follows Aang and a couple of friends as he becomes reacquainted with the world he knew before his 100-year hibernation--a world now lost to history. The story also concerns internal dramas within the unforgiving world of firebenders, who are intent on destruction and conquest. This engaging story, very pleasant to look at in its rich tones of blue and orange, is for all ages. --Tom Keogh Book 1: Water, Vol. 2
Avatar The Last Airbender, Book 1: Water, Volume 2 continues the adventurous if half-comic journey of 12-year-old Airbender Aang, reincarnation of an ancient avatar, and his friends Katara and Sokka as they seek a teacher to help Aang fulfill his peacemaking destiny in a war-torn world. The four episodes on this disc, a follow-up to the elegant, magical series introduction, find the trio wandering through sundry Earth Nation cities, where they encounter signs of troubles between the once-harmonious, elemental tribes representing fire, earth, air, and water. They also bump into trouble with the occasional evil kingdom, as in "The King of Omashu," where Aang must go through various trials to save Katara and Sokka from a bizarre execution. (They're encased in growing, crystal structures.) "Imprisoned" finds Katara inadvertently responsible for the arrest of an Earthbending boy who dares to use his powers while his people are under Firebender occupation. The ambitious, two-part "Winter Solstice" is the best production in this collection, a pairing of storylines involving the capture of a Firebender war criminal and the hopes of a frightened village that turns to Aang to defeat a monster from the spirit world. The action is still original and fun on this sequel--most of it continues to be based on exciting uses of the elements--and the lead trio's characters (Aang the scamp, Katara the idealist, Sokka the skeptic) are still a pleasure to be with. --Tom Keogh Book 1: Water, Vol. 3
The Avatar saga continues with four of the anime series' strongest stories yet on Book 1: Water, Volume 3, mixing goofy comedy with mythic drama in the spirit of Avatar's magical debut (Book 1 Water, Volume 1) and engaging follow-up (Book 1 Water, Volume 2). Volume 3 concerns the continuing (perilous) travels of Aang, the 12-year-old Airbender destined to heal the rift between the world's air, water, fire, and earth peoples, and his friends Katara and Sokka. "The Waterbending Scroll" finds Katara so jealous over Aang's quick mastery of complicated waterbending techniques that the trio ends up in trouble with a cluster of cutthroat pirates. "Jet" is an interesting story of an adolescent boy leading a Robin Hood-like rebellion against the firebending occupiers of his land. Charismatic and rakish, Jet makes Katara swoon and becomes a hero to Aang--until his true colors and agenda show up later. "The Great Divide" places Aang and company in the position of mediating a truce between refugees seeking assistance across a great canyon. Finally, "The Storm" is a superb piece which shows us, in parallel narratives, how Aang was fleeing his oppressed life as an avatar-in-training a century earlier when he became encased in ice, and how the driven, seemingly merciless Prince Zuko lost his own boyhood innocence before setting out to capture Aang. This excellent collection carries on the series' imaginative, graceful animation, making Avatar a real pleasure to watch. --Tom Keogh Book 1: Water, Vol. 4
Book 1: Water, Vol. 5
Chapters 17 through 20 of Avatar the Last Airbender: Book 1 Water, Vol. 5 find Aang, the 12-year-old Avatar destined to bring peace to the world by mastering the four elements, once again in direct collision with the forces of the Fire nation. In "The Northern Air Temple," a sad Aang visits the ruins of a monastery well known to him in his past life. Aang is shocked to discover a tribe of faux Airbenders living there, presided over by an inventor with a dark and even treacherous secret. "The Waterbending Master" introduces Aang to a mentor he would just as soon avoid: an old Waterbender who can teach him to move, shape, and fight with liquid, prerequisites to Aang assuming his place as the world?s savior. Meanwhile, Aang's traveling companion Katara is frustrated by that same master?s refusal to sharpen her own natural, Waterbending talent; until, that is, an unexpected link between them becomes clear. (Aang's other friend, Sokka, stays busy--and crazy--chasing a princess who gives him mixed signals about her romantic interest.) "The Siege of the North, Parts 1 and 2" is yet another epic confrontation between Admiral Zhao's Fire Navy fleet and the Aang gang. The twist this time is that Zhao attempts the murder of Prince Zuko, an action that cannot go without consequences. As usual, Avatar is visually exciting and highly original, an otherworldly yet fully accessible fantasy full of dreams and good humor. --Tom Keogh
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Thoughtful, fun, creative series for kids and adults August 17, 2008
Our whole family loves this series, which plays kind of unpredictably on Nickelodeon. It's wonderful to be able to watch the episodes without commercials and in succession, since they very much build on one another. Avatar is a very creative, beautifully drawn animated series in which a group of children/youths team up "to restore balance to the universe." There is enough fighting to keep kids interested but real violence is presented as wrong, even when the enemy is violent themselves. So much deeper than anything else we watch as a family!
A CLASSIC! August 15, 2008
A must see!! Musts some of the classics by Disney to shame!
This will go down in history as one of the best Animated series of all time! Brilliant work by Nikelodeon!
Excellent Series for "big kids" too. August 3, 2008
I am 25, and enjoyed this series very much. The writing/script was powerful, moving, well thought out, well executed, and very humorous at all the right times.
I was impressed with the shows ability to hold my attention without the usual adult language, themes, and content. For being geared towards kids it was very entertaining. I can't wait to buy the whole series, once it is released.
A True Masterpiece July 15, 2008
This is one of the great achievements in American television, every bit as good as any other show in history, animated or otherwise. It deserves the same amount of praise as M*A*S*H, ER, All in the Family, Hill Street Blues, you name it. It's that good.
The writing is extraordinary. There isn't a single bad episode in the entire series, and the overall arc spanning from the first episode to the last is better than that of any other show I've ever seen.
"Avatar" employs a level of depth that is astounding. Each episode can be watched several times, with each viewing revealing another detail, another layer. The show explores many themes -- spirituality, love, imperialism, greed, hatred, loyalty, tolerance -- in ways much deeper than you'll probably ever see in another televised drama. Never is a cheap "moral lesson" drawn at the end of an episode, rather, the complexity of the real world is reflected in each dilemma's resolution -- or lack thereof.
The "action-adventure" aspects of the show are also first-rate. Suspense often builds over several episodes, erupting in confrontations whose outcomes are not predictable.
Most of all, it is the characters that make Avatar really great. Particularly, I would suggest that Zuko, the troubled villian, is one of the greatest characters in the history of television, easily ranking alongside Hawkeye Pierce, Archie Bunker, or Tony Soprano.
If there's one television program that should be considered a requirement the way certain literary classics are required reading, this is the one. If you haven't seen it, see it. If you've seen it, see it again.
season 1 avatar July 1, 2008
it makes you want to watch more ... we cannot wait until season 3 in Sept
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