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Destined to spend his life in a wheel chair, paraplegic war veteran Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) is brought to Pandora to gather intelligence on the Na'vi, assuming his deceased brothers "avatar" identity. While spending time with the natives, Jake begins to bond with the tribe and falls in loDestined to spend his life in a wheel chair, paraplegic war veteran Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) is brought to Pandora to gather intelligence on the Na'vi, assuming his deceased brothers "avatar" identity. While spending time with the natives, Jake begins to bond with the tribe and falls in love with Neytiri (Zoe Saldana) and soon the ex-soldier must choose which side he's on.

Writer/producer/director James Cameron has quite a resume with plenty of box office successes, including the megahit Titanic. The idea for Avatar came to Cameron sometime in the mid-1990s, but the technology at the time couldn't realize his vision. Over a decade later, it became technologically feasible to make the film, although it almost broke the bank with a production coast of $237 million.

One of the criticisms aimed at 3D in the home is the dearth of available titles. Then there's all the exclusive deals that make many titles available only in bundles with 3D TVs and Blu-ray players from one manufacturer or another. But according to the Digital Entertainment Group (DEG), a trade association representing the home-entertainment industry, these limitations are starting to ease as more titles are being released for the holiday buying season. In fact, 10 titles are being released today—which is being called Blu-ray 3D Day—in anticipation of Black Friday (November 26 this year).

Congratulations to Ron Abruzzese, the winner of UAV's Lord of the Rings sweepstakes! His prize package includes all three movies on Blu-ray plus a swag bag of LOTR collectibles.

"My father first interested me in home theater as a youth," Ron recalls, "which is why he'll be the first person I watch these Blu-rays with! I love the LOTR series and look forward to watching these movies on my PS3 and Vizio LCD TV." He admits that his sound system is a bit out of date—a hand-me-down Pioneer receiver and a pair of Dynaco speakers—but he plans to upgrade as soon as he can. "Although I'm somewhat new to UAV and Home Theater, I'm already a big fan and plan on being a continual reader. I will certainly look to your sites for recommendations."

Thanks Ron, and again, congratulations on winning UAV's first sweepstakes!