Avatar the Last Airbender - Book 3 Fire, Vol. 3 | 
| Director: Giancarlo Volpe
Actors: Zach Tyler, Mae Whitman, Jack De Sena, Jessie Flower, Dante Basco
Studio: Nickelodeon
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Rating:  27 reviews
Sales Rank: 9125
Format: Animated, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Unrated
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 125 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: PARD852694D
UPC: 097368526945
EAN: 0097368526945
ASIN: B0012Z36CQ
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Release Date: May 6, 2008
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Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 05/06/2008 Run time: 125 minutes Rating: Nr
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At the beginning of Avatar the Last Airbender: Book 3 Fire, Vol. 3, things don't go quite the way one would have hoped at the end of Vol. 2. Aang--the young avatar--and his companions Katara, Toph, and Sokka were part of a major assault on the tyrannical fire nation, and hopes of victory were high. In "The Day of Black Sun, Part 2: The Eclipse," however, circumstances reverse the heroes' fortunes, forcing Aang, his friends and the very youngest warriors to flee the battle. As they regroup at the Western Air Temple, mourning the expected imprisonment of the adults left behind, Aang comes face to face with an unexpected, would-be ally: Zuko, prince of the fire nation. Sokka and Katara refuse to accept Zuko's guarantee that he is truly on their side (they've been through this before), but Toph and Aang are a little more receptive to the idea. Good thing. In "The Firebending Masters," Aang accepts that Zuko could be the firebending mentor he needs to show him how to conquer the most elusive of the four elements. But it isn't easy: Zuko loses his power and must retreat to a fire nation temple, where he can learn the origins of his native gift. The set of five stories on this disc concludes with the two-part "The Boiling Rock," in which Sokka and Zuko infiltrate a fire nation maximum security prison in hopes of freeing Sokka's father. Trying hard to stay clandestine, Zuko's identity is revealed anyway, jeopardizing not only the mission but Zuko and Sokka's very freedom. The excitement is endless in the long-running Avatar series, and developments (especially Zuko's acceptance by Aang and the others) are as heartening as they are surprising. --Tom Keogh
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| Customer Reviews: Read 22 more reviews...
 adults will love it as much as their kids! April 13, 2008
david sanders (TN, USA)
39 out of 40 found this review helpful
Avatar is exceptionally written, perhaps the best animated series ever to air in America. It's so good that acclaimed Director, M. NIGHT SHYAMALAN,(The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable, Signs, The Village, The Happening) called it, "The coolest mythology I've ever seen," and put his own screenwriting on hold to spend the next six years producing/directing a BIG-SCREEN LIVE-ACTION TRILOGY of this story.
Adults may find the occasional comic relief a bit cheesy, but will love the character development, psychological depth, mythos, realistic martial arts, "special effects", and the excellent insights into Asian philosophy, sociology, and mythology, and even politics. I've been studying Asian culture and philosophy and teaching in Asia for years and I've gained insights from this series because the writers have found ways to introduce and explain Asian thought so simply that even kids can "get it". Ideas like chakras, Daoism, and Chinese philosophy of the balance and properties of the natural Elements are brought to life and illustrated in the characters lives, situations, and cultural settings. I bought this to watch my nephews (though I often watch it when they're not here too) and I think it's awesome because as they grow up in an increasingly Asian world, I think what they were exposed to in this show will make Asian culture (Chinese, Tibetan, Japanese, Indian, Korean) much more accessible and comprehensible to them than it was to me when I studied it.
Don't the the animation fool you, this series is a myth of exceptional crafting, on par with STAR WARS and LORD OF THE RINGS.
Mesmerizingly ENTERTAINING and uniquely EDUCATIONAL! With or without kids, you'll LOVE it!
Avatar Is Awesome February 21, 2008
Zucely Yee
27 out of 33 found this review helpful
I love this series. I like the fact that the movements are real, I like the fact that each "little bit" of information has a bigger role than what it seems. The consistancy is just as awesome. I am a anime fan, an although this show has it's similarities to one its completely different. But it's not like some other american animated series' either, that never has an end, and almost each episode stands on its own. The story line is quite different. It has it's complexities of an anime, but the fun and jokes are absolutely western style. Well I hope this helps out the next customer interested. Oh by the way....they are going to make a live action movie... I hope it's just as awesome.
Avatar ROCKS!!!!! February 2, 2008
A. Katulski (Hazel Park, MI)
11 out of 27 found this review helpful
No I'm not mental,even thou I'm 50! The Avatar is one of the beat series I have watch in a long time! Soon it will end just like the series the Twin Towers and I will be sad.
Definitly the best season April 1, 2008
Matthew
4 out of 7 found this review helpful
Season 3 is really good, and this is no exception. The second part of the Day of Black Sun is on this dvd. and that episode is pretty intense. and the episode after that is when Zuko is trying to make peace with Aang and the gang, so Zuko can teach Aang FireBending. Pretty cool if you ask me. i definitly reccomend it.
 A slide from the pinnacle, but still great May 15, 2008
Malik (Aiken, SC)
2 out of 15 found this review helpful
Sad to say, but the series has taken a downhill turn since the passing of the actor who voiced the character of uncle Iroh. Iroh's presence is just as irreplaceable in the series as I'm sure the actor's presence is in the life of his friends and family. But even with the gaping hole the absence of Iroh leaves, it's still one of the best shows on television. It's just not what it used to be. I suppose with one of the main actors gone, it can't be.
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