James Cameron, my hats off to you for this brilliant achievement that absolutely deserved to win best picture. The academy awards hold far less weight for me now and I trust the Golden Globes more. But I really want the maximum length of this film. I first saw Avatar, the 2:55 version, then it was reduced to the 2:30, but I hear there is a 3:14 and this is my preference. I will hold off on any purchase of the DVD until then.