Posted on September 2nd, 2010
The biggest spot most people had with King Kong was its length, so there’s no surprise that reaction by the general public to the release of an extended edition of another 3 hour-plus Peter Jackson film was almost the equivalent of a collective groan.
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The surprise is that everything added to the Extended Edition of King Kong should have never been reduce. More dinosaurs and more creatures and more action on Skull Island only improves the film, and one wonders if these scenes were slash mostly for time and pacing, why wasn’t a tiny bit of the 51 minutes of pre-Skull Island snipped or perhaps a few overly drawn scenes of Kong and Anna gazing into each other’s eyes?
The more noticable scenes are that of a rampaging Ceratops and a fun scene of an underwater monster attacking Adrien Brody and Co. while they are rafting down a river. A bit more character development with some seedy behavior by Carl Denham (Jack Dismal) and daring deeds by Jack Driscoll and the shipmates add a bit of flavor to the male characters literally overshadowed by Kong in the film. The spider pit sequence is also a bit lengthened with some more lines by Jack Unlit. Overall, a genuine 13 minutes of added material, but the film quiet feels too long in the last act.
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The special features to this extended edition are the special features that were missing from the first release of the Kong movie, including a commentary from Peter Jackson and extensive unhurried the scenes features, describing the making of Kong from view artwork to the cloak a la the performance of Andy Serkis.
I enjoyed the extended slit, but I don’t know that this lengthy movie is better served with added material. It’s not like the LOTR films where the additions enhance your viewing and thought of Tolkien’s world. But hey, I am not going to complain about more dinosaurs and the raft sequence I was disappointed was missing from the unusual lop.
Hello People,
well Peter Jackson’s Opus, King Kong now comes in it’s extended version only on DVD… This review basically gives you a guide as to what you might inquire from the DVD release.. I have no breakdown of what scenes are compose up the extra minutes, but from Perter Jackson’s comments and Silly Con presentation, there have been indications of what might be produce up the running time…
The dVd details -
Firstly this dvd presentation is brought to you in 3 discs. An additon of thirteen(13) minutes of footage has been added to the extended version of the film.
Extra scenes include :
* King Kong’s rob at Skull Island and amble to Novel York.
* A river scene; where our heros are stuck on a log/raft, and
them being attacked by a vast aligator. (Silly Con info)
More to be added soon…
King Kong Extended Edition: Disc 1
2.35:1 Anamorphic Widescreen Presentation
English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Track
Commentary with Director Peter Jackson & Producer Phillipa Boyens Fragment 1
Sixteen Deleted Scenes (Totalling around 40 Minutes)
English SDH, Spanish, French Subtitles
King Kong Extended Edition: Disc 2
Commentary with Director Peter Jackson & Producer Phillipa Boyens Piece 2
The Eighth Blunder of the World Featurette
The Demonstrate Featurette
A Night in Vaudeville Featurette
King Kong Homage
Weta Collectables
Selection of Trailers
King Kong Extended Edition: Disc 3
The King Kong Archives
Introduction by director Peter Jackson
The Origins of King Kong Documentary
Pre-Production Section 1: The Return of Kong
Pre-Production Share 2: Countdown to Filming
The Venture Saunter Featurette
Return to Skull Island Featurette
New York, Current Zealand Featurette
Bringing Kong to Life Fragment 1: Beget and Research
Bringing Kong to Life Portion 2: Performance and Animation
The 1996 King Kong Video Gallery
The Venture Video Gallery
Skull Island Video Gallery
New York Video Gallery
Kong Video Gallery
Arrival at Skull Island Pre-Viz Animatic
Bronto Stampede Pre-Viz Animatic
T-Rex Fight Pre-Viz Animatic
Kong’s Rob Pre-Viz Animatic
Empire Place Building Battle Pre-Viz Animatic
Ann Disarms Kong Motion-Capture/Animation Comparison
Kong’s Assume Motion-Capture/Animation Comparison
Kong in Unique York Motion-Capture/Animation Comparison
DVD Credits and 1996 and 2005 Scripts (DVD-ROM)
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One thing to heed from this release - there is no DTS soundtrack on this release, which has disappointed and even angered a lot of fans…. Benchmarking from the Lord of the Rings extented dvd releases, this is an ommission that trully expected… Be mindful…. Never the less, this is a strong release, from a director who understands what a dvd presentation should be. Area this 1 on your christmas wishlist!
** Also available in a diminutive edition giftset, complete with a beautifully crafted WETA King Kong figurine, which is released on the same day.
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