Extended Ape!
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Way back in February, Martha told us something that, deep in our hearts, we all knew already: There will soon be a big, sweaty, swanky Deluxe Extended Edition of Peter Jackson's King Kong. And now we have the proof. It streets on November 18th with a sticker price of (I'm guessing) $25 - $30. Unless you want the one with the big Kong figurine, because that should run you about 70 bucks.DVDActive brings us all the specs, although someone at Universal neglected to mention one key thing: If the theatrical cut of King Kong runs 187 minutes with end credits (and it does), then how long is the new extended edition? Clearly it's pretty bulky, seeing as it takes two discs to hold it, but I think it's a pretty fair question...
Anyway, the new version promises all sorts of extra doo-dads that weren't available in the 1-disc widescreen edition, the 2-disc special edition, or the 2-disc production diaries release. Stuff like filmmaker commentaries, new documentaries and featurettes, video diaries, archives, a few silly things and 16 deleted scenes.
Yes, that's right: Even after adding MORE stuff into an 187-minute movie ... there are still 16 deleted scenes.
Anyway, I loved the movie so I'll be buying a copy. Anyone else?
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7-22-2006 @ 4:21PM
Mary said...
Though I'm loath to fork over more money for the umpteenth edition of a DVD I already own (the Kong 2-disc edition) I'd consider it, Scott, for several reasons:
1) The version I currently own seems to have a flaw in the digital transfer. There's a series of flickers during Ann Darrow's abduction from the ship. No matter what DVD player I watch this version on, the flicker ALWAYS happens. Not sure if Jackson rushed this batch for the March DVD release date, or if it's the nature of the final film, which Jackson is said to have rushed anyway. But I don't care for the effect.
2) I happen to enjoy all of the whistles and bells of film production. Additional Jackson production diaries would be worth it, and if Jackson provides a commentary track, I'm buying. But if there's another batch of blasted flickers in the final cut -- fugghedaboutit.
I'll wait for your review before I reach for my wallet.
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7-22-2006 @ 4:26PM
silverwolf said...
There will be 13 more minutes in the film and 40 minutes of deleted scenes.
Can't wait for this release.. Finally there will be a director's commentary and some decent docos (the ones of the previous DVD were not realy that good)
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7-22-2006 @ 5:12PM
Roscoe said...
Yeah, I'm afraid I'll get it. I liked the film well enough to want to see more.
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7-23-2006 @ 1:49PM
bcc123 said...
I might pay extra for the Special Edition Edited Version, that didn't go on for so damn long.
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7-24-2006 @ 10:08AM
tim said...
was no one else so sad they wanted to kill themselves at the end of seeing this movie? thank god i'm married, or i may not have lived through the following night. talk about depressing.
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