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King Kong (DVD, 2006)
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Despite his origins as a low-budget filmmaker with a taste for the unsavoury side of life, Peter Jackson has turned into an event filmmaker someone who can conjure up a movie on a scale unlike anything we've seen before. KING KONG is his sprawling, epic remake of Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack's 1933 movie of the same name, and it is as big as the gorilla that runs riot through Jackson's rendering of Depression-era New York. Keeping the simple yet effective plot intact a film crew travels to the mysterious Skull Island, picks up Kong, and brings him back to New York City Jackson expands on this basic premise by drawing on the jaw-dropping talents of his special effects team to satisfy his thirst for the grand spectacle. The movie posits Naomi Watts as Ann Darrow, the starry-eyed blonde beauty whom Kong falls for; Jack Black as Carl Denham, a low-rent Orson Welles look-alike who drags the crew to the island to make his movie; and Adrian Brody as Jack Driscoll, a hack playwright who battles Kong both physically and for Darrow's heart. As the men struggle against Kong and the lumbering dinosaurs of Skull Island, Andy Serkis, who made the character of Gollum so believable in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, steps in to form the facial features of the mighty gorilla, lending a real emotional sucker-punch to the scenes between Darrow and Kong. But it's the final third of the movie where Jackson really delivers; his 1930s New York is stunning, and when Kong breaks free from his shackles and stampedes on a lovelorn trek through the city, then iconically climbs the Empire State Building with his sweetheart, it's impossible to not be swept away by the sheer beauty and sadness of the moment. While its three-hour length may prove daunting to some, the payoff in Jackson's KING KONG is ultimately worth it, proving once again that he is a director of breathtaking vision.Product Identifiers
ProducerFran Walsh, Peter Jackson, Ernest B. Schoedsack
EAN5050582424560
eBay Product ID (ePID)51954810
Product Key Features
Film/TV TitleKing Kong
ActorThomas Kretschmann, Andy Serkis, Kyle Chandler, Jack Black, Adrien Brody, Colin Hanks, Naomi Watts
DirectorPeter Jackson
Subtitle LanguageArabic\Icelandic
FormatDVD
LanguageEnglish
Release Year2006
FeaturesSpecial Edition\Introduction To Peter Jackson\Post Production Diaries\Kongs New York 1933\The Natural History Of Skull Island, Widescreen, Closed Caption, With Subtitles
Aspect Ratio2.35 Anamorphic Wide Screen
GenreGeneral, Action & Adventure
Run Time179 Mins
Additional Product Features
Certificate12A/12
Number of Discs2
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America
ReviewsSight And Sound - Once in the lost world, Jackson reproduces the breathless pacing of the 1933 film, tipping from one huge set-piece to the next, Los Angeles Times - A witty comment on the darkness at the heart of adventure stories, a bazillion-dollar spectacle that reserves the right to question the morality of spectacles, and, mostly, a tender love story about a melancholy girl and her tragically misunderstood monkey, New York Times - Jackson succeeds through a combination of modesty and reckless glee, topping himself at every turn and reveling in his own showmanship
Hearing ImpairedEnglish
Movie/TV TitleKing Kong
Sound sourceDolby Digital 5.1
AwardsBest Achievement In Special Effects 2005 - Joe Letteri, Best Visual Effects 2005 - Joe Letteri, Best Achievement In Special Effects 2005 - Christian Rivers, Best Visual Effects 2005 - Brian Van't Hul, Best Achievement In Special Effects 2005 - Brian Van't Hul, Best Visual Effects 2005 - Christian Rivers
ScreenwriterFran Walsh, Peter Jackson, Philippa Boyens
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- 17 Nov, 2023Most favourable review
Action packed. Very entertaining,
I love watching this dvd. Very entertaining. You definitely need tissues at the end though. Great value. I will definitely use you again when I next shop. Thanks.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 11 May, 2024Most critical review
Not impressed
Not my favourite version of king Kong special effects are brilliant film is let down by unconvincing actors and is way too longVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 22 Jan, 2023
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king kong is a great movie great actors and crew well shot great actionVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 27 Dec, 2024
Improves with age
Fantastic film. Seen it so many times and always enjoy it especially the ship scenes. Having it on DVD now is a bonus!Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 07 Dec, 2017
good
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 05 Mar, 2021
Very good title for film
Excellent remake of the original filmVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 06 Dec, 2018
Excellent
GoodVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 13 Nov, 2019
Great
Excellent remake of an old classic.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 02 Jun, 2024
Happy with item
Happy with itemVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 02 Jun, 2021
Hi
Very pleasedVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
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