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Although the theatrical cut of Peter Jackson's King Kong was hailed as "spectacular," the Deluxe Extended Edition manages to pack in even more breathtaking action. 13 added minutes include Denham's party (Jack Black, Adrien Brody and co.) attempting to cross a swamp, in which lurks a bloodthirsty 'Piranhadon'. Have a monster-sized portion of popcorn at the ready...
King Sized
Naturally this 3-disc DVD comes with a generous serving of extras and in his intro, Jackson assures they're not just a rehash of previously seen Production Diaries. The centrepiece is Recreating The Eighth Wonder Of The World, a sweeping epic of a documentary that traces the project from a glint in Jackson's prepubescent eye to its full realisation. It's packed with interviews and behind-the-scenes footage and conveys a wonderfully fun atmosphere on the set.
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EXTRA FEATURES
Introduction by writer/director Peter Jackson
Extended cut of the film
Audio commentary by writer/director Peter Jackson and co-writer Philippa Boyens
Recreating The Eighth Wonder Of The World – eight part documentary
16 deleted scenes with individual introductions by Peter Jackson
The Eighth Blunder Of The World featurette
A Night In Vaudeville featurette
King Kong Homage featurette
The Missing Production Diary featurette
The Present short film
4 pre-viz animatics
WETA collectables
2 drafts of the script (CD-ROM feature)
3 design galleries
Trailers
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Unlike the Lord of the Rings films, I thought the original cut of King Kong could do with trimming if anything, so I certainly won't be getting the extended cut! :lol:
A wonderful 2-DVD edition of the original 1933 movie is available on Region 1 -- but I don't see it at the UK Amazon. Too bad. It has really nice extras -- including a biography of the film's producer Merian C. Cooper which shows how much of this adventurer's exploits made it into this movie.
Click here for the U.S. Amazon webpage of the 2-DVD set of the original 1933 film.