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Universal announces King Kong Deluxe Extended Edition
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Thu Jul 20, 2006 1:08 pmby Flame of Udin
Universal has announced a new Deluxe Extended Edition version of Peter Jackson's 'King Kong' here are the details:
Release date: November 14th, 2006
Price: $34.98 and $79.98 for the limited edition gifftset (that will probably include a statue by WETA ala the LOTR EE giftsets)
Extra Features (so far):
-Additional 13 minutes added (230 new visual effects shots)
-40 minutes of deleted scenes
-Gag reel
-Commentary from Peter Jackson
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Thu Jul 20, 2006 2:10 pmby MouthForWar
Yes... yes I will be buying this. I dont care if the movie is already long, more Kong action is always good in my book. And it'll be great seeing the monster fights and the raft scene that had to be cut out.
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Thu Jul 20, 2006 2:25 pmby Masterz1337
I loved the theatrical cut, this will definatly be worth buying.
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Thu Jul 20, 2006 3:36 pmby CousinOfGodzilla
I want them to cut stuff out. Not put stuff back in. It was a good movie, but if they had cut about 30 minutes from the film it could've been a great movie. The quick pacing of the original film really made me think to myself, "This just isn't a story that should take 3 hours to tell.."
Still, I'll probably pick this edition up for the new SFX.
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Thu Jul 20, 2006 3:39 pmby tylerpistol
I could hardly sit through 3 hours of this in the theater! I'll stick with the 1933 original, thanks.
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Thu Jul 20, 2006 3:57 pmby jellydonut25
$35 is the reason God inspired man to create DVD burners....
what would be cool would be the 13 minutes of new footage (presumably it's all 'on the island' stuff, more monsters, etc) while ALSO cutting out half an hour or more from the first part of the movie up to the island...
this is going to be worth a blockbuster night and an extra 45 minutes in my computer, but that's about it....
Re: Universal announces King Kong Deluxe Extended Edition
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Thu Jul 20, 2006 4:15 pmby sachiel
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Thu Jul 20, 2006 5:23 pmby Flame of Udin
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Thu Jul 20, 2006 5:26 pmby Benjamin Haines
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Thu Jul 20, 2006 5:29 pmby neo godzilla jr
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Thu Jul 20, 2006 5:58 pmby CousinOfGodzilla
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Thu Jul 20, 2006 10:42 pmby Xenorama
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Fri Jul 21, 2006 12:36 amby Flame of Udin
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Fri Jul 21, 2006 1:06 amby Kaijufan
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Fri Jul 21, 2006 2:37 amby MouthForWar
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Fri Jul 21, 2006 7:27 amby GFan
Wow, looks like it's gonna be a great set. I'll be picking it up. :color:
But.... WHERE'S THE DTS TRACK!!!!????
Even though the movie is spread out over two discs, it would be better if they put the extras all on the third disc (leaving more room for a DTS track, plus more room for video bitrate).
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Fri Jul 21, 2006 10:25 amby Simon
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Fri Jul 21, 2006 11:46 amby briizilla
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Fri Jul 21, 2006 1:36 pmby Gfan54
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Fri Jul 21, 2006 2:38 pmby jellydonut25
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Fri Jul 21, 2006 3:12 pmby CousinOfGodzilla
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Fri Jul 21, 2006 4:37 pmby Gwangi
Jackson's remake was good, but yes, very long.
Some studios release both a minimal and extended version at the same time, giving you a choice right away. But as Gfan54 rightly stated, Universal is trying to get all they can with this production.
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Fri Jul 21, 2006 4:51 pmby Dr Kain
I hope this comes to HD-DVD!!
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Fri Jul 21, 2006 8:05 pmby Kaijufan
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Fri Jul 21, 2006 8:25 pmby JimPV