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Universal announces King Kong Deluxe Extended Edition

Postby Flame of Udin » Thu Jul 20, 2006 1:08 pm

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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Postby MouthForWar » Thu Jul 20, 2006 2:10 pm

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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Postby Masterz1337 » Thu Jul 20, 2006 2:25 pm

I loved the theatrical cut, this will definatly be worth buying.
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Postby CousinOfGodzilla » Thu Jul 20, 2006 3:36 pm

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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Postby tylerpistol » Thu Jul 20, 2006 3:39 pm

I could hardly sit through 3 hours of this in the theater! I'll stick with the 1933 original, thanks.
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Postby jellydonut25 » Thu Jul 20, 2006 3:57 pm

$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....
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Re: Universal announces King Kong Deluxe Extended Edition

Postby sachiel » Thu Jul 20, 2006 4:15 pm

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Postby CousinOfGodzilla » Thu Jul 20, 2006 5:58 pm

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Postby MouthForWar » Fri Jul 21, 2006 2:37 am

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Postby GFan » Fri Jul 21, 2006 7:27 am

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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Postby CousinOfGodzilla » Fri Jul 21, 2006 3:12 pm

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Postby Gwangi » Fri Jul 21, 2006 4:37 pm

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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Postby Dr Kain » Fri Jul 21, 2006 4:51 pm

I hope this comes to HD-DVD!!
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