King Kong [Blu-ray]

King Kong [Blu-ray]
by Peter Jackson

King Kong [Blu-ray]

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Actor: Adrien Brody, Colin Hanks, Jack Black, Naomi Watts, Thomas Kretschmann
Director: Peter Jackson
Brand: UNI DIST CORP. (MCA)
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Dubbed); Spanish (Dubbed)
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 200 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2009-01-20
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Universal Studios

DVD Reviews of King Kong [Blu-ray]

DVD Review: Best Since the Original
Summary: 5 Stars

There have been a lot of attempts to remake the movie King Kong since the original came out in 1933 and this was by far the best one ever made. It is a bit long, but it is a great film. I would definitely suggest seeing this film.

DVD Review: Kong DVD
Summary: 5 Stars

Item was sent faster than I expected & was in excellant shape. Great value.

DVD Review: "And lo, the beast looked upon the face of beauty . . . and beauty stayed his hand."
Summary: 4 Stars

Every Kong film has their ups and downs, but some of them can be a bit obvious. This new 2005 remake is probably slightly better than the original. Kong is given a more ferocious and more human appearance, while the CGI effects are top-notch. Naomi Watts, Jack Black, and Adrien Brody are absolutely amazing here (but they still can't top Wray, Armstrong, and Cabot). And the action is what you would expect from a Kong film, only that it's probably the most exciting we'll ever see when it comes to this version. But there are, as always, flaws. The sub-plot that involves Jimmy and Hayes was not needed at all: it slows the film down and it sometimes feels like it turns into a completely different movie. The references to the original 1933 film are clever, but there are too much of them in this film. They become irritating once we get into the third act. The music theme wasn't eerie and powerful enough; it could have been improved. And finally, having it all set in 1933 again makes it all a bit tedious. It could have been set in the late 30's or early 40's to make it look a bit unique.

But still, this is an ultimate Kong remake. It's got great effects, wonderful jungle settings, and a new and improved look for the ape himself. All three films (1933, 1976, and 2005) do have their own ups and downs, but I still like all three of them.

DVD Review: A little disappointed....
Summary: 3 Stars

I was a little disappointed that it shipped without the sleeve. I really liked the sleeve on this bluray but they shipped it naked....

DVD Review: great actors, pointless film
Summary: 3 Stars

"I was ready for the film to be over long before the monkey hit the pavement" With these words Laurel K Hamilton's character Anita Blake wonderfully summed up Peter Jackson's well intentioned, brilliantly re-envisioned but ultimately needless remake of King Kong.

Jackson's `Kong is more realistic using CGI in place of a rabbit fur covered stop motion animation, his natives seem more real than the dreadfully racist portrayal in the original but it is the actors that make the story work. In place of the wooden, 2 dimensional characters of the original piece Jackson presents well developed people you want to learn about. Adrian Brody as a shanghaied screen writer proves his ability with only a few words and gestures as he tries to find something good in what is clearly a bad situation.

Especially surprising is Jack Black in a serious role, as Carl Denham, the man responsible for the expedition. In the original he is the money and the vision and little more. In Jackson's version he's only a step ahead of creditors and keeping many balls in the air while trying to get the next big score. He's a con man and an artist and someone who's company you'll love, as long as you accept you're paying for the drinks.

In his Lord of the Rings trilogy Jackson proved that great film comes from the actors and the F/X are there to support them. However far too much of King Kong is made up of the special effects and while amazing to see, they bring nothing new to the party and the reliance on them gets boring. Giant nasty lizards? All I could think was "Jurassic Park" and it took too long. Who cares about CGI monsters? Give us back those wonderful characters! For me the movie dragged when they entered the island until the moment they left it.

While the chase through New York City is far more realistic, one of the great scenes in American Film is the original Kong on top of the Empire State Building. Jackson's Kong ends there too but the image, far more realistic looking, lacks the iconic imagery of the original.

In the end Jackson's respect for the original leads him to end with the same words from Denham. In the original he's a stuffed shirt who's closing declaration "T'was beauty killed the beast" is meant as a sad commentary on the beast, brought out of the heart of darkness to a far more terrible place that they all had a hand in. Jack Black's Denham almost whispers the words. For him it is a personal realization that he personally was responsible for the pain and suffering inflicted on the great being. One cannot help but wonder if Jackson, when all is said and done, could not have felt the same way about what he did.

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Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 01/20/2009 Rating: Pg13

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