A few words about... King Kong - Page 2

Mmm. I see $25.99 now on Amazon, both for the 'Collector's Edition (the tin) and the 'Collection' (King, Son and Joe).

The price of the 'Collection' is less than King Kong and Mighty Joe together, so unless you want the tin: if you buy the 'Collection' you get Son of Kong for free and even money back, compared to only King Kong plus Mighty Joe Young bought separately.

"Unfortunately" , I wanted the tin, so I had to order Joe separately and decided to drop his Son.


Cees

To answer a question higher up, the censored scenes are no longer in a nasty contrast that makes them stick out; they blend right back into the movie seamlessly, so that if you don't know what they are, you'll never notice.

I'm just all a-glow with antici....pation...




RAH, let me also extend a warm thanks for all that you do for HTF. Your patience with all of us when we argue, jump to conclusions, and lack-the-facts is exceptional and your continued participation here has really raised-the-bar in our discourse and helped to educate us all. And of course, your enthusiasm for beautifully restored classics always creates a wave of excitement for that next-great-release which is hard to beat.

I second every word of that David. Well said!

I've been in high anticipation mode ever since this title was originally rumored for release last year. Reading the interview over on thedigitalbits.com and now RAH's post here I have the upmost confidence Warner has done their absolute best with this title. Can't wait!

Chris S.

David-

Very well said, the participation by Mr. Harris has elevated the discussions and educated us. It is greatly appreciated.

Nelson

Man, 1 more week and I don't think I can wait that long. I cannot wait for this set, especially with the glowing praise given to it by Mr. Harris.

I refuse to buy this set until we get some input from that Harns guy who worked on "Lawrence of Arabia".

Daniel P. said:


DVDBeaver posted some comparison screen caps here . They look good to me.

Wow. The amount of detail in the properly restored Warner release is staggering compared to some of the other releases. This is especially evident on the screenshot where King Kong is on the roof of the skyscraper. And not surprisingly, those colourised versions look the worst, an absolute abomination.

My pre-order for the tin has been placed.

DaViD Boulet's post #34: could not have said it better. My feelings are the same. Thank You RAH!

Now, hurry Tuesday, or, send me all the screeners!

FYI, my interview with Ray Harryhausen, in which he chats about attending the premiere of King Kong and his work with Willis O'Brien is up at dOc:

http://www.digitallyobsessed.com/sho...iew.php3?ID=75

I also got to ask him about the intended aspect ratios of his movies, a topic of much discussion here a while back.

I just hope I'm that sharp when I'm 85. A very nice man.

I read that earlier today Mark; excellent and fascinating interview.

Great interview, Mark. Regarding his aspect ratios, that's the exact same thing he told me three years ago when I met him at the Lake Placid Film Festival.

What's with all of the grain??? ....just kidding.

So has anyone posted some pics of Jackson's Spider Pit?

I wonder how many people will be able to control themselves enough to watch a nearly 3 hour documentary before peeking at the spider pit sequence. I know I couldn't.

I don't care if they are posted here specifically but I am curious as to why no one has done so on the web so far. Plus not everyone needs the proper "context" lest they be disappointed, I fully understand that this is not meant to be anything but an approximation of what they think the scene would look like, I am just curious as to why no one has posted any pics of it anywhere yet considering the wild curiosity that has surrounded this extra.

So I gather the "Spider Sequence" is an extra and part of the documentary and not re-inserted into the film? From reading all the postings here and on the separate Spider Pit thread, I had a vague sense it was not put back into the film. No matter, I look forward to seeing it whereever it is. Thanks!

Yes, it's an extra. You couldn't RE-insert it into the film, anyway, since Jackson's "spider-pit sequence" has never been in the film - this is a modern-day recreation, not the original sequence. Hugely looking forward to it.

I just hit the play all button for the documentaries and they played as one big film with just a title card separating them. But yes, one can select out the portion on the spider pit, but it's in the middle of the list as I recall.

just watched the spider pit.
didnt have time for the entire doc right now.

interesting.

have to watch the doc later, i guess there is something there discussing the spiderpit scene.

Found a copy of the 2 disc collector tin and just finished the first feature " I'm King Kong! The Exploits Of Merian C. Cooper ". Quite a fascinating story on this individual and the part he played in bringing Cinerama to the big screen was very interesting. It was also great to see scenes from some Cinerama features. Guess I'll have to watch Kong himself tomorrow. I'm kind of let down by the fact that the poster offer seems to apply to the U.S. only though. Nice to see the front of the tin case is stamped so that Kong is in relief ( raised form ).Plus the case hinges open which I found much easier to work with. Very well done - thankyou for the effort Warners!

Thanks for the help.

I just watched King Kong last night. I had seen it only once before about five years ago, but seeing it again was really a revelation. It is an amazing movie. Probably the greatest adventure film ever made. The Jurassic Park of its era. The climactic Empire State Building scene is simply stunning. I'm very glad that this classic is now on DVD for future generations to discover.

Since I'm sure Peter Jackson agrees, it kind of makes you wonder why he had to re-re-make it, doesn't it?