PJ started out as gross-out Horror director until he did LOTR and then he became the next Kubrick.
The film could have used a much smaller budget from the 207 million it had and drastically edit sown the 187 minute theatrical cut. There's only a few films I will watch that are over 160 minutes...
Nothing beats the original from 1933, but of the two other remakes 76 is better than PJ's 2005 version. I saw it in IMAX when it came out and my mind wondered off half through it, I was just about ready to leave by the time Kong makes it to NYC.
Why does PJ like to make all of his films so damn...
Yes, the technical aspects are included in the full press release.
I'm hoping that this release will have a featurette on the King Kong ride that used to be at both Universal Parks. I was a bit disappointed that Shout didn't included a featurette about the Earthquake ride for Earthquake's...
My guess is that the extended version would be in widescreen as the tv version info sounded like the additional 45 minutes came from the original shoot.
This what Wikipedia says about the extended TV version.
Extended television version
King Kong found new and sustained life on television when NBC bought the rights to air the movie and it was a ratings success. They paid De Laurentiis $19.5 million for the rights to two showings over five...
That was from the teaser poster, the actual poster has Kong holding what looks like a big piece of burning poop, but it's really a destroyed helicopter.