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King Kong (2005)
Released By: Universal Pictures   Rating: N/A   In Theaters: 12/14/2005
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Studio: Universal Pictures
Genre: Action-Adventure
MPAA Rating: N/A
Director: Peter Jackson
Language: English
Official Website: http://www.kingkongmovie.com/
Theatrical Release: 12/14/2005
Home Video Release: 3/28/2006
Cast: Naomi Watts, Adrien Brody, Jack Black, Kyle Chandler, Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis
Published ID: 536046
UPC: 025192626029, 025192626128, 025192994524, 025193167927, 025193168023, 025193002921, 025192008283, 025192029103, 025192026423, 025192041297, 025192041303, 025192054976,
Plot: One of the greatest adventure stories in Hollywood history gets a new interpretation in this action drama from Academy Award-winning director Peter Jackson. In the early 1930s, Carl Denham (Jack Black) is a daring filmmaker and adventurer who has gained a reputation for his pictures documenting wildlife in remote and dangerous jungle lands; despite the objections of his backers, Denham plans to film his next project aboard an ocean vessel en route to Skull Island, an uncharted island he discovered on a rare map. Correctly assuming his cast and crew would be wary of such a journey, Denham has told them they're traveling to Singapore, but before they set sail, his leading lady drops out of the project. Needing a beautiful actress willing to take a risk, Denham finds Ann Darrow (Naomi Watts), a beautiful but down-on-her-luck vaudeville performer, and offers her the role; cautious but eager to work, Darrow takes the role, and onboard the ship she strikes up a romance with Jack Driscoll (Adrien Brody), a respected playwright hired by Denham to write the script for his latest epic. When Denham and company arrive on Skull Island, the natives react with savage violence, but they happen to be the least of their worries. Skull Island is a sanctuary for prehistoric life, and lording it over the dinosaurs and other giant beasts is Kong, a 25-foot-tall gorilla who can outfight any creature on Earth. The natives kidnap Darrow, giving her to Kong as an offering to appease the giant beast; Denham and his men set out to find her, with Driscoll bravely determined to save the woman he loves. Eventually, Driscoll finds Darrow and Denham outwits Kong, intending to take the giant ape back to New York for display. But Kong has bonded with Darrow, and his attraction to her proves to be his undoing. Andy Serkis, who provided the body movements for Gollum in Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings pictures, performed similar duties on King Kong, studying gorillas so he could mimic their actions, which were then used as the basis for the special-effects crew's digital animation of the great ape. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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I Obsessed Over King Kong
Added 2/2/2010

I love this movie a lot! The classic tale of the huge gorilla who terrorizes New York. The suspense, drama, screenplay, and music keep me on the edge of my seat the whole movie. its great for slumber parties and just hanging out. I was actually obsessed about this movie for a while it was so good!
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
Blu-ray Edition of King Kong - 5 stars
Added 1/30/2010

Excellent picture and sound. If you have an excellent stereo system to play this through or a good surround sound system, you will be thrilled. The picture is also excellent and it is a good story. This is one you will want to own on Blu-ray.
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King Kong on Blu-Ray is Incredible!
Added 1/29/2010

This review is for the Blu-Ray release. I just finished watching the extended version of this film on Blu-Ray and I thought it was amazing. Universal's transfer of this epic onto Blu-Ray is a show piece for the Blu-Ray format. The picture is crystal clear and vibrant in color. The CGI effects in this film are fantastic. The sound design transferred over to the DTS Master HD codec is among the best on Blu-Ray today. The sound has many sweeping effects that will give your surround sound system a complete workout.

Some reviews are critical on Jackson's film because it differs from the original or the performances were not up to snuff etc... Like this version or not as far as story and performances there is no way you can honestly say a negative thing about the look and sound of this film on Blu-Ray; it is nothing short of great. Props to Universal for giving such nice treatment to the Blu-Ray release of this film.

0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
ABSOLUTELY GREAT!!
Added 1/25/2010

King Kong - Extended Cut (Three-Disc Deluxe Edition)

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Horrible remake of a great classic
Added 1/18/2010

One of the many flaws of this remake is the humanization of Kong, which strips this monster of necessary mystique.
Bloated effects, terrible acting. . . awful as a whole. Overlong and pretentious.

Stick to the wonderful 1933 classic.

It scares me to think that remakes such as this may have a detrimental effect on younger viewers, leading them to believe that the original is archaic and unwatchable.

Anyone who doesn't like black and white movies should be shot.

0 out of 2 people found this helpful.
I Obsessed Over King Kong
Added 2/2/2010

I love this movie a lot! The classic tale of the huge gorilla who terrorizes New York. The suspense, drama, screenplay, and music keep me on the edge of my seat the whole movie. its great for slumber parties and just hanging out. I was actually obsessed about this movie for a while it was so good!
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
Blu-ray Edition of King Kong - 5 stars
Added 1/30/2010

Excellent picture and sound. If you have an excellent stereo system to play this through or a good surround sound system, you will be thrilled. The picture is also excellent and it is a good story. This is one you will want to own on Blu-ray.
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
King Kong on Blu-Ray is Incredible!
Added 1/29/2010

This review is for the Blu-Ray release. I just finished watching the extended version of this film on Blu-Ray and I thought it was amazing. Universal's transfer of this epic onto Blu-Ray is a show piece for the Blu-Ray format. The picture is crystal clear and vibrant in color. The CGI effects in this film are fantastic. The sound design transferred over to the DTS Master HD codec is among the best on Blu-Ray today. The sound has many sweeping effects that will give your surround sound system a complete workout.

Some reviews are critical on Jackson's film because it differs from the original or the performances were not up to snuff etc... Like this version or not as far as story and performances there is no way you can honestly say a negative thing about the look and sound of this film on Blu-Ray; it is nothing short of great. Props to Universal for giving such nice treatment to the Blu-Ray release of this film.

0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
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