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The towering new 4K restoration of the 1976 event movie reimagining of the classic monster story, King Kong.
Primate palaeontologist Jack Prescott (Jeff Bridges) sneaks aboard an expedition to the uncharted Skull Island, warning the ruthless oil executive Fred Wilson (Charles Grodin) against exploiting its resources with an ominous message about "the roar of the greatest beast" from previous doomed explorers. En route they rescue aspiring actress Dwan (Jessica Lange), the sole survivor of a shipwreck.
Upon disembarking on the island they discover a strange primitive world of mystery and danger, where the natives live within the confines of a vast wall to protect them from the giant ape god, Kong. Dwan is abducted and offered as a sacrifice to the savage beast, before the crew rescue her and capture Kong to take him to New York. Wilson views him as a profitable Broadway attraction, but the ape has other ideas and escapes to rampage through the streets of the Big Apple.
Available for the first time on 4K UHD featuring new artwork by Sophie Bland.
- Extended TV Cut (180mins approx)
- Deleted Scenes
- Interviews with: Barry Nolan, Bill Kronick, Scott Thaler and Jeffrey Chernov, David McGiffert and Brian E. Frankish, Jack O'Hallor, Steve Varner
- Original Trailer
- Audio Commentaries with Ray Morton, Rick Baker
- Studiocanal
- 135 mins approx
- John Guillermin
- 12
- Jeff Bridges
- Charles Grodin
- Jessica Lange
- John Randolph
- Ed Lauter
- SDH
- English
- 2
- A
- B
- C
- Studiocanal
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The towering new 4K restoration of the 1976 event movie reimagining of the classic monster story, King Kong.
Primate palaeontologist Jack Prescott (Jeff Bridges) sneaks aboard an expedition to the uncharted Skull Island, warning the ruthless oil executive Fred Wilson (Charles Grodin) against exploiting its resources with an ominous message about "the roar of the greatest beast" from previous doomed explorers. En route they rescue aspiring actress Dwan (Jessica Lange), the sole survivor of a shipwreck.
Upon disembarking on the island they discover a strange primitive world of mystery and danger, where the natives live within the confines of a vast wall to protect them from the giant ape god, Kong. Dwan is abducted and offered as a sacrifice to the savage beast, before the crew rescue her and capture Kong to take him to New York. Wilson views him as a profitable Broadway attraction, but the ape has other ideas and escapes to rampage through the streets of the Big Apple.
Available for the first time on 4K UHD featuring new artwork by Sophie Bland.
- Extended TV Cut (180mins approx)
- Deleted Scenes
- Interviews with: Barry Nolan, Bill Kronick, Scott Thaler and Jeffrey Chernov, David McGiffert and Brian E. Frankish, Jack O'Hallor, Steve Varner
- Original Trailer
- Audio Commentaries with Ray Morton, Rick Baker
- Studiocanal
- 135 mins approx
- John Guillermin
- 12
- Jeff Bridges
- Charles Grodin
- Jessica Lange
- John Randolph
- Ed Lauter
- SDH
- English
- 2
- A
- B
- C
- Studiocanal
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A Year Before Star Wars The World Got Kong
Its fair to say that 1976 was the year everyone went to the theatre and watched the much anticipated remake of the 1933 classic,ofcourse nothing can compare to the 1933 original and the remarkable stop motion effects of Willis Obrien however given the resources he had make ups legend Rick Baker gave everything he could to bring the giant ape back to the big screen..and yes that is Rick Baker playing Kong...and to audiences of the day being 1976 King Kong was a box office smash. This new 4k UHD is a remarkable resotration,the added Dolby Vision brightens up the picture and makes the colour pop like never before,the scenes on Skull Island are bold and vibrant however be prepared for a fine layer of film grain throughout,yet even with the 4K upgrade the effects done in the day seem to hold up quite well considering. The original 2.0 Stereo mix seems to be the best way to listen to the film however if you have the ability to put your surround receiver into DTS Nueral X you will get a clear centre channel throw with the surrounds kicking in quite well when needed. A clear winner compared to the previously released Blurays and you do get an additional Bluray with the package which includes the 3hr and 10min television cut in 1080p plus a variety of interviews with crew who worked on the film. Highly recommended for any Kong fan.
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