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Details Released for "King Kong: Deluxe Extended Edition"

Go figure - all it took was a brief mockery of Peter Jackson to conjure the disc details of the forthcoming "King Kong: Deluxe Extended Edition."

Come on - did "King Kong" really need another 20 minutes? We were able to justify in our own minds the "Lord of the Rings" extended editions since a plethora of material from the novels was left out of the theatrical releases. But "King Kong?"

Granted, if you're a monkey-lover, this DVD set looks to have loads of extra bananas for you to nibble on:

DISC 1:
- KING KONG part 1
- DELETED SCENES - 16 Deleted Scenes
- FEATURE COMMENTARY WITH DIRECTOR/WRITER/PRODUCER PETER JACKSON AND
- CO-WRITER/PRODUCER PHILIPPA BOYENS

DISC 2:
- KING KONG part 2
- THE EIGHTH BLUNDER OF THE WORLD
- "THE PRESENT"
- A NIGHT IN VAUDEVILLE
- KING KONG HOMAGE
- WETA COLLECTABLES
- Trailers
- FEATURE COMMENTARY WITH DIRECTOR/WRITER/PRODUCER PETER JACKSON AND CO-WRITER/PRODUCER PHILIPPA BOYENS

DISC 3:
- THE KING KONG ARCHIVES
- INTRODUCTION BY PETER JACKSON
- THE ORIGINS OF KING KONG
- PRE-PRODUCTION PART 1: THE RETURN OF KONG
- PRE-PRODUCTION PART 2: COUNTDOWN TO FILMING
- THE VENTURE JOURNEY
- RETURN TO SKULL ISLAND
- NEW YORK, NEW ZEALAND
- BRINGING KONG TO LIFE PART 1: DESIGN AND RESEARCH
- BRINGING KONG TO LIFE PART 2: PERFORMANCE AND ANIMATION
- THE 1996 KING KONG VIDEO GALLERY
- THE VENTURE VIDEO GALLERY
- SKULL ISLAND VIDEO GALLERY
- NEW YORK VIDEO GALLERY
- KONG VIDEO GALLERY
- ARRIVAL AT SKULL ISLAND PRE-VIZ ANIMATIC
- BRONTO STAMPEDE PRE-VIZ ANIMATIC
- T-REX FIGHT PRE-VIZ ANIMATIC
- KONG'S CAPTURE PRE-VIZ ANIMATIC
- EMPIRE STATE BUILDING BATTLE PRE-VIZ ANIMATIC
- ANN DISARMS KONG MOTION-CAPTURE/ANIMATION COMPARISON
- KONG'S CAPTURE MOTION-CAPTURE/ANIMATION COMPARISON
- KONG IN NEW YORK MOTION-CAPTURE/ANIMATION COMPARISON
- DVD CREDITS
- ROM: 1996 AND 2005 SCRIPTS

Technical Specs:
- Run Time: 3 Hours 20 Minutes
- Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic Widescreen (2.35:1)
- Rating: PG-13
- Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1; English SDH
- Subtitles: Spanish, French subtitles

We'll refrain from further jibes until "King Kong: The Ultimate Banana" comes out.

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Posted by on October 18, 2006 1:25 PM
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