King Kong [DVD]

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Check out the attention to detail that has to be adhered to with regards to continuity - hair, costume, makeup - and balance that with the rather loose-seeming approach of then mocking up the sets that were featured in Principal Photography quickly just on a soundstage. Warner’s transfer is just as good as those of the Kong films (as on the previous laserdisc, a red tint has been added to the climax, with no loss of image clarity), and this disc is heavier on the supplements than Son. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Europe's busiest forums, with independent news and expert reviews, for TVs, Home Cinema, Hi-Fi, Movies, Gaming, Tech and more. Ann Darrow (Naomi Watts) only speaks three words to Kong (Andy Serkis) throughout her entire time with him: "Yes", "No", and "Beautiful".

Naomi Watts and Andy Serkis deserve Oscars for their work here; her heart breaks staring longingly into green screen, he runs about naked on all fours covered with motion sensors. From its well-drawn characters (including the big ape himself) to its carefully developed story to the evident, hands-on craftsmanship that went into its production, King Kong is an epic with both a poignant emotional core and a mythic quality that allows it to transcend the limitations of its era. The Post Production Diaries are great fun and are far more comprehensive than the meagre offerings that most releases supply, and even if the New York historical lecture seems a little out of place, then the Skull Island mini-doc more than makes up for it.A second, hour-long documentary takes a look at the life and career of Cooper, the maverick filmmaker, explorer and adventurer who brought Kong to life, and there’s also some rare test footage from O’Brien’s never-realized Creation project. Personally, I just dived right on and watched the whole lot in one marathon sitting - as I've mentioned earlier, the wife is quite happy now that Gladiator and Batman have been nudged aside. Now obviously bogus, this takes the form of an educational film about the location as if it really existed.

A film crew goes to a tropical island for an exotic location shoot and discovers a colossal ape who takes a shine to their female blonde star.The goofing around on set and among the different departments feels a little more reined in this time out as the impending release date for the finished movie is literally hurtling towards them. Our second extra, which is See More of NYC in “Wish You Were Here” runs for 1:08 mins and is literally a commercial for visiting NYC! But, as it stands, these diaries are very extensive and entertaining and, in a great many ways, form the perfect Making Of, in that you see exactly how things were done, meet all the unsung heroes and have almost everything explained to you along the way.