In collaboration with Plaion pictures, Universal launches King Kong Of Peter Jackson in a limited edition steelbook. Dispensing edition of the film both on 4K Ultra HD disc and in blu-ray, plus another high definition support dedicated to extras only. Furthermore, the film can be viewed on both discs, both in the three-hour and seven-minute film version and in the three-hour and twenty-minute extended version. With audio commentary by the director and co-writer included Philippa Boyens in both supports. Director who in 2005 therefore concretized his love for the timeless masterpiece dated 1933 through this work. A masterpiece which, shot in black and white by Merian C. Cooper ed Ernest B. Schoedsackpushed him to take the path of the Seventh Art. All after seeing it on TV in 1970.
Not an easy road which, thanks to his immense talent, led him to move from low-cost New Zealand productions to Hollywood.
So, from the very splattery debut Bad taste – Out of mind to Tolkien’s acclaimed trilogy The Lord of the Ringsafter other top-level titles. And consequently he couldn’t help but remain at very high levels even when he decided to remake the legendary King Kong. That is, what was one of the most fascinating reinterpretations of the myth of Beauty and the Beast. Rereading that focused on one Fay Wray as poor Ann Darrow, caught stealing in a market and… chosen by documentary director Carl Denham as an actress for a film to be shot on Skull Island. Island where she then found herself kidnapped by the local natives and offered as a sacrifice to the god Kong, a gigantic gorilla. A story that Jackson dusted off by placing Naomi Watts instead of Wray e Jack Black in the guise of Denham, while remaining faithful to the founder. Also in showing the enormous primate’s infatuation with the woman and his subsequent transport to New York.
The New York where, exhibited to the public as the “eighth wonder of the world”, he managed to escape and sow devastation. All with the ape recreated by retouching the actor’s performance in motion capture Andy Serkisengaged as in the original film in clashing with various prehistoric creatures. As well as facing the air force on top of the imposing Empire State Building during the long and fascinating final sequence here. At the service of what, however, hides much more behind the features of a billionaire entertainment blockbuster. Because the Jacksonian remake is an authentic auteur film designed to pay homage to cinema in all its aspects. Starting from a Denham evident alter ego of the one who gave us the gift Creatures of the sky. Arthouse film which, embellished by the splendid photography of Andrew Lesniealso including the Oscar winner in the cast Adrien Brody.
A film which, already a real feast for the eyes, takes on even more audiovisual value in this new home video edition.
With the infinite amount of special features that occupy the second blu-ray, starting with an introduction by Jackson and a gallery of conceptual designs. In fact, we have a making of divided into eight parts, sixteen deleted scenes, the very rich production and post-production diaries and the short film The present. Plus a behind-the-scenes look at the T-Rex fight, five animated previews, three trailers, and comparisons to scenes from the King Kong 1933. Not to mention a peek at the work of Weta’s effects artists and the featurettes The eighth blunder in the world e Skull island: a natural history. Material without Italian subtitles and provided only with English, French and German ones. As well as the look at the way in which the vaudeville proposed in the film was worked on and the way in which the New York of the Thirties was created.
