King Kong [Blu-ray]
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Movie Reviews of King Kong [Blu-ray]
Movie Review: Best Version of Kong Yet . . . Stunning Visual Masterpiece
Summary: 5 Stars
As another individual correctly noted this Blue Ray version does in fact contain both the theatrical and extended version of the film. The NBC Universal Store web site verifies it. Amazon simply failed to clarify this and they should do so because several others are disappointed that it doesn't appear to be here. Peter Jackson's version of this classic film is simply visually stunning and it should be a reference quality Blue Ray film to show off a good video setup. This is so much better than the cheap 1976 remake with Jeff Bridges.
Mr. Jackson took the time to actually develop the characters and the story which indeed adds to the film just as he did in Lord of the Rings which depended on character development. Far too many films today fail to deliver a full story and rely only on cheap special effects. This is a rich and full story. Some were critical of this fact and they apparently merely wanted to see a large ape captured, climb a large building and then fall off and die with little more than special effects to wow them for an hour. This is not a film for those with such a short attention span or those interested only in computer graphic magic. This is the full story of Kong and those who encountered him . . . and it's an incredibly good one and superbly stunning in cinematography.
Movie Review: Feast for your eyes!
Summary: 5 Stars
Firstly, I think Amazon needs to have all Blu Ray reviews separate from the older Standard Definition reviews. When I look up a Blu title I'm interested only in how well it looks and if its worth my NEW DOLLARS to buy something I've seen before!!
Now; this is a fantastic Blu Ray experience and well worth the new dollars, and a chance to see it again in this new format!
Continuing: Have you ever gone to a "all you can eat buffet"? Well, if you have you might have an idea as to the the amount of items on this menu!
It is bar none the most spectacular special effects movie I've seen to date! After the crew arrives at Skull Island, it becomes one CGI blowout after another, finally culminating back in New York City, in what I believe is the very best CGI effects in the whole movie {which is hard to define because everything looks so great, but the buildings, cars, etc seem to add something that a jungle can not}.
Everybody knows the story, so you won't find a reference to that here. But if you want one HECK OF A BLU RAY RIDE, then I don't think you'd be hungry after leaving this buffet!
Last note: wouldn't it be interesting to see the original done in Blu Ray? I bet that would be something really cool!
Movie Review: Stunning Blu-Ray transfer!
Summary: 5 Stars
I couldn't be more pleased with the incredible picture quality--no compression artifacts--and the 5.1 DTS surround sound! It's a terrifically well done action movie to begin with and has great acting and writing with excellent plot and character development. In the theatre it tends to drag and seems too long, however, at home it's perfect--even the extended version which runs 200 minutes, because you can view it in several sittings if desired, so it always remains fresh throughout. The special effects, which are quite possibly the best ever, come across beautifully on the Blu-Ray version, and the final scenes on top of the Empire State Building, with planes buzzing Kong, come completely to life with gorgeous, magnificently convincing imagery of the 70-year old NYC skyline near sunrise, with incredibly realistic surround sound effects and soundtrack. If you have any fear of heights you'll definitely get queasy--that's how real it is!! This is a great bargain for a fantastic Blu-Ray film!Movie Review: King Kong on Blu-Ray is Incredible!
Summary: 5 Stars
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.
Movie Review: "King Kong"-2005-Blu-Ray Extended Cut/Theatrical Version
Summary: 5 Stars
The quality of the video,and audio,is perfect,I saw the extended longer version,it is flawless!I have not seen the regular original shorter theatrical version on this blu-ray disc yet,but am certain it is also very impressive indeed.This experience was even superior to watching it in the cinema in 2005,and is many times better than the DVD version.The only thing lacking here is in the way of extras and bonus features,you may want to keep the 3 DVD Special Edition released a while ago for this very reason,still,I do recommend the Blu-Ray version,although it is "NOT" a special edition,maybe a Blu-Ray Special Edition is not far off.Enjoy!