Not in terms of technical quality (I doubt any task would daunt him following that particular trilogy), but because someone still hasn't bought a pair of editing scissors. This is pretty good value, and includes commentary on the extra footage in the Extended Edition if that’s what you’re watching. Such is Jackson's expert control, unseen since Spielberg's populist heyday; such is his absolute conviction that some themes - namely the death of innocence - transcend the language of words. As the ship prepares to sail -- a departure Carl has hurried along because his backers have already pulled the plug on his funding -- Driscoll (Adrien Brody) stops by to drop off the script.

We say: This superb Ultra HD release combines stunning pictures with a suitably gargantuan set of extras. Certain items can take longer to source than the estimated week, particularly during busy trading periods and may take longer to arrive at our warehouse. Universal Studios Home Entertainment brings King Kong (2005) to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray as a three-disc combo pack with an UltraViolet Digital Copy code. For items that are dispatched using our standard service, we ask that you wait 14 days from the date of dispatch before reporting any items as undelivered.This time around the setting takes Kong back to the period that the original was made along with a few surprises and advances in visuals taken advantage of greatly. The fight carries the four of them to the brink of a vine-festooned gorge, where Kong (never letting go of Darrow) forces first one and then the other dinosaur over the edge. She is carried to the top of a huge, elaborately carved wall at the edge of the village, adorned with a necklace made of bones and claws, and tied to a wooden framework that tilts out from the wall, carrying her across a gorge to small platform on the other side.

You really appreciate the work that goes into the new Planet of the Apes films with the technology we have now. Jackson’s gorgeously stylized photography, especially during the New York and on-boat scenes, lends itself particularly well to HDR’s extended contrast range, and the disc takes full advantage of it by combining gorgeously deep black levels with some phenomenally bold peak whites and bright colors.Finding the right balance between open-eyed wonder and reflexive cautionary tale has long been a huge narrative difficulty for any adaptation of King Kong to achieve. New artworks have been created for the Home Entertainment releases by graphic designer Sophie Bland, and for the 4K UHD Steelbook release by Francesco Francavilla. Alongside the above, there are some really good (if underused) performances from the supporting cast like Evan Parke, Jamie Bell, Lobo Chan, Thomas Kretschmann and Andy Serkis who takes on a second role as Lumpy the Cook. With recent films including visual effects, there are some side effects left on the look of the picture but not this one.

This 4K release of the 2005 King Kong remake carries two versions of director Peter Jackson's monkey movie: the theatrical release, and an extended cut. Kong himself is a very well-realized special effect, but some of the other CGI (not to mention the amount of screen time given to the movie’s lesser characters) is problematical. The result is an outstanding set of extras, from the informative Jackson/Philippa Boyens commentary through to over 13 hours(! degree, with a sense of flatness and smoothness that often gives way to a much sharper presentation. For the most part, the grain is stable and thinly veiled, but at other times, the structure seems unnatural and spikes in thickness.Jack sneaks onto the expedition’s vessel and tries to thwart the voyage to the mysterious ‘Oil’ Island, telling them a story about a big ‘thing’ that roams the place. Soon after The Lord of the Rings trilogy garnered Peter Jackson a reputation as one of today’s biggest and most successful directors, with a string of award wins, he set out to remake his all-time favorite film: the incomparable King Kong (1933). Bloated and long-winded as the movie may be, I rather enjoy Peter Jackson's King Kong, even in its 201-minute extended edition. At 188 minutes and 200 minutes respectively they remind us of Jackson's difficulties with editing himself – and the shorter version is notably superior.

Immediately, the scene is overflowing with a gorgeous array of yellow, fiery oranges, hints of magenta and soft pinks lining the clouds.One of my favourite aspects of this film is the dedication Jackson and Weta put into creating the mythical world of Skull Island. The movie was originally shot on traditional 35mm film and later transferred to a 2K digital intermediate, and for all intents and purposes, it would appear Universal simply recycled the same master used for the Blu-ray. After even more interminable Jurassic Park-lite scenes involving Kong fighting (and fighting, and fighting) with dinosaurs, and Gollum (Andy Serkis) being attacked by giant bugs, Kong and Ann fall in love. In second place on the Blu-ray chart is another new release, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment's The Marksman, which topped .