King Kong (Ultimate Edition) (UK) (DVD Details)

The eighth wonder of the world
Certificate: 12
Running Time: 196 mins
Retail Price: £24.99
Release Date:
Content Type: Movie

Synopsis:
In depression hit 30's New York Ann Darrow (Naomi Watts) is a beautiful young actress struggling to find a job after losing her role in a vaudeville theatre which has been shut down. Her luck changes when she meets an over ambitious filmmaker, Carl Denham (Jack Black), who coaxes her to join his film shoot on a remote island. Falling for stranded playwright Jack Driscoll (Adrien Brody) on the voyage she is taken prisoner on arrival to the island by the indigenous tribe's people and left as a sacrifice for the ape-god Kong.

Ann begins a relationship with Kong in which she learns the meaning of humanity and compassion as he protects her from the dangers lurking on the island. Jack leads a successful search party into the island to rescue Ann but the mighty Kong is also captured and brought back to New York. Escaping from Denham's stage show, Kong rampages through New York City until he is reunited with Ann – only for destiny to intervene with tragic consequences.

Special Features:
Disc 1:
'King Kong' Part 1
Audio commentary from director/co-writer Peter Jackson and co-writer/producer Philippa Boyens
Deleted scenes

Disc 2:
'King Kong' Part 2
Audio commentary from director/co-writer Peter Jackson and co-writer/producer Philippa Boyens
'The Eighth Blunder Of The World' featurette
'The Present'
A night in vaudeville
King Kong homage
WETA collectables
Trailer

Disc 3:
Introduction to 'The King Kong Archives' 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
New York, New Zealand
Bringing Kong To Life Part 1: design and research
Bringing Kong To Life Part 2: performance and animation
1996 King Kong video gallery
Venture video gallery
Skull Island video gallery
New York video gallery
Arrival at Skull Islan pre-viz animatic
T-Rex fight pre-viz animatic
Kong's capture pre-viz animatic
Empire State Building pre-viz animatic
Ann Disarms Kong: motion-capture/animation comparison
Kong Capture: motion-capture/animation comparison
Kong In New York: motion-capture/animation comparison
DVD credits
DVD-Rom features: 1996 and 2005 scripts