King Kong hits Blu on 01/20

Ron-P
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edited February 2009 in Music & Movies
I really enjoyed this one and am looking very forward to it. Plus, we get the extended edition which never made it to HD-DVD, all 388 minutes of it.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9164539&st=king+kong+blu&lp=1&type=product&cp=1&id=1524174

And on top of that, it's only $19.99.
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited January 2009
    better grab it while it's cheap, god knows it won't be 20 bucks when it hits the shelves...

    The transfer on HD DVD is VERY good, let's hope they don't screw that up
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  • Ron-P
    Ron-P Posts: 8,520
    edited January 2009
    Highly doubt it'll be screwed up. I'll bet at least for the first week of street it'll be $20 but most likely go up after that, maybe.
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  • Ron-P
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    edited January 2009
    Most definitely one of the best looking, and best sounding Blu-ray disc's to date. This has some amazing 3D looking imagery. One of the best I've seen, period. The DTS-HD MA track is off the charts, excellent surround usage, base that rocks the theater and details in the track that just envelope you with sound. Damn, this is one impressive Blu-ray disc.
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  • BlueFox
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    edited January 2009
    Ron-P wrote: »
    I really enjoyed this one and am looking very forward to it. Plus, we get the extended edition which never made it to HD-DVD, all 388 minutes of it.

    There is a 6+ hour version of King Kong?
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  • Ron-P
    Ron-P Posts: 8,520
    edited January 2009
    No, it's just under 3.5 hours. BB's web site listed both the theatrical and EE as one total time, thus the 388 minutes. By the time I caught it, it was too late to edit my post.
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  • BlueFox
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    edited January 2009
    Ron-P wrote: »
    No, it's just under 3.5 hours. BB's web site listed both the theatrical and EE as one total time, thus the 388 minutes. By the time I caught it, it was too late to edit my post.

    Darn. I was hoping 3 hours of the extended edition was Naomi Watts running around naked.
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  • Montoya
    Montoya Posts: 506
    edited January 2009
    I liked the br version really good awesome audio track hidef digest gave the actual movie a really poor rating. Not saying much consideringhe gave some really crappy movies high ratings starship troopers was rated higher than king kong. I liked the campy starship troopers but come on be for real.
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  • Pablo
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    edited January 2009
    Sorry, I would have to agree with Starship Troopers being better than King Kong. It was just people running and screeming and things being thrown around for 3 hours. It was entertaining, and action packed, but nothing special (at least IMO).
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  • Ron-P
    Ron-P Posts: 8,520
    edited January 2009
    And Starship troopers was different, how? People running around yelling and shooting things. :)
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited January 2009
    Ron-P wrote: »
    And Starship troopers was different, how?

    Showers. Actually, I liked Starship Troopers. If they only had a more realistic bootcamp, and had the troopers drop with suits then it would have been much, much better. And, that stupid yoke Renee Richards used for steering the ship was ridiculous.

    While I enjoyed King Kong, the problem I had with it was I had seen the original so many times that the new version was just a repeat. Nothing new. Granted it looks and sounds great on DVD, but still, it did not really improve on the first. Just like the remake of "The Thing" did not surpass the original.
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  • Ron-P
    Ron-P Posts: 8,520
    edited January 2009
    My comment was just poking fun. I love Starship Troopers.

    I've never seen the original Kong, no desire to either. Those old black and white films don't do it for me, at all. The effects are just so darn cheesy I can't take those films seriously. I do love Jackson's Kong though.
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    edited January 2009
    Ron-P wrote: »
    I've never seen the original Kong, no desire to either. Those old black and white films don't do it for me, at all. The effects are just so darn cheesy I can't take those films seriously. I do love Jackson's Kong though.

    Are you being serious? Certainly, as time has gone by, the special effects for movies have improved, but a good movie rises above the technology available at the time. The original King Kong was a great move for me. Maybe it was because I saw it so many times as a kid, and as a kid, everything is believable.

    Other great old b&w movies with cheesy effects are "The Thing", "Things To Come", "**** Angels", and, in color, "Forbidden Planet".
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  • Pablo
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    edited January 2009
    What I liked better about Starship Troopers than King Kong was the cheesy dialogue between people running around screaming. The last hour of Kong running around busting things up just didn't do it for me. (Starship Troopers also had Doogie Howser SS. How can you not like that!).

    I also think it's a close call on The Thing. I enjoyed the addition of cool effects, and I like Kurt Russell. Although the shot in the original of them finding the ship really did have something special about it.

    Kudos on Forbidden Planet. Hope they don't try and ruin that one with a remake.
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  • Ron-P
    Ron-P Posts: 8,520
    edited January 2009
    Too late Pablo, a remake of Forbidden Planet is already in the pipeline.
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  • Ron-P
    Ron-P Posts: 8,520
    edited January 2009
    Here ya go, this was posted in the LA Times (12/07/08), Calendar section, page E4, of all the current remakes green lit and under way;

    - The Creature From the Black Lagoon

    - Dune

    - Fahrenheit 451

    - Flash Gorden

    - Forbidden Planet

    - Frankenstein

    - Ghostbusters

    - The Illustrated Man

    - Logan's Run

    - Robocop

    - The Terminator

    - Westworld

    - When World's Collide

    - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited January 2009
    Ron-P wrote: »
    And Starship troopers was different, how? People running around yelling and shooting things. :)

    Hey! Starship Troopers is a classic :rolleyes: :p
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  • seebee700
    seebee700 Posts: 11
    edited January 2009
    Starhship troopers was better than KingKong. Jack Black ruined it.
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  • wingnut4772
    wingnut4772 Posts: 7,519
    edited January 2009
    seebee700 wrote: »
    Starhship troopers was better than KingKong. Jack Black ruined it.

    He was great in Kung Fu Panda.:D
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  • Ron-P
    Ron-P Posts: 8,520
    edited January 2009
    wingnut4772 wrote: »
    He was great in Kung Fu Panda.:D

    Oh god! Kung Poo Panda is more like it.
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  • manman
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    edited January 2009
    Am I the only one who thinks the cgi in king kong was terrible? I was laughing the first time I saw it, I could just not get into it. King Kong looks alright, but the action scenes like running from the dinosaurs and fighting and stuff, looked almost 90's to me... The transfer of this movie is amazing- truly reference quality, but the movie itself I just can't get into. I thought the acting was weak, bad cgi, and jack black?...eh...
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  • manman
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    edited January 2009
    Ron-P wrote: »
    Here ya go, this was posted in the LA Times (12/07/08), Calendar section, page E4, of all the current remakes green lit and under way;

    - The Creature From the Black Lagoon

    - Dune

    - Fahrenheit 451

    - Flash Gorden

    - Forbidden Planet

    - Frankenstein

    - Ghostbusters

    - The Illustrated Man

    - Logan's Run

    - Robocop

    - The Terminator

    - Westworld

    - When World's Collide

    - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

    They are remaking ghostbusters and the terminator?! What is the world coming to... Add Friday the Thirteenth to that list too (not that it was a classic or anything, haha). Also every single horror movie that comes out these days, since they're all remakes of asian horror films.

    Is it me, or is this the decade of the remake? I was probably too young in the 80's to know, and in the 90's I don't remember there being as many remakes as there are now.
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  • wingnut4772
    wingnut4772 Posts: 7,519
    edited February 2009
    I picked this up today but haven't opened it. Anyone else see it yet on Blu. It's not too late to return it.:p
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  • messiah
    messiah Posts: 1,790
    edited February 2009
    I bought king kong when it first came out on dvd. Watched half of it, thought it sucked, and threw it out. I'm surprised so many people like it. Oh well, different strokes I guess ;)
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  • metal83
    metal83 Posts: 1,219
    edited February 2009
    manman wrote: »
    They are remaking ghostbusters and the terminator?! What is the world coming to... Add Friday the Thirteenth to that list too (not that it was a classic or anything, haha). Also every single horror movie that comes out these days, since they're all remakes of asian horror films.

    Is it me, or is this the decade of the remake? I was probably too young in the 80's to know, and in the 90's I don't remember there being as many remakes as there are now.

    I don't think they are remaking Ghostbusters, i think it's actually going to be a part 3 with all four original actors. All though it seems that they will introduce new up and coming Ghostbusters, with the original guys being mentors or something. At least that's the buzz on the internet anyways.

    http://www.aintitcool.com/node/38496

    And the new Terminator coming out isn't a remake either, it's actually set in the future during the war when John Conner is an adult. I don't think it looks bad at all, but i'm not very critical in regards to movies usually either, i'll give anything a shot.

    http://terminatorsalvation.warnerbros.com/



    As far as King Kong goes, i enjoyed that movie and saw it a few times. Not sure i could sit through it again for the sake of seeing it on bluray though, maybe sometime down the road or something.

    I personally like remakes though, i have no problem seeing a fresh take on an old movie. If it's good it's good, if not, well i won't lose any sleep over it. :)
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