King Kong (2005) - 1/20/09
11-11-08, 10:56 AM
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King Kong (2005) - 1/20/09
Universal Studios Home Entertainment has announced Peter Jackson's remake of King Kong is coming to Blu-ray Disc on January 20.
King Kong became a poster child for HD DVDs campaign when it was packaged with Microsoft's HD DVD add-on drive for Xbox 360.
On Blu-ray, King Kong will receive a few upgrades starting with 5.1 DTS-HD Master replacing 5.1 Dolby Digital Plus. Video will be framed at 2.35:1 in 1080p and likely will be an identical transfer as seen on HD DVD, at least for the theatrical cut.
The Blu-ray version of King Kong will not only include the theatrical cut but also the extended edition which was not on HD DVD. Supplemental features will be broken between the two version as follows.
Original Version
U Control: The Art Galleries
My Scenes
BD Live Features: My Scenes Sharing
Extended Version
Control: Picture in Picture
U Control: The Art Galleries
My Scenes
BD Live Features: My Scenes Sharing
Feature Commentary with Writer / Director Peter Jackson and with Co-Writer / Producer Philipa Boyen
King Kong on Blu-ray will retail for $29.98.
http://www.thehdroom.com/news/King_K...n_January/3762
King Kong became a poster child for HD DVDs campaign when it was packaged with Microsoft's HD DVD add-on drive for Xbox 360.
On Blu-ray, King Kong will receive a few upgrades starting with 5.1 DTS-HD Master replacing 5.1 Dolby Digital Plus. Video will be framed at 2.35:1 in 1080p and likely will be an identical transfer as seen on HD DVD, at least for the theatrical cut.
The Blu-ray version of King Kong will not only include the theatrical cut but also the extended edition which was not on HD DVD. Supplemental features will be broken between the two version as follows.
Original Version
U Control: The Art Galleries
My Scenes
BD Live Features: My Scenes Sharing
Extended Version
Control: Picture in Picture
U Control: The Art Galleries
My Scenes
BD Live Features: My Scenes Sharing
Feature Commentary with Writer / Director Peter Jackson and with Co-Writer / Producer Philipa Boyen
King Kong on Blu-ray will retail for $29.98.
http://www.thehdroom.com/news/King_K...n_January/3762
Last edited by Mr. Cinema; 11-13-08 at 01:10 PM.
11-11-08, 11:13 AM
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So no extras apart from the PIP U-control? I'd rather they just dump all the documentaries on a 2nd disc and charge $10 more... all well, I'll still get it.
11-11-08, 11:14 AM
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It would have been nice for a 2nd disc, but not a big deal for me. I'll hold onto the dvds for the extras. This has been #1 on my list of Universal BDs for a long time. The dts hd audio should sound amazing.
11-11-08, 11:14 AM
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Universal Studios Home Entertainment has announced Peter Jackson's remake of King Kong is coming to Blu-ray Disc on January 20.
King Kong became a poster child for HD DVDs campaign when it was packaged with Microsoft's HD DVD add-on drive for Xbox 360.
On Blu-ray, King Kong will receive a few upgrades starting with 5.1 DTS-HD Master replacing 5.1 Dolby Digital Plus. Video will be framed at 2.35:1 in 1080p and likely will be an identical transfer as seen on HD DVD, at least for the theatrical cut.
The Blu-ray version of King Kong will not only include the theatrical cut but also the extended edition which was not on HD DVD. Supplemental features will be broken between the two version as follows.
Original Version
U Control: The Art Galleries
My Scenes
BD Live Features: My Scenes Sharing
Extended Version
Control: Picture in Picture
U Control: The Art Galleries
My Scenes
BD Live Features: My Scenes Sharing
Feature Commentary with Writer / Director Peter Jackson and with Co-Writer / Producer Philipa Boyen
King Kong on Blu-ray will retail for $29.98.
http://www.thehdroom.com/news/King_K...n_January/3762
King Kong became a poster child for HD DVDs campaign when it was packaged with Microsoft's HD DVD add-on drive for Xbox 360.
On Blu-ray, King Kong will receive a few upgrades starting with 5.1 DTS-HD Master replacing 5.1 Dolby Digital Plus. Video will be framed at 2.35:1 in 1080p and likely will be an identical transfer as seen on HD DVD, at least for the theatrical cut.
The Blu-ray version of King Kong will not only include the theatrical cut but also the extended edition which was not on HD DVD. Supplemental features will be broken between the two version as follows.
Original Version
U Control: The Art Galleries
My Scenes
BD Live Features: My Scenes Sharing
Extended Version
Control: Picture in Picture
U Control: The Art Galleries
My Scenes
BD Live Features: My Scenes Sharing
Feature Commentary with Writer / Director Peter Jackson and with Co-Writer / Producer Philipa Boyen
King Kong on Blu-ray will retail for $29.98.
http://www.thehdroom.com/news/King_K...n_January/3762
11-11-08, 11:49 AM
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11-11-08, 12:08 PM
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11-11-08, 12:47 PM
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11-11-08, 12:50 PM
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I'm glad we have a release date now. But given that this is one of Universal's biggest hits, you'd think they would have wanted it released before Christmas. Maybe they wanted to wait for more players to be sold this season before releasing. Oh well...
11-11-08, 12:51 PM
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so wait... question ... this will all be on one disc ??
Best Buy actually has a bluray demo disc that features the V-rex scene in HiDef, albeit cropped to 1.78
Best Buy actually has a bluray demo disc that features the V-rex scene in HiDef, albeit cropped to 1.78
11-11-08, 12:54 PM
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11-11-08, 01:00 PM
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Or maybe there are other reasons as to why this and other Universal films (Bourne Collection, Adam Sandler Collection) did not arrive in time for Christmas.
11-11-08, 01:00 PM
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I might get this...but I already have the production diaries, theatrical DVD, extended DVD and theatrical HD.
Would have been better if they had an ultimate set, with the production diaries, everything from the 2nd disc of the theatrical release, then all the extras from the EE. That would have run about 3 or 4 discs though.
Would have been better if they had an ultimate set, with the production diaries, everything from the 2nd disc of the theatrical release, then all the extras from the EE. That would have run about 3 or 4 discs though.
