Posted by Jay G. on 02/04/06 04:45

On Fri, 03 Feb 2006 11:33:32 -0500, Derek Janssen wrote:

> Bratboy wrote:
>> "AZ Nomad" <aznomad@PmunOgeBOX.com> wrote in message
>> news:slrndu6stu.gij.aznomad@ip70-176-155-130.ph.ph.cox.net...
>>
>>>On Fri, 03 Feb 2006 07:02:23 GMT, Mark <Mark@post.replies> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>I was surprised to read that Peter Jackson's King Kong will only be a
>>>>2-DVD edition when released on March 28th. I thought for sure we'd get
>>>>a 4-DVD extended edition like his similarly long Lord of the Rings
>>>
>>>why the fuck would anybody want to watch eight hours worth of material
>>>about that movie?
>>
>>
>> Well, at least in the past, PJ has added scene's to his extended movies that
>> make the 2 of the 4 disc's. For example all 3 of his LotR 4 disc sets - Each
>> movie is spread over 2 disc's and then the other 2 are extras and such.
>
> In this case, though, we already got it before the theatrical movie:
> http://www.deepdiscountdvd.com/dvd.cfm?itemID=MCA029472

None of those documentaries will be on the Kong DVD. As anyone who's seen
those diaries can attest to, there's actually very little content about the
movie itself in those documentaries. They're great though, and essential
viewing for fans of filmmaking in general, even if you didn't like Kong.

-Jay

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