![]() Trust me when I say, fans of this 1976 classic are going to be thrilled with the material and how it’s presented. Also Read: Scream Factory Releases Haunting New Psychological Frights With THE NIGHT on Blu-ray July the 13thĪnd even though some of it is clearly filler there are more than enough great moments to make up for that: more development of Jack & Dwan’s relationship on the ship, a longer ceremony scene, an extended battle between Kong and the giant snake (with some gorgeous never-seen wide shots of the tussle), more of Kong rampaging in NYC (at one point he hurls a car into a building!), and a longer lead-up to the grand finale. Why, might you ask, would a TV cut be exciting? Those films are usually censored for broadcast – and that’s true here – but in order to make King Kong a true epic on television the film had an additional roughly 45 minutes of deleted, extended, and alternate footage added in, swelling the 134-minute theatrical running time up to a Kong-sized 182-minute mammoth. release that is not only brimming with bonus features but also contains what has been a Holy Grail title of mine for years: the legendary 1978 TV cut. ![]() Personally, I’ve owned the film on VHS, DVD, French HD DVD, and German Blu-ray… but now Scream Factory has delivered a U.S. Paramount, the film’s home studio, never bothered giving this film even a barebones HD release, leaving fans to shop internationally for various Blu-ray releases with minimal extras. ![]() Kong (2021) – currently winding down its impressive box office run this seems like the perfect (albeit long overdue) time to finally grace monster movie fans with a Blu-ray for the unfairly maligned remake of the original 1933 classic, King Kong (1976). ![]() With the biggest rematch of the century – Godzilla vs. ![]()
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