PDA

View Full Version : 1933 Classic 'King Kong' Arriving November 22nd


jrs
08-07-05, 12:05 AM
Warner Home Video has announced the DVD release of the original 1933 classic King Kong. Featuring a newly restored and digitally mastered transfer , the DVD will available as a two-disc special edition for a SRP of $26.99.


DVD Details:


audio commentary with effects masters Ray Harryhausen and Ken Ralston
"RKO Production 601: The Making of Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World" (a two-hour, seven-part documentary created by Peter Jackson)
a feature-length documentary on 'Kong' creator Merian C. Cooper
trailer gallery




A 'Collector's Edition' box set will be available as well, and will arrive in a collectible tin with a SRP of $39.98. It will come packaged with the following:


20-page reproduction of the original 1993 souvenir program
King Kong original poster
art postcards
mail-in offer for a vintage theatrical poster



Plus, Warner will release a four-disc collector set featuring the previously mentioned two-disc King Kong along with The Son of Kong and Mighty Joe Young. The SRP of the set set is $39.92.

http://everyscreen.com/photos_07/KingKong_1933_01.jpg

susan
08-07-05, 12:59 AM
thanks jrs for the info...we were talking about this very subject the other day...

7thson
08-07-05, 02:19 AM
Just curious, but does this movie delve into the male vs. female ring a bit too much? I mean that as a good thing, I think.