King Kong (4K Ultra-HD) (+ Blu-ray) [2005]

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But with all the optical work going on in the SFX" when you are in fact referring specifically to visual effects which at the time would utilise optical printing rather than digital techniques for things like compositing and titles.

For those who are wary of the film receiving the dreaded teal and yellow treatment, I’ve got good news and bad news. Bad news is that the source of such illusory color grading came from Paramount rather than L’Immagine Ritrovata. Good news is that this 2160p presentation is a terrific upgrade in geometry and finer details than previous Blu-ray releases. Interview with Assistant Director David McGiffert and Production Manager Brian E. Frankish (HD 11:46)Ebert, Roger (February 3, 2002). "King Kong movie review & film summary (1933)". RogerEbert.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2013 . Retrieved December 13, 2020.

The Art Galleries – Again, the same material as the previously-released DVD, the artwork has not changed.

King Kong (1976) set for 4K remastered re-issue release from STUDIOCANAL (New Release Date)

Glut, Donald F. (2001). Jurassic Classics: A Collection of Saurian Essays and Mesozoic Musings. Jefferson, NC: McFarland. p. 192. ISBN 9780786462469. Over the years, various actors have claimed to have played Kong in this [Empire State Building] scene, including a virtually unknown performer named Carmen Nigro (AKA Ken Roady), and also noted gorilla impersonator Charles Gemora... In Nigro's case, the claim seems to have been simply fraudulent, in Gemora's, the inaccurate claim was apparently based on the actor's memory of playing a giant ape in a never-completed King Kong spoof entitled The Lost Island.

No, you’re dead wrong. He was the terror, the mystery of their lives, and the magic. A year from now that will be an island full of burnt-out drunks. When we took Kong we kidnapped their god.” This VFX disaster extends to the rest of the inhabitants of Skull Island: gone is the spider-pit; gone is the dinosaur fight; gone is everything bar cinema’s most unconvincing snake. And suddenly the film shrinks to what it so blatantly was – a hugely overambitious endeavour that horribly overextended itself when it came to the film’s most important element: Kong. Gottesman, Ronald and Harry Geduld, ed. (1976). The Girl in the Hairy Paw: King Kong as Myth, Movie, and Monster. Avon. ISBN 0380006103. of increase in clarity is often breathtaking. HDR color improvements are obvious as well. Greater color distinction and vividness are obvious from theSurprisingly good though it is, though, it’s not actually the 4K transfer’s resolution that steals the show. That honor belongs to the presentation’s consistently jaw-dropping combination of high dynamic range and an expanded color gamut. This VFX disaster" when you are in fact specifically referring to practical or special effects (SFX) rather than visual effects (VFX). Annette, Kuhn. (2007). "King Kong." In: Cook, Pam. (ed.) The Cinema Book. London: British Film Institute. P,41. and Robinson, D. (1983). "King Kong." In: Lloyd, A. (ed.) Movies of the Thirties. Orbis Publishing Ltd. alongside the party, immersed in the world in a way that is perhaps even more crucial to the film than the improved clarity the UHD video offers.

maintain an organic, filmic, natural look, partly due, it seems, to various visual effects shots and inserts that show their inherent weakness on the In 1976, Italian producer Dino De Laurentiis released his version of King Kong, a modern remake of the 1933 film, following the same basic plot, but moving the setting to the present day and changing many details. The remake was followed by a sequel in 1986 titled King Kong Lives. effects, those bass-heavy, furniture-rumbling moments are maintained here with an added benefit of improved spacing along three axes. What was blowing foliage, and scampering creature details creating a more believably rich and expansive atmosphere. Listeners are pulled into the world SFX (special effects) are anything that has to be engineered to operate in front of the camera , this can be something as complex as a giant puppet gorilla , a scale set with a man in a suit (both suit and gorilla) stuff exploding or something simple such as a button that lights up when pressed or a seemingly working water tap in a mundane kitchen set . Its anything on set that is required to operate in a particular way beyond something normal and mundane hence special effect.

This 2022 restoration is presented for the first time in 4K courtesy of Studiocanal and Paramount Pictures.