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Synopsis: Captured on Blu-ray at last comes "the greatest of all horror films" with "masterly special effects" (Danny Peary, Guide for the Film Fanatic). Memorable moments abound: a moviemaking expedition on a fantastic isle filled with dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures; the giant simian's lovestruck obsession with the film shoot's blonde starlet (scream queen Fay Wray); Kong's capture; his Manhattan rampage; and the fateful finale atop the Empire State Building, where Kong cradles his palm-sized beloved and swats at machine-gunning airplanes. "It was beauty killed the beast." But in these and other great scenes, King Kong lives forever.

Review: We're starting to go back and get a lot of classic films put onto blu-ray...even those in black and white.  Why, do you ask?    Well, the obvious answer is that studios want money.  They want to release and re-release and re-re-release as much as possible for the almighty dollar.  What benefit does this give us?  Honestly, in this new format a few things.  A> many of us want their movie library to be symmetical.  That means I don't want 500 VHS, 1200 DVDs and 250 Blu-Ray..I want all or none!  B> we get classic films, many of which have been out of print and we may not own, and in high-definition!

In the case of King Kong, this was a venture well-taken!  This classic film looks amazing still.  The attached book is a fun extra for fans of the franchise and the blu-ray extras are phenominal.

The special features on this blu-ray include: Blu-ray book with production photos, notes, and a background of director Merian C. Cooper, Commentary by Ray Harryhausen, Ken Rolston, Fay Wray, and Merian C. Cooper, Two documentaries: "I'm King Kong: The Adventures of Merian C. Cooper" and "RKO Production 601: The Making of Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World", Original creation test footage with Ray Harryhausen commentary and The Lost Spider Pit sequence in its entirety

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