King Kong 1933 if Warner Archive ever gets into 4K. Same for Errol Flynn Adventures of Robin Hood.
Also wouldn’t mind if Shout/Gkids did all the other Studio Ghibli in 4k now that Boy and the Heron is getting a release.
King Kong the original is great.
King Kong (2005)
It’s a good film but it is marred with some really bad over the top CGI effects sequences and poor sound effects in general. Music score is also flat. Main Theme music is good though.
When viewing the extended version of the film there are some good extra bits especially the piranhadon swamp scene.
I attempted to reassemble the boat tripto skull island sequences that were removed. I was pleasantly surprised by the character building and how it was better than the film that was released however you go over the hour mark until reaching the Island. I did not keep everything but as much as I could. This was as far as I got but enjoyed editing this part. It really did a lot to flesh out the story. It was not boring.
Then upon reaching the Island things still remain solid however I tried to incorporate the scene filming on the shore with Anne Darrow like original. The fight on the boat is shortened which was a shame. Things remain steady until and engrossing up until…
The Brontosarus chase. This sequence is horrible. All we really should have got was the characters running from the Raptors.
Everything remains good until…
T-Rex fight. Kong vs 3 x T-Rec was too much and too much sillyness. It would be nice to just have single T-Rex fight. I seem to remember somone managed to edit this way down to that so it is possible.
There are lot’s of nice bit’s deleted that are not OTT which help continue the adventure. Things remain Solid until…
Kong Ice skating with Anne this is just too much.
The Military going after Kong and the planes attacking were shortened. Also the car chase was shortened.
I reckon this film could be so much better if it focused on the characters more and put the monsters less at the forefront.
The sound effects and music are generally better in the game based on the movie than the film itself. I would vouch for a more grounded take on it as I reckon it should be much better than it is. It did so much right but lost it’s way with the spectacle rather than the investing in characters. It’s all there though just marred by silly antics and over the top rubbish in places.