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I'm not single- or double-dipping Kong or any other Jackson film besides The Frighteners. I was hoping Kong would be the Jackson epic that did it for me, but alas a lackluster film starring a giant ape didn't fit the bill.

I've found myself not even exploring the extras on DVDs anymore since there is so much to watch still in my Netflix queue.  I mean, sure I love animatics and the process, but after a while I'd rather just think that "magic happened now" instead of knowing that it was all done on someone's Apple in boring old office somewhere.

i already bought the first release... although, i am all about commentaries. peter jackson is usually pretty informative too... we'll see...

I get harrassed by a crazy guy on the train, I see the absolutely fantastic Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band, I finally get a chance to see Red Road, and I get to make Nina jealous, because I have the three disc box set with super-duper Kong collectable, now nestled in alongside my Kong book-ends. Due to being out all day, I haven't watched anything from the discs, may report back later....
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So the extended edition is like, what? Twelve, thirteen hours long?

Yes, it's on my Christmas list but I really felt like the theatrical version WAS the extended version. Putting out a three hour movie at Christmas was not a great idea...unless you needed the kids out of the house to wrap presents. But I really like the extended LotR sets so I'm sure I'll like Kong too. I enjoyed it in the theaters, couldn't really pick out any specific sequences I'd cut, but I miss the impact of the really tight adventure film it should've been.

Don't hate me, Ninster. I like a good rubber suit bash 'em up too!

What I don't like about the extended set is that the film is over two discs, there's bonus features on all three, so you get halfway through the film on Disc 1, then it wants you to "continue the adventure" on the second DVD. They should have moved all the extras onto 2 and 3, and left the film in one piece. The extended scenes do look mighty nice (I would have kept the raft sequence and got rid of the valley chase scene). Otherwise, excellent release with a great wealth of in-depth stuff, from behind the scenes of WETA collectables, a ten minute blooper reel (featuring an extended scene of Jack Black's Carl Denham dictating all the items he wants loaded onto the ship). There's a also a lot of great concept art, letting you see the ideas that Jackson has been holding on to for a while, and a brilliant mini-documentary focusing on all the references, nudge-winks, and call backs to the original movie. I'm nowhere near finished with the features yet
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I'm in the same boat, er, raft... I'm still going through all of the material... it's hard to find a block of time to devote to it.  I REALLY liked the raft scene, and was so sorry way back when to hear it would be cut from the film.  To me, the Raft Scene in a Kong movie is as iconic as the Log Scene.

I agree with Tad in that the theatrical film needed to be a lot tighter.  When you consider the original is only about an hour and a half, and they pack all of those thrills in during that time, Jackson's film felt overly long, especially the Empire State Building scenes....

.... BUT... and again, I am weak....

... At home, it's a totally different story.  I LOVED the LOTR extended editions because there was story there to tell, and I was happy to go along for the ride.  For me, it's the same with Kong.  I'm happy to visit Skull Island again, as I had wanted to see more of it the first time around.

I'M RIGHT!!! WOOHOO!! and yes yes yes, I know- even a broken clock is wrong twice a day, it's been said on here before (about me, no less), but I don't care, because I'M RRRRRRRRRIGHT!!!
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I mean, really.

there's no need for a flashy DVD case sleeve, when the whole thing comes in a proper box, with the New York skyline and the planes flying around on it.

Yeah, okay, it does kinda suck, It should have been a presentatation case thing that would fold out to be a map with Skull Island on it.

How big would Kong's contact lenses have to be, do you imagine? I mean, provided he wore lenses...

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... did you buy the one with the Kong statue??

And it kicks ass, too. Damn fine statue, except the tiny little Ann Darrow looks quite bored with the whole sitation.
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...more die-hard or more wealthy than I am, Dougie... perhaps both!  I didn't splurge on this one, although I may live to regret it.

Seeing as I purchased the collecters box thing, with no job to support my DVD addiction. Taking advantage of a stores bargains occasionally is acceptable, but that expense was probably uncalled for, seeing as I have the original discs from the day they were released...

The statue does look cool splitting up the books between my Kong book ends though. :)
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this movie needs is even more scenes! I was really disappointed by Jackson's Kong. If anything, what this really needs is a much reduced version. I think an editor who wasn't in love with every single frame of film could probably find a decent movie under all the flab.

Things that could be dropped -

Everything to do with Jamie Bell's character. He gets dropped without mention in the 3rd act anyway without a mention and his story doesn't go anywhere. Also, this means they could drop the almost embarrassingly bad dino's on crumbling cliff face sfx sequence.

The big close up on the typewriter as it types SKULL ISLAND!!! From what I remember, that was when I first thought 'uh-oh' while watching this at the cinema.

I thought the giant creepy crawlies in the valley scene started off really good, but they blew the scene for me when they start shooting the insects off people with tommy guns! These are not high precision weapons. Just stoopid.

Kong on ice. I mean, c'mon, can anyone really offer a decent defence for the inclusion of this scene?

Empire State Building climax goes on waaaaay too long. Was it really Jackson's intention to want the audience to be urging the pilots on in shooting Kong down? 'Cause I know that I was far from alone in doing that.

Overall, I remember leaving that movie thinking that a large number of scenes had been included, not because the narrative needed them, but because Jackson wanted as many effects shots as possible that he could feed to his WETA company and bill Universal for.

I hope for his sake as a director that he re-discovers the benefits of economical film making. Anyone wanna bet money on The Lovely Bones being under 150 minutes.

Since we are now only starting in autumn, after a good season, hot summer, the styles of beer are beginning to change. The light and fresh-lagers space for beer with more aromas, to the lower temperatures. That does not mean heavy black stouts, but spicy malty lagers and ales.

For the drinker, in search of the beer with more flavor, but not overly difficult, it's a great time of the year. The use of seasonal workers Oktoberfest beer we have a selection of beer, malt beer is still too dry, thirst-quencher. This style beer from Germany, and without a lesson in history, he was served with a royal wedding, the ceremony lasted several weeks, in Munich. Before refrigerators, beer was not entitled to German law to be brewed in the summer months, simply because it tasted terrible. Brewers had their beer in March, in wooden barrels in caves and caverns in well to keep cool, so the offer in the summer time. As the wooden barrels are very expensive, and possibly the forerunner of the "born" dating, it had all the beer consumed or wasted in colder weather conditions took place in the autumn. Prior to today, and the celebration of beer is always a festival celebrated as beer, the style of the original designation of beer, "UR MARZEN" (March)
Oktoberfest available Atlas

Marzes Bavarian distinguished by its red color from copper, slightly spicy, dry with a strong malt. These beers are many of them, or even with Super pork, sausage quite flat, pastrami, etc.
Paulaner Oktoberfest Marzes
Hofbrau Oktoberfest
Spaten Oktoberfest
Warsteiner Octoberfest
Becks Octoberfest
American celebration Beers Atlas available

One possibility is that one of the biggest compliments for the American Craft Brewery Group, Michael Jackson (yes a large beer chronicler) wrote that the German breweries have forgotten most of its many traditional styles brewing for a universal style blonde beer, which is in the hands of the Americans to keep alive the art of brewing beer of the season. Taste some of these beer kegs really big!
Samuel Adams Octoberfest (intense malt, balanced with noble hops)
Harpoon Octoberfest
Wachusett Octoberfest

As for the other type of the above-mentioned beer, spicy ales, Atlas favorites Stocks common rooms available flavoring Currently, the pumpkin, spices, there are involved. These beers are drinking water, and they are easily spiced with almost overboard. If you have to serve the beer with the food, they go very well with (surprise) the spicy dishes, Thailand and India, especially curry. Another interview is trying to guess what exactly is the spices in the beer. Good luck and have fun!
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