Highjinx Posted November 20, 2008 Posted November 20, 2008 (edited) Didn't see this posted before...tried search...so..: Link 'King Kong' to Roar on Blu-ray this January Tue Nov 11, 2008 at 03:00 PM ET Tags: Disc Announcements, Universal (all tags) Trailing the HD DVD release by over two years, Universal has announced a late-January bow for Peter Jackson's big-budget remake of 'King Kong.' One of HD DVD's flagship titles when it was first released on the format in late 2006, 'King Kong will see a belated Blu-ray release on January 20 in a special edition chock full of upgraded specs and bonus features. Boasting both the theatrical and extended cuts of the film available via seamless branching (the HD DVD only included the theatrical version), tech specs will see a BD-50 dual-layer disc with 1080p video (2.35:1) and a English DTS-HD Lossless Master Audio 5.1 Surround track (also an upgrade over the HD DVD's Dolby Digital-Plus). Extras carried over to the Blu-ray will see only a single audio commentary with Jackson and screenwriter/producer Philip Boyen (on the extended version only). High-def exclusives include U-Control picture-in-picture on the extended cut, art galleries on both versions, and BD-Live-enabled My Scenes Sharing. Suggested retail price for the Blu-ray has been set at $29.98. You'll find the latest specs for 'King Kong (2005)' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under January 20. Edited November 20, 2008 by Highjinx
botto Posted November 20, 2008 Posted November 20, 2008 Great! I've been waiting for this. It's a visual treat and an epic production. Quite a neat screenplay too. Now, what about War of the Worlds, Artificial Intelligence and Minority Report? They're long overdue on Blu-ray. Maybe it's Spielberg?
joz Posted November 20, 2008 Posted November 20, 2008 Saw it at the fliks then on dvd and nearly made through the HD. I just don't think I can do it on BD just to do it again..
Stephen Dawson Posted November 20, 2008 Posted November 20, 2008 Great! I've been waiting for this. It's a visual treat and an epic production. Quite a neat screenplay too. Now, what about War of the Worlds, Artificial Intelligence and Minority Report? They're long overdue on Blu-ray. Maybe it's Spielberg? The methods by which the various companies choose which catalogue items to release first to a new format are impenetrable. But here we're talking three different companies -- respectively Paramount, Warner and 20th Century Fox -- so we probably shouldn't be blaming Spieldberg yet.
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