However, this same scene is slightly hindered by a contrast the tends to run a bit too hot, creating some blooming in the brightest areas and sadly, ruining the most minute details.

Not only does the titular character look so life like, the facial expressions and body movements add such depth to the creature and crowned Serkis as 'king of motion-capture acting'.Skull Island: A Natural History (SD, 17 min): A faux nature documentary that expands on the mythology of the island and treats Jackson's film as though loosely based on true events. Bloated and long-winded as the movie may be, I rather enjoy Peter Jackson's King Kong, even in its 201-minute extended edition. These various sources are handled better in the stereo track than in the surround track, especially in the midrange. This UHD release of King Kong contains two cuts of the film: a Theatrical Version (3:07:16) and an Extended Version (3:20:08). When the curtain goes up, it reveals (to the gasps of the audience) a Kong who seems depressed and lethargic.

Greatly enhanced light peaks sit at the opposite end of the luminance spectrum, making the image feel much more life-like and open. Interestingly, the photography is now engulfed in a soft yellow tone, giving the film a more antiquated feel, and far more noticeable when characters are exploring Skull Island. Detail levels are also substantially increased for the 4K release, despite having to squeeze such a long film onto a single 100GB platter.evil Fred Wilson, an executive of the Petrox Oil Company, and the magnificently bearded and long haired Jeff Bridges as Jack Prescott, a primate paleontologist (though he doesn’t actually seem to know much about them). Looks and sounds better than ever in this 4K release, keeping the film grain but enhancing the sharpness and brightness to reveal more detail, as well as the colours popping that bit more too…Dave.