King Kong: Peter Jackson's Production Diaries (2005) (V)

User Rating:

7.9/10   

Director:

Michael Pellerin

Writer:

Michael Pellerin (writer)

Release Date:

13 December 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary

Tagline:

Over 3 1/2 Hours of Behind the Scenes Footage From "King Kong"

Plot:

Academy Award - winning filmmaker Peter Jackson invites you behind the scenes of his latest movie to witness the birth of King Kong. |

Plot Keywords:

King Kong | Character Name In Title

Cast

Jack Black	...	Himself
Andy Serkis	...	Himself
Adrien Brody	...	Himself
Naomi Watts	...	Herself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jeff Atmajian	...	Himself
Chris P. Bacon	...	Himself
Jamie Bell	...	Himself
Colin Hanks	...	Himself
James T. Hill	...	Himself
James Newton Howard	...	Himself
Peter Jackson	...	Himself
Thomas Kretschmann	...	Himself
Alan Meyerson	...	Himself
Evan Parke	...	Himself
John Sumner	...	Himself
Stuart Michael Thomas	...	Himself

Runtime:

UK:232 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

UK:12 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

New Zealand

Company:

Pellerin Multimedia Inc.

Movie Connections:

References King Kong (2005)

Great fun to watch, especially for budding filmmakers.

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

Being an enthusiastic filmmaker myself I was very anxious to watch these Production Diaries. I loved Peter Jackson's version of King Kong (along with the original movie), and I found these Production Diaries were everything I needed to find out how the incredible movie was brought to life. Although a bit on the long side, I found myself constantly enjoying Peter Jackson and co's humour and positivity. I loved finding out how the T-Rex fight was made and also the Brontosaurus Stampede.

However, there were downsides. I was quite anxious to see how they made a few of the scenes like the Spider Pit and the Empire State Building scene, and these were (I think) the only two scenes they didn't have. A scene where you have a thousand giant Weta jumping on to a character would be very hard to design, and I was a bit disappointed that they didn't include these scenes.

But anyway, I still enjoyed the DVD. Along with these, the second disc of King Kong contains the Post-Production diaries, so if you own either of these then get the other one quick to complete the collection.

And, for those that fell victim to the joke (I did) about "Son of Kong", there won't be a Son of Kong. That was an April Fools joke. Just warning you...

9 stars!!