King Kong 2005 Extended Edition

The is the definitive, albeit exhausting, version of Peter Jackson's love letter to the 1933 original. Clocking in at roughly 201 minutes , this version adds 13 minutes of footage that doubles down on the film’s "more is more" philosophy. The Review: A Grand, Grimy Masterpiece

The theatrical cut rushes through 1933 New York, establishing Ann Darrow (Naomi Watts) as a down-on-her-luck vaudeville actress. The Extended Edition adds a harrowing sequence where Ann’s theater burns to the ground. We see her rescue a drunk, old actor (a nod to the original 1933’s casting). This sequence serves two purposes: King Kong 2005 Extended Edition