Geek Deal: 50% Off The King Kong Deluxe Extended Edition Gift Set

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Amazon has the

for Peter Jackson's King Kong on sale for the next 24 hours in the Gold Box Deal of the Day for $39.99, 50% off the MSRP of $79.99. The King Kong: Deluxe Extended Limited Edition DVD gift set includes three discs packed with special features (listing after the jump) and "a beautifully crafted King Kong figurine, created exclusively for the package by the Oscar®-winning artists at Weta Workshop and Weta Digital, the company responsible for the film's creature design, special makeups, miniatures and dazzling visual effects." I already bought the non-gift set version of the Extended DVD set when it was originally released or else I'd probably pick this up.

DISC 1

"KING KONG" part 1

DELETED SCENES – 16 Deleted Scenes

FEATURE COMMENTARY WITH DIRECTOR/WRITER/PRODUCER PETER JACKSON AND CO-WRITER/PRODUCER PHILIPPA BOYENS

DISC 2

"KING KONG" part 2

THE EIGHTH BLUNDER OF THE WORLD

"THE PRESENT"

A NIGHT IN VAUDEVILLE

KING KONG HOMAGE

WETA COLLECTABLES

Trailers

FEATURE COMMENTARY WITH DIRECTOR/WRITER/PRODUCER PETER JACKSON AND CO-WRITER/PRODUCER PHILIPPA BOYENS

DISC 3

THE "KING KONG" ARCHIVES

INTRODUCTION BY PETER JACKSON

THE ORIGINS OF "KING KONG"

PRE-PRODUCTION PART 1: THE RETURN OF KONG

PRE-PRODUCTION PART 2: COUNTDOWN TO FILMING

THE VENTURE JOURNEY

RETURN TO SKULL ISLAND

NEW YORK, NEW ZEALAND

BRINGING KONG TO LIFE PART 1: DESIGN AND RESEARCH

BRINGING KONG TO LIFE PART 2: PERFORMANCE AND ANIMATION

THE 1996 "KING KONG" VIDEO GALLERY

THE VENTURE VIDEO GALLERY

SKULL ISLAND VIDEO GALLERY

NEW YORK VIDEO GALLERY

KONG VIDEO GALLERY

ARRIVAL AT SKULL ISLAND PRE-VIZ ANIMATIC

BRONTO STAMPEDE PRE-VIZ ANIMATIC

T-REX FIGHT PRE-VIZ ANIMATIC

KONG'S CAPTURE PRE-VIZ ANIMATIC

EMPIRE STATE BUILDING BATTLE PRE-VIZ ANIMATIC

ANN DISARMS KONG MOTION-CAPTURE/ANIMATION COMPARISON

KONG'S CAPTURE MOTION-CAPTURE/ANIMATION COMPARISON

KONG IN NEW YORK MOTION-CAPTURE/ANIMATION COMPARISON

DVD CREDITS

ROM: 1996 AND 2005 SCRIPTS

And Much More