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Nevertheless, whatever the commentary lacks is made up for in the massive, 158-minute documentary on disc two. Check out those rock carvings and the skeletons in the native camp, and what about the clarity of the natives, themselves?

Expanding on the original story of the blonde beauty and the beast who falls for her, Jackson creates a movie spectacle that matches his Lord of the Rings films and even at times evokes their fantasy world while celebrating the glory of '30s Hollywood. For all its wonderful qualities, its memories, its sense of wonder and iconic status, we should be more thankful for King Kong than ever. Each segment lasts a few minutes, packs in plenty of facts and behind the scenes secrets in a warts-and-all, fly-on-the-wall style that is quite endearing.

But less believable is the crew's mission to save her - 17 violent spinning deaths later, one wonders if perhaps those Weta whizzkids don't share Jackson's obvious adoration for humankind. And I, for one, will remember the glint in Kong's eyes long after I've forgotten that giant piranha.Naomi Watts stars as Ann Darrow, a vaudeville actress down on her luck in Depression-era New York until manic filmmaker Carl Denham (a game but miscast Jack Black ) entices her with a lead role. The story is simple and elegant: adventurous filmmaker Carl Denham (a sharp Robert Armstrong, whose character was based more or less on Kong mastermind Merian C. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Let us just hope that it manages to condense some thoughts and feelings from the cast and crew into some more relaxed and composed documentaries, putting this huge undertaking into some proper context with the added benefit of hindsight.