King Kong | The Making of the Iconic T. Rex Fight

King Kong’s action centerpiece features the Eighth Wonder of the World defending Ann Darrow (Naomi Watts) from not one, not two, but THREE T. Rexes. Watch Peter Jackson and the VFX team at Weta Digital break down every element that went into making the stunning T. Rex fight.
Academy Award®-winning director Peter Jackson (The Lord of the Rings Trilogy) brings his sweeping cinematic vision to King Kong. Naomi Watts, Jack Black and Adrien Brody star in this spectacular film filled with heart-pounding action, terrifying creatures and groundbreaking special effects unlike anything you've seen before! Get ready for breathtaking action in this thrilling epic adventure about a legendary gorilla captured on a treacherous island and brought to civilization, where he faces the ultimate fight for survival. Experience the movie that critics are hailing as a "rousing, exciting cinematic adventure!" (Scott Mantz, Access Hollywood)
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[@jaji33]

One of the greatest CGI film ever. It was equal to today's avengers movie....

[@TechnicalTalksByUmairAli]

it is much better then avangers and DUNE in terms of VFX... technology and effort they put back in 2005 was remarkable and pioneer

[@dan_hitchman007]

The Brontosaurus scene, unfortunately, looked like rubbish.

[@qadreebhai7080]

3

[@davidbetancourt5149]

Avengers? That movie sucks

[@Monkey_YT1]

I'd say it's the best movie ever made

[@Grandmaster_Dragonborn]

A lot of films nowadays are just made for profit for the studio. King Kong wasn’t, this was Peter Jackson’s passion project and it shows. Films like this are rare to come by these days.

[@nocturnallycan6385]

Sad, but true Dovahkiin.

[@mazzo99]

100% agree.

[@keis2000]

Its amazing how much effort they put into making that iconic scene. Absolutely loved it.

[@JCD2208]

One of the greatest movies I've watched.

[@ayanafzal_]

IKR

[@gabethedinosaur95]

Me too

[@jennifersalado3035]

Yea

[@pollardk.1116]

Yeah it was a good movie.

[@FanFanBessie2]

You ever play the game???

[@seriousswen3958]

Best monster fighting scene, absolutely amazing!

[@mohamadkamar4213]

رهييييب

[@CRIMINAL827]

Naomi Watts was 38 in this. She looks 25!

[@artbyzayn2131]

The first movie I watched her is King kong

[@verarodriguezmayranycol988]

no se inglés xd

[@duongthang6579]

Vera Rodríguez Mayra Nycol ເພງລາວ

[@lil_babycodm7072]

Fr

[@triplestryke3]

She was 36

[@naturallyny1750]

Literally the best King Kong movie hands down! CGI was way ahead of its time. Shoutout to Peter Jackson

[@TheCloud4]

They dont do movies likes this anymore...

[@paulheap1982]

Well they do...

[@cytryyn2571]

@@paulheap1982 ?

[@paulheap1982]

@@cytryyn2571 did I stutter?

[@A_Imp_kon_floing...bdoing]

@@paulheap1982 Kong Skull Island is the best example for why king kong 2005 is the most iconic movie of modern cgi. King kong Awesome vs Kong Boring...

[@myles432]

They really don’t.. and it’s sad

[@bayramg668]

This is literally the LOTR team working on another project. It's perfect.

[@LandBeforeTime75]

I really adore how Peter Jackson makes the fight scene with Kong three Vastatosaurus Rexes in multiple areas which are pretty impressive. Other than that, I really love this movie and it’s one of my favorite movies from 2005 alongside Robots from 2005. This is one of the most underrated dinosaur movies I’ve ever seen alongside The Lost World Jurassic Park and the Speckles Movies, not as great as Dinosaur 2000, Jurassic Park and Jurassic World as well as The Land Before Time which those are my favorite dinosaur movies but it’s still a criminally underrated dinosaur movies in my opinion. I definitely enjoy this more than the original one from 1933 which was a complete classic and I enjoy it more than Kong Skull Island in my opinion. Peter Jackson’s remake of King Kong is a beautiful piece of work and Peter Jackson should be proud of himself for all this.

[@rawonfeng2398]

This still hold as a winner compared to Kong: Skull Island fight scene to me, but then there will be Kong vs Godzilla, we'll see which one is the best fight scene

[@Forever_Thatter]

SI is like half of KK's duration, especially when you consider the extended version that is 3 hours, 20 mins long. And they had to switch a lot of things around to make it fit into Legendary's monsterverse. For example, they couldn't kill him off at the end. In music terms, SI is more like a remix whereas KK is more of a remaster.

[@NorthernRidesYaBoi]

One of my all time favorite movies. Absolutely flawless

[@kirklol6016]

Until this day i watch this movie every now and then. lol am i the only 1 to watch this movie like 20 times? grew up watching it as a kid and until today its still a gem. ive played the ps2 game too a bunch of times. i love it

[@monarkking6713]

This CGI in 2005 is just unreal, it was way ahead of its time

[@AD-yq8rl]

This movie is a masterpiece. Thanks Peter Jackson.

[@artbyzayn2131]

This CGI is better than Justice league superman face

[@hoang149]

This still best scene fight of Kong compare to Kong: Skull Island, the detail, tension, how realistic motion how Kong fight is so feaking good

[@ExProductions95]

I just rewatched this movie, its amazing as a film and the effects are insane, looks better than many movies this decade

[@PyramidCat_]

Old, but gold! Still gold... Coolest T-Rex in cinema! except amazing animatronics from Jurassic Park;)

[@gabethedinosaur95]

Universal King Kong 2005 was absolutely awesome: I remember being so excited and ready for all the dinosaurs

[@TucoRamires]

That was worth it.Incredible scene.

[@FanFanBessie2]

I heard the game was fantastic and that Jackson was heavily involved in its creation process. It got great reviews and some clips I've seen look like near movie quality...👍

[@yesdadbut960]

Peak movie I haven't seen any better jungle movie than this.

[@BigJackFilms]

Thank you Universal. Can we get more of these BTS on Kong please?

[@FanFanBessie2]

I enjoy watching this kind of stuff more than the actual movies themselves!...😀👍

[@Sam_i0]

Best movie of all time, it's really like a 8th wonder on my school days loved it..

[@aboogielation1006]

Number one fan of King Kong no questions asked

[@billywhite6703]

Peter Jackson is wearing a monsters inc shirt

[@Tallacus]

how lucky these actors were to visit an island with the greatest dinosaurs ever put to screen, love the Vastatosaurus Rex its my spirit animal

[@SCharlesDennicon]

The best special effect in King Kong hasn't been made by Weta but by nature, it's Naomi Watts. She's the absolute damsel in distress, in this movie.

[@markderidder]

Probably my favorite CGI sequence ever. Masterfully done. On a whole nother level than what we see today.

[@sebastian_barcelone]

I remember holding my breath when I seen this scene in the theater.

[@18vix87]

This movie....this whole V rex fight scene.... No one has ever done this and no one ever will do this ....EPIC .... Peter Jackson and his team....these guys are God level!

[@wayne3302264]

For those folks that may scoff at the idea we may be living in a "Matrix" type simulation just look at what humanity can do now with cgi and then consider what may be possible a thousand years from now keeping in mind that technology expands exponentially

[@moragag9307]

Absolutely Amazing 🤩 ❤️ also Happy Birthday 🎉 🥳 to Peter Jackson he just turned 59

[@nithinkumar8181]

Greatest fight and best CGI up to date ever🔥

[@youngachilles1781]

The BUDGET of this movie

[@Locadel2003]

200 milion dollars, but with the lord of the rings trilogy Peter Jackson has so many moneys and budget for everything, the budget isn’t a problem, the time and constancy of all of these guys is something incredible

[@eternalnjem]

@@Locadel2003 It’s funny cause each lotr movie had 94 million for the budget

[@charisopeyemiisaac3114]

Wow! Just WOW!

[@Y4WN]

7:47 I remember when I was a kid I was a big, big fan of Dinosaurs and one day I had nothing to do at my father's home and we had those “selected list of movies” within our telecommunicationnal programs and they had this movie! And for the first time, I knew who King Kong was, I asked my father if the movie was good and he said that everything was alright so I watched it and when I found the part where Kong and the Dinosaurs were fighting against each other I seriously rewatch that part until my father told me to stop because I was watching the movie too loud, I remember him telling me “aren't you tired of always rewatching this specific part” and I was like “what about it old crusty mf wanna fight what's up??) I was for sure super friendly with him it was a father/son gentle fight you know!

[@Y4WN]

Super Ecran was the telecommunicationnal services and 304 was the number of the program I think they added new movies during Wednesday!

[@ypanchal]

Best Fight Scene I have ever watched even today whenever I have free time I watch this whole fight scene in KZbin. In Godzilla movies they just don't show the fight they just show only actors and in background the fight scene over.

[@ngalahansel6066]

One of my favourite movies. Watched this in my teens and loved it. Regards from Cameroon,West Africa

[@jameernadaf2228]

It's a MASTERPIECE ❤gives us from Hollywood

[@gypdarin1458]

During my childhoodbthe bars had just been set JP hit theaters when I was 6 and t2 was fresh even bttf and SW trilogy holding up the whole 90s. Then 97-99 ... Titanic, matrix, independence day, SW Phantom Menace and then I can honestly say LOTR, this and War of The Worlds were the last of a certain cinematic level of excellence we will never see again. Mind you if you mute Dakota Fanning War of the Worlds is a solid sci fi monster/alien flick. It feels like its all bad. Spielberg got down.

[@avtpro]

I still think Christian Rivers should do more work. I know Mortal Engines wasn't a huge hit, but he still has a lot to offer.

[@eternalnjem]

He needs more training. Peter Jackson should’ve been the director and him producing or cinematography

[@lyanna4708]

This is amazing😍

[@mohamadkamar4213]

Yes

[@cococrepe4198]

Film making at its finest. One of my all time fav movie especially the fight scene is real as hell. After the titanic it’s the best emotional love story that makes me cry at the end 🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@justhimo2728]

I think she take the Oscar gift in 2005 she was lucky girl

[@lyanna4708]

My god it's so much work😮

[@freakyrenta]

Yep

[@Monkey_YT1]

It took so many years

[@phytosurusgiganteus3461]

increíble material histórico

[@steadyvideos]

Watching this movie in 4k all animals look so real than in any jurrasic movies

[@koushikdass.m4443]

this is awesome dude

[@teja8593]

3.12hours very interesting

[@jackandrews7878]

This is 10x better than that dumpster fire movie Kong skull island. This movie has soul which is what the new movies don’t have. The new kong movies are just dumb brainless action movies made to attract 10 year olds

[@Al0_Vera]

KSI isn't THAT bad. The VFX is outstanding, the human characters range from decent to meh, the score is good for keeping the scene intense, the action is beautiful. The storyline, however, could be majorly improved. Kong himself is different from previous incarnations which is definitely an improvement, GvK also improves on this Kongs character. Callin it a dumpster fire is a little intense. Objectively it's a good film.

[@chiranjeevimba1]

I became a big fan of you sir ur ideology is amazing

[@0strobot]

Alright nobody talking abt the thumbnail?

[@jamesaird8478]

Love the monsters Inc shirt

[@chgem.2658]

Unfortunately I haver never met a Kong to save me from these always hungry T-Rexes.

[@vadthyavathshiva4213]

Super movie

[@HayukkMabarBruhh]

Tú eres el mejor portero del mundo

[@abilashabisram4681]

Watching this movie 2 times a year until 2022 just like home alone Even the making of the movie makes me cry 😢 😭 I love this movie king Kong so bad it hurts when Kong die 💔 😢

[@verarodriguezmayranycol988]

si mi madre viera esto se encabronaria por que ella le encanta king kong

[@LordTRex]

creator of Lord of the Rings and The Hobbits... those were amazing movies

[@edwaaard46]

It always amazes me how these wizards from the digital department are able to achieve this live - like animation and look. 2005 was the peak CGI year, I would say. Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith came out in 2005. ROTS is the best-looking Prequel movie, the CGI aged really well in this movie. The same goes for King Kong (2005). The CGI here is astonishing! Especially Kong's CGI model is breathtaking! I rewatched the movie yesterday and loved every scene! It's crazy how well the CGI aged in this movie. I watched afterward King Kong: Skull Island from 2017. And honestly, the CGI from 2005 looks better, in my opinion.

[@victorsztorc511]

It's not tyrannosaurus rex he's fighting it's vastatosaurus rex

[@killswitch278]

Yup

[@UrKneeguh]

Who cares about that ?

[@save_earth123]

What an amazing CGI they had created ..... 👍👍👍 I have never ever seen such a CGI ...even after 17 years , we can't see such a movie with this kind of VFX in 2023 ......

[@yematosan8837]

Father of all kong movie, I like this movie really 🙏🙏😊

[@carterye4207]

you are the best

[@suaatturkkaya1228]

😊😍

[@joseoliveiradasilva5398]

Magnífico!

[@krutika7616]

I Watch this video and it was so great💚

[@artismyculture9684]

How the hell they invest money like that much confidence yar.

[@dailymini10]

The computers were so weak ... How did they made that animation

[@kevs_____]

Masters

[@mosab643]

No physics simulation back then?

[@backtopurrrfectagain6681]

Thanks mr peter, for make kong still located on west of sumatra...not like the new one...

[@rod_1174]

Magnífico

[@usimp8354]

I thought it's V.REX

[@lordrhino7026]

It is, but they probably didn’t call it that until the film came out.

[@bigman6168]

He made the animation using Maya?

[@Lobyew]

Who drew the kingkong monster?

[@eternalnjem]

Weta artists

[@coolgameboy8077]

They’re V-Rexes, not T-Rexes.

[@simonmadi1177]

Peter Jackson never combs his hair. That's it.

[@debrajkarmakar1783]

Far away from the time😊😊

[@fatahillah4316]

Next new movie kingkong 2022 please

[@lordtritus2261]

Quick question, is the music made according to the scene or vice versa? If the music is made according to the scene then do they watch the raw animatic scene and then write the music as they watch it?

[@Spoot401]

Typically, composing is done after the film is finished, so James Newton Howard would have seen either a finished version of the film or a rough cut where the CGI was still unfinished, then composed the music from there, and may have discussed certain ideas with Peter before putting pen to paper. I haven't followed the music production for this film, but that is typically how the music is made during film production.

[@tyrantking7649]

10:20 I just heard Disney dinosaur (2000) meteor score.

[@crsproductions2003]

Both movies were composed by James Newton Howard which might be a reason

[@dexdixy4913]

11:47

[@mosab643]

How much of the background is CGI and how much was the miniature set?

[@jesusrubio1444]

I don't know

[@TDProductions182]

@@jesusrubio1444That makes it better.

[@sharminbow2317]

I watched this movie only for Dinosaur

[@MetalScryer]

V.rex.... Not bloody T.rex you numb nuts. Vastatosaurus rex is the name of it. Get it right!

[@Dorahellmon666]

Whatever they're sucks.

[@ItWILLbeWONDERFUL_THERE]

I do love this movie, but the one thing that took me out of the story was the fact that PJ's Kong didn't bleed when he was shot. Even the 1933 Kong bled. The 1976 Kong bled buckets. So why wasn't the 2005 Kong allowed to bleed when he was shot. I realize that saying, "It's NOT realistic' when you're talking about a huge money on the top of a building does sound odd, but if the director/ film makers want to sell the story as REAL , then even the unpleasant has to be part of the story. The way it stands, it's like Kong died of a heart attack from being shot AT. Truth is, when a creature is shot, it bleeds.

[@adietawau]

2000 t0 2019 the greatest movie.....not in 2021 not natural look....😅😅😅

[@ahmedabdelalim3754]

Moaz

[@eruptormovies]

There V rexes not T rexes

[@phimolphansakamanee2444]

ไม่กล้าดูกลัวแบะสงสาร

[@phimolphansakamanee2444]

ผู้กล้าหารเสียสระ

[@phimolphansakamanee2444]

ให้หาภาพยนเกียวกับพจนภัย

[@juliocesarzaccarelliasbun2610]

Peliculadeaccion

[@lechevalierdesappointe7651]

why you didn't take the scientifically accurate dinosaurs for King Kong ?