The problem with this movie is that it's not too bad save for the ending. And that's what stays with me.
(Spoilers ahead)
We've got a nice set-up with the kinder and gentler Kong making friends with the strange white people. The strangers stumble onto the forgotten treasure, and then... nonsense. An earthquake hits for no apparent reason, and is quickly accompanied by a hurricane. In a shot lasting no more than 10 seconds we see the island natives jump to their deaths off the seething land. The strangers flee as the island is gobbled up by the sea. Kong, Jr. sacrifices his life to save one of the strangers. The End.
It wouldn't have been so bad if they had taken more time to plot out this sequence, and to have it make more sense. For example, showing more of the natives trying to save themselves. And perhaps tying in the start of the earthquake with the toying with the treasure. Still, trying to picture the immense Skull Island as seen in the original King Kong being submerged under water in a matter of a minute or two is hard to believe.
But that's what happens when you have an impossible deadline to meet in making a film. You have to cut corners and do what you need to to get it all in the can on time. That's obviously what happened here.
(Spoilers ahead)
We've got a nice set-up with the kinder and gentler Kong making friends with the strange white people. The strangers stumble onto the forgotten treasure, and then... nonsense. An earthquake hits for no apparent reason, and is quickly accompanied by a hurricane. In a shot lasting no more than 10 seconds we see the island natives jump to their deaths off the seething land. The strangers flee as the island is gobbled up by the sea. Kong, Jr. sacrifices his life to save one of the strangers. The End.
It wouldn't have been so bad if they had taken more time to plot out this sequence, and to have it make more sense. For example, showing more of the natives trying to save themselves. And perhaps tying in the start of the earthquake with the toying with the treasure. Still, trying to picture the immense Skull Island as seen in the original King Kong being submerged under water in a matter of a minute or two is hard to believe.
But that's what happens when you have an impossible deadline to meet in making a film. You have to cut corners and do what you need to to get it all in the can on time. That's obviously what happened here.