Details, Details, Details

Rating: 2/10 (24 July 2017)

Details make a film good, so here's a small list: 1. The geological landscape is more central China limestone than south Pacific island volcanism. 2. The animal species do not fit the landscape, but rather everywhere else on Earth - all at one time. 3. The biggest animals on Earth are buoyed by water for a reason - there's a gravity defined limit to weight and supportive structures. Kong at 1/10 his size would have exceeded it. 4. Helis approaching within arm's reach of Kong - dumb. No reason for the gunfire initially, but makes good action film. Why do fairly large caliber weapons used throughout have surprisingly little effect? 5. Where did the natives get the machinery to make their finely woven, consistently dyed cloth? And their steel bladed weapons? 6. Military portrayal was way over the top not real, especially the belligerent Colonel. Came across as more humorous than villainous. Very fakey insubordination scenes. 7. Why do male leads in action movies almost always have the tight, ultra-short sleeve t-shirt muscle look - feelings of compensatory inadequacy, narcissism? Obvious they are about as athletic as a wet noodle, anyway. 8. OK, Kong's parents dead, but where are the thousands more needed to genetically maintain this kind? Would like to know who Kong's dentist is with such perfect white teeth. 9. Just as Kong would be gravity squished on Earth so in a similar way those critters (usual many sharpy teeth, and doesn't make sense two limbs) coming from deep inside Earth would have been baked by the rapidly increasing temps as you go down, even just part of a mile.