I'm amazed how much I wrote about the film, and I still stand by my favorable praise. Naomi Watts gave one of the best performances of last year. I should also add (or repeat) that I disliked the original version, found it horribly dated, clumsy, and overwrought with bad techinical limitations. I must say I was a little disappointed with the Heart of Darkness reference, but I geniunely thought the natives on Skull Island were generally creepy. Jackson's style has always been rather rapid, just watch Dead Alive, I've gotten used to it. If someone is going to be part of the system and make mindless entertainment at least do it well, and I don't think anyone's doing it better than Jackson. He embodies all the good qualities of Spielberg without being overly kid friendly.