History YMMV / KingKong2005

* EndingFatigue: One of the major problems many have cited of the film was that many scenes went on for ''far'' too long, and its running time of over ''three hours'' wasn't really warranted.

* HarsherInHindsight: A giant gorilla getting shot to death while grabbing a woman feels more tragic following the incident involving "Harambe" at the Cincinnati Zoo, where the eponymous ape was shot to death when he grabbed a child that fell into his enclosure.
* HilariousInHindsight:
** Remember Lumpy the cook and the little kleptomaniac kid? [[WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfTintin This wouldn't be the last time the two of them were together on a boat...]]
** Creator/AndySerkis using [[SerkisFolk motion capture]] to portray Kong makes ''Film/KingKongVsGodzilla'' funny, because Serkis helped out with the Franchise/{{Godzilla}} franchise in the latter's own [[Film/{{Godzilla 2014}} 2014 remake]].
** Creator/KyleChandler, who plays Bruce Baxter, stars in the sequel to ''Film/Godzilla2014'', ''Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters2019''. The film itself is part of a SharedUniverse involving King Kong, who already made his debut in the Film/MonsterVerse with ''Film/KongSkullIsland'' - and Chandler is confirmed as returning for 2021's ''Film/GodzillaVsKong''.
** The companion book featured the ''Vultursaurus'', small theropod dinosaurs that evolved bat-like wing membranes in place of feathers. While it still has feathers, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yi_%28dinosaur%29 an actual small theropod dinosaur with bat-like wing membranes was described a mere ten years after the film was released]].

* {{Narm}}: For some viewers, the Brontosaur stampede is a bit too cartoonish to be taken seriously. The main characters not only survive this monstrous cataclysm, but weave between the stampede as though the sauropods' legs are only a minor inconvenience. Carl and Jack, while running for their lives, even manage to exchange knowing glances.

!! YMMV Tropes appearing in the film

!! YMMV Tropes appearing in the videogames
* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The game has rather intense and epic music, particularly for the ''V. rex'' battles.
* CatharsisFactor: For most of the game, you'll be very aware of how fragile you are and the need to survive. So when you have the chance to turn the tables in any way, it's immensely satisfying.
** [[KillItWithFire Killing anything with fire]].
** Getting the Thompson machine gun for the first time, and turning the tables on the ''Venatosauruses''.
** After spending so much of the game struggling to survive as Jack and fearing the next creature's attack, it becomes immensely satisfying to turn the tables on everything as Kong (and in the case of the ''V. rexes'', [[CoolVsAwesome throwdown with them toe-to-toe]]).
* ContinuityNod: In the opening of the game some falling debris causes the ship to crash and a sailor named Briggs is killed. Briggs was the second mate in the original 1933 film. He’s also the only character to not appear in the movie, but only in the video game.
* DemonicSpiders: The actual arthropods in this game aren't too bad (due to their weakness to spears and low health), but the ''Venatosaurus saevidicus'' are straight examples without guns; they're fast, they can jump, and they can take quite a few spears before dying.
* GoddamnedBats: ''Terapusmordax'' are almost a literal example. Even the largest non-Queens go down fairly easily, but there are a ''lot'' of them throughout the game. The ''Venatosaurus impavidus'' also count; they go down pretty easily, but attack in groups.
* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoment: The alternate ending where Kong is saved and returned back to his island.
* HilariousInHindsight: The first boss of the game is a GiantEnemyCrab which you must shoot in its weak point to deal massive damage, one year before ''VideoGame/GenjiDaysOfTheBlade'' popularized the meme.
* {{Narm}}: Hayes' death in the game is not by the log scene, but instead trying to save Ann from Kong - only to get trampled by a ''V. Rex'', in a moment that's got no actual sound to the stomp as he just limply flips forwards and ragdolls across the ground.
* SugarWiki/NoProblemWithLicensedGames: ''Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie'' is generally thought to be one of the better licensed games out there. It helped that it was designed by famed French video game creator Creator/MichelAncel.
* ThatOneBoss: The ''V. rexes'' when playing as Jack. You can only kill the juveniles, and the adults are terrifyingly fast when they want to be if you don't attack them to slow them down. They're no slouches when playing as Kong either.
* ThatOneLevel: The ''Brontosaurus'' level has you following the aforementioned creatures to get fire to burn the thorn bushes blocking your means of progressing through all while being chased and attacked by Venatosauruses along with very limited ammo you are given which makes this level quite hard and scary to most. You can also be ''squashed'' by the feet of the Brontosaurus.
* TheProblemWithLicensedGames: The UsefulNotes/NintendoDS version of the game had few, if any of the positives of the console versions, graphics that are ugly even by the standards of an earlier DS release, bad controls and broken mechanics.

** Creator/KyleChandler, who plays Bruce Baxter, stars in the sequel to ''Film/Godzilla2014'', ''Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters2019''. The film itself is part of a SharedUniverse involving King Kong, who already made his debut in the Film/MonsterVerse with ''Film/KongSkullIsland'' - and Chandler is confirmed as returning for 2021's ''Godzilla vs. Kong''.

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: The crew's first contact with the Skull Islanders is Carl attempting to offer chocolate to a young girl, to the point that he starts forcing it on her and she bites him in retaliation/self-defense before running to the nearest adult. Many modern, civilized families would take serious offense to this for [[AdultFear obvious]] [[WouldHurtAChild reasons]], so it's no surprise that the natives attack the crew almost immediately after this happens.

* ThatOneLevel: The ''Brontosaurus'' level has you following the aforementioned creatures to get fire to burn the thorn bushes blocking your means of progressing through all while being chased and attacked by Venatosauruses along with very limited ammo you are given which makes this level quite hard and scary to most.

** Watching Creator/AndySerkis and Creator/ThomasKretschmann in this film becomes funnier when they co-star again in ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron''.

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: The crew's first contact with the Skull Islanders is Jack attempting to offer chocolate to a young girl, to the point that he starts forcing it on her and she bites him in retaliation/self-defense before running to the nearest adult. Many modern, civilized families would take serious offense to this for [[AdultFear obvious]] [[WouldHurtAChild reasons]], so it's no surprise that the natives attack the crew almost immediately after this happens.

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: The crew's first contact with the Skull Islanders is Jack attempting to feed chocolate to a young girl, to the point that he starts forcing it on her and she bites him in retaliation/self-defense before running to the nearest adult. Many modern, civilized families would take serious offense to this for obvious reasons, so it's telling that the natives attack the crew almost immediately after this happens.

** The OneSceneWonder sergeant in a deleted scene, too.

** Creator/KyleChandler, who plays Bruce Baxter, stars in the sequel to ''Film/Godzilla2014'', ''Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters2019''. The film itself is part of a SharedUniverse involving King Kong, who already made his debut in the Film/MonsterVerse with ''Film/KongSkullIsland'' - and Chandler is confirmed as returning for 2020's ''Godzilla vs. Kong''.

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: The crew's first contact with the Skull Islanders is Jack attempting to feed chocolate to a young girl, to the point that he starts forcing it on her and she bites him in retaliation/self-defense before running to the nearest adult. Many modern, civilized families would take serious offense to this for obvious reasons, so it's telling that the native attack the crew almost immediately after this happens.

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Did the Skull Islanders start an unprovoked attack on the filming crew, or did they misinterpret Carl trying to feed chocolate to the native child as an offensive tactic and attacked defensively?

** Maybe it was a bit of both. They only attacked after Ann alerted Kong and they hinted they wanted her as a sacrifice.

* HypeBacklash: The film gained a lot of positive praise from professional film critics and Kong fans alike for being a respectful remake to the original and expanding on elements not previously touched upon. It’s also got a noticeable VocalMinority of viewers who see it as an overrated movie, taking jabs at it for being too long, questionable acting choices (most notable Carl Denham) and for overstaying its welcome before the climax.

** Creator/KyleChandler as Bruce Baxter is also very well liked for being a [[ThePrimaDonna proms donna]] actor who shows that he’s JerkWithAHeartOfGold, thanks to his BigDamnHeroes moment after the insect pit.

* Creator/KyleChandler as Bruce Baxter is also very well liked for being a [[ThePrimaDonna proms donna]] actor who shows that he’s JerkWithAHeartOfGold, thanks to his BigDamnHeroes moment after the insect pit.

* HarsherInHindsight: A giant gorilla getting shot to death while grabbing a woman feels more tragic following the incident involving "Harambe" at the Cincinnati Zoo, where a gorilla was shot to death when it grabbed a child that fell into its enclosure.

* {{Narm}}: For some viewers, the dinosaur stampede is a bit too cartoonish to be taken seriously. The main characters not only survive this monstrous cataclysm, but weave between the stampede as though the dinosaurs' legs are only a minor inconvenience. Carl and Jack, while running for their lives, even manage to exchange knowing glances.

** Creator/KyleChandler as Bruce Baxter is also very well liked for being a [[ThePrimaDonna prima donna]] actor who shows that he's JerkWithAHeartOfGold, thanks to his BigDamnHeroes moment after the insect pit.

* ThatOneLevel: The ''Brontosaurus'' level has you following the aforementioned creatures to get fire to burn the bushes blocking your means of progressing through all while being chased and attacked by Venatosaurus, not to mention the very limited ammo you have makes this level quite hard and scary.

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Did the Skull Islanders start an unprovoked attack on the filming crew, or did they misinterpret Carl trying to feed chocolate to the native child as an offensive maneuver and attacked defensively?