Jarhead sucks! It might be better off if I had read the book.

As for King Kong.

Peter Jackson did achieve his goal of making have-a-popcorn, sit-back-relax, don't-think-too-much-about-the-plot movie but he could have at least put some creativity into it. Best example is the gorilla-dino fight. I can only imagine how Peter Jackson conceived that one:
PJ: King Kong needs to fight a dinosaur, so the new movie would stay true to the original movie.
movie exec: That's great, but remember, we need it to be spectacular to rake in the moviegoers. How about a T-Rex? That worked for Jurassic Park.
PJ: Sounds good, but I have a better idea. How about TWO, and I mean TWO T-Rexes?
movie exec: Outstanding!
PJ: Wait, I just thought of an even greater idea. I'll put in THREE T-Rexes!!!
movie exec: Peter Jackson you're a genius!
I also can't help the feeling that King Kong really wanted to die in the end, as if King Kong committed suicide by letting himself fall from the tower.
Emo Kong.