I saw the new King Kong during Christmas. I liked it... a bit too long, but I think it was nice.
As for the new one,I may watch it someday.
I still remember sitting in awe watching the old one as a kid in the early 70s,I was probably 8 or 9 years old,and had never seen anything quite like it.
That director does that with all his movies.. He is big on "settings" and background. I am so used to faster paced movies that a slower on like that takes a bit of getting used to. The New World was a similar movie in that respect.