"Learn his lesson"?
Well, Kong just wasn't the artistic triumph (or smash hit) everyone hoped for.
Jackson won armfuls of Oscars for Return Of The King... Kong didn't even get nominated for anything, and rightly so.
Despite it's impressive modern sheen, it was basically just a third re-telling of the same old story with no dramatic interest for the viewer.
Yeah. Rule #1 don't even think you can improve on a classic!
Rule #2 Don't believe your own PR!