No one - I mean, literally NO ONE - besides reviewers pays any attention to the "plot" of this kind of movie; it's only there to provide, at best, a minimal structure on which to hang a series of CGI generated over-the-top action/battle/destruction sequences. And for that reason all the negative reviews in the world won't get in the way of it making a gazillion dollars, because these movies appeal to a global audience who won't even bother reading the subtitles, because they're only there to watch two ridiculously ginormous monsters beat the crap out of each other while simultaneously laying waste to puny human "civilization" in the process.

[jack black (and peter jackson)'s Kong
was thee best B-movie* of all time

*budget: a little High for your
typical b-movie: 207m but still].

KING Kong
apologies

There's a time-honored tradition of having extraneous subplots that serve no real purpose in these giant monster films, whereas the monster battles are the real draw, as the reviewer points out. The scriptwriters believe that granny has to get her breast caught in the close-wringer or whatever to provide a distraction from the main attraction. This is like a CD you purchased for one or two songs, and the rest are less seductive or just plain boring—at least to you--the user. The film makers believe they have to punish you in anticipation of the giant monster battle scenes, which look spectacular from these clips. "The Guest" was a great flick and it’s nice to have that director capably in charge, although it does sound like the subplots are ridiculous and or distracting. Much of the problem with these films is post-production tampering to make it fit a 90-minute or whatever time-slot. It is worth noting that the new digital processes allow heretofore unimaginable camera movements and perspectives: moving under the monsters as they do battle or being bathed in Godzilla’s fire for example, which the reviewer alluded to.