Well after a short recess in editing, I finished my first re-cut of this self-proclaimed epic. Starting at 3 hours, I've so far trimmed it down to 2;16. I've yet to watch it completely through though so some may have to be reinserted due to pacing, and seeing it all at once may reveal even more I can take out.

Some highlights from the chopping block include: Heavily shortening the boat crash, cutting away from most of the slow-motion/low framerate camera work, the weird love story between Mr. Hayes and Jimmy, the brontosaurus chase, all but one T rex encounter, the over the top parts of the big pit scene, and Kong and Ann's date in NYC.