I'm cutting the Jungle chase at the moment. Feel like I'm losing my mind trying to edit while keeping all the people in the right Jeeps with the right groups, in the right places and with the Skull in the right Jeep also. Phew!
I'm keeping Mutt's sword fight (controversialy) but cutting it much tighter with all the goofyness gone and most long shots trimmed. So we get the swashbuckling fun it should have been. It's Mutt's big hero moment so cutting it completely seems nuts IMO. Naturally, there isn't a single shot of him straddling the two jeeps.
I'm scratching my head as to how it's possible to remove his swinging from the vines though. I'm starting to suspect it might be impossible to remove. So hell I might keep it a very limited, tighter, de-monkeyified version. Because it's badass when he swings into Spalko's jeep and takes back the Skull.
If any other fans with a knowledge of the vines sequence can suggest a way to remove it without creating big continuity errors then post away...!