In the next JP movie they’ll graft a rocket launcher onto a T. Rex’s arm. Like a cyber demon.
Saw some early buzz on it and the concensus seemed to be:
Chris Pratt did a good job and his character was good.
The rest of the cast was allright but their characters were thin.
The story was simplistic and predictable.
They had a nice mix of CGI and practical f/x (i.e. Robotics,puppets)
The I-Rex is pretty awesome.
The final action set piece is non-stop action and really good.
They had some nice references to the first film and they were done well.
A lot of people seem to think it may be the second best Jurassic Park movie.
I’ve been binge-watching *Parks & Rec *, so as far as I’m concerned, this movie is actually called “Burt Macklin: Dinosaur Cop” and exists entirely inside Andy Dwyer’s head.
I swear I’ve watched all of the trailers for this, but I think I just saw D’onofrio in one. It was only a split second, but I think I recognized the voice. Am I right?
I’m going to insist on the M-16 patch.
Oddly, my suspension of disbelief fails not with the dinosaurs but with the park. I find it hard to believe that, even with freaking real dinosaurs a park on a remote island could attract crowds that rival Disney World during spring break. And then despite that somehow business isn’t good enough and they need to invent a new dinosaur because none of the real ones are interesting enough?
I’m a bit torn. Reviews are marginal. I love the original Jurassic Park and I will always regret not having the opportunity to see it on the big screen. Dinosaurs are just big screen material. I’m wondering if I should see this in theaters just for that factor alone, even if reviews are split.
And, now it’s at 72% Fresh.
I’ve got the crow cooking in the oven.
Did you not know about the 2013 3D re-release? That was some fun nostalgia.
75% now. It sounds decent. Good for them. I’ll catch it on DVD.
Wait, so the new Melissa MacCarthy comedy is at 95% and San Andreas at 50%?
I hate 3D with a burning passion. It’s plain awful. But if there was an accompanying 2D release I did not hear of it, and that would make this a double regret.
Actually, that aspect seems the most realistic to me.
If this actually was possible in our world, I can see them opening this park (despite three previous, horrific encounters with humans) because there are enough greedy people who run companies that would make sure it opened.
And I can actually see the public either growing bored with the park, hurting attendance, thus prompting the new attraction, since many people these days have tiny attention spans.
Or
I can see attendance dropping because a greedy corporation keeps raising prices figuring, “well, they paid this ____ much, I’m sure they’ll pay this ____” and on and on and on…
I may watch it, as someone who was a child in the 1990’s, it brings back memories for me. I’ll have to see if it is as good the old ones, but that is alright if it is not.
Good thing they revived Jurassic Park.
Has the park previously existed in this movie, or is it a restart?
Because Spy is freaking hilarious and San Andreas is good clean fun (from what I’ve heard…haven’t seen it yet)
Best line in the thread.
If this is something you regret, then go see this one.
I saw the trailers, and these dinosaurs look very similar to the original JP (although watching it on a small screen makes it hard to really judge).
I might go see this one, depending on if I get the time. The older I get, the worse these movies seem to get for me. Maybe I am just more cynical now, but I have a hard time accepting the flaws in a movie, even if I know I have to suspend reality when I enter the theater.
In the first JP, for example, Grant (who is supposed to be the “top mind” in the field of paleontology) is holding a velociraptor and asks “what species is this?” Even on the first viewing, this kind of crap dialogue annoyed me. The idea that he would know for sure that a T-Rex would not be able to see him if he didn’t move was also silly.
i have little doubt this story will be just as weak, but I think it might be worth it just to see big screen dinosaurs for a couple of hours.
Oh, and every time I see the name “Chris Pratt”, all I can picture is Joseph Gordon Levitt in the movie “Lookout”, because that was his character’s name.
Now holds the record for biggest opening weekend ever, both domestic ($209M) and global ($511).
I do not think that they are feeling much angst over this now.
This film makes repeated references to Hammond, the industrialist from the first film, and locations and props from the first film appear. The “incident” in the first film is an embarrassment the current managers of the park try to downplay, with all the foresight of the people who keep trying to reopen Camp Crystal Lake.