Alright, do i even need to say it? It's something i'm sure you have already heard before: NO this isn't as good as Jurassic Park. NO this isn't Spielberg and Chrichton anymore. NO it doesn't have a moving storyline, nor complex character development. Did you really expect it to?
I'll admit I'm a bit of a movie elitist, often looking down on my friends when they jet off on a Friday night to see the brand new blockbuster. And they look down on me when i try and convince them that subtitles aren't all that bad. But i was excited about this movie. I was excited because i had no expectations whatsoever (after The Lost World, who could?). No, wait, i did have one expectation: i wanted to see dinosaurs run amok and eat people. If you go to the theater expecting that, i promise you won't be disappointed. Let's face it folks, Jurassic Park is dead. With the first film an action film icon, and the second one the butt of all sequel jokes, Joe Johnston had quite a job ahead of him. How could a director pit his action scenes up against the same man who did Jaws, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and Jurassic Park? It's impossible. So instead of going to this film and constantly comparing every nuance to Chrichton's dinos, or Spielberg's directing, just relax, pop a few Valium, and watch dinos attack things and munch on people. I did, and i came away feeling ok.
I enjoyed the pterodactyl scene very much, it was probably the best action sequence in the film. Johnston manages to orchestrate some suspense while at the same time introducing a new dinosaur that doesn't try to out do the others. That was the reason the new Spinosaurus lacks some chutzpah, because he's just a meaner T-Rex with a different snout. Ah, but flying dinosaurs we haven't dealt with yet. There's several lighter moments which actually don't hurt the film, as well as a handful of references to the past two films which keeps the fans interested. True, the plot's thin, as well as the characters, but Alan Grant (Sam Neill) is a much more enjoyable (and believable) protagonist than The Lost World's Ian Malcom (Jeff Goldblum). I would say that a rugged paleontologist has a better reason to be facing off against dinos than a quirky mathmatician.
So if you're dead set on spending the afternoon watching something intellectually stimulating and though provoking, better not see this movie. But if your eyes have started to hurt from subtitles, and you've had a strange desire to see large lizards create panic and terror, then this is the movie for you. Remember, no expectations, and there will be no regrets.
I'll admit I'm a bit of a movie elitist, often looking down on my friends when they jet off on a Friday night to see the brand new blockbuster. And they look down on me when i try and convince them that subtitles aren't all that bad. But i was excited about this movie. I was excited because i had no expectations whatsoever (after The Lost World, who could?). No, wait, i did have one expectation: i wanted to see dinosaurs run amok and eat people. If you go to the theater expecting that, i promise you won't be disappointed. Let's face it folks, Jurassic Park is dead. With the first film an action film icon, and the second one the butt of all sequel jokes, Joe Johnston had quite a job ahead of him. How could a director pit his action scenes up against the same man who did Jaws, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and Jurassic Park? It's impossible. So instead of going to this film and constantly comparing every nuance to Chrichton's dinos, or Spielberg's directing, just relax, pop a few Valium, and watch dinos attack things and munch on people. I did, and i came away feeling ok.
I enjoyed the pterodactyl scene very much, it was probably the best action sequence in the film. Johnston manages to orchestrate some suspense while at the same time introducing a new dinosaur that doesn't try to out do the others. That was the reason the new Spinosaurus lacks some chutzpah, because he's just a meaner T-Rex with a different snout. Ah, but flying dinosaurs we haven't dealt with yet. There's several lighter moments which actually don't hurt the film, as well as a handful of references to the past two films which keeps the fans interested. True, the plot's thin, as well as the characters, but Alan Grant (Sam Neill) is a much more enjoyable (and believable) protagonist than The Lost World's Ian Malcom (Jeff Goldblum). I would say that a rugged paleontologist has a better reason to be facing off against dinos than a quirky mathmatician.
So if you're dead set on spending the afternoon watching something intellectually stimulating and though provoking, better not see this movie. But if your eyes have started to hurt from subtitles, and you've had a strange desire to see large lizards create panic and terror, then this is the movie for you. Remember, no expectations, and there will be no regrets.
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