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Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom |OT| The Park is gone [Open Spoilers]
- Thread starter WhiteRabbitEXE
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Eh, it wasn't great. Not as awful as I was preparing myself for. The pacing was really off resulting in what felt like two different rushed movies.
I hated whenever the dinosaurs acted like monsters instead of animals. Why would the Carnotaurus hunt when every other dinosaur was running for its life?
Getting the blood sample from the rex though was a really cool scene, and I liked the videos showing training the baby raptors.
Also Wu had basically the same arc as the last movie: talk about how important his work is, then shove some vials in a briefcase and get evacuated when shit goes down.
I hated whenever the dinosaurs acted like monsters instead of animals. Why would the Carnotaurus hunt when every other dinosaur was running for its life?
Getting the blood sample from the rex though was a really cool scene, and I liked the videos showing training the baby raptors.
Also Wu had basically the same arc as the last movie: talk about how important his work is, then shove some vials in a briefcase and get evacuated when shit goes down.
Nah. He'll be back to deliver another mustache twirling monologue, sneer a bit, and then try to pack up his lab gear in a hurry.
I wasn't expecting much, but that was absolutely awful.
How do you make a dinosaur movie so boring?
How do you make a dinosaur movie so boring?
The worst offense this movie makes. Its baffling that not a single scene was exciting or interesting in a movie about dinosaurs on an exploding island + dinosaur haunted mansion. Like I never want to see this movie again, it was that boring.
Saw it last night. It was bad, but watching people get fucked up by dinosaurs is still fun. My general thoughts are:
- Not enough Jeff Goldblum. I really went in expecting him to be a main character and that just sucked.
- Hilariously bad writing and acting, even from actors that I'd generally consider good or great.
- Bold choice for an ending. It feels like the writers intended for the audience to think what she did was good, rather than go "Oh look, that dumb kid just signed the death warrants of dozens or even hundreds of innocent people." Or it was meant to make you think, but terribly executed. The whole "dino rights" hippie shit was just stupid and the movie wanted the audience to empathize with them in a way that made it feel even more stupid.
- A fucking paleo-veterinarian? What? WHO WOULD CHOOSE TO STUDY THAT!? Even in a world where dinosaurs exist, the character literally admits she never thought she'd see one in person, but of course her incredibly specific and useless doctorate comes in handy. Goddamn that was dumb. I guess she would have been in school during the events of the first Jurassic World? Maybe I'm being unfair here.
- Not enough Jeff Goldblum. I really went in expecting him to be a main character and that just sucked.
- Hilariously bad writing and acting, even from actors that I'd generally consider good or great.
- Bold choice for an ending. It feels like the writers intended for the audience to think what she did was good, rather than go "Oh look, that dumb kid just signed the death warrants of dozens or even hundreds of innocent people." Or it was meant to make you think, but terribly executed. The whole "dino rights" hippie shit was just stupid and the movie wanted the audience to empathize with them in a way that made it feel even more stupid.
- A fucking paleo-veterinarian? What? WHO WOULD CHOOSE TO STUDY THAT!? Even in a world where dinosaurs exist, the character literally admits she never thought she'd see one in person, but of course her incredibly specific and useless doctorate comes in handy. Goddamn that was dumb. I guess she would have been in school during the events of the first Jurassic World? Maybe I'm being unfair here.
Saw it last night.
The message is still "Áll your hyper hybrid dinos are getting killed by our original clones" ^^
The message is still "Áll your hyper hybrid dinos are getting killed by our original clones" ^^
Ellie Sattler was working them all along. That's why the navy and the marines showed up to rescue Alan Grant!
Especially for rich people who were the majority of attendees on the island.
The dinosaurs never stopped existing after the events of Jurassic Park. World opened around 2005 so it's not entirely ridiculous that she learned that profession from 2005 to now.
Can we just admit the best part of this movie is the Baryonyx running around smacking his head on things and getting burned by lava.
I really did enjoy that dino and wanted more of him because he was the most entertaining bit.
I really did enjoy that dino and wanted more of him because he was the most entertaining bit.
They must have mixed Jared from Subway DNA into the IndoRaptor because that thing went after the little girl like it was on a Chris Hansen special
I'm not sure if Wu being on screen for 2 minutes doing a "evil science" cameo and then being whisked away is supposed to be funny or serious. They almost need Ron Howard to do a voiceover, "Dr. Wu still hadn't figured out what exactly his plan was, so they took him away in the hopes the next screen writers will figure out a way to finally use him."
I think the little girl and blue had more screen time than Chris Pratt, that was a bit weird. The main character is now a supporting character to CGI, we're approaching peak Transformers territory.
I was really hoping the clone girl was gonna have dino DNA mixed into her as well and she starts exhibiting powers like the kid from Incredibles 2, and at the end she starts talking to Blue. If you're gonna be a goofy movie, just embrace and run with it.
I'm not sure if Wu being on screen for 2 minutes doing a "evil science" cameo and then being whisked away is supposed to be funny or serious. They almost need Ron Howard to do a voiceover, "Dr. Wu still hadn't figured out what exactly his plan was, so they took him away in the hopes the next screen writers will figure out a way to finally use him."
I think the little girl and blue had more screen time than Chris Pratt, that was a bit weird. The main character is now a supporting character to CGI, we're approaching peak Transformers territory.
I was really hoping the clone girl was gonna have dino DNA mixed into her as well and she starts exhibiting powers like the kid from Incredibles 2, and at the end she starts talking to Blue. If you're gonna be a goofy movie, just embrace and run with it.
if i brought someone to see this who had only seen the first Jurassic Park, would they be lost or confused about the general plot or backstory in this movie?
or doesn't it matter?
or doesn't it matter?
Yet she's never seen a live dinosaur before. Yet the last movie, everyone and their mom has seen a dinosaur, so they had to make a new one. Hmmm...
I still love that they keep making new dinosaurs that are literally just trexes and raptors.
Maybe her family couldn't afford to go to Jurassic World. All she had was dead dinosaurs to experiment on.
That doesn't mean literally every person in the world was able to afford to go to Jurassic World.
That's a bit of a nitpick.
I think they'll be fine. Just quickly mentioned Claire's backstory of her running the park and her dating Owen or a bit.
If she had her PhD in this area she absolutely was funded at some point to deal with live dinosaurs.
Feels like 2015, when half of the old place was shouting that JW was the worst film they'd ever seen, was boring, ruined the series, etc. I mean, did I seen a different movie...again?
I honestly feel like it won't matter if they change writers and director for JW3. That'll still be the worst film people will have ever seen.
I honestly feel like it won't matter if they change writers and director for JW3. That'll still be the worst film people will have ever seen.
That's so funny though since I was in the love Jurassic World camp, but this time around I've switched sides.
Pull me back JW3!
Im in the same boat as you, feel like I saw a different movie.
This is my favourite movie franchise and I loved Jurassic World and even JP3, but I'm saddened that I was a bit disappointed overall. I still enjoyed it, but It felt kinda anticlimactic. I even went in 100% blind. I felt like there was a lot of great settings and ideas that went to waste. The auction had so much potential to be one of the greatest moments in the franchise and they completely wasted that build up imo. Maybe my recent rewatch of hunter x hunter had me spoiled, but auction scenes in general are usually so well executed. A lot of scenes could have been so cool, but ended up being really dry. Still enjoyed it because it's dinosaurs, but hopefully I'll digest it better on the second watch. :S
Just saw it. It's alright. It seemed to be aiming for a mindless popcorn movie just like the last one so whatever.
I don't where the story can go from here honestly. How do you do another story of dinosaurs eating people while knowing that little girl caused all of it?
Screw it. Go full stupid and turn it into Pokemon. A boy makes friends with a wild raptor and they go on adventures together.
I don't where the story can go from here honestly. How do you do another story of dinosaurs eating people while knowing that little girl caused all of it?
Screw it. Go full stupid and turn it into Pokemon. A boy makes friends with a wild raptor and they go on adventures together.
My thoughts exactly. Couldn't have said it better. Although I will say I don't care what the movie tries to say but that little girl is a pyschopath. She knew how dangerous those animals where and let them go. Fuck her.
Raptor.
Also how are you people bored?
We have Dino's in society now. That's gonna go places.
She's like ten years old. She just found out she was a clone, and she'd been lied to her whole life. She'd seen the way these other cloned creatures were being treated, and how the adults decided they didn't deserve to live. Freeing them and validating their right to live validated her own existence.
At least that's my interpretation. Now if Claire had freed them, she would have literally become the worst character in the series. But your title is safe for now Sarah Harding.
Even ten year olds know right from wrong. She would have to be mental to think that she is the same thing as the dinosaurs even if they share a little DNA. She is still human and spent the last half hour running for her life by a blood thirsty monster, so I think she would know how it feels and decides to release them anyway. Filmsy logic to me.
But then Jurassic World went to shit by the time she was ready to go. It makes sense from that angle despite the missing holes.
Part of why the movie went to shit was massively narrowing its sense of scale. From taking down an entire island to rampaging dinos in a house....meh.
This is about where I'm at. I actually liked Jurassic World, but I just got out of World 2 and hated it. No pun intended, but there was the DNA of a good movie there it just fails to execute. Some bits were good (opening on the island, Indoraptor in the dark scene, chasing Blue down) but man even I as a Jurassic Park die-hard found myself groaning at the callbacks, and especially at the dialog.
Man, what a weird movie. Like everyone the first half was fun, then it went to a dead stop at the mansion, it's like they ran out of money and just did it at a house or something, what a weird decision. Also I am excited for a rise of the planet of the dinosaurs, but how many got released like 15-20? Fuckers would be mowed down in a week tops, so why are we scared unless jw3 takes place immediately after this one.
That said, the ending of lost world with the trex in San Diego was the best part of that movie, and I'm excited to see Dino's causing havoc in cities, this series got dumb as shit real quick, but that should be enjoyable at least.
That said, the ending of lost world with the trex in San Diego was the best part of that movie, and I'm excited to see Dino's causing havoc in cities, this series got dumb as shit real quick, but that should be enjoyable at least.
I really doubt the dinos released at the end are going to be much of a menace.
What are your thoughts on the unknown number of dinos that were sold off to all sorts of shady people (including some Russian guy) during the auction?
I mean, you act like there are not already some dangerous people eating creatures out in the world right now. It's not like the dinosaurs would be out of place, especially in a world where they have existed for 20+ years. I would have pressed the button too.
Even after being chased by one for an hour, they are still living creatures, ending their entire existance(again) just because some people died would be rather shitty, especially since they are all (somewhat) real dinosaurs that did exist.
Might as well end the entire existance of every other violent creature in the world just because someon died. Her logic is not flawed at all. Not all dinosaurs are filthy man eating beasts, and they all deserve a chance to be free and live now that we have given them life once again.
Since they've been teasing the Dilophosaurus these last two films with the hologram and the statue, they had better fucking bring it back in JW3. And it better get an important kill on someone who has it coming, like Dr. Wu.
I had to keep myself from laughing at that scene. It was like Bruce Willis jumping from the exploding roof in Die Hard.
Also, I don't know if it was intentional or not, but the kid getting the key from the door made me think of The Critic parody for Jurassic Park 2
I know that technique is very cliche. I think I first saw it in MacGuyver back in the day.