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[Star Falcon]

Predictable and doesn't have the tension of the first film, but overall really fun movie. I enjoyed it.

Would rate it better than the Lost World and Jurassic Park III.

 

[Bernbaum]

Alright, now that the movie is out, you gotta check out the park cams:

http://www.jurassicworld.com/park-cam/

 

[HP_Wuvcraft]

Seeing it tomorrow. Surprise, surprise, all the good seats were taken for tonight.

 

[MoonsaultSlayer]

Alright, now that the movie is out, you gotta check out the park cams:

http://www.jurassicworld.com/park-cam/

I don't want to see until after I watch it but are you saying they did what I hoped they would when they first launched them? They show dinos running amok and people fleeing?

 

[A_Gorilla]

here waiting in line with my friend at the IMAX in Irvine. just another hour and a half...

 

[HP_Wuvcraft]

I don't want to see until after I watch it but are you saying they did what I hoped they would when they first launched them? They show dinos running amok and people fleeing?

Nothing spoilery, just people running.

I love how all the rides now have 0 Wait Times on the main site.

 

[bananafactory]

Woah it fell quite a bit now on RT.

Top Critics score is 61%. It was 68 just a few hours ago.

Expected now that there's more reviews coming in, top critics usually score lower than others

 

[kswiston]

So Jurassic World is looking fairly likely to hit the $1B mark.

China might hit $100M over its 5-day opening and $175-225M overall depending on legs. Most places are predicting $125-130M domestic this weekend, which would translate to $275-325M domestic.

 

[Bernbaum]

Nothing spoilery, just people running.

I love how all the rides now have 0 Wait Times on the main site.

Haha awesome.

How much longer for you Moonsaultslayer?

 

[Kinsei]

Just got back from seeing it and really enjoyed myself. The trailers don't do this movie justice at all.

In line oh god oh god, lots of people wearing JP shirts.

At my theater there was a woman cosplaying as Claire.

Anyone who's seen the movie, did they have these cups at the theatre?

Going Saturday, hoping they have these.

Unfortunately mine didn't. Those would have made great water cups on a hot summer day too.

 

[bananafactory]

At my theater there was a woman cosplaying as Claire.

Love it

 

[Curler]

Well, I'm wearing my substitute JP shirt - Groudon. Eh close enough. Being the perfect age for JP and Pokemon has been amazing.

 

[Dead]

So Jurassic World is looking fairly likely to hit the $1B mark.

China might hit $100M over its 5-day opening and $175-225M overall depending on legs. Most places are predicting $125-130M domestic this weekend, which would translate to $275-325M domestic.

Would be huge

6 months ago I think people were predicting that it'd be lucky to break 750Mil

 

[Bernbaum]

I'm getting nothing done at work today - just reading JW reviews and both GAF threads. I get the impression that most of North America hasn't seen it yet?

I can't get the movie out of my head - warts and all. It's very very satisfying, even though I might have overindulged on pre-release material.

 

[Lima]

Saw it today. Not horrible which completely took me by surprise. Not as good as the original but better than all sequels. That's all one could ask for really.

 

[Dead]

I'm getting nothing done at work today - just reading JW reviews and both GAF threads. I get the impression that most of North America hasn't seen it yet?

I can't get the movie out of my head - warts and all. It's very very satisfying, even though I might have overindulged on pre-release material.

Most showings should be starting now for early shows.

Ill be seeing it at 10pm. Thankfully with reserved seating.

 

[Kinsei]

Saw it today. Not horrible which completely took me by surprise. Not as good as the original but better than all sequels. That's all one could ask for really.

NA here. The first showing here (east coast) was a few hours ago.

 

[Bog]

Is there anything after the credits?

 

[TacticalFox88]

Holy shit.

Holy SHIIIIIIIT

Goddamn.

This movie had nostalgia overload. When the theme started playing at the beginning I swear my entire theater was crying tears of joy,.

And that climax

Spoiler

When the Rex showed up the WHOLE theater started wild in' the fuck out. PURE HYPE.

 

[Curler]

Is there anything after the credits?

Good question. afterthecredits.com doesn't seem to say :/

 

[Laughing Banana]

A great ride.

Pratt is likeable, as is Bryce Dallas Howards (damn she's really hot-looking in this movie), and the young uns are very likable as well.

That

Spoiler

friendzone

scene tho.... unexpected and very funny, lol.

 

[HP_Wuvcraft]

I have been avenged. 12am showing!

 

[bananafactory]

I'm getting nothing done at work today - just reading JW reviews and both GAF threads. I get the impression that most of North America hasn't seen it yet?

I can't get the movie out of my head - warts and all. It's very very satisfying, even though I might have overindulged on pre-release material.

It opens tonight here in most theatres. I'm seeing it in just over 2 hours

 

[bananafactory]

For anyone who saw it in IMAX - did you get the 6 minute Ant Man preview?

 

[CheeseConey]

Loved it, theater really got into it during the last 30 minutes.

 

[Kinsei]

For anyone who saw it in IMAX - did you get the 6 minute Ant Man preview?

I didn't time it, but there was a long Ant-Man preview before the movie.

 

[Bernbaum]

Holy shit.

Holy SHIIIIIIIT

Goddamn.

This movie had nostalgia overload. When the theme started playing at the beginning I swear my entire theater was crying tears of joy,.

And that climax

Spoiler

When the Rex showed up the WHOLE theater started wild in' the fuck out. PURE HYPE.

Yeah, there were a lot of audience members that were genuinely blown away by that. So good.

 

[Curler]

Loved it, theater really got into it during the last 30 minutes.

Can't wait! Only 3 hours to go now!!

My local theaters often have people pumped for nerdy stuff. As I mentioned in the past topic, the Avenger nerds were also huge Star Wars nerds and flipped out and cheered at the SW trailer. Only one guy cheered for JW >_>

When watching Godzilla, there was TONS of clapping just hearing him roar. At least here there will be other dino/kaiju fans Warm fuzzies all around!!

 

[Lima]

Is there anything after the credits?

Nope. Nothing after the credits.

 

[Kaze Kyou]

I think a lot of the negative reviews are based off the reviewer desperately wanting Jurassic World to be Jurassic Park 1. There will never be a Jurassic Park 1 - however Jurassic World as its own film stands very strong, and for those who have yet to watch it, be assured that it's not as terrible as the old sequels.

I reckon this is one of the rare cases where the critics are too overly harsh on the movie. Sure it's predictable, the dialogue is off and most of the characters are one dimensional, but as a whole package it's satisfying.

 

[bananafactory]

I didn't time it, but there was a long Ant-Man preview before the movie.

Awesome thanks

 

[.hacked]

just came from a packed 7:00pm show with movie ending in a round of applause from the audience. Was a fun movie.

 

[MoonsaultSlayer]

Haha awesome.

How much longer for you Moonsaultslayer?

Tomorrow night with my son. Thanks for your impressions by the way. When I saw your post moments away from seeing it, I eagerly awaited them but never saw you post anything.

 

[Bog]

FYI, nothing during or after the credits. Save yourself 7 or 8 minutes.

 

[Cloud Strife]

Holy crap that climax literally summoned my inner child.

Just awesome.

 

[TacticalFox88]

Word of Mouth on this is going to be insane!

This movie is going to awaken so much nostalgia for people who managed to see JP in '93

 

[Fury451]

So...while it was admittedly entertaining at points, and Pratt was great, it was really a major example of an idiot plot.

The majority of the events could've been avoided immediately if the characters weren't so stupid.

Some nice callbacks, but a lot of it was blatantly playing at nostalgia. Some of it worked; climax was cool, but the movie falls apart as soon as you think about it.

 

[MoonsaultSlayer]

So...while it was admittedly entertaining at points, and Pratt was great, it was really a major example of an idiot plot.

The majority of the events could've been avoided immediately if the characters weren't so stupid.

Some nice callbacks, but a lot of it was blatantly playing at nostalgia. Some of it worked; climax was cool, but the movie falls apart as soon as you think about it.

Same with JP.

 

[Fury451]

Same with JP.

Yeah...not nearly as much. If you care to expand ill happily discuss it, because that's a post that doesn't say much.

And the circumstances are different- only staff and a handful of tourists were in JP.

This was a fully functioning park with 20,000 guests, containment units, and staff. Way different scenarios, so stupid actions of characters trained in these scenarios make much less sense.

And saying "She's a hybrid so they weren't ready" isn't going to fly. They would've been ready.

 

[Oreoleo]

I'd like to hear people's thoughts on the product placement in this movie. It really killed the first half of the movie for me.

Worst part of the movie, the first 20 minutes was a product placement assault

Verizon Wireless
Coke - Pratt drinks out of a glass bottle. Do they even make those anymore?!
Starbucks
Mercedes
Mercedes
Mercedes

Like, holy fuck. Luckily it cooled down once the kids got into the park and I forgot about it once the plot got rolling.

Overall it was pretty good. Definitely better than JP2 & 3, but I think the cinematography was a little lacking in comparison to 2. I would have preferred more animatronics, but I knew to temper my expectations in that regard going in so it wasn't a huge deal.

And the trained velociraptors weren't as eye-rollingly cheesy as I expected.

 

[Yuterald]

Just got back from seeing it! East coast here. Looooooved it. Nothing can top the original, but this was definitely WAY better than Lost World and III. Perfect summer movie with some great moments. Nothing warms the heart more than JP.

 

[TacticalFox88]

Worst part of the movie, the first 20 minutes was a product placement assault

Verizon Wireless
Coke - Pratt drinks out of a glass bottle. Do they even make those anymore?!
Starbucks
Mercedes
Mercedes
Mercedes

Like, holy fuck. Luckily it cooled down once the kids got into the park and I forgot about it once the plot got rolling.

Overall it was pretty good. Definitely better than JP2 & 3, but I think the cinematography was a little lacking in comparison to 2. I would have preferred more animatronics, but I knew to temper my expectations in that regard going in so it wasn't a huge deal.

And the trained velociraptors weren't as eye-rollingly cheesy as I expected.

Okay, let's nip this in the bud. WHAT exactly is wrong with product placement? Like what EXACTLY is wrong with it?

Would you prefer them to make up brand names? In the process of making up a brand name you'd think "So, that's a ripoff of X brand in real life wtf?" Generic knock offs would easily distract you far more than the real thing, so this whole backlash against product placement is really fucking bizarre to me.

 

[Curler]

Okay, let's nip this in the bud. WHAT exactly is wrong with product placement? Like what EXACTLY is wrong with it?

Would you prefer them to make up brand names? In the process of making up a brand name you'd think "So, that's a ripoff of X brand in real life wtf?" Generic knock offs would easily distract you far more than the real thing, so this whole backlash against product placement is really fucking bizarre to me.

Apparently the product placement has really bothered some people in the thread. You see, in the movie it makes sense. Parks DO have partnerships and sponsors with large companies. Disney, Universal, you name it! This isn't Transformers where the robots are fighting and they just HAPPENED to crash into a truck with said brand name several times, or just shoehorn in a brand that's a product not even NEEDED for the movie, plot, etc.

Sounds like Mercedes had a deal with the park. Starbucks, what park WOULDN'T want one. What did I eat when I went to the actual Jurassic Park restaurant in Hollywood? Freakin Panada Express.

 

[Blader]

Coke - Pratt drinks out of a glass bottle. Do they even make those anymore?!

Yes.

 

[daveo42]

Just got out of the movie. Had a lot more fun with this over the 2nd and 3rd movies. Also way less serious than the first with room for a sequel if it gets funded. I think it will just based on the crowd.

Only real big crutch was

Spoiler

how much it pulled from the first film to play on nostalgia. There was a ton of it everywhere.

Still worth seeing for the spectacle and how many different product placements you can spot.

 

[Kinsei]

Coke - Pratt drinks out of a glass bottle. Do they even make those anymore?!

Yeah they do.

 

[netguy503]

Is this movie good in 3D?

 

[Subitai]

Yeah, this was really satisfying to watch.

Spoiler

people near me were sad when i-rex went ham on the raptor team. Everybody clapped for t-rex and mosa at the climax.

 

[Kobe24]

I don't remember the last time, I had that much fun at the movies.

 

[Currygan]

Yeah...not nearly as much. If you care to expand ill happily discuss it, because that's a post that doesn't say much.

And the circumstances are different- only staff and a handful of tourists were in JP.

This was a fully functioning park with 20,000 guests, containment units, and staff. Way different scenarios, so stupid actions of characters trained in these scenarios make much less sense.

And saying "She's a hybrid so they weren't ready" isn't going to fly. They would've been ready.

yeah, the very idea about a Jurassic World park is rather baffling, it seems like the most dangerous bet ever next to organizing landmine field tours