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Jurassic World |OT| WARNING! Safety Not, uh, Guaranteed | RT: 71?!%
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The fact that I know someone is paying money for their company's name or logo to be in the film. There is not one single scene where product placement was necessary to the scene. Pratt taking an ice cold sip of his Coca-Cola, the camera tilted up in *just* the right way so the Starbucks logo takes up 2/3 of the screen while a character is talking in front of it. Howard pulling up in her car with the spotless Mercedes logo front and center.
The motives are apparent, it's very in your face about it and only serves to pull you out of the movie. I don't really see how it's defendable tbh. I don't need fake brands, I'd prefer if there weren't any at all.
Maybe if they weren't so numerous I wouldn't mind. Any one of those alone isn't really that big of a deal. But seriously all 3 of those scenes take place within the span of about 15 minutes. I don't need to be advertised to when I'm watching a movie I already paid for.
NoLongerALurker
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Just got home from watching and man that was a ride. Easily tops TLW and JP3. Didn't top the original but that is nearly impossible.
That ending is awesome.
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The beginning when they showed off the park for the first time and the original music started playing might have been my favorite part. Started to get a little teary-eyed. I want JW to be a real place so badly. Definitely seeing it again this weekend.
That ending is awesome.
The whole theater started clapping when Indominus was taken done by Mosasaur
The beginning when they showed off the park for the first time and the original music started playing might have been my favorite part. Started to get a little teary-eyed. I want JW to be a real place so badly. Definitely seeing it again this weekend.
iRAWRasaurus
Banned
Just finish watching it. The whole movie was very nostalgia for me. I grew up loving dinosaurs ( you can prob assume that looking at my name). I am happy with the movie even with the
predictable plot and weak "villain". What more could my inner childhood ask for when I saw the raptor on top of a t-Rex fighting another t-Rex/raptor hybrid
I read that the product placement was not pushed at all by the studio, and that they did it intentionally to make the theme park feel more realistic. Also the complaints about no feathers: they mentioned how the dinosaurs are genetically designed to be without them due to "that's what was asked by corporate", so it's intentional as well.
Yeah, especially in central America. Nice touch imo.
hullostranger
Member
Just caught the movie yesterday. Was a fun summer flick and the climax was pretty awesome.
You all weren't kidding about the product placement though. The Pratt-Coke bottle bit was jarring to say the least.
Much better than JP3. Would tie it with TLW overall!
You all weren't kidding about the product placement though. The Pratt-Coke bottle bit was jarring to say the least.
Much better than JP3. Would tie it with TLW overall!
Secret_asian_man
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Saw it in a sold out IMAX showing. I really enjoyed it myself.
ROUGE_BLOCK
Member
A big dumb fun dinosaur movie! Best Jurassic Park sequel, IMO
TheDanimal
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Quick thoughts after just getting out of the theater: A really fun dinosaur movie whose terrible writing and mediocre acting is saved by Chris Pratt and Dinosaurs.
I really enjoyed it though!
I really enjoyed it though!
The only product placement that seemed out of place was Pandora...a jewelry store? I figure the JW gift shops would sell their own jewelry. Just kind of random. The rest was fine- it is what is expect to see at a park- Mercedes trucks and vans included.
CheeseConey
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I think I'm sold on Pratt for future action films, could not say that when I first saw the trailers for this. He was great, not once did I feel like he was too goofy to have in that role.
MoonsaultSlayer
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I mean, Ian Malcolm is supposed to be the smartest man there and he decides to distract the T-Rex when Grant already had that covered.
The park relied seemingly on Nedry alone and he was mistreated.
The consequences of amphibian DNA only came to light thanks to a lone paleontologist faster than all of the geneticists.
You're unfairly ruling the I-Rex angle out of play when that's the point of the film.
Honestly, why couldn't they have been written differently and not be sponsored at all?
But a fake electronics brand in JW world would have more weight than Samsung and interactive holograms that we don't see today with our own relatable Samsung products.
ZeroTheShadow
Member
I like it. The worst part was the bothers' arc just didn't really work. However this film had a great balance of new and old. Enough nostalgia to keep you happy without going overboard and enough new scenarios to keep things fun and interesting. Prat and Howard were good.
Howard is fucking hot though. I mean like out of control hot in this movie. God damn.
Howard is fucking hot though. I mean like out of control hot in this movie. God damn.
HP_Wuvcraft
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I've been talking on the phone with my friend in line who is determined to hate it
Not always. A lot of times the filmmakers do it of their own volition and have to ask a company for permission before using their brand.
ZeroTheShadow
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I want to know what you think is the part is where the script falls apart.
Just got back from it and caught up with impressions. Other than some shitty scenes with the kids I rather liked it way more than I expected. I went in mostly blind, too, so that the movie
was a pleasant surprise. Some great nostalgia moments.
is a sequel where I expected a reboot
You might be right but there's really no way to know that before going in. The way the brands were presented felt like ads.
Jawmuncher
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Yep that's the way I see it. Go to Disney or Universal and there's products every where. Makes it more believable as well me. Fake brands always stick out far more to me.
TacticalFox88
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After it escapes- not a spoiler since it's in the trailer.
There's no way that a park that size wouldn't have had every possible asset, plus others outside the park on standby to immediately contain such a dangerous threat. They even knew it was dangerous, and continue to make foolish decisions after the fact, like not immediately evacuating everyone or at least putting them on complete lockdown until well after the breach.
I'll give you Malcolm's behavior-i'm willing to acknowledge that in both films they were characters that made poor decisions because of panic. But that's not exactly what I'm talking about is the things that stuck out the worst.
Again, the park wasn't ready to open in the first film so he was part of the skeleton crew. I'm sure fully staffed there would've been more operators and technicians, and whether not he was genuinely mistreated or just greedy is kind of ambiguous in the film. If you go by book Hammond who was a jackass, then yes, he probably was mistreated.
I grant you that third point on the DNA, the again I have huge issues with how that was portrayed in this film.
I will attempt to avoid any major spoilers here, but don't click unless you've seen the film.
As for the I-Rex:
It could camouflage itself, conveniently hide from thermal and had a certain plot convenient kind of DNA...you know the kind
It was like the movie made up things as it went in order to keep the action rolling, when in reality somebody would have known about what that thing was capable of.
It's just silly to assume the park with that much stuff that's that closely monitored wouldn't be aware of every little detail of what's being put into their creatures.
We can move over to the spoiler thread if we discuss it any further in detail.
Didn't hate it for the record; some cool stuff for sure. Just underwhelmed unfortunately.
Just got back and the movie was awesome! I had such a blast watching it too. Lots of nostalgic moments and some really awesome scenes as well. My theater was packed and everyone was very into it, but not in an obnoxious way. Everyone was just having a blast and really enjoying it. Haven't been in a crowd like that for a movie in a while. I didn't even mind the kid sitting behind me who was talking a lot, because the stuff he was saying reminded me of watching the first movie as a kid.
It really is such a fun movie though, and I think it was way better than the previews made it out to be. I bet this movie has fantastic word of mouth, because I know I definitely highly recommend it. Also, Chris Pratt is amazing!
It really is such a fun movie though, and I think it was way better than the previews made it out to be. I bet this movie has fantastic word of mouth, because I know I definitely highly recommend it. Also, Chris Pratt is amazing!
DanteGhost
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The movie was better than the Lost World and 3 by a big margin, but it still not as good as the first one. Recommended.
The Last One
Member
Just got back from the movie. I'm always a positive guy and I was really looking foward for this movie to come out, but unfortunetely this is not only an avarege movie, it simply DESTROYS everything the original represents. Really disapointed.
Jawmuncher
Member
Can't wait to see the box office numbers both domestic and worldwide of course. Regardless it's nice to know that another Jurassic movie is basically already confirmed if the forecasts are correct.
bananafactory
Banned
Man its weird seeing such split opinions
TacticalFox88
Banned
You should check a MoS thread sometime.
MoonsaultSlayer
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If Chris Dallas Kid actor (Brandon) went to see himself in the film, could it be possible he imploded into a collapsed timeline, where the movie is watching him instead and praising him on the off topic section of FAGoen? Could that be why he hasn't popped in yet?
Or is he waiting for the call?
Or is he waiting for the call?
They have to get approval for the context. Like, if you want to use Hershey bar wrappers as the calling card for a serial killer or something, they'd probably tell you no.
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
Bought tickets for Saturday. Going with my wife and another couple. Delicious Mexican food to follow. REALLY excited after binge watching the first 3.
More_Badass
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How so? Hammond's vision realized, the consequences of playing God, etc.
It's weird to me that there's so much positive buzz on gaf but the RT is lower than expected.
Of course, RT is a barometer in only the most broad and generic sense. Still, I expected a more positive critical reception for what appears to be a straightforward summer popcorn blockbuster.
Of course, RT is a barometer in only the most broad and generic sense. Still, I expected a more positive critical reception for what appears to be a straightforward summer popcorn blockbuster.
The Last One
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The whole SPOILER
power of friendship at the final sequence of the movie.
I'll just try to forget that.
She is quite beautiful, that's for sure. Good performance from her too- way better than it appeared. Those trailers made the acting look pretty bad, but it wasn't at all, just the opposite. Even from the kids.
Yeah she had one of the few character arcs I actually believed. Going from her hardass self to what she became by the end.
love the scene of her saving Pratt by shooting the dinosaur that was attacking him.
The Last One
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Wow, I'm reading your guys impressions and it seens I'm part of the minority about the climax quality. Really didn't like it =/
Jawmuncher
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Just saw the RT is at 69. Wonder where it will sit at the end of the month.
brandonh83
Banned
Mother FUCK.
What?
I think he liked it?
TacticalFox88
Banned
I'm gonna see it again this weekend just to see it with another crowd so their nostalgia can feed off into mind.
Fantastic theater experience.
Fantastic theater experience.
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