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You're certainly not open enough to understand different perspectives tho lmao
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You're certainly not open enough to understand different perspectives tho lmao
Complainers about complainers are never productive in these discussions
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I LOVED IT.
Did it have problems? Oh yeah. And as beautiful as the VFX were, I felt like 2/3rds of the time it didn't look like the dinosaurs were in the scene with the human, it felt like people and videogame graphics. Gorgeous work, but it just didn't blend for me. The darker scenes were most convincing, as the rule goes,
In any case, yes, Pratt isn't great playing stone-cold serious and his lines could be better, Bryce is cold, the little kid is annoying, but yes. Yes yes yes to this movie.
I especially loved:
1. The training of the raptors. I was someone who laughed at the trailer, but it's demonstrated so well, from how it's done to how they respond or fail to.
2. The dinosaur communication. Dolphins and whales communicate, cool to see the raptors and science-rex do the same.
3. The dinosaur intellgience. If always captive whales can figure out there are birds beyond the pool and teach themselves throwing up and waiting at the bottom of the pool = chance to eat a live bird instead of dead fish, I accept that the dinosaur would also set a trap by clawing at the wall. I didn't at first. Now I do.
4. The park felt realized and great. Loved the holograms.
1. The training of the raptors. I was someone who laughed at the trailer, but it's demonstrated so well, from how it's done to how they respond or fail to.
2. The dinosaur communication. Dolphins and whales communicate, cool to see the raptors and science-rex do the same.
3. The dinosaur intellgience. If always captive whales can figure out there are birds beyond the pool and teach themselves throwing up and waiting at the bottom of the pool = chance to eat a live bird instead of dead fish, I accept that the dinosaur would also set a trap by clawing at the wall. I didn't at first. Now I do.
4. The park felt realized and great. Loved the holograms.
Did it have problems? Oh yeah. And as beautiful as the VFX were, I felt like 2/3rds of the time it didn't look like the dinosaurs were in the scene with the human, it felt like people and videogame graphics. Gorgeous work, but it just didn't blend for me. The darker scenes were most convincing, as the rule goes,
In any case, yes, Pratt isn't great playing stone-cold serious and his lines could be better, Bryce is cold, the little kid is annoying, but yes. Yes yes yes to this movie.
MoonsaultSlayer
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The discussion at hand is just "but they're not lololl". I've explained my stance and now backed out with that comment because it's obviously going nowhere.
Bobby Roberts
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MoonsaultSlayer
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Moving on because "but they're not" is not a discussion I feel like going back and forth with.
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My five year old son would not stop saying "that was awesome. That was cool. It was cool AND awesome right daddy?" Huge grin on my face leaving that theater.
Also, saw so many people wearing JP shirts. Felt honored getting a "I like your shirt" from someone coming into the theater amongst the assumed sea of JP shirts.
TheLegendOfMart
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He was in the book, he treated dinosaurs without an ounce of humility. He slapped software version number on each embryo he grew and if something went wrong he would tweak the code and increment the version number.
In the chapter Version 4.4 in the book he went to Hammond to say he could make the dinosaurs "better than life" by modifying behavior and such via the DNA and Hammond always slapped him down. He was fresh out of university looking to prove himself when Hammond hired him, with Hammond dead he was free to mess with DNA.
SUPERJEM94
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Just came back from see it. It was actually pretty good. I had doubts for this movie. Really was a good sequel. The kids were a bit annoying, the nostalgia hit me hard during certain parts, and
, oh lord, just awesome.
the final battle
TheClimaxan
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Just got back from my SECOND viewing. I'm a little drunk. Bare with me.
Still a 7.5/10 and still a lot of fun. The kid story still sucks, but sucks a little less on a second viewing mainly because I knew when to get up and use the bathroom. Chris Pratt still rules. So does everything the Indominus does, as well as the
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I'm very happy it's making so much goddam money though. I love this franchise, even the ugly parts. Hopefully life finds a way to make Jurassic Park 5 have
Still a 7.5/10 and still a lot of fun. The kid story still sucks, but sucks a little less on a second viewing mainly because I knew when to get up and use the bathroom. Chris Pratt still rules. So does everything the Indominus does, as well as the
T-Rex and Raptor tag team of destruction
the Mosasaurus didn't deserve the honor of the kill shot. They should have let Rexy and Blue finish the job
I'm very happy it's making so much goddam money though. I love this franchise, even the ugly parts. Hopefully life finds a way to make Jurassic Park 5 have
Owen, Blue, Malcolm and Grant all team up to take down InGen or steal cars or do something awesome together.
Azure Dream
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I liked how they found a good excuse to
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include the Spitter, without actually including real Spitters in the plot and complicating things further
TheLegendOfMart
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Been listening to the soundtrack pretty much non-stop since the 9th.
I love the whole soundtrack but the sequence of tracks that fit the last act of the film are incredible.
Chasing Dragons
Raptor Your Heart Out (Love the callbacks to his work on The Lost World Videogame OST)
Costa Rican Standoff
Our Rex is Bigger Than Yours (TLW movie theme tease)
Growl and Make up
I am itching to watch the film again and again and again. The LONG 6+ months wait for bluray.
I love the whole soundtrack but the sequence of tracks that fit the last act of the film are incredible.
Chasing Dragons
Raptor Your Heart Out (Love the callbacks to his work on The Lost World Videogame OST)
Costa Rican Standoff
Our Rex is Bigger Than Yours (TLW movie theme tease)
Growl and Make up
I am itching to watch the film again and again and again. The LONG 6+ months wait for bluray.
Just saw it tonight, I'm not sure my thoughts on it yet though. I definitely agree that it's by far the best sequel.
But your post just reminded me my one complaint on the ride home was that it felt like they cut out a lot of things. Like scenes were stitched together, and you'd assume something was missing, even if it was just a few moments.
I had a great time though.
edit: Realizing how dumb it sounds to say "Just saw it tonight" on launch night.
BKatastrophe
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Whoops. Should have posted in the spoiler thread. My bad.
Mr. Pointy
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I liked it. It wasn't brilliant but it ticked all my JP boxes.
Better than 2 & 3.
Better than 2 & 3.
HP_Wuvcraft
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Just got back from my second viewing within 24 hours.
I love this film so much.
I also realized it's a Christmas film. It's set on Christmas day.
I love this film so much.
I also realized it's a Christmas film. It's set on Christmas day.
TheLegendOfMart
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Jurassic World didn't open till 2005, that's 12 years for the jungle to reclaim what was left after the first film.
How do you rip up a park that has a wild T-Rex, Raptors, Dilophosaurs, Baryonyx and Herrerasaurs all running about?
They just fenced most of it off into the restricted zone.
There is a deleted scene from TLW where Ludlow is addressing the board where he says Jurassic Park had been dismantled but I don't know if it is/was still canon or not.
ElBoxyBrown
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She wasn't the only one acting like that though. Her boss was way dumb and useless as much as everyone else who worked under her.
Seriously, you just learned how to fly and you want to lead the soldiers on a helicopter assault with no battle experience? Was there no other experienced soldier that knew how fly?
But I see what your saying. Maybe they could have added a female soldier character to balance out Chris Pratt's man-beast machismo like an Ellie type character.
Them falling in love was forced.
Tricky I Shadow
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This.
BruceLeeRoy
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Well that was awesome.
I'm so shocked how much I liked this movie
I'm so shocked how much I liked this movie
HP_Wuvcraft
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Also:
Phil Tippet.
Who the fuck rehired this clown?
Phil Tippet.
Who the fuck rehired this clown?
b&jy77VjiKn$#F
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Just got out. Eh, it's okay at best.
I totally forgot about that! Well another to add to the Christmas movie pile
Kind of like how many consider Die Hard one too. This one is just more tropical. And hot. Is Costa Rica far enough down to have Southern Hemisphere reverse seasons?You had one job Phil, again.
Calcium
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No kidding. Damn it, Phil.
HP_Wuvcraft
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BKatastrophe
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I feel like they should have said something about it in this movie, though. It just felt like it was sort of there
MHWilliams
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Watched all three back to back before watching this.
Was about as good as the Lost World. I'd go Jurassic Park > Lost World/Jurassic World > Jurassic Park III. Oddly enough, the Lost World - outside of the San Diego scene - doesn't come across as bad as my memory said it would. Jurassic Park III came across much, much worse.
The thing is, while this is a decent film it doesn't really share the same awe-inspiring and reverent tone as the original Jurassic Park. World is more of a monster movie with the dinosaurs. The rampant loss of life is almost an afterthought in this film, which will probably be carried forward into later films.
Not bad. Not great. Pretty good popcorn film though. Good direction for the overall franchise that will probably reap in great money.
Was about as good as the Lost World. I'd go Jurassic Park > Lost World/Jurassic World > Jurassic Park III. Oddly enough, the Lost World - outside of the San Diego scene - doesn't come across as bad as my memory said it would. Jurassic Park III came across much, much worse.
The thing is, while this is a decent film it doesn't really share the same awe-inspiring and reverent tone as the original Jurassic Park. World is more of a monster movie with the dinosaurs. The rampant loss of life is almost an afterthought in this film, which will probably be carried forward into later films.
Not bad. Not great. Pretty good popcorn film though. Good direction for the overall franchise that will probably reap in great money.
Meus Renaissance
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I'm getting really tired of the overt sexualisation of characters on the big screen, especially with female leads often don't do much other than scream and fall over.
Meus Renaissance
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To be honest,
aside from clawing out his implant, there wasn't any real indication of high intelligence after that scene; he behaved like any other dinosaur.
you should check out mad max
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saw JP tonight, was fun. A little better than I expected at first, but seems to line up with the reviews. It was fun, a bit of a spectacle, nothing amazing but totally worth seeing.
Pejo
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Just saw this movie, it was ok. Lots of stupidity and poor plot but it's a movie about dinosaurs so whatever. Visual FX weren't great, but the last scene was fun enough (in a stupid way). Pratt was almost completely unmemorable, you could have replaced him with "Ripped shirt guy B" and it would have had the same impact, which is a shame because I like him as an actor.
Also it was a big mistake to see this movie in the drive-in on release weekend. The pot smoke and noisy kids and headlights just made it a crappy experience overall. All said and done, i'd probably put it slightly ahead of 2 and 3. At least there was a lot of dinosaur action in this one.
Also it was a big mistake to see this movie in the drive-in on release weekend. The pot smoke and noisy kids and headlights just made it a crappy experience overall. All said and done, i'd probably put it slightly ahead of 2 and 3. At least there was a lot of dinosaur action in this one.
HP_Wuvcraft
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Loved it. I find a lot of the main criticisms are relatively minor, and the ones I agree with didn't ruin the film for me. I honestly enjoyed this far more than Age of Ultron which definitely surprised me.
The trailers really didn't do this justice though, I was very wary about going to see it beforehand.
The trailers really didn't do this justice though, I was very wary about going to see it beforehand.
Okay, so all this hype finally convinced me. I booked IMAX tickets for tomorrow morning!
Will watch the first one for the first time today evening! I'm kind of hyped myself too for the both of them.
Oh, and man, 70% of tickets are already gone. 10 AM tickets. I think I've grabbed the last decent one. And this isn't even US, it's freaking RUSSIA. The thirst is real!
Will watch the first one for the first time today evening! I'm kind of hyped myself too for the both of them.
Oh, and man, 70% of tickets are already gone. 10 AM tickets. I think I've grabbed the last decent one. And this isn't even US, it's freaking RUSSIA. The thirst is real!
agreed with enjoying it much more then Avengers. There was something about this that just felt good, Avengers seemed like the same stuff rehashed all over again.
Watching this with at a screening consisting mostly of families - the audience was much more tense and the jump scare moments got bigger responses. The kids near me were jumping at all the raptor moments.
The premiere screening with an older audience had a much more 'celebratory' vibe.
The biggest laugh came from the 'can we stay with you, no we mean him' from the kids, which I thought was goofy back when the TV spots were pouring out.
The premiere screening with an older audience had a much more 'celebratory' vibe.
The biggest laugh came from the 'can we stay with you, no we mean him' from the kids, which I thought was goofy back when the TV spots were pouring out.
Meus Renaissance
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It wasn't control. It was communicating with the raptors and they saw it as an Alpha
HP_Wuvcraft
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It was pretty clear that she viewed it as control, which is why Blue ultimately went back to Owen. And even without that, she figured out that a) the dinosaurs were her kind b) they were following the humans and that wasn't natural.
Also, a thought:
The Jurassic World trilogy, I think, could potentially follow the same exact archetype of the Jurassic Park trilogy:
Great first film, great second film that comes out only good due to director fatigue, shitty third film.
Razgriz-Specter
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Man if Hasbro didn't shit up the toyline and it was like 1,2 & 3's(with Human character figures)
I'd probably be buying everything after that movie.
As is though I have only bought the RC Jurassic Park 1 Jeep by Jada.
I do kinda want to buy Lego sets and build Jurassic World.
I'd probably be buying everything after that movie.
As is though I have only bought the RC Jurassic Park 1 Jeep by Jada.
I do kinda want to buy Lego sets and build Jurassic World.
Mr. Pointy
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JW2 won't have the same director as this one.
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I feel like I'm heartless because I didn't feel like that one part was anything worse than all the others.
I personally read that as dolphin or wolf style communication. They show them sounding off to each other and the raptors have a look of confusion or realization, it wasn't some sort of instant control like turnaround.
Maybe aside from communication (which was a cool contrast from how t-rex behaves on a rampage) they didn't take more advantage of the high intelligence, you're right. But by the time she's free, she's over stimulated/ hungry to hunt/ figuring out how strong she is/ potentially Cloverfield-style scared, so I can accept that she'd behave on reflex/instinct at that point.
The trap was the most impressive thing to me. It reminded me of whales' scheming, which I have a fascination with.
Missed opportunity though, as with the entire romance plot, not making the little kid an annoying encyclopedia, etc. Not perfect. But so good.
The trap was the most impressive thing to me. It reminded me of whales' scheming, which I have a fascination with.
Missed opportunity though, as with the entire romance plot, not making the little kid an annoying encyclopedia, etc. Not perfect. But so good.
Zaraki_Kenpachi
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I'd out with paying the extra money for imax?
Salz01
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Man, this movie was awesome can't believe how much I liked it. Actually what I wanted to see in a sequel that put a bonafide park on the island. The older kid was total dork, they could have written him a bit better, or maybe the 'actor' just sucks. Think the main actress running around in heals the whole time is funny, but I kind of liked it and she grew on me. It just goes along with the craziness of an island with trained raptors, gene spliced Dino's. The last 20 mins though.... Epic.
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