PART 3 - A Whole New World
JURASSIC WORLD
(June 12, 2015)
There was usually a 3-4 year gap between the previous Jurassic Park movies. But when it came to producing a fourth entry in the series, it was quite a wild ride through that development hell. Between 2004-2014, a ton of rumors about Jurassic Park 4 would pop up, such as the possibility of past actors returning, the plot revolving the lost embryos in the can of shaving cream, subplots involving dinosaurs as weapons and even half human/dinosaur hybrids. There was even a writer's strike to add to the many speed bumps.
Along the way, 3 crucial people to the series ended up passing away: Special Effects creator Stan Winston (June 15, 2008), Author Michael Crichton (November 4, 2008) and John Hammond's actor Richard Attenborough (August 24, 2014). For a time, it looked like a fourth film would never happen. But by a series of miracles including a new cast, a new director (Colin Trevorrow), the assistance of Legendary Pictures, life found a way.
22 years after the first movie, a new park is built on the same island, Isla Nublar. The newly christened 'Jurassic World' houses many unique dinosaur species, attractions and even rides.
After 10 years of success, a new attraction is getting ready to be unveiled, the parks first genetically engineered hybrid dinosaur: the Indominus Rex. Everything goes wrong and the Indominus escapes from its habitat and goes on a rampage.
There is also a side plot involving using dinosaurs as weapons for the US government and it goes about how you'd expect. Even the characters themselves point out how much of a bad idea that is.
I was one of those people who'd long hoped to see a new Jurassic Park movie. So when I saw the first trailer for Jurassic World, it was a dream come true.
I feel that Jurassic World did what Jurassic Park III didn't: Match the quality and strength of the original film. It has many of the same qualities: great characters, good story, amazing effects and the same amount of awe and wonder.
I had always wondered what a fully functional Jurassic Park would look like. All I had to go on was a park building game on GameBoy Advance and my imagination. But seeing it on film was mind-blowing and just made me want to go there myself. I was basically Ty Simpkins' character Grey, just overly excited about wanting to see everything in Jurassic World. Minus the crying about divorced parents.
However, not everyone loves it as I do. People have come up with some insane criticisms that just turn the movie unbearable to them. And honestly, I find these to be extremely nitpicky. Here are only a few examples:
Everyone gets their panties in a bunch about how Claire is able to run through the jungle while wearing high heels. Well, have you tried doing that? Bryce Dallas Howard sure did, she actually trained herself to do it. Just because something is hard to do doesn't mean it's impossible. Hell, Chris Pratt was able do it!
All I can say about the kids repairing the old Jeep Wrangler from the first film is: Did you really want the film to show the entire step by step process of them doing that? Maybe they did think of that, you're just too caught up in looking for flaws to think that.
But by far the biggest complaint about Jurassic World are the special effects. For the life of me I do not understand the problems people have with the digital effects in this movie. They look great, no different than the effects in the other films. I think it has something to do with the fact that the majority of the dinosaurs in this movie are digital. The only real animatronic used was the Apatasaurus head. My question is: SO WHAT?!?
Look, I love practical effects as much as anyone else, I practically grew up on them. I don't have a complete Ray Harryhausen movie collection for nothing. But I have come to love digital effects too for pushing the boundaries and giving life to things that were thought impossible before. And that's what the film makers wanted to show, and ultimately, that's their decision to make.
Would I loved to have seen more full size animatronics used in the movie? Absolutely! But I'm not gonna throw a fit over not seeing them. For what it's worth, I think the Dinosaurs in this movie look fantastic. Just be glad the CGI in this movie is as top notch as it is. I want you to look up the trailer for a movie from 2001 called "Reptilian", compare Jurassic Worlds CGI with the effects in that movie.
...
Yeah.
During production it was implied that Jurassic World would completely ignore the events of the previous sequels. I found that to be a little bothersome. Aside from that, I really can't think of any major faults I have. As far as story complaints go, most of them are already addressed in the movie itself.
Alright, enough complaints. I'm not the kind of guy who will just hate a movie for silly little reasons, more praise is necessary.
Chris Pratt as Owen Grady, fantastic! I wanna see a future Jurassic sequel where him and Alan Grant get together and talk about Raptors.
The Indominus Rex is a really cool dinosaur as well as a pretty terrifying one. Pro-tip, when making a new dinosaur, DON'T give it thumbs!
Michael Giacchino's score is incredible. His music echo's the same awe, wonder, suspense and terror that John Williams gave us in the previous films.
The Pterosaur attack was pretty cool. Also, keep your eye's open for a cameo by singer Jimmy Buffet.
And then there's the final battle, probably the coolest freakin' thing in the entire film and maybe the series in general so far. I had a feeling that there was going to be a big dinosaur fight at the end, but I was not prepared for the epicness that would occur. It took a lot from me to not scream like a little kid in the theater.
If you meet anyone who say's the final fight isn't awesome, assume they are lying.
Overall, I think that Jurassic World is the best of the sequels, as well as a fantastic movie on it's own that honors and builds on the legacy of the franchise and I'm very much looking forward to seeing how the series will evolve in future installments.
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Along the way, 3 crucial people to the series ended up passing away: Special Effects creator Stan Winston (June 15, 2008), Author Michael Crichton (November 4, 2008) and John Hammond's actor Richard Attenborough (August 24, 2014). For a time, it looked like a fourth film would never happen. But by a series of miracles including a new cast, a new director (Colin Trevorrow), the assistance of Legendary Pictures, life found a way.
22 years after the first movie, a new park is built on the same island, Isla Nublar. The newly christened 'Jurassic World' houses many unique dinosaur species, attractions and even rides.
After 10 years of success, a new attraction is getting ready to be unveiled, the parks first genetically engineered hybrid dinosaur: the Indominus Rex. Everything goes wrong and the Indominus escapes from its habitat and goes on a rampage.
There is also a side plot involving using dinosaurs as weapons for the US government and it goes about how you'd expect. Even the characters themselves point out how much of a bad idea that is.
I feel that Jurassic World did what Jurassic Park III didn't: Match the quality and strength of the original film. It has many of the same qualities: great characters, good story, amazing effects and the same amount of awe and wonder.
I had always wondered what a fully functional Jurassic Park would look like. All I had to go on was a park building game on GameBoy Advance and my imagination. But seeing it on film was mind-blowing and just made me want to go there myself. I was basically Ty Simpkins' character Grey, just overly excited about wanting to see everything in Jurassic World. Minus the crying about divorced parents.
Everyone gets their panties in a bunch about how Claire is able to run through the jungle while wearing high heels. Well, have you tried doing that? Bryce Dallas Howard sure did, she actually trained herself to do it. Just because something is hard to do doesn't mean it's impossible. Hell, Chris Pratt was able do it!
All I can say about the kids repairing the old Jeep Wrangler from the first film is: Did you really want the film to show the entire step by step process of them doing that? Maybe they did think of that, you're just too caught up in looking for flaws to think that.
But by far the biggest complaint about Jurassic World are the special effects. For the life of me I do not understand the problems people have with the digital effects in this movie. They look great, no different than the effects in the other films. I think it has something to do with the fact that the majority of the dinosaurs in this movie are digital. The only real animatronic used was the Apatasaurus head. My question is: SO WHAT?!?
Look, I love practical effects as much as anyone else, I practically grew up on them. I don't have a complete Ray Harryhausen movie collection for nothing. But I have come to love digital effects too for pushing the boundaries and giving life to things that were thought impossible before. And that's what the film makers wanted to show, and ultimately, that's their decision to make.
Would I loved to have seen more full size animatronics used in the movie? Absolutely! But I'm not gonna throw a fit over not seeing them. For what it's worth, I think the Dinosaurs in this movie look fantastic. Just be glad the CGI in this movie is as top notch as it is. I want you to look up the trailer for a movie from 2001 called "Reptilian", compare Jurassic Worlds CGI with the effects in that movie.
...
Yeah.
During production it was implied that Jurassic World would completely ignore the events of the previous sequels. I found that to be a little bothersome. Aside from that, I really can't think of any major faults I have. As far as story complaints go, most of them are already addressed in the movie itself.
Alright, enough complaints. I'm not the kind of guy who will just hate a movie for silly little reasons, more praise is necessary.
Chris Pratt as Owen Grady, fantastic! I wanna see a future Jurassic sequel where him and Alan Grant get together and talk about Raptors.
The Indominus Rex is a really cool dinosaur as well as a pretty terrifying one. Pro-tip, when making a new dinosaur, DON'T give it thumbs!
Michael Giacchino's score is incredible. His music echo's the same awe, wonder, suspense and terror that John Williams gave us in the previous films.
The Pterosaur attack was pretty cool. Also, keep your eye's open for a cameo by singer Jimmy Buffet.
And then there's the final battle, probably the coolest freakin' thing in the entire film and maybe the series in general so far. I had a feeling that there was going to be a big dinosaur fight at the end, but I was not prepared for the epicness that would occur. It took a lot from me to not scream like a little kid in the theater.
If you meet anyone who say's the final fight isn't awesome, assume they are lying.
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