I'm sorry, Jurassic World, baby, I didn't mean what I said before.
I'm sorry, Jurassic World, baby, I didn't mean what I said before.
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Your raptors are featherless, and talking about how the dinos have always been hybrids and would look different in real life was a nice throw-away explanation, but when the original literally talks about dinosaurs and birds once every five minutes, I give you no points.
Indominus rex is...a big allosaurus thing that can change color. Not super exciting. Hire some actual paleoartists next time.
Your escaped pterosaurs scene was fucking stupid. If they all escaped they'd go fly around and maybe eat some fish.
And was there no hotel? Why was everyone milling around outside?
But...
Bringing back Henry Wu: brilliant.
Easter egg of someone reading a book by Ian Malcom: brilliant.
Body count: Super high.
Diplodocus getting an Oscar worthy death scene: brilliant.
Raptors sudden but inevitable betrayal: hilarious.
And of course the Primal Rage worthy end fight. T-Rex had just a sliver of health left, then hit combo after combo.
I called the mosasaur eating the Indominus at the beginning, but still, yes.
[AHEAD THERE BE DINOSAURS(poilers)]
ReplyDeleteThere were a couple of hotels in the wide shots of the park.
I was disappointed that the Indominus only camouflaged and evaded thermal detection once (per ability).
I missed the book by Malcolm! I loved all the other little call backs to the original, though! (Like the little molecule dude.)
I didn't see the mosasaur coming until I realized where I. Rex was standing a split second before it happened but then I clapped and cheered when it happened. Relatedly, THAT POOR ASSISTANT WHAT DID SHE DO TO DESERVE THAT.
DNA mascot was a nice touch.
ReplyDeleteGirl behind the boys on the train was reading the Malcolm book.
Also, pretty sure Control Center dude should have made the "inevitable betrayal" comment because, y'know.
ReplyDeleteAlso, here you go.
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Whoa. Didn't notice that.
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ReplyDeleteThe pterosaur attack scene was B-movie on SyFy level of stupid. I could have done without that. I also didn't understand why nobody apparently just went and holed up in their hotels rooms. Loved all the nods to the first movie. The scene at the end where the gates on the T-rex paddock open up and she comes striding out... chills. Perfect. Casey G. did you notice that the T-rex was the same one from the original Jurassic Park? In the end shots you see the scars on its neck from the original raptor attack in the original park's atrium.
Mosasaurus for the win! That thing was awesome.
Michael Althauser I'm an idiot apparently, I saw the scars on the T Rex at the very end when it roars and thought it must be weeks later because its wounds had healed.
ReplyDeleteSorry, I could have been a little more clear - you do see the scars from the Indominus fight, but she's also got a set of lighter scars from the raptor attack in the original film.
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No, you were clear. And I saw them, I'm just kicking myself for not realizing it.
ReplyDeleteI didn't catch that either!
ReplyDeleteI thought it was a really cool bit to slip into the movie, and a wonderful way to tie it in to the very first Jurassic Park.
ReplyDeleteThe youngest kid played with the night vision goggles from the first movie, too. And there was a scene at the petting zoo of "ew brachiosaurus snot/slobber". :D
ReplyDeleteI missed the brachiosaurus snot. And there were pretty good batteries in those 20 year old goggles. And tires on the jeep.
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