Jurassic Park

[ickyvicky]

Why do we need another one??

[dlb]

Why do we need another one??

So Sam Neill and Laura Dern get their paycheck respectively as well. :P

All jokes aside, I'm looking forward to this even though FK was a trainwreck imho and JW didn't do much for me either. Yet you don't see dinosaurs made so well in any other movie sadly. And the nostalgia from the old movies still holds this whole affair together for me.

BTW: Has anyone seen Camp Cretaceous on Netflix? Blasted through the whole thing a couple of days ago not minding that it's aimed at kids. While I liked some aspects of world building it was another lost oppurtunity to me. Didn't add much, no new dinosaurs, pretty unlikable characters and it didn't even tie into JW as much as they alluded to. It's pretty grim in some parts for a kids show though, I have to confess.

[sonic_discord]

I'm actually kind of looking forward to this one a little too, but only because of Sam Neill, Laura Dern, and Jeff Goldblum (Oh, and BD Wong). I hope the cast from the original gets a decent amount of screen-time. I also thought FK was a train-wreck and JW didn't do a whole lot for me either. Chris Pratt is alright in his role, but Bryce Dallas Howard has been terrible in these movies.

[otnavuskire]

I unabashedly love all things Jurassic. Sure, nothing's as good as the first. But the only thing I ever go into one of the movies expecting is to see some dinosaurs eat some people. I am never disappointed.

[ManBurning]

So Sam Neill and Laura Dern get their paycheck respectively as well. :P

All jokes aside, I'm looking forward to this even though FK was a trainwreck imho and JW didn't do much for me either. Yet you don't see dinosaurs made so well in any other movie sadly. And the nostalgia from the old movies still holds this whole affair together for me.

BTW: Has anyone seen Camp Cretaceous on Netflix? Blasted through the whole thing a couple of days ago not minding that it's aimed at kids. While I liked some aspects of world building it was another lost oppurtunity to me. Didn't add much, no new dinosaurs, pretty unlikable characters and it didn't even tie into JW as much as they alluded to. It's pretty grim in some parts for a kids show though, I have to confess.

The cast is absolutely stacked. I'd be lying if I didn't say I was excited.

I would also be lying if I said fallen kingdom was anything but trash. Not ashamed to admit that FK was hands down the worst of all the JP movies. And that's saying something cuz JP3 exists lol.

My ranking:
1. Jurassic Park
2. Jurassic World
3. The Lost World
4. JP3
5. Fallen Kingdom

And, Yes... The girlfriend and I started camp cretaceous a week ago. We're only on episode 3, but we are surprisingly enjoying it. I say that because from the review videos we watched on YouTube before diving in, they said it was heavily geared towards kids, so we didn't think we would enjoy it since it was targeted at us being in our 30's, but I gotta say, it's a nice little cartoon. Nothing amazing, but i'm usually pretty picky when it comes to TV shows, and this one is passable.

[dlb]

For a kids show it's totally fine I guess. There's plenty of room for a season 02 and I hope they get a bigger budget to even out some of the animation and backgrounds here and there. The dinosaurs look great as always, the rest reminds me too much of Nickelodeon and not on par with the JP franchise.

Your ranking matches with mine actually, I'd only switch Lost World with Jurassic World or make them equal. I just prefer the raptors and T-Rex action as well as the stampede scene over anything in JW. JP3 is all kinds of bad as well, yet the raptors once again steal the show and I REALLY like the pteranodon scene in the aviary. Guess every JP sequel has it's redeeming moments, but FK has absolutely nothing in store for me.

EDIT: Just got tickets for the first Jurassic Park at a little cinema nearby who help themselves with old movies due to the pandemic. It's us two and four other people in one big room with lots of distance. Looking forward to a little nostalgia in these weird times on a Sunday noon.

[Serene Nymph]

I'm using this thread to talk about genetic engineering, cause we wouldn't have the cinematic wonder without it. It's the current topic in my life science course and my god! the debates!
If I were to make the easiest suggestion possible to the scientists working with CRISPR (look it up, it's super interesting!)

READ JURASSIC PARK

In fact, use it as a manual.
It's like Crichton could see the future.

[r_z]

The novel is great. I hope someone will turn it into a miniseries some day!

[Jinsai]

The novel is great. I hope someone will turn it into a miniseries some day!

And the sequel is so bad you'll never convince me it wasn't ghost-written.

[allegate]

I don't get the sequel at all. He wrote a book, movie made a ton of money, so they paid him to write another one. He does and the subsequent movie is barely recognizable as an adaptation of that book.

[neorev]

I enjoyed the second book, not the movie though.

I cannot wait for HBO's Sphere series.

[Serene Nymph]

I cannot wait for HBO's Sphere series.

TV show! Oh my God! I had no idea!

[neorev]

TV show! Oh my God! I had no idea!

Yea, some folks behind Westworld are working on it...
https://collider.com/sphere-series-hbo/

I wonder if they'll follow the book or perhaps it will explore what happened with the ship. Honestly, I would love to see the book done properly, but I could also see them starting beyond the book, like Westworld's later seasons, and setting the show in the future on the spaceship and we learn what happened to them. The movie was disappointing and left so much out.

[Jinsai]

a Sphere miniseries could be amazing. That's the best book Crichton ever wrote by far imo, and the movie they made w/ Dustin Hoffman and Sharon Stone was an abomination.

[dlb]

Camp Cretacious Season 3 just dropped on Netflix and well, it's still a kids show, but I was pleasently surprised how dark and grim this new season got, plus nice references to the original book. They also seem to have upped the production on this, at least the environments look better and the dinosaurs are just glourious. There's just something deeply nostalgic about seeing a T-Rex in the rain...

The show ties the new movies neatly together and while I still have a huge distaste for the over-use of hybrids and the humanization of the animals I wonder if there will be a fourth season before we get Jurassic World: Dominion.

Once you get over the fact that it's Jurassic World and not Jurassic Park these days (and I really had to adapt to that after Fallen Kingdom...), it becomes very enjoyable for a rainy Sunday.

[october_midnight]

[allegate]

I really hate edits like that horse scene. They're behind the dinos, they're speeding up to be in the middle of the pack, then suddenly they're trailing the dinos again. just...just fucking pay attention.

[fillow]

This is gonna suck so much story-wise, but fun to watch on the big screen.

And do we really need these callbacks to the JP1 again? They should've left all of those for JW1 and be done with it. I don't mean the returning characters, but specific copypasted scenes.

[ekrekel]

I really hate edits like that horse scene. They're behind the dinos, they're speeding up to be in the middle of the pack, then suddenly they're trailing the dinos again. just...just fucking pay attention.

My wife has lost interest in watching movies with me for this exact reason.

[otnavuskire]

I've said it before, and I'll say it again. I love all of the Jurassic movies. Can't wait for this one.

[sonic_discord]

The last one was pretty rough, but I am excited to see this one. Having much of the original cast back is more of a draw for me than the dinosaurs themselves.

[marodi]

The last one was pretty rough, but I am excited to see this one. Having much of the original cast back is more of a draw for me than the dinosaurs themselves.

Yep. They had me at Sam Neill well before there was a trailer.

But now there is a trailer and Blue is a mama! Awwwwww!

I am so in.

[hellospaceboy]

The snowy scenes look amazing!

[Reznor2112]

Very excited for this! Stoked for original cast to be back and hoping they do it in a organic way that isnt forced.

[fillow]

And do we really need these callbacks to the JP1 again? They should've left all of those for JW1 and be done with it. I don't mean the returning characters, but specific copypasted scenes.

Yep. There we go again. https://i.redd.it/qfcue6l9jhs81.jpg

[Reznor2112]

I have a hunch they are going to kill off Ian Malcolm in this one.

[mfte]

I have a hunch they are going to kill off Ian Malcolm in this one.

Maybe we get lucky and they kill of everyone.

[elevenism]

What pisses me off is that it COULD be really good.
I just hope this one is good.

I mean, fuck me. Give me Roland Emmerich style. Give me Michael Bay style.
Give me those things, with a halfway decent story and a 350 million dollar budget.

Just have it be reasonably good.

The original JP was, i THINK, the biggest cinematic event i experienced, pre Avatar.

Imitate the original. Have the OG cast as supporting characters.

I mean, fuck me. How fucking hard is it?

[Alexandros]

Imitate the original. Have the OG cast as supporting characters.

I'm not sure this particular route has got a stellar track record.

[Reznor2112]

I dont get the hate with this series -- JP is my favorite movie of all time and is the stand out.

The Lost World is a great addition -- minus the stupid Spielberg ending
JP3 -- yeah, this one doesnt exist to me

but

Jurassic World I thought was a fantastic reboot. It was a great dinosaur flick and it was so much fun seeing the park functioning like I always wanted to see as a kid. A little too much CGI (ok, alot too mcuh CGI) but really fun movie.

JW: Fallen Kingdom had a KICKASS opening sequence and the entire beginning until the pivotal "explosive" part was great. The last half of the movie was a little bit of a bummer but it was indeed the 2nd in a trilogy. Not a stand alone film.

I think this one will be a good closer...NOT a closer to the original...but the the Jurassic WORLD franchise. My advice is take it for what it is... a popcorn flick about dinosaurs. Just go have some fun with it.