POSITIVES
Looking to see some Dinosaurs in a blockbuster movie? Curious to see what the modern world might look like with Dinosaurs in our presence? You just might find something to like here then.
A huge part of the appeal of seeing this is the return of the trio of characters from the original Jurassic Park movie, and their meeting the characters of the Jurassic World trilogy. Among the whole cast however, it’s Jeff Goldblum reprising his role as the humorously entertaining Chaotician Dr. Ian Malcolm that’s the MVP of this ensemble.
There are a lot of set pieces throughout the movie, but in particular the whole story arc in Malta was the one I had the most fun with, which includes a chase sequence to keep things exciting.
The concluding message is worthwhile enough, and comes with a beautiful montage to close off the movie.
Yes, there is a lot of fan-service and callbacks to the original Jurassic Park that you might enjoy seeing, plus some self-aware meta one-liners that you might find amusing.
NEGATIVES
We get it! You’re calling back to plot elements from the original Jurassic Park movie, and you’re self-aware at how silly this all is, plus all the meta references! Can you get any more ridiculously obvious?
How many close calls for our characters will it take before it starts to just be stupid silly? How many hand palms to stop dinosaurs do you have to see before you want a dinosaur to just bite them off? How many wealthy tech moguls in movies that have to look like some Steve Jobs caricature must there be before you say enough with this tired trope already? I’m sure you’ll find the answer to all that when you see this movie.
Needless to say, this movie relies on too many derivative plot developments and tropes to maintain a unique identity of itself, that it really all just feels like a forgettable experience. It’s like it’s just going through the motions.
Many times I just wanted to yell at the movie for a lot of the nonsensical stuff that was being shown to me. This is rife for parodies.
Not a fan of the fact that so many of the dinosaurs in this movie are essentially just seen as giant animals that some people just aren’t afraid of anymore. Way to underplay the scare factor of these creatures.
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