I would say the characters beside Goldblum were all pretty forgettable. Vince Vaughn is way out of place and Julianne Moore was kind of annoying as is the daughter.
I would say the characters beside Goldblum were all pretty forgettable. Vince Vaughn is way out of place and Julianne Moore was kind of annoying as is the daughter.
There's some darkness to it that I like but the movie doesn't really know what it is.
And the trailer scene is just a redo of the car scene in part 1. It's not bad, but no where near one of Spielberg best scenes you smoking crack there, Mart
It was a remake of part ones scene just bigger as was the raptor chase from the kitchen to wherever they were at in part 2. Spielberg was not very creative at all with thay flick. Not even close bruh.
It was a remake of part ones scene just bigger as was the raptor chase from the kitchen to wherever they were at in part 2. Spielberg was not very creative at all with thay flick. Not even close bruh.
The Lost World isThe Lost World slander that has come up in this thread.
status. If you don’t fukk with TLW, you lawst 
An all-time great scene in an all-time clunker of a film
No shyt Sherlock but a shytty plot can still hold the movie back ask the lost world and all the transformer movies.
My preconceived notions might've been off on this one
BY GAV MURPHY Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom opens with one of the most exciting set pieces of the year and from there it barely stops for breath as we’re bounced from a huge, high-stakes disaster film to a claustrophobic gothic horror.
Three years have passed since the events of Jurassic World, and the dinosaurs have been left to their own devices on Isla Nublar. To be honest, this feels like the best situation for both humans and dinosaurs given their vibrant history of not getting along. Unfortunately for the dinosaurs there’s a volcano on Nublar with different ideas and is threatening to wipe them out for good (again). Rather than take that as a sign that these creatures definitely should not exist, the humans decide to meddle once more and mount a rescue mission. From there you may think you know where the film is headed but Fallen Kingdom is all about playing with those expectations and taking you to places you wouldn’t expect.
J.A. Bayona feels like the perfect director to take control of Fallen Kingdom after proving he can handle large-scale destruction with confidence but is equally capable of delivering intimate scares. There are echoes of his previous works such as The Impossible (big old natural disaster) and The Orphanage (creepy old secret-filled house) in Fallen Kingdom but more impressive is how it draws on further inspirations like Alfred Hitchcock and Hammer horror style suspense
Having massive scary dinosaurs trying to eat humans or fighting each other is always going to be brilliant and Fallen Kingdom has a lot of both. I spent most of the film either wincing in terror or laughing at the bonkers drama of an erupting volcano. The dinosaurs’ individual traits are also utilised for nice dramatic effect with the stand out being Stiggy the Stygimoloch whose solid dome head gets put to good use several times and who you end up rooting for as much as the humans by the end of the film. The same goes for series stalwart Rexy the T.rex (seriously who names these dinosaurs) who you can’t help feel a genuine bond for now having either been terrified by or watched her save the day on multiple occasions.
If you thought there was going to be too much CGI in Fallen Kingdom, you're wrong. There's a surprising amount of practical effects on display – in fact, it's the first time I've felt genuinely disgusted by these creatures. From the flies buzzing around Rexy’s stinking sleeping body to the mucus and phlegm we see, there’s an impressive blend of both CGI and practical effects in use that helps bring us closer to the dinosaurs. This closeness helps us either feel more afraid or in the case of Blue, a dramatic medical treatment scene really highlights the bond that Owen has with her. Practical effects and CGI are merged seamlessly here and we end up with a touching sequence that also draws in video flashbacks of Owen raising Blue which are obscenely cute.
If there’s a dinosaur on screen, that usually means something fantastic is happening in Fallen Kingdom, unfortunately the same can’t be said for the humans. Bryce Dallas Howard’s Claire and Chris Pratt’s Owen continue their infuriating relationship - she’s the boring stick-in-the-mud and he’s still the cool free spirit. They’ve broken up offscreen for barely tangible reasons other than so they can have a pointless reunion scene in Fallen Kingdom. Although it may be intentional that Owen has a more developed, believable relationship with a dinosaur than he does with Claire, it’s disappointing that the human relationships aren’t as credible as the those that exist between the humans and dinosaurs.
The supporting cast range from genuinely interesting to just baffling in their inclusion. On the former side you’ve got Daniella Pineda’s badass Zia whose reaction to seeing a dinosaur for the first time as a paleo-vet feels perfect. In the latter camp is Toby Jones’ Gunnar Eversol whose presence never really feels justified and the character himself acts like he has no interest in fulfilling the role he’s specifically been brought in to do. Rafe Spall and Ted Levine each manage to bring what could have been fairly standard characters to life with subtle and often strange inflections but I came away thinking Jones, Spall and Levine’s characters could have been better amalgamated into one superbly formed nemesis rather than three slightly disappointing ones.
In the end Jeff Goldblum and James Cromwell end up being the most unfulfilling characters. Goldblum’s return as Ian Malcolm feels like a bit of a tease while Cromwell’s Benjamin Lockwood - John Hammond’s former partner - ends up criminally underused. To be fair though, if Jeff Goldblum and James Cromwell are the most disappointing things in your film, you’re probably doing alright.
The Verdict
It’s a brave choice to literally blow up everything that’s come before but one that definitely pays off in Fallen Kingdom. While Jurassic World gave us a lovely self-contained story, Fallen Kingdom leaves us wondering just where the series will go for its third act - as long as Stiggy plays an extensive pivotal role, I’ll be absolutely fine with it.
IGN Score: 8.4 Great
You're a special snowflake I suppose.
You're a special snowflake I suppose.
