John you are getting so much better at reviewing movies. I have always preferred your flick-tips, Q and A's and live chats but lately i cant wait to check out your reviews to see what you have to say about a film. You go much more in depth than you used to and have some awesome insights. Also glad your making videos more frequently again.
Am I the only one that watched Lost World? That movie had a T-Rex running around a city. I'm pretty sure it doesn't get dumber than that! Jurassic World is easily the best sequel. The original is never going to be topped because it was the first time we got see dinosaurs done in a realistic way. So even in movies we've become accustomed to seeing dinosaurs on screen buy yet it's not believable that people would get tired of seeing dinosaurs? As far the zoo theory like who really goes to a zoo more than once? U are amazed at the animals but unless they bring something new u ain't going back. As a die hard fan of the original I thought this was a good sequel and loved all of the references to the original in the movie.
Jose Rodriguez Yeah, this is easily the second best Jurassic Park film to me. And a lot of things were believable in it. Of course people would get bored of dinosaurs. We would. We actually get bored of that stuff. I haven't been to a zoo in years. I can just google or look at a video and say "oh that's nice." How many people in that world do the same? Just watch a youtube video of someone who went to Jurassic World. The idea that they'd go crazy to make new and exciting animals made sense and helped give the movie some solidity. Good on them.
I'm gonna disagree with you on Bryce Dallas Howard's character, I loved her in the movie! Yes, she was kind of a cold and hard bitch, but this is a movie, and character development is inevitable, so you know by the 2nd or 3rd act she would be a lot more likable than when you first met her. And you need a character like her, the one that would set the pieces on the board, you know? Plus, as a writer, I go into a movie keeping in-mind that characters aren't there to be likable, they're supposed to be human.
First of all, I am freaking out that you replied to my comment, because I am a big fan of you, Janhs, and Stuckmann, but none of them replied to me except you. Secondly, she was intriguing to me. She had that "I have to control everything" attitude going on, and the movie portrays how predictable she thinks people are. That one scene with her putting the bin in the right place for when the cup falls, that was pretty effective in demonstrating what kind of character we'll be having and what she'll do later on in the movie. And yeah at first, her character was kind of stubborn and boring because that's the kind of effect she'll have with the other characters, but when the shit hits the fan, she actually knows how to carry herself during the catastrophe. And she did start the coolest scene in the movie. Credit where credit's due. But I will agree with you with the rest of the characters, some of them did grate me. Especially the kid that was like, "This is for kids" DUDE THAT IS A DINOSAUR. U DO NOT HAVE THAT IN CENTRAL PARK.
Matt Greer Yeah, no. He was just the definition of annoying. At this point the Jeff Goldbloom persona has worn down on me "uh, uh, no uh..." I didn't care much for him in the original movie and his one-note character hasn't lasted through time.
John let me just say your the only man who makes me laugh out loud at any point in the day I love your reviews and your enthusiasm in every video you do keep up the magical and mystical work!
***** movies are a work of art. every movie (even sequels) can be good on their own without being compared to other movies. I get why people compare JW to JP but not when all criticisms deal with that comparison.
I dont normally watch your reviews, but watched this and i have to give u alot of credit for not sugar coating, which is what alot of movie reviewers do nowadays. Continue speaking wt u really feel and ull go along way! Good review well dun.
benway20 The only thing I can say and will say to that statement, is...you should never, ever step out of your front door, because clearly you are too inept to contribute to society.
Saw it and was disappointed it was a slightly more thoughtful Michael Bay flick, great visuals, mediocre story, terrible script.... Bitterly disappointed, for those saying enjoy it for what it is, its garbage, the more support this underdeveloped crap gets the more they will shove more mediocre movies in your face, is it so hard to develop characters and scripts?? The first movie set the bar, and it was not in the same ball park, it was a stupid dino-chase movie, not a suspenseful thriller, with the associated dino chases married in, with excellent characters. My opinion
waynethesexmachine Obviously modern audiences are desensitised to dinosaurs being brought to life through CGI, but I actually though Jurassic World was a commendable effort! If you'd even take a look at my review for a single second I'd really appreciate it as I find it interesting where our opinions on the movie differ. amateurcriticsociety.blogspot.co.uk/2015/07/jurassic-world-film-review.html Theres the link and I apologise for the poor standard of my review, I'm only just getting into this !
waynethesexmachine The original movie is pretty dumb as well when you think about it, sure it's great and better than Jurassic World, but let's not look at it with rose tinted spectacles.
The most significant fault with this movie was the constant battle against its own narrative: on one hand, Claire believes dinosaurs can be suppressed, ultimately to boost the ratings of the park. On the other, people with a sense of sanity believe these are "animals", entitled to their own lives. It felt extremely melodramatic and disheartening. Great review, John.
The best summer movie so far hands down has been Jurassic World.Not to take anything away from Avengers 2 but Jurassic World stomped it out both in terms of box office and entertainment value.JW was a fun ride while I thought AOU was trying a tad bit too hard to top the first installment.The only movie thats gonna be bigger and more anticipated is Star Wars The Force Awakens.Its gonna shatter all records.
Dude... You really ripped this movie, it was a fun time at the movies, obviously it's not better then the original but John, it's been sooo long since we seen a Jurassic world movie I just think we should appreciate the effort by Colin Trevorrow
Youssef Sleiman I waited since 93 for a great sequel to Jurassic Park, so I held this movie to a high standard, but I had positives and my grade for the movie was fair.
theFLICKpick fair enough indeed, the cheesy line at the helicopter is an example of the direction they were going, but it could be worse, they handled it pretty good
Youssef Sleiman MAD MAX WAS FREAKING AWESOME!!! However, I have some sort of cold that's hindering my voice, so I made this piece of awesome sauce instead of a review!
Youssef Sleiman Saying it's been a long time for a movie to come out doesn't excuse it from all its flaws. You should try being a bit more objective, or just quell your hype.
Youssef Sleiman This is the problem. We wanted to see dinosaurs in a movie again so badly that literally ANYTHING would have satisfied that craving. People are afraid to give the movie any criticism at all, because anything with dinosaurs will be "fun". Sure, it was fun, but it's overly praised. Let's face it, a made-for-tv Sci-Fi movie is "fun" too, and that's exactly the quality Jurassic World can be compared to (With one better actor and more money in CGI). Kids can have fun with this movie, but don't make excuses for the film makers either.
I really had a fun time with this movie! That being said, after the Indominus Rex was revealed in full I never quite got the feel that it was 'bigger and meaner'. It just looked like a white, spiky T-Rex. Great review.
this is kinda what i was expecting from it. Great entertaining action, with characters i'd rather see become victims rather than survive. When there are no dinosaurs in the scene i find myself just waiting to see the dinosaurs comeback! overall it is a great time and think there is some hope for good entertaining sequels to this movie. Great review John!
Also, when I initially saw this movie in theaters, and the "raptors for military applications" sub plot came up, I couldn't help but turn to my buddy and comment "so maybe the rumors about dinosaurs with guns was actually a legit script direction". In case you don't know, several years back (probably 4 or 5 years ago) more than a few rumors began circulating that the latest team of writers to re-write the script for JP4 (to get it out of developmental hell) actually pitched the idea of weapons zed dinosaurs WITH GUNS! And the producers actually told them to go ahead with developing that further before they evtually tossed it. I wish I was making this up! So when the military raptors subplot came up, I couldn't help but chuckle and think "dammit, they really were considering that!" Lol
holy shit you said it perfectly. that was my biggest problem- not enough likeable characters to care or worry about, or developed good enough besides Chris Pratts character. the 2nd best character was the youngest boy, imo. oh and Jake Johnson was very likable imo, but not in it enough. and Vincent odifrino is great
Great review Johnny! I saw it recently and really liked it. I initially thought the idea of becoming desensitised/bored quickly is realistic. But that point you made about zoos always being awesome no matter what made me think twice about the concept. Huh... Fuckin giraffes man, they're the tightest shit! Either way, I liked the movie a lot, it exceeded expectations. As for future installments, the weaponised dinosaurs, though a very dopey concept indeed, could be pretty badass. Either way bring back Goldblum, Neill and Dern!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Liam Shields Beware of trolls that will tell you otherwise, Jurassic Park 3 has some major plot points that are relevant to this film, make sure you watch Jurassic Park 3 immediately, on blu-ray
Liam Shields I've only seen Number 1 and half of 2, I had fun and didn't feel like I was missing anything crucial, it's a standard Hollywood Blockbuster, they target everyone, including people who haven't see then other films, I wouldn't be worried. Jurassic Park 1 is probably worth a watch anyway because it's a classic family film
The masasuars, "Lake Placid on Steriods" is going to find the main shoreline, find a new aquatic home, meet some human boy or girl and we have a sequel to The Water Horse!
1:46 agreed, even though JW comes close to recapturing the awe and wonder of the first movie, it still can't top the magic of why the 1st movie is so loved and still holds up 25 yrs later 1:51 I actually disagree, the lost world is such an inferior follow up to one of the best movies ever made. The lost world was just so long and so heavy handed with its idoitic characters and mishandled themes that made it tough to sit thru (in my opinion). JW was the better sequel. 1:57 agreed as well, JP3 is the worst Jurassic park movie, as it went thru a really tough pre production, which made it go into shooting before the script was finished. The overall movie is just an afterthought, made within 6 months, without any surprises, direction or real care put into making the movie. Honestly JW was the best JP sequel in my opinion.
Totally agree; epic, but not better than Jurassic Park: The Lost World. Oh, other than Chris Pratt, there is one character I really loved, was concerned about this character for month . . . what happen to this character? . . . She became with worst most brutal death in the franchise . . . ZARAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!! Why did Zara Young (Katie McGrath) have to die, especially when that raptor-egg-stealing-asshole Billy survived. She was so beautiful, and innocent, and she reminds me of my beautiful best friend Winnie. ZARAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
Really? A B-? I'd give it more of a C-. More close to a D. Everything you pointed out wrong with the movie I have to agree. Since the movie spent more time with the human characters that you really don't care about, I lost interest in the movie, even though I loved the dinosaurs. Even more so, the subplots with the brothers was annoying. Especially the older brother. Everything was jumbled in this movie, and even though I liked the dinosaurs, it wasn't enough to save the movie for me. Sorry, but I'd give it a D. Really disappointing.
Alicia Ross What? I don't always hate movies you love. And "hate" is a strong word. More like... not have the same appreciation as you do, if you don't mind me saying it like that. There are some thing I enjoyed from Jurassic World, but it wasn't enough for me to love it. It was fine, but I didn't hate it. I'm the dumb one when it comes to movies, remember? Almost everything the world loves I hate, and almost everything the world hates, I love. I swear, it's just a different opinion kind of a thing, but I am not hating on you for it. I promise.
MyFluffypenguin It's ok. It just I love Jurrasic Park, I grew up with it. (As I said before, I'm a total fanboy). So when you said that, it shocked me. But no worry, I'm not mad at you. How could I be? :)
I feel like this describes my thoughts on the movie well...except I would give it a 6/10. And I am a huge fan of the original Jurassic Park, who also thought The Lost World was decent and hated 3. Honestly I think Predator 2, The Expendables 3, Terminator 3, Alien 3, Star Wars Episode III, Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, and Die Hard 2 are all better movies. Great company there!
***** For you I guess. But try to not be selfish here and think about all the young kids going to see this movie looking for that person to relate to. That will be Gray (the younger one) if we were 12ish in those situations we would be doing the same thing. Zach, yeah he was a dick and acting like a douche...have you seen many 17ish year olds these days man? But he wasn't a dick the whole way through either, he did eventually start doing things for his brother, like flooring the gyrosphere and such.
***** I think that's a pretty cynical view. Really you think a kid being afraid in this makes him unlikable? You'd be pissing your pants in his situation. You had a kid who was overexcited, but partially because he was pushing away the upcoming divorce from his mind. A brother who mentally knew that kind of thing had been coming so had closed himself off from all of his relationships. But both stepped up throughout the movie and came together as brothers to help each other survive. I'd say those are pretty solid qualities.
Jurassic world was pretty good, but I don't know where else they can go with the franchise without re-using an idea. I mean the first movie they opened a park with dinosaurs, second movie they wheat on an expedition to the island to do something, third movie they crash landed, 4th movie THEY OPENED A PARK WITH DINOSAURS. Basically the same plot as the first, I'm not hating on the series, it's basically my childhood! But I don't think there's many routes they can take and still end up with a good film
they did have guys with tranq guns the idea was to have the guys with the shockers draw aggro while the shooter pumped it full of drugs, there was in that moment when that one guy emptied his gun at the thing and it still ate him.
I love lost world too, has the same Spielberg feel and multi layered characters and plot and the dinosaur in the city was like icing on the cake, I loved it. 3 was just horrible.
GAME OVER "WE HAVE EVERY PIXEL COVERED" I know I'm going to be in the VAST MINORITY in saying this… but I just feel like I shall: the third one is actually pretty nostalgic with me. I actually feel it had its moments. Now, I DO think it's the weakest of the three (obviously, I haven't seen the new one yet)… I am NOT denying THAT… I'd say if you added more scenes with dinosaurs, sprinkled in a little action here and there (funny I say that word… now part of me is kind of hungry for cake!), and written the characters better (or even brought more of the old ones back to bring more of a sense of nostalgia for everyone else other than me), OR even brought in some nods to the The Lost World, seeing as they mention the first one in it (probably because Grant was in both, but that's just me), or ANY combination of the three… we could have had a movie that's usually in the range of the others when it comes to runtime, and more people would have been interested. Anyway, I say the third one is actually pretty nostalgic with me because I feel it had its moments… and it's one of the first PG-13 movies I remember seeing in theaters.
GAME OVER "WE HAVE EVERY PIXEL COVERED" Hopefully, you guys can consider my points? (John, feel free to chime in if you agree with them… or even some of them…!)
I agree with everything in this review other than Jurassic Park 3 being worse than Jurassic World, both are terrible in terms of plot, and characters, but effects wise, and having Alan Grant back make that film somewhat watchable. I just couldn't buy into anything in Jurassic World.
THANK YOU. I feel the same way about the movie. Other than Chris Pratt, the younger brother and the two geeks at the Control Center (one of which thought could kiss the other but then realized she had a bf, which was pretty hilarious) the movie just fails to deliver likable characters you want to see win. I didn't like the excessive use of CG either. All in all, it's a nice summer movie to watch with a big crowd, but it fails to deliver the magic of the original Jurassic Park.
I kind thought the scene with the combat team taking down the I-Rex with little zappers and such was indeed a little stupid, but mainly for its execution. Yes, it showed how badass it was, but I also think it was to show how the park was never actually prepared for such a thing to happen. They was probably so certain that it would never happen at all, since they trusted their technology and thick walls more than their common sense. In the end they didn't at all have equipment for a dinosaur like the I-Rex to escape - especially since they had no idea what it was capable of either.
I was hopping in one part it would cut to Malcom and Grant watching all this happen via some live feed on the net. Then Grant emails or maybe Skype's Malcom and says: "You called it. I'll wright ya a check."
I'm surprised there are not more complaints about the Mossasaurus. It's 11 times the size of the largest one ever found. Jurassic park altered things that actually could be possible. The dilophosaurus frill etc. Using Dinonycus physically and using a velociraptor name. But JW really just gave you flash and bang with not much thought or writing skills.
I agree! How the hell do people get bored of dinosaurs?! Zoos have been around for over 100 years and people still pack those places and it's basically been the same animals in them the entire time. But I guess it's not cheap to feed dinosaurs when a great white shark is an appetizer, lol.
I loved the Jurassic World movie, I thought it was fantastic but I do agree with you about that scene with the tactical team it did seem kinda pointless for them to take those shockers, but from what I remember is that some of those team members in that scene did have bullets like they were going to shoot it down. But yeah the movie was fantastic and when they do make the sequel and they will I would like to see more character development, a war between Ingen and Bio(whatever it was from the first Jurassic Park movie that got that Dennis character to get the embryos), and I would love to see what other mutated creations Dr. Wu created that he took with him on that Helicopter!
I think this movie is trying to address the fact that people now at days spend most of the day looking at their phones and nothing around them impresses them anymore, not even a Dinosaur. This is why attendance at the park was going down.
I 10000% agree with this review. They tried to do way too much with the plot, like the scene where the little boy starts crying cause he thought his parents were getting divorced. That had really nothing to do with the overall plot or that characters development, and was never touched on again. What was the point of putting that in there. Overall the movie was fun to watch and I enjoyed it but the ending just got too ridiculous. It was a better film than the third one but no where near the level of the first two.
He was generous. I sterted picking it apart in the opening and I hate doing that. I want a commentary track by Ian Malcolm on the B lu Ray. He can just rip it apart.
Stellar review. Our views are one on this movie. Loved the dinosaur action, but the characters were poorly written and a lot of things about it seemed a bit daft, i.e. the proposal to use raptors for military purposes.
You weren't bothered by the fact that we finally have an active park and 90% of the movie takes place away from the civilians where the most action and mayhem could happen? Hell, Lost World tacked that scene on San Diego on the end of that film because that's what people wanted to see, and this blew a perfect set up.
Nic Cage and Jeff Goldblum together in a Jurassic Park Movie... And maybe Nic Cage plays a T-rex using motion capture and Jeff Goldblum rides him. Oh, we can only dream...
I thought it was better than The Lost World actually and I love The Lost World. It was that good, but it's a matter of opinion. I really didn't like the characters outside of Ian Malcolm in TLW, they were terrible.
Reviewed it myself and thought it was an absolutely fun movie and it was never meant to be the same as the original Jurassic Park. Still, I would go see it again just to look at the Indominus Rex and the ending part.
The King Slayer oo said something about Mad Max (see my responses below, John). Seeing as Mad Max was brought up, John… are you excited for the Mad Max game that's coming out soon?
I didn't really agree on your point about attendance. I mean I'm from Florida and Orlando, and even Disney is a ONE TIME thing for alot of families. They get to pick a cheap hotel, eat cheap food and can probably drive or get a cheap flight. But Jurassic Park is an island resort, probably SUUUUPER expensive, you HAVE to stay at their resort, eat their food, not to mention there are probably only a few flights and expensive cruises. So I'd imagine JP is a once in a lifetime thing for most families. like 99 percent, a 10k trip for a decent sized family. So i get why people stop coming, no return business. Does that make sense? Or am I wrong? P.s. I got a fever. The only prescription is more Goldblum.
John you are getting so much better at reviewing movies. I have always preferred your flick-tips, Q and A's and live chats but lately i cant wait to check out your reviews to see what you have to say about a film. You go much more in depth than you used to and have some awesome insights. Also glad your making videos more frequently again.
Kieran Wilton Thanks pal! I really appreciate that feedback, I now have the power to continue on in life.
Kieran Wilton Not fair John never answers me back! : (
Kieran Wilton I agree that his reviews are better but I just hate how inconsistent he is when uploading content.
Am I the only one that watched Lost World? That movie had a T-Rex running around a city. I'm pretty sure it doesn't get dumber than that! Jurassic World is easily the best sequel. The original is never going to be topped because it was the first time we got see dinosaurs done in a realistic way. So even in movies we've become accustomed to seeing dinosaurs on screen buy yet it's not believable that people would get tired of seeing dinosaurs? As far the zoo theory like who really goes to a zoo more than once? U are amazed at the animals but unless they bring something new u ain't going back. As a die hard fan of the original I thought this was a good sequel and loved all of the references to the original in the movie.
Jose Rodriguez Yeah, this is easily the second best Jurassic Park film to me.
And a lot of things were believable in it. Of course people would get bored of dinosaurs. We would. We actually get bored of that stuff. I haven't been to a zoo in years. I can just google or look at a video and say "oh that's nice." How many people in that world do the same? Just watch a youtube video of someone who went to Jurassic World.
The idea that they'd go crazy to make new and exciting animals made sense and helped give the movie some solidity. Good on them.
I'm gonna disagree with you on Bryce Dallas Howard's character, I loved her in the movie! Yes, she was kind of a cold and hard bitch, but this is a movie, and character development is inevitable, so you know by the 2nd or 3rd act she would be a lot more likable than when you first met her. And you need a character like her, the one that would set the pieces on the board, you know?
Plus, as a writer, I go into a movie keeping in-mind that characters aren't there to be likable, they're supposed to be human.
Lorenzo Canquin Nothing wrong with human characters, but please attempt to make them intriguing.
First of all, I am freaking out that you replied to my comment, because I am a big fan of you, Janhs, and Stuckmann, but none of them replied to me except you.
Secondly, she was intriguing to me. She had that "I have to control everything" attitude going on, and the movie portrays how predictable she thinks people are. That one scene with her putting the bin in the right place for when the cup falls, that was pretty effective in demonstrating what kind of character we'll be having and what she'll do later on in the movie. And yeah at first, her character was kind of stubborn and boring because that's the kind of effect she'll have with the other characters, but when the shit hits the fan, she actually knows how to carry herself during the catastrophe.
And she did start the coolest scene in the movie. Credit where credit's due. But I will agree with you with the rest of the characters, some of them did grate me. Especially the kid that was like, "This is for kids" DUDE THAT IS A DINOSAUR. U DO NOT HAVE THAT IN CENTRAL PARK.
theFLICKpick The part with the team that you mentioned… it's also not a spoiler because they showed part of it in the trailer.
Lorenzo Canquin True, but we DID have something CLOSE to that in The Lost World: A T-REX… RAMPAGING… THROUGH SAN DIEGO!
Hunter Hughes Which of course in German means… (I'm just kidding; I'm NOT going to say it!)
Great review! I sure enjoyed the movie :) We made a live action Jurassic World short with lot of CGi. I'd love to hear your thoughts about it.
Was I the only one disappointed there wasn't 3 ice cubes, no more no less, in the cup at the beginning?
dktwiztid They all melted....
The ending to Jurassic World is just phenomenal; I don't think I've ever been more excited for a climax in my entire life!
Chris pratt has more charisma than all of jurassic park characters combined
Matt Greer Yeah, no. He was just the definition of annoying. At this point the Jeff Goldbloom persona has worn down on me "uh, uh, no uh..." I didn't care much for him in the original movie and his one-note character hasn't lasted through time.
IamZedX HE does, his character doesn't.
Matt Greer so what did you love about Ian Malcoms character
***** woah dont try and sound too smart
khanwarrior99 "he was more versatile in all fields of badass and realism"
hahaha.........what?
John let me just say your the only man who makes me laugh out loud at any point in the day I love your reviews and your enthusiasm in every video you do keep up the magical and mystical work!
We need theFLICKpick on Movie Fights!
I think every movie should be criticized as its own thing and not be compared with other movies
If it is an original movie, yes... But if it's a sequel no
whiteout0111 even sequels.
starkingbiker I only slightly agree. If its a squeal you should mostly judge it on its own but you have to compare it to its original to an extent.
***** movies are a work of art. every movie (even sequels) can be good on their own without being compared to other movies. I get why people compare JW to JP but not when all criticisms deal with that comparison.
starkingbiker Good thing most of the criticisms have to do with JW on its own.
I dont normally watch your reviews, but watched this and i have to give u alot of credit for not sugar coating, which is what alot of movie reviewers do nowadays. Continue speaking wt u really feel and ull go along way! Good review well dun.
I think Jurassic Park III is better than The Lost World... a lot better, actually.
benway20 I'm sure a lot of people would love to hear you expand on that statement ;)
No...just no...The Lost World is no where close to being on the same level as Jurassic Park 3. If you really think that, then you need to seek help.
benway20 The only thing I can say and will say to that statement, is...you should never, ever step out of your front door, because clearly you are too inept to contribute to society.
Everyone it's an opinion
benway20 IKR I FUCKING HATED THE LOST WORLD
Man, I love you're reviews. I was wondering if you're a fan of the Coen Brothers
You went from saying Nic cage in a rubber dinosaur as a bad idea to loving it in a blink of the eye 😂😂😂
Awesome review John!
Saw it and was disappointed it was a slightly more thoughtful Michael Bay flick, great visuals, mediocre story, terrible script....
Bitterly disappointed, for those saying enjoy it for what it is, its garbage, the more support this underdeveloped crap gets the more they will shove more mediocre movies in your face, is it so hard to develop characters and scripts??
The first movie set the bar, and it was not in the same ball park, it was a stupid dino-chase movie, not a suspenseful thriller, with the associated dino chases married in, with excellent characters. My opinion
Glad I'm not the only one who felt like this was a Michael Bay film.
There is no shortage of people willing to pack theaters to see very mediocre movies nowadays..
waynethesexmachine Obviously modern audiences are desensitised to dinosaurs being brought to life through CGI, but I actually though Jurassic World was a commendable effort! If you'd even take a look at my review for a single second I'd really appreciate it as I find it interesting where our opinions on the movie differ. amateurcriticsociety.blogspot.co.uk/2015/07/jurassic-world-film-review.html
Theres the link and I apologise for the poor standard of my review, I'm only just getting into this !
waynethesexmachine The original movie is pretty dumb as well when you think about it, sure it's great and better than Jurassic World, but let's not look at it with rose tinted spectacles.
***** hey man its subjective, delighted you enjoyed it, and you give a concise intelligent reason so can't beef that
Where did you get that shirt? I can't find it anywhere.
The most significant fault with this movie was the constant battle against its own narrative: on one hand, Claire believes dinosaurs can be suppressed, ultimately to boost the ratings of the park. On the other, people with a sense of sanity believe these are "animals", entitled to their own lives. It felt extremely melodramatic and disheartening.
Great review, John.
do you think you'll pick it up on blu ray
Some reason, I haven't seen lost world or JPIII. Do I NEED to see them before this one?
Evan I heard two pteranadon tosses an innocent woman between them until she's ripped to shreds. But hey, starlord is the alpha in a group of raptors.
Dude where you get that cool shirt?
Technically Malcolm did ride a T-Rex. He was riding on her snout while breaking the outdoor restroom
do you watch only blockbusters?
With the little shocker thing, yeah I kept thinking back to JP2 when 1 guy with 3 darts took down a T-Rex
It was a fantastic movie but it sorta lacked the humanity and tension with the first one. Love the fanservice and homage.
great review man
I want a movie staring 2 talking dinosaurs.. one voiced by Jeff Goldblum.. the other voiced by Nic Cage
Haha this guy wanted raptors to tear Claire apart!? While I didn't like her at first but completely fel in love with her by the end
The best summer movie so far hands down has been Jurassic World.Not to take anything away from Avengers 2 but Jurassic World stomped it out both in terms of box office and entertainment value.JW was a fun ride while I thought AOU was trying a tad bit too hard to top the first installment.The only movie thats gonna be bigger and more anticipated is Star Wars The Force Awakens.Its gonna shatter all records.
Love that intro music. Bring it back to stay breh
Speaking of the third one… who would have guessed that Joe Johnston (the director of THAT movie) would go on to do Captain America?
Of course you mention Jeff Goldblums character first xD you are obsessed with him John.
john do you like the lost world
Dude... You really ripped this movie, it was a fun time at the movies, obviously it's not better then the original but John, it's been sooo long since we seen a Jurassic world movie I just think we should appreciate the effort by Colin Trevorrow
Youssef Sleiman I waited since 93 for a great sequel to Jurassic Park, so I held this movie to a high standard, but I had positives and my grade for the movie was fair.
theFLICKpick fair enough indeed, the cheesy line at the helicopter is an example of the direction they were going, but it could be worse, they handled it pretty good
Youssef Sleiman MAD MAX WAS FREAKING AWESOME!!! However, I have some sort of cold that's hindering my voice, so I made this piece of awesome sauce instead of a review!
Youssef Sleiman Saying it's been a long time for a movie to come out doesn't excuse it from all its flaws. You should try being a bit more objective, or just quell your hype.
Youssef Sleiman This is the problem. We wanted to see dinosaurs in a movie again so badly that literally ANYTHING would have satisfied that craving. People are afraid to give the movie any criticism at all, because anything with dinosaurs will be "fun". Sure, it was fun, but it's overly praised. Let's face it, a made-for-tv Sci-Fi movie is "fun" too, and that's exactly the quality Jurassic World can be compared to (With one better actor and more money in CGI). Kids can have fun with this movie, but don't make excuses for the film makers either.
This movie was an insult to the first one.
Awesome review!!
I really had a fun time with this movie! That being said, after the Indominus Rex was revealed in full I never quite got the feel that it was 'bigger and meaner'. It just looked like a white, spiky T-Rex. Great review.
Do you get those muscles on your hands beacuse you move them all the time
How do we get this video to the script writers/director so they don't mess up the next Jurassic movie?
this is kinda what i was expecting from it. Great entertaining action, with characters i'd rather see become victims rather than survive. When there are no dinosaurs in the scene i find myself just waiting to see the dinosaurs comeback! overall it is a great time and think there is some hope for good entertaining sequels to this movie. Great review John!
nice shirt !!!
Also, when I initially saw this movie in theaters, and the "raptors for military applications" sub plot came up, I couldn't help but turn to my buddy and comment "so maybe the rumors about dinosaurs with guns was actually a legit script direction". In case you don't know, several years back (probably 4 or 5 years ago) more than a few rumors began circulating that the latest team of writers to re-write the script for JP4 (to get it out of developmental hell) actually pitched the idea of weapons zed dinosaurs WITH GUNS! And the producers actually told them to go ahead with developing that further before they evtually tossed it. I wish I was making this up! So when the military raptors subplot came up, I couldn't help but chuckle and think "dammit, they really were considering that!" Lol
I also think it's not as good as the first 2 JP movies but it's way better than the third one
tha't's a cool review, and you definatly rights about this movie ! keep going !
My daughter (12 years) and I were very excited about the film. We may take an extra trip to the cinema to see it again.
Ok
holy shit you said it perfectly. that was my biggest problem- not enough likeable characters to care or worry about, or developed good enough besides Chris Pratts character. the 2nd best character was the youngest boy, imo. oh and Jake Johnson was very likable imo, but not in it enough. and Vincent odifrino is great
Great review Johnny! I saw it recently and really liked it. I initially thought the idea of becoming desensitised/bored quickly is realistic. But that point you made about zoos always being awesome no matter what made me think twice about the concept. Huh... Fuckin giraffes man, they're the tightest shit! Either way, I liked the movie a lot, it exceeded expectations.
As for future installments, the weaponised dinosaurs, though a very dopey concept indeed, could be pretty badass. Either way bring back Goldblum, Neill and Dern!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Probably going to see it next Saturday, do I need to see Jurassic Park 3 first?
Liam Shields Beware of trolls that will tell you otherwise, Jurassic Park 3 has some major plot points that are relevant to this film, make sure you watch Jurassic Park 3 immediately, on blu-ray
cabshdun Yep it is trolls like these you should beware of, they're trying to trick you into missing out on the cinematic gem that is Jurassic Park 3
***** I'm with you. JP 3 is the best . A must see before watching any other movie!!
Liam Shields I've only seen Number 1 and half of 2, I had fun and didn't feel like I was missing anything crucial, it's a standard Hollywood Blockbuster, they target everyone, including people who haven't see then other films, I wouldn't be worried. Jurassic Park 1 is probably worth a watch anyway because it's a classic family film
Liam Shields You only need to see the first one really.
Forget BB-8, I want a Gyrosphere for Christmas!
The masasuars, "Lake Placid on Steriods" is going to find the main shoreline, find a new aquatic home, meet some human boy or girl and we have a sequel to The Water Horse!
1:46 agreed, even though JW comes close to recapturing the awe and wonder of the first movie, it still can't top the magic of why the 1st movie is so loved and still holds up 25 yrs later
1:51 I actually disagree, the lost world is such an inferior follow up to one of the best movies ever made. The lost world was just so long and so heavy handed with its idoitic characters and mishandled themes that made it tough to sit thru (in my opinion). JW was the better sequel.
1:57 agreed as well, JP3 is the worst Jurassic park movie, as it went thru a really tough pre production, which made it go into shooting before the script was finished. The overall movie is just an afterthought, made within 6 months, without any surprises, direction or real care put into making the movie.
Honestly JW was the best JP sequel in my opinion.
Great review
It took me half of the video to takes the shirt you were wearing. Eric Striffler of Pretty Much It designed that! So cool!
The ACU used non lethal and guns that had tranqs because Masrani didn't want to kill the "asset" because of the investment.
Totally agree; epic, but not better than Jurassic Park: The Lost World.
Oh, other than Chris Pratt, there is one character I really loved, was concerned about this character for month . . . what happen to this character? . . .
She became with worst most brutal death in the franchise . . .
ZARAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!
Why did Zara Young (Katie McGrath) have to die, especially when that raptor-egg-stealing-asshole Billy survived. She was so beautiful, and innocent, and she reminds me of my beautiful best friend Winnie.
ZARAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
I agree with you 100%. Great review.
Really? A B-? I'd give it more of a C-. More close to a D. Everything you pointed out wrong with the movie I have to agree. Since the movie spent more time with the human characters that you really don't care about, I lost interest in the movie, even though I loved the dinosaurs. Even more so, the subplots with the brothers was annoying. Especially the older brother. Everything was jumbled in this movie, and even though I liked the dinosaurs, it wasn't enough to save the movie for me. Sorry, but I'd give it a D. Really disappointing.
JURRASIC WORLD WAS AMAZING!! I grew up with it and it satisfyed all my fanboy needs.
You always hate all the movies I love ;-;.... tears
Alicia Ross What? I don't always hate movies you love. And "hate" is a strong word. More like... not have the same appreciation as you do, if you don't mind me saying it like that. There are some thing I enjoyed from Jurassic World, but it wasn't enough for me to love it. It was fine, but I didn't hate it.
I'm the dumb one when it comes to movies, remember? Almost everything the world loves I hate, and almost everything the world hates, I love. I swear, it's just a different opinion kind of a thing, but I am not hating on you for it. I promise.
MyFluffypenguin Ok :3 that makes me feel better. Same for me, what the world loves I hate and vice versea.
Alicia Ross Thank you so so much for understanding. I'm sorry I made you feel bad. I didn't mean to. Honest.
MyFluffypenguin It's ok. It just I love Jurrasic Park, I grew up with it. (As I said before, I'm a total fanboy). So when you said that, it shocked me. But no worry, I'm not mad at you. How could I be? :)
I feel like this describes my thoughts on the movie well...except I would give it a 6/10. And I am a huge fan of the original Jurassic Park, who also thought The Lost World was decent and hated 3.
Honestly I think Predator 2, The Expendables 3, Terminator 3, Alien 3, Star Wars Episode III, Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, and Die Hard 2 are all better movies. Great company there!
Although I changed my mind and decided that I did like the movie and that I was just in a bad mood while watching it.
honestly i disliked the second Jurassic park and loved the third one
Ewww
Me to I thought I was the only one
Jose V You Sir are a wordsmith.
Finally, another person who likes jurassic park 3. I was starting to think I was alone
Third one is bad but a lot better than second.
Jurassic World rocks. It's the second best of the series. Chris Pratt will remain on my radar. I wasn't surprised to see your skit.
haha I love it how you say you liked all the characters in the first movie but you only mention Malcolm.
It called an example
Jonathan Edwards I just don't see how the kids in this movie are annoying yet the kids in the first movie aren't. At least these ones aren't useless!
***** For you I guess. But try to not be selfish here and think about all the young kids going to see this movie looking for that person to relate to. That will be Gray (the younger one) if we were 12ish in those situations we would be doing the same thing.
Zach, yeah he was a dick and acting like a douche...have you seen many 17ish year olds these days man? But he wasn't a dick the whole way through either, he did eventually start doing things for his brother, like flooring the gyrosphere and such.
***** I think that's a pretty cynical view. Really you think a kid being afraid in this makes him unlikable? You'd be pissing your pants in his situation.
You had a kid who was overexcited, but partially because he was pushing away the upcoming divorce from his mind. A brother who mentally knew that kind of thing had been coming so had closed himself off from all of his relationships. But both stepped up throughout the movie and came together as brothers to help each other survive. I'd say those are pretty solid qualities.
Jurassic world was pretty good, but I don't know where else they can go with the franchise without re-using an idea. I mean the first movie they opened a park with dinosaurs, second movie they wheat on an expedition to the island to do something, third movie they crash landed, 4th movie THEY OPENED A PARK WITH DINOSAURS. Basically the same plot as the first, I'm not hating on the series, it's basically my childhood! But I don't think there's many routes they can take and still end up with a good film
well that's also because the Fort Wayne Children's Zoo is AMAZING
they did have guys with tranq guns the idea was to have the guys with the shockers draw aggro while the shooter pumped it full of drugs, there was in that moment when that one guy emptied his gun at the thing and it still ate him.
U like Lost World I lost it on this review lol...
***** Open your ears Barry, I just said I like it better than this movie.
I love lost world too, has the same Spielberg feel and multi layered characters and plot and the dinosaur in the city was like icing on the cake, I loved it. 3 was just horrible.
GAME OVER "WE HAVE EVERY PIXEL COVERED" I know I'm going to be in the VAST MINORITY in saying this… but I just feel like I shall: the third one is actually pretty nostalgic with me. I actually feel it had its moments. Now, I DO think it's the weakest of the three (obviously, I haven't seen the new one yet)… I am NOT denying THAT… I'd say if you added more scenes with dinosaurs, sprinkled in a little action here and there (funny I say that word… now part of me is kind of hungry for cake!), and written the characters better (or even brought more of the old ones back to bring more of a sense of nostalgia for everyone else other than me), OR even brought in some nods to the The Lost World, seeing as they mention the first one in it (probably because Grant was in both, but that's just me), or ANY combination of the three… we could have had a movie that's usually in the range of the others when it comes to runtime, and more people would have been interested. Anyway, I say the third one is actually pretty nostalgic with me because I feel it had its moments… and it's one of the first PG-13 movies I remember seeing in theaters.
GAME OVER "WE HAVE EVERY PIXEL COVERED" Hopefully, you guys can consider my points? (John, feel free to chime in if you agree with them… or even some of them…!)
I agree with everything in this review other than Jurassic Park 3 being worse than Jurassic World, both are terrible in terms of plot, and characters, but effects wise, and having Alan Grant back make that film somewhat watchable. I just couldn't buy into anything in Jurassic World.
What I want from a jurassic movie is good child actors. None of the movies have had that, including jurassic world
I f******ing love your channel man. Yes I know I used too many asterisks I don't care.
THANK YOU. I feel the same way about the movie. Other than Chris Pratt, the younger brother and the two geeks at the Control Center (one of which thought could kiss the other but then realized she had a bf, which was pretty hilarious) the movie just fails to deliver likable characters you want to see win. I didn't like the excessive use of CG either. All in all, it's a nice summer movie to watch with a big crowd, but it fails to deliver the magic of the original Jurassic Park.
I kind thought the scene with the combat team taking down the I-Rex with little zappers and such was indeed a little stupid, but mainly for its execution. Yes, it showed how badass it was, but I also think it was to show how the park was never actually prepared for such a thing to happen. They was probably so certain that it would never happen at all, since they trusted their technology and thick walls more than their common sense. In the end they didn't at all have equipment for a dinosaur like the I-Rex to escape - especially since they had no idea what it was capable of either.
I was hopping in one part it would cut to Malcom and Grant watching all this happen via some live feed on the net. Then Grant emails or maybe Skype's Malcom and says: "You called it. I'll wright ya a check."
I'm surprised there are not more complaints about the Mossasaurus. It's 11 times the size of the largest one ever found. Jurassic park altered things that actually could be possible. The dilophosaurus frill etc. Using Dinonycus physically and using a velociraptor name. But JW really just gave you flash and bang with not much thought or writing skills.
My ranking of the jurassic park movies:
1. Jurassic park
2. Jurassic world
3. The lost world(I still enjoyed it)
4. Jurassic park 3
I agree! How the hell do people get bored of dinosaurs?! Zoos have been around for over 100 years and people still pack those places and it's basically been the same animals in them the entire time. But I guess it's not cheap to feed dinosaurs when a great white shark is an appetizer, lol.
While I was leaving the theatre, all I heard from the audience was "That was boring". Such a shame!
I loved the Jurassic World movie, I thought it was fantastic but I do agree with you about that scene with the tactical team it did seem kinda pointless for them to take those shockers, but from what I remember is that some of those team members in that scene did have bullets like they were going to shoot it down. But yeah the movie was fantastic and when they do make the sequel and they will I would like to see more character development, a war between Ingen and Bio(whatever it was from the first Jurassic Park movie that got that Dennis character to get the embryos), and I would love to see what other mutated creations Dr. Wu created that he took with him on that Helicopter!
In a Jurassic World sequel I want Claire and Owen to explore the abandoned park.
I agree with you about Bryce Dallas Howard. I felt Jurrasic World had too many useless characters which took away from the fun of the movie.
Great video
I think this movie is trying to address the fact that people now at days spend most of the day looking at their phones and nothing around them impresses them anymore, not even a Dinosaur. This is why attendance at the park was going down.
Am I the only one who REALLY enjoyed this more than Age Of Ultron?
PesciGotPepsi no, I think most people did. It was way better than age of ultron.
I 10000% agree with this review. They tried to do way too much with the plot, like the scene where the little boy starts crying cause he thought his parents were getting divorced. That had really nothing to do with the overall plot or that characters development, and was never touched on again. What was the point of putting that in there. Overall the movie was fun to watch and I enjoyed it but the ending just got too ridiculous. It was a better film than the third one but no where near the level of the first two.
Nice PMI shirt! :D
I think it's funny how the guy with the shotgun walked toward the the I-Rex instead of backward
He was generous. I sterted picking it apart in the opening and I hate doing that. I want a commentary track by Ian Malcolm on the B lu Ray. He can just rip it apart.
Last guy to review the movie
Matthew Duering I like to think about my reviews before rushing to the camera to push record... And I'm lazy some days.
theFLICKpick ha ha ha that made me laugh and made my day john thumps up brother lol
theFLICKpick gotcha. It was a good review though.
Stellar review. Our views are one on this movie. Loved the dinosaur action, but the characters were poorly written and a lot of things about it seemed a bit daft, i.e. the proposal to use raptors for military purposes.
You weren't bothered by the fact that we finally have an active park and 90% of the movie takes place away from the civilians where the most action and mayhem could happen? Hell, Lost World tacked that scene on San Diego on the end of that film because that's what people wanted to see, and this blew a perfect set up.
yeah I miss the old characters from the first movie. I loved jurassic park 3 because of spinosaurus and velociraptors and Dr. grant.
They don't need another sequel. The need to make more original movies instead of the same thing over and over again.
And you need to not be dumb
***** Pacific Rim is not that original. Not my fault like shitty movies.
***** Edge of Tomorrow was good. I meant that it seems like too many people like shitty movies. The Transformer series comes to mind.
Bret .Maverick Make one.
Brandon Moore I'm a little light on cash.
Nic Cage and Jeff Goldblum together in a Jurassic Park Movie... And maybe Nic Cage plays a T-rex using motion capture and Jeff Goldblum rides him. Oh, we can only dream...
this movie set the second biggest opening weekend ever for goodness sake
Hey an IU cup, I'm From Indiana but never figured I'd see a IU cup on TH-cam.
I thought it was better than The Lost World actually and I love The Lost World. It was that good, but it's a matter of opinion. I really didn't like the characters outside of Ian Malcolm in TLW, they were terrible.
Every now and then it sounds like he's saying Jurassic Road.
Reviewed it myself and thought it was an absolutely fun movie and it was never meant to be the same as the original Jurassic Park. Still, I would go see it again just to look at the Indominus Rex and the ending part.
2nd best Jurrasic movie imo
Yeah :D It was a very worthy sequel.
You are joking! This movie was GARBAGE!!!
Dgurlie-0 27 i think he did say opinion
The King Slayer oo said something about Mad Max (see my responses below, John). Seeing as Mad Max was brought up, John… are you excited for the Mad Max game that's coming out soon?
Next sequel will be called "Jurassic Planet."
I didn't really agree on your point about attendance. I mean I'm from Florida and Orlando, and even Disney is a ONE TIME thing for alot of families. They get to pick a cheap hotel, eat cheap food and can probably drive or get a cheap flight. But Jurassic Park is an island resort, probably SUUUUPER expensive, you HAVE to stay at their resort, eat their food, not to mention there are probably only a few flights and expensive cruises. So I'd imagine JP is a once in a lifetime thing for most families. like 99 percent, a 10k trip for a decent sized family. So i get why people stop coming, no return business. Does that make sense? Or am I wrong?
P.s. I got a fever. The only prescription is more Goldblum.