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"I would counter with zoos?" cracked me up.
ReplyDeleteInteresting, your temporary setup made the podcast sound like one of your earlier episode all of those years ago. Brought me back.
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ReplyDeleteAs a big fan of dinosaurs and this franchise, I was really keen to see Jurassic World: Rebirth. I liked most of the characters, but the main idea behind the film didn’t work for me. I’ve no idea what David Koepp was thinking. A sweet wrapper as the centre of the plot? Just didn’t do it for me. I also wasn’t into the new “dinosaurs”, and if I’m honest, it felt like it was missing that big final set piece these films usually have.
That said, it’s already made a lot of money and will almost definitely get another sequel. Considering Gareth Edwards was brought in at the last minute to fast track the project because Fast 12 was delayed, it’s actually a decent effort.
What really caught my attention was your chat about the best Jurassic Park sequel. I fell down a bit of a rabbit hole recently and was surprised to see how much hate JP3 gets. A lot of fans seem to have issues with some key moments, and oddly, Rebirth repeats a few of those same beats. Apparently you still can’t introduce a new dinosaur that kills off a fan favourite, like the Spinosaurus in JP3, without stirring things up.
I don't like to apply the h-word to movies, but I'm happy to be counted as a non-fan of JPIII. Callously killing a Rex was bad, but making raptors fairly cuddly creatures who'll forgive you stealing their eggs as long as you give them back, and play some random sounds on a throat flute, was completely inexcusable. So, for that matter, was allowing a kid to not just survive for several days on Isla Sorna all by himself. Mix that in with the constant chirping interruptions of the satellite phone, and you've got a flick that I just can't get any enjoyment from. If anything, I'd say that The Discourse rates the movie too kindly, in large part because of residual Joe Johnston goodwill; myself, I far prefer the Spielbergian brutality of The Lost World and the goof-assery of Jurassic World and Fallen Kingdom, though even I won't offer any defense for the fiasco that is Dominion.
DeleteThe other purpose of the final shot of the shaving cream can is the fun irony that the dinosaurs inside end up BURIED. All this trouble to bring dinosaurs back to life and in the end, these ones go right back to where they started - dead, lost, and in the ground.
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