Numbers were updated. This was the biggest opening of all time now. Wtf.
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Numbers were updated. This was the biggest opening of all time now. Wtf.
It was seriously that good. Felt like Spielberg at the top of his game.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iN6Rlh4KonQ
I am really not into Chris Pratt. For those that have seen it, does the narrative scope of the movie carry beyond his performance, or is it a bunch of contrived dinosaur scenarios to go along with the Pratt "charm"a'thon?
I usually side more Jay than Mike in Redletter critiques.
You ol' stick in the mud.
It's worth watching for that shot of Paddock 9 opening. I can't get it out of my head.
Saw it. The casting is strong (especially all the side parts), and the movie is put together very well. Nothing especially...challenging...or unexpected happened though. It certainly *feels* like a movie from my youth, even if I had no real emotional response (which makes me wonder if kids today would be moved). Some of the banter elicited an approving chuckle, and even going in anti-Pratt, he's perfectly likable, but I maintain the part should have been given to someone else. It's like he slips out of character periodically and I can't not see him as the chubby buffoon of Park City for a beat.
There's no real message to the story; I suppose some could be built from references to the first movie or military short-sightedness being bad, or man being the real monster, some basic, you know...ultimately felt empty at the end. I think the scientific/dinosaur could have been played up a LOT, that was a missed opportunity.
Doc's description of "comfy" is pretty apt. As a cinematic experience, it was that. I guess it varies by person if that's a good thing or not.
I thought it had all the nostalgia a 35 yr old could want. Seeing a Disney World of Jurassic Park as the theme music climaxed made me grin from ear to ear. I loved it. I love Meme-Lord being a combination of Han Solo-Bogart'insolence & the Duke's insufferable toughness, hunting dinosaurs with a goddamn Winchester rifle!
You are right, there were no unexpected plot turns. That's the only down side.
I'm really surprised by how not-good Jurassic World was after hearing so much good about it. It was a movie that I watched in the theater for 2-ish hours. I don't hate it at all, but there were some really stupid things in it that completely broke suspension of disbelief. "Where are the dinosaurs?" in the ball-ride, camera pans around, "Oh, 5 feet in front of me." was the first thing that pulled me away from the screen, and then the movie never let me back in. Things like it being a bright, sunny afternoon in one shot and dead of night in the next, with zero indication of any activity beyond our heroes driving half a mile. Chris Pratt stars as the Great White Hunter, "Your boyfriend's kind of a badass!" Things like that just made this little more than an evening at the movies rather than anything I cared too much about.
I see it as colorful breakfast cereal. Not particularly nourishing, not an everyday food, but damn if it doesn't hit like 1993 where it needs to.
If you weren't 10 in 1993, your milage may vary. It's possible you may be Too Old.
Jesus, dude, thank you. The Mrs. and I saw this tonight and walked out wondering how no one else could see how stupid this was. A lot of it was still enjoyable, and we laughed a lot (at things we weren't supposed to), but everyone told us how amazing this was and it just isn't. It felt like a Michael Bay reboot of the franchise.Quote:
Originally Posted by James
In addition to the bits you pointed out, how many times did they pump the "You're breaking up, can't hear your really important news," well - four or five? And every character but Pratt's was about as smart as Tea Leone in the third movie. "Okay," flick at best. I doubt I'll watch it again even on TV or Netflix.