Jurassic World opened huge this weekend, bringing in an estimated $204 million. While you are reading this, I’m contributing in my own small way to that number. While you await the next installment of the Zach on Film Summer Movie Spectacular, why not share your thoughts on the flick.
Located off the coast of Costa Rica, the Jurassic World luxury resort provides a habitat for an array of genetically engineered dinosaurs, including the vicious and intelligent Indominus rex. When the massive creature escapes, it sets off a chain reaction that causes the other dinos to run amok. Now, it’s up to a former military man and animal expert (Chris Pratt) to use his special skills to save two young brothers and the rest of the tourists from an all-out, prehistoric assault.
Did you see the movie? Use the comment section to share your thoughts on Jurassic World!
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I saw it Saturday. I thought it was pretty good, and I liked the callbacks and Easter eggs and nods to Jurassic Park.
That was the thing I liked most, it didn’t crap all over what had come before, but treats it as an important part of the story. I could honestly see skipping 2 and 3 and going from Park to World in one sitting.
… if The Pirates of the Caribbean breaks down, the pirates don’t eat the tourists. …
My wife and I went to a early show on Thursday. We thoroughly enjoyed it. It had very good CGI dinosaurs and a decent plot (for a monster movie) and decent acting, though half way through, I was hoping the older kid got eaten.
I like that they took the concept of 20 years after Jurassic Park, and ran with it, while not ignoring the movie. I really liked the original T. Rex appearance.
As Stephen said, JW did not ignore the original.
I enjoyed it. Took the family this weekend. Theater was full, crowd seemed to like it as well. Was it fantastic? Eh.. not so much. But it was good adventure fun, and I could use some of that. The idea of “realistic” doesn’t apply IMO, because the concept is silly in the first place. So I just sat back, and enjoyed it for what it was :) I honestly did not care for the child actors, but Chris Pratt seems to mold in nicely to the roles he has been in, and this is no exception.
What I don’t get is everyone saying the dinosaurs wouldn’t look like that. They are bigger or they have no feathers. I caught the line from the lead scientist during the big moral argument that he said plainly that pure dinosaur wouldn’t look anything like what they make.
Besides that, I thought it was a very good movie. I was never taken out of the movie by anything. I would say if you liked Park, you will like World.