re: My Thoughts On Jurassic World (Spoilers)

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Speaking of, I liked the fan service moment with the T-Rex slamming through the Spino skeleton.

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The entire final scene felt like a "uh, yeah, sorry about effortlessly murdering the T-Rex in #3. So, uh, here's this whole badass sequence to make up for it."

My brother told me that they've announced #2 is not considered canon and #3, I guess, isn't either (not that it has much effect one way or the other). True?

I just watched it with my two pre-teen kids. I thought the movie was just okay although they seemed to enjoy it a little more than I did. I've only seen the original so that's what I had to compare this to. The divorcing parents storyline didn't add anything and I never felt the people were in danger like in the original. I think this movie was toned down and tried to appeal to a younger audience.

The finale was telegraphed early on. But it was a good way to kill a couple of hours with the kids.

My only problem with it:

Do raptors have lives like a cat?

It seemed like they killed each one twice, if not three times.

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I never felt the people were in danger like in the original

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I mean, they were certainly in danger with the pterosaurs attacking, but you're right; there should have been a lot more carnage and danger to the large population on the island.

Which brings up another question I had: Why in the world is there not more of a fail safe option for getting people off of an island filled with prehistoric murder beasts? And the heads of the whole operation (rich guy and BDH) have a genetically modified kill machine on the loose with no precedent for handling any kind of code 19 (let alone one of this gravity) but are just like "nah, we're not going to evacuate the island"? How did this guy get to be the 8th richest man in the world again? Cause that's some abysmal planning and assessing of the situation given that the alternative to evacuation is, you know, dying and losing everything in the process.

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It seemed like they killed each one twice, if not three times.

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1 was killed with the explosion after the IRex turned their allegiance.

Blue was thrown and knocked out by the IRex after becoming loyal to Owen again.

The IRex kills the other 2 before Claire releases the TRex.

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As for a sequel, I don't know how they can logically go anywhere with this. Even removing the 2nd and 3rd movies from the canon, that's now two parks that have resulted in a bunch of people dying as the result of massive security breaches/gross incompetence by the people in charge. Realistically, nobody would run the risk of investing in another park. I guess it could follow militarization of dinosaurs, but 1.) that just sounds dumb (unless we're getting a Turok movie) and 2.) who is going to invest in that shite given all that has happened?

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Technically, the 3rd movie wasn't completely removed from canon. The fake Masrani website talks about the incident with the flying dinos at the end of the 3rd movie.

And I agree with you on the militarization part. That just speaks movie fail.

I would think a sequel would either:

1) revisit Isla Sorna (the other Island)
2) Attempt to build a dino park on the mainland

I think a sequel is certain though with the success of this movie. Chris Pratt already confirmed he is signed on for sequels.

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1) revisit Isla Sorna (the other Island)

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But for what reason? They can't send them there just to destroy all the dinosaurs (I mean, they could but it'd be a pretty grim flick). And if they send them there undercover to bust inGen's evil plan to... lose a lot of money by making a new park/militarize dinosaurs, it's just going to be #2 all over again.

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2) Attempt to build a dino park on the mainland

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If they go this route, I won't be able to suspend disbelief. There's no way two different parks fail with mass casualties on an island and someone - anyone - sees opening a new park on the mainland as a wise investment.

Best I've been able to think up is that corrupt ol BD Wong goes underground, breeds a bunch of dinosaurs in secret with dumb ol inGen for god knows what awfully thought out reason, and disaster ensues as they're let loose on the general populace. How Pratt and Co. would play into that, I have no idea.

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The olde brother ruined this movie for me. He was god awful. Every human interaction was terrible. Stop giving me fricking love stories in an adventure movie - just show the damn dinosaurs. I would have paid full admission price just for the 10 minute scene at the end between the t-Rex, hybrid, and raptor. I could have happily foregone every other part of the movie. Will not see again.

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Wow it must suck to have such distinguished tastes so that a 16 year olds acting ruined what was a pretty entertaining movie

It was a great nostalgic trip. Plus I got to see Michael Papajohn in another mammoth blockbuster.

So are the parents staying together now? Seems weird that in the midst of a divorce they would ship off their kids to visit an aunt they haven't seen in seven years.