Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom Review: A Jurassic Disaster

In 2015 the movie world returned to that little park filled with dinosaurs After years of hibernation the Jurassic Park series made its return with the fourth installment in the franchise: Jurassic World; and what a return it was as the summer blockbuster was a success both critically and financially. So because of its success, it came to no surprise that Jurassic World would garner a sequel, and sure enough the adventure would continue three years later in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. Taking the helm from Jurassic World’s Colin Trevorrow this time was director J.A Bayona; although Trevorrow remained on the film as an executive producer and a writer. So with an exploding island as well as a new hybrid, Fallen Kingdom looked to up the adventure for the series and while some may have found this exciting one Film Adventurer did not. See I had a different experience with Jurassic World as I found the blockbuster to be stupid for all the wrong reasons. However just because that experience was a poor one did not mean that the sequel would be the same. Oh how wrong I was.

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom centers on Owen (Chris Pratt) and Claire (Bryce Dallas Howard) who return to the island in order to save the raptor Blue, and the rest of the dinosaurs,from extinction. If you have seen any trailer for this movie then odds are you know how this story plays out. Having a predictable plot is not always a bad thing as long as its executed decently.Sadly this was not the case for Fallen Kingdom. The story structure was inconsistent as it rushed through the first act then dragged itself through the remainder of the film to the point where any intriguing aspects were hardly investing due to excessive padding. This was evident in splitting the story up into two areas with the Owen and Claire’s adventure being one part and the mystery of the Indoraptor being another. Although both sides eventually converge they did very little keep this adventurous tale...well adventurous. It did not help matters that the plot was contrived as it relied heavily on conveniences and its sense of continuity was horrendous. Another glaring issue was the story’s use of themes such as nature vs nurture. While this could have been a captivating element for the plot, the movie barely touched on it leading to this theme be nothing but an afterthought. I tend not expect much out of a Jurassic Park tale but I do hope that it has some semblance of storytelling to it; but that is not the case for Fallen Kingdom’s plot as its sense of adventure goes up in flames along with the convenient volcano.

Jurassic World Review: One Jurassic Mess!

In 1993, the world of film was forever changed when Steven Spielberg brought the work of author Michael Cricton to life. What Spielberg brought to theaters was a world of dinosaurs and what would happens when the extinct race joins the 20th century. This movie was none other then Jurassic Park.  Thanks to its sense of spectacle, Jurassic Park became a cultural hit with many moviegoers as the blockbuster is cherished even to this day. The film would spawn two sequels, but neither met the reception as the first film did. For the longest time It seemed that the sci-fi adventure franchise went extinct with the dinosaurs; however life found a way to bring this series back to silver screen. After years of being development hell, the fourth installment to the series was finally developed and became known as Jurassic World. Directed by Colin Trevorrow, Jurassic World looked to hold true to its predecessor's strength as there was plenty of spectacle to see in the film's trailer. With massive effects and the idea of genetically engineered dinosaur, where could this blockbuster go wrong?

Taking place twenty two  years after the first film, the park has been reopened as Jurassic World. The new and improved island has brought people all across the world to see its attractions. However the park's buyrates has been slipping. So in order to bring something new to Jurassic World, the scientist create a new kind of dinosaur known as the Indominus Rex. Unfortunately the scientist of Jurassic World did their job a little too well as what they created was a highly intelligent dinosaur that is bent on attacking anything that moves. With the Indominus Rex on the loose, it is up to Owen (Chris Pratt) and Claire (Bryce Dallas Howard) to stop the creature and the save the unexpected tourists before the creature makes its way to the park's center.

Film Ventures: Jurassic World

Tim and Patrick react to Jurassic World on Film Ventures

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