Jurassic World
E and I’s JP marathon continues and alas we arrive at the first of the new trilogy - Jurassic World. Unfortunately, it has aged poorly. The dialogue and story are much weaker than my memory of watching it in theaters. While the new dinosaur designs are cool, and a fully realized version of the Jurassic Park dream is cool to see in its full glory, the movie is just barely teetering on the line of being plain bad. This is the last movie we watched in the franchise, and while the reviews get worse from here on out, I fear for what’s to come.
-Z
I remembered this movie being much more funny and clever than it was upon our rewatch. While it is exciting to see how this movie continues the legacy of the original trio, not nearly enough explanation is given for why no one has learned their lesson about humans and dinosaurs existing in the same space. While there are definitely some eye roll moments (namely, almost all aspects of Bryce Dallas Howard’s character), the story overall is pretty strong and compelling, and I have to admit I’m continuing to enjoy our rewatch marathon more than I thought I would!
-E
