Owen and Claire go back to Isla Nublar to save the
dinosaurs from an impending volcanic eruption. ACTION/SCI-FI
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While I initially enjoyed 2015's Jurassic World, I was disappointed to find that I enjoyed it less with each viewing. It simply didn't hold up as well as the first film, which is the problem that has plagued all the Jurassic Park sequels. At least with Fallen Kingdom, the filmmakers finally decided to try something original and out of the box. Despite a fair bit of unnecessary retconning and a slow build-up, the fifth installment in the Jurassic franchise is surprisingly exciting and thrilling, if not only for the long-awaited return of Jeff Goldblum as Dr. Ian Malcolm.
It's been three years since Jurassic World went haywire and the dinosaurs got loose. Isla Nublar has been fenced off from the world, but when John Hammond's old genetics partner wants to save the dinosaurs, he calls upon Claire Dearing (Bryce Dallas Howard) to lead a team to do so, including Owen Grady (Chris Pratt) who is the only man who can find the last living velociraptor, Blue. What they soon realize is that they were lied to, and the true plan is to sell the dinosaurs at auction and use their DNA to make living weapons. Thus, we get the Indoraptor, the franchise's newest dinosaur villain. While not as intimidating or fearsome as the Indominus Rex, it's still a decent threat. The story is pretty interesting, though it does tend to gloss over some incredible bombshells that I wish had been expanded upon. Still, I liked Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom far more than I expected to. I hope the franchise fatigue doesn't set it. I'd like to enjoy this film more than once if possible, but I guess we will see. I do think this film tightened up everything that Jurassic World had done wrong. The characters are more grounded, the dinosaurs have more personality, and the story isn't just a rehash of the first movie. Admittedly, it does rehash a bit from The Lost World, but that's for another time. |