The only reason - and it's a pretty minor reason at that - that Dominion is better than Fallen Kingdom is because of the original trio.
Other than that, everything sucked about the film.
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Other than that, everything sucked about the film.
Agree to disagree. I found it much more entertaining. Trevorrow is great at one thing, directing action. I don't find Bayona to be good at that. He's good at mood and suspense, and most of the action in Fallen Kingdom fell flat for me.
So yeah, sorry you hated it. But I found it to be an imperfect but fun ride.
Haha I rewatched this recently with my son. I remember watching it and thinking, oh this was a lot better than I remembered. Then it went to San Diego and turned into Godzilla and I remember I said the exact same thing when it came out. Like why did they do that.
Grildon Tundy
Member
They did it because watching a T-Rex eat people and wreck shit in the modern day is rad
They did it because watching a T-Rex eat people and wreck shit in the modern day is rad
I disagree. But I can see how someone would like it. I just thought the movie took a turn for the worse at that point.
Aggelos
Member
"Other deleted scenes include a fight between an Oviraptor and a Lystrosaurus, set in the black market; and an extended confrontation between Ramsay and Dodgson, lasting about two minutes."
collider.com
‘Jurassic World Dominion’ Director Colin Trevorrow on Which Dinosaur is the Strongest, Deleted Scenes & Easter Eggs
He also talks about the future of Isla Sorna, filming in Malta, and what would have happened if the original cast had said no to coming back.
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BossLackey
Gold Member
When
I could not stop laughing. Whole movie felt like a fever dream.
Crisp Rat choked the dilophosaurus puppet
I could not stop laughing. Whole movie felt like a fever dream.
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Mshoaibi789
Neo Member
I'm always a big fan of Jurassic Park world. The upcoming movie really looks good.
Hope to watch this weekend
Hope to watch this weekend
Billbofet
Member
Just took my son to this. Cannot believe how bad it was.
Majority takes place at this facility that appears to be several square miles large, yet they keep running into each other, finding each other at the exact right moment (in a lab that has at least 17 sublevels...), and coming across just the dino they need at the right time.
I get it's a dumb action move about dinosaurs, but damn. Makes me wanna watch Moonfall to wash the dumb off.
Also, I like a jumpscare as much as the next person, but these dinosaurs are freaking stealth ninjas no matter how gigantic they are. Ninja dino trope well is run dry on this one.
Majority takes place at this facility that appears to be several square miles large, yet they keep running into each other, finding each other at the exact right moment (in a lab that has at least 17 sublevels...), and coming across just the dino they need at the right time.
I get it's a dumb action move about dinosaurs, but damn. Makes me wanna watch Moonfall to wash the dumb off.
Also, I like a jumpscare as much as the next person, but these dinosaurs are freaking stealth ninjas no matter how gigantic they are. Ninja dino trope well is run dry on this one.
Ristifer
Member
I think that's TLW's issue when it comes to the San Diego part. Once you remove the big, spectacular aspect of dinosaurs from their own island/habitat, and then place them in the middle of [insert city here], the spectacle is gone. It can still be a fun ride to watch the carnage, but once the spectacle is lost, the tonal shift can be almost too jarring.
Billbofet
Member
That's another issue I have with this latest movie - no sense of wonder. The dinos are almost treated as an obstacle vs. the focus of the story.
And while it's always cool to see new dinos, I recall maybe a dozen dinos at most getting out in Lost Kingdom, but here, four years later - endless variety of fully-grown dinos. There had to be at least 15 new breeds introduced in this movie.
I don't know much about dino gestation and maturity, but wouldn't it take decades for some of these to get fully adult size?
I know I'm overthinking it, but if they are going to make leaps in logic, they should have leaned into it a lot more and made it the focus vs. bugs.
I agree about spectacle, but there weren't that many dinos in the wild. There was that ranch, the parasaurolophus chase, a couple of apatasauruses (we saw at least one of those escape at the end of fallen kingdom) and whatever was in that news report at the beginning. Can't remember.
But most of the others, and new ones at that were in biosyn valley. Biosyn have been making dinosaurs of their own, so it's not lile all of those were from Isla Nublar.
Remember, Dogdson had Nedry's Barbasol can.
Revolutionary
Member
It's just as bad as the previous two. But it was nice seeing Sam Neill as Dr Grant again.
3.5/10
3.5/10
Vick
Member
Well fuck yeah. Just put the Prologue back and it's a much better movie.
Now i hope i'll like the other new scenes though..
Read an interesting thing about it: Owen is compressing the Dilo venom sack in that scene. I mean, he knows how to deal with these animals.
Cyberpunkd
Member
Same, movie is hit thrash with little dinosaurs in it but the 4DX showed me why it’s still worthwhile to go to the cinema.
BossLackey
Gold Member
Well fuck yeah. Just put the Prologue back and it's a much better movie.
Now i hope i'll like the other new scenes though..
Read an interesting thing about it: Owen is compressing the Dilo venom sack in that scene. I mean, he knows how to deal with these animals.
I figured that was the case, but my point is that it looked like a fan video of someone choking a glorified sock puppet.
Aggelos
Member
Well fuck yeah. Just put the Prologue back and it's a much better movie.
Now i hope i'll like the other new scenes though..
Well don't expect something that would change things dramatically. The Prologue went public, so people know about it. That's leaves 10 more minutes of extra material.
DeWanda Wise's Kyala Watts has some scenes showing her backstory. There's a fight between Lystrosaurus and Oviraptor in the black market.
"Exact details have not been revealed in terms of what will be included in the extended cut, although Trevorrow previously stated roughly 15 minutes were cut from the theatrical release, including the original teaser that took place during the Cretaceous era that was shown in theaters. In addition, there's a sequence at the underground market in Malta with a fight between a Lystrosaurus and an Oviraptor and another longer scene between Louis Dodgson and Ramsay Cole at the Biosyn Headquarters."
"DeWanda Wise added, "She had this moment, and it's probably gonna be in the extended cut, maybe, we'll see, but she has this beautiful pair of brass knuckles and we have this entire backstory of this adventure that she had gone on in South Africa – [laughs] Girl, I love backstories! – where she procured these knuckles. Because a lot of Kayla has this kind of Indiana Jones, she's been everywhere. Some of her travels are for work and she goes on them because she has to go on them, and some are just for her."
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Sosokrates
Report me if I continue to console war
Out of all the reboots this is the best one yet for me, gets a solid 7.5/10 from me.
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Sosokrates
Report me if I continue to console war
Me too.
AJUMP23
Member
Take note Hollywood people only like cooperative minorities.
Aggelos
Member
It's supposedly technology that was demonstrated with the Indoraptor in the previous film, JW Fallen Kingdom. They wanted to weaponize the dinosaurs anyhow, and lo and behold there it is -> the woman and the laser that made you crack up.
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dr_octagon
Banned
Director: Imagine Jason Bourne and Indiana Jones style action but with dinosaurs and lasers.
Movie studio: I don't think so.
Director: I brought some coke.
Movie studio: How quickly can you make it?
Movie studio: I don't think so.
Director: I brought some coke.
Movie studio: How quickly can you make it?
ManaByte
Member
You don't know how accurate this is. I've heard some things that the studio hated the script.
It also was originally going to be two movies at one point.
dr_octagon
Banned
They should have gone all out, if you are going to tank the film.
Dinos in Tron style world? Why not.
Dino controlling a giant robot vs squid monster? Sure.
Dino professor X who can speak telepathically? Yep.
Dinos in Tron style world? Why not.
Dino controlling a giant robot vs squid monster? Sure.
Dino professor X who can speak telepathically? Yep.
dr_octagon
Banned
Did you know Jeff Goldblum didn't realise this was a film.
They said his friends were coming round and brought over some dinosaurs. They placed sugar cubes and carrots where Jeff needed to stand.
He had no script. In an interview, he thought it was an elaborate escape room.
Source: I'm the director, Trevor Tomorrorow.
They said his friends were coming round and brought over some dinosaurs. They placed sugar cubes and carrots where Jeff needed to stand.
He had no script. In an interview, he thought it was an elaborate escape room.
Source: I'm the director, Trevor Tomorrorow.
dr_octagon
Banned
Batiman
Banned
This movie was ridiculous but I had a lot of fun watching it. It was definitely better than the last one. I just soaked in all the fan service and cool dinosaurs and enjoyed it. It gave me an old early 2000 vibes.
Im not sure the franchise had to go all in on this craziness but that shit started with Jurassic world. Are dinosaurs not enough that you have to add all these ridiculously villains? Should of just kept it more simple. The movie did have some great shots though
Im not sure the franchise had to go all in on this craziness but that shit started with Jurassic world. Are dinosaurs not enough that you have to add all these ridiculously villains? Should of just kept it more simple. The movie did have some great shots though
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Agree fully. Fallen Kingdom just looses me completely after thr island and with all the indoraptor stuff. I'm just not into the hybrids.
Enjoyed Dominion a lot though, could be better in many ways, but it was a fun movie. Was hoping to see it again today since JW Instagram said it was on demand today, but seems not in Europe.
strange headache
Banned
This movie was so bad, I can't even express it in words.
Not even funny bad, just awful.
Not even funny bad, just awful.
Eh, most movies these days are worse. Generally new movies bore me, Dominion at the very least entertained me.
Mikey Jr.
Member
Feels like this franchise has gone completely off the rails.
Raptors that are programmed to attack by a laser beam?
Is this the same jurrasic park I saw as a kid? So full of wonder and imagination.
Now assassin raptors.
And man putting up a hand which stops dinosaurs from eating him? That part I don't get.
Raptors that are programmed to attack by a laser beam?
Is this the same jurrasic park I saw as a kid? So full of wonder and imagination.
Now assassin raptors.
And man putting up a hand which stops dinosaurs from eating him? That part I don't get.
SkylineRKR
Member
Dominion is a continuitation of Jurassic World, so yeah its not going to be half as good as the original JP. With those expectations in check I kind of enjoyed Dominion. Not that its a good movie, far from it, I found the locust plot to be stupid and useless, but I had a fun ride. You can dissect it and yeah nothing really makes sense but just turn your brain off. The Malta set piece was fun, and some of the parts with the group vs the T-Rex were fun. Alan and Ellie were thrown in for fan service and actually added nothing, the same goes for Goldblum. Pratt and Howard sort of worked though.
I was more annoyed by the villain, who was doing a very bad job.
I would rate this above JW and Fallen Kingdom. But just treat this as something that isn't Jurassic Park, World is based on it but its something entirely different. And to be honest, bar the way too big cast and too long runtime, I've appreciated Lost World much more since the Jurassic World movies exist. Though JP3 was sort of bad already (esp. Leoni and Macy).
I was more annoyed by the villain, who was doing a very bad job.
I would rate this above JW and Fallen Kingdom. But just treat this as something that isn't Jurassic Park, World is based on it but its something entirely different. And to be honest, bar the way too big cast and too long runtime, I've appreciated Lost World much more since the Jurassic World movies exist. Though JP3 was sort of bad already (esp. Leoni and Macy).
Methos#1975
Member
I watched it on Vudu tonight, I thought it enjoyable myself. It has a few quite cool action sequences. Much better than Fallen Kingdom.
DragoonKain
Neighbours from Hell
I got to about 45 minutes left and fell asleep and the movie was over. I decided not to go back and finish, I think it’s really bad. Feels like a cheesy Roland Emmerich disaster grade level movie.
It's all in the wrist
Member
This was a lame movie.
Also, i'm tired of big fight scenes in the dark. I want to see it.
Also, i'm tired of big fight scenes in the dark. I want to see it.