Usually when a franchise gets 5+ sequels at least one is pretty good, but none of the JP sequels have been.

Jurassic World Rebirth spoilers

And this latest one with ScarJo was particularly bad; they took the Star Wars 7-9 approach where they copy and paste scenes from the original movie and weave a slightly different story around them.

Meanwhile the few “new” things they added were thinly veiled shots at the audience “no one is interested in these creatures anymore so we have to invent hybrids”… and the hybrid they created was basically a Rancor from Star Wars.

(Also wtf does the title “rebirth” have anything to do with what happened in the movie? It’s all about collecting dino blood for Pharma research into human heart disease medication. Nothing is “reborn” at all.)

  • JackbyDev@programming.devEnglish
    11·
    1 day ago

    Rebirth was really good in my opinion, arguably the second best in the franchise. Jurassic Park is the best. I’d have to watch World again to compare it, but Rebirth was genuinely pretty good.

    • krunklom@lemmy.zipEnglish
      2·
      23 hours ago

      i was watching jurassic world in the theatre and drinking heavily. i kept laughing at the god awful dialogue and ridiculous plot points. a couple people glared at me… the first time. The second time the whole theatre was joining in.

      it was just so fucking bad. there is something about being in a theatre that helps people not notice the shit, and ive often found that all it takes is some laughter to cut theough the shitty veneer and the garbage is evident.

      i enjoyed the movie. but it was not a good movie.

      • WindyRebel@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        17 hours ago

        The dude saving the drinks when the pterosaurs were attacking is peak humanity though. Like, that would actually happen.

        • spizzat2@lemmy.zipEnglish
          2·
          9 hours ago

          You mean Jimmy Buffett?

          His own Margaritaville bar and restaurant also makes an appearance, with an Isla Nublar location appearing on the theme park’s main concourse. When pterosaurs are let loose on the park’s unsuspecting visitors, the crowd runs in terror. This includes Mr. Buffett fleeing the bar — but he also makes sure to save two precious margaritas, one in each hand, as he flees.

      • JackbyDev@programming.devEnglish
        21·
        22 hours ago

        I’m really confused, if you liked it enough to see it twice in theaters why do you say it’s a bad movie?

        • krunklom@lemmy.zipEnglish
          2·
          22 hours ago

          i only saw it once in theatres…?

          not sure where i inplied otherwise…

          oh. the first time i laughed. not the first time i saw the movie.