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Tagged: Jurassic Park

· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · May 31, 2018

Hit or Bomb? June 2018 movie predictions

For being smack-dab in the middle of blockbuster season, this month gets off to a pretty slow start. Guess everybody assumed Solo: A Star Wars Story would be dominating the box office for at least a little while, huh? Oops.…

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· by Jordon Davis · May 9, 2017

How to survive a summer blockbuster

Summer is here and with it comes sun and laughter, unless you have that rare sun allergy and you’re kind of depressed about it. But also movies! Summer is traditionally the time for the biggest, eventiest event movies the studios…

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· by Nathan Kerner · Jan 5, 2017

Why long-awaited sequels are never that good: The long-awaited followup

I've rewatched the four major sequels that were released in 2015 and 2016 to see if I was right about the nature of releasing a sequel to a property that's been dormant for almost a decade.

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· by Cecil Trachenburg · Jun 27, 2015

VIDEO: Jurassic Park III (2001)

With Jurassic World breaking records at the box office, lets take a look at the most divisive entry in the series.

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· by Staff Writer · Jun 11, 2015

Rick Baker retires, and CGI wins

“CGI allows you to do anything you can imagine in your wildest fever dream, which begins to stretch the limits of believability to the breaking point.”

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· by Nathan Kerner · Mar 26, 2015

Why long-awaited sequels are never that good

“If you’ve been waiting decades for the return of your favorite franchises, there’s a good chance you’ll be pleased by what’s coming in the next few years. But there’s a much better chance you won’t, because it’s all going to be terrible.”

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Dec 22, 2014

The least anticipated movies of 2015

“These are the movies that almost nobody is excited about, and that almost nobody is looking forward to seeing (though, if history is any guide, people will still turn out in droves to pay to see them anyway).”

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· by Joshua Bell · May 18, 2013

VIDEO: Jurassic Park, and when kids' movies had teeth

Joshua recently saw the re-release of Jurassic Park, and was left with one question: Remember back when kids' movies had some of the scariest moments in film history? Whatever happened to that?

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· by Tom Marriott · Apr 23, 2013

VIDEO: Jurassic Park III (2001)

It's the debut of Minority Report Reviews! This episode, Tom takes a look at Jurassic Park III and showcases the movie's positives, which mostly consist of the action scenes and the dinosaurs, and definitely not the rehash of a plot or Téa Leoni being useless and annoying.

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· by Ed Harris · Jul 18, 2010

Recap Supplement: The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)

“The only parts of the film I can actually say I kind of like are the two Tyrannosaurus rampages in the middle of the movie, and the beast running wild in San Diego. Even then, my enjoyment is negated by the lousy characters, and when a guy like me (who can find enjoyment in pretty much anything) isn’t able to glean any satisfaction from a giant monster wreaking havoc, something has gone seriously wrong with your movie. This is one of those films that works just fine when the special effects are in control and nobody is talking. But when they do talk... Jesus.”