For the first time I was able to be present for an avant-premiere, the movie being 'Jurassic World Dominion' (2022) directed by Colin Trevorrow. The movie has stars like Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Laura Dern and Jeff Goldblum. His is my personal, detailed rating of the movie based on multiple key aspects that I believe define what makes a movie good or bad. I watched the movie in cinemas (Laser Ultra) with my brother and we found it quite good; almost on par with the first Jurassic World and much better than Fallen Kingdom.
The story was quite refreshing for a Jurassic movie, since we finally got to see what it would be like if the dinosaurs actually escaped and lived among us. This was probably the most fascinating aspect of the story for me. The genetic manipulation 'arc' was also cool, but quite cliché and it was most likely used as a component for the action sequences to lean on.
Bringing back the original characters from the Jurassic Park movies was a great move and I loved it. Seeing the original actors reprise their roles as Ellie Sattler, Alan Grant and Ian Malcolm was heartwarming. I also really enjoyed Isabella Sermon as Maisie, I thought she was really the heart of the story as well as our precious Blue & Beta
The cinematography was gorgeous. I mostly loved the scenes in the jungle/forest at night. The colors and vibe really gave me a OG Jurassic Park feels. The dinosaurs were obviously great as always and I enjoyed that there weren't any hybrid dinosaurs. Seeing some old classics return as well as our beloved T-rex and the raptors was satisfying.
The movie was scary at times which I loved. Not the point that you would scream but to the point that it would give you a good shake at least. The action sequences were groundbreaking, especially the dinosaur/motorcycle & car chase in the middle of a city. The movie also knew well when to calm the audience and prepare them for the next action piece.
I did miss an emotional attachment to the characters since I kind of knew throughout the movie that nothing super bad was going to happen to them. I miss that feeling from the original Jurassic Park movies during which plenty of important characters lost their heads and lives.
The music and sound design was on point but nothing spectacular in my opinion, though I'm yet to listen to the OST separately. The pacing and runtime was just about right to get everything in without leaving too many plotholes.
I thought the movie was very fun to watch and definitely worth a 7/10. It misses the emotional attachment and stakes for me which takes away from the suspense factor - which is very important in these type movies. But overall, great watch and I definitely recommend it for the Jurassic fans.
The story was quite refreshing for a Jurassic movie, since we finally got to see what it would be like if the dinosaurs actually escaped and lived among us. This was probably the most fascinating aspect of the story for me. The genetic manipulation 'arc' was also cool, but quite cliché and it was most likely used as a component for the action sequences to lean on.
Bringing back the original characters from the Jurassic Park movies was a great move and I loved it. Seeing the original actors reprise their roles as Ellie Sattler, Alan Grant and Ian Malcolm was heartwarming. I also really enjoyed Isabella Sermon as Maisie, I thought she was really the heart of the story as well as our precious Blue & Beta
The cinematography was gorgeous. I mostly loved the scenes in the jungle/forest at night. The colors and vibe really gave me a OG Jurassic Park feels. The dinosaurs were obviously great as always and I enjoyed that there weren't any hybrid dinosaurs. Seeing some old classics return as well as our beloved T-rex and the raptors was satisfying.
The movie was scary at times which I loved. Not the point that you would scream but to the point that it would give you a good shake at least. The action sequences were groundbreaking, especially the dinosaur/motorcycle & car chase in the middle of a city. The movie also knew well when to calm the audience and prepare them for the next action piece.
I did miss an emotional attachment to the characters since I kind of knew throughout the movie that nothing super bad was going to happen to them. I miss that feeling from the original Jurassic Park movies during which plenty of important characters lost their heads and lives.
The music and sound design was on point but nothing spectacular in my opinion, though I'm yet to listen to the OST separately. The pacing and runtime was just about right to get everything in without leaving too many plotholes.
I thought the movie was very fun to watch and definitely worth a 7/10. It misses the emotional attachment and stakes for me which takes away from the suspense factor - which is very important in these type movies. But overall, great watch and I definitely recommend it for the Jurassic fans.