A friend of mine and I were just talking about the whole movie situation in 2022 a few days ago. (Haven't seen 'Dominion'.) But we were saying "Remember how in the beginning of the year, almost everyone just KNEW that The Batman was going to be the king of movies in 2022. And that Top Gun:Maverick was probably gonna 'Just be ok. Probably good. But nothing great..' But notice how the overall opinions of both movies.....is exactly the opposite! Just proves that you can NOT go by how many views a trailer gets on the internet, or just basic hype. So I just have this FEELING that Jurassic World Dominion is going to be a disappointment on some level. Like besides just some new dinosaurs and a few of the O.G. cast coming back, is there anything that seems like it is going to REALLY blow us away? I guess we'll see....." Laura's critique seems pretty typical of many of the overall reviews I've heard from people so far! So really, I guess it's SAD to see just how right I was.
Tom cruise actually cares about making quality movies that’s why, jurassic world was just like hey we brought everyone back, so what? They didn’t make it worth bringing them back.
I know you said we should support the movie, but I'm tired of Hollywood making bad sequals. I don't go to the theater for 5.5 out of 10's anymore. 5.5 out of 10 isn't even going to get me to pay on streaming... it's a "wait for it to come to Netflix or similar service" situation. Hollywood needs to do better, and we know they can; look at Top Gun Maverick. That one got me to the theater, for the early release event. Paying them for a poor quality product, reinforces bad behavior and more crap.
I feel like they should have spent more time focusing on the aspect of the humans and dinosaurs trying to interact with each other in the real world vs a brief news report on it at the beginning like they had
The problem is that dinosaurs being a threat to humans is not a credible story to begin with. A pack of raptors endangering one small, unprepared group of people? Sure. A T. rex being allowed to run rampage around the United States without every good ol' boy hunting it down with their AR-15? Not a chance. They CAN'T afford to highlight the absurdity of it too much.
That was my gripe with the movie too. I would've wanted more dinosaur scenes out there in the world and how people in different countries and cities would've been affected by them.
I agree with what you said I am big fan of Jurassic park and have seen all of them but I dislike this one the most. I thought it would have been better considering it was the last of the movies and seeing the trailer. I was disappointed with it as well as my kids were. I would give it a 1 out of 10. I feel bad for fans who go expecting it to be better and are let down. This seems to be the general opinion of all the fans I have talked too.
The strange thing is, the magic of Dinosaurs is still there: you just have to look at Prehistoric Planet. I don't recall a single scene in JWD that impressed or awed me, yet I was practically weeping multiple times an episode of PP. It isn't about realism or design (though both are important) - it's cinematography, technique, & reverence. I just think it was completely missing in JWD, while PP nailed it for me. Put it this way: I was 9 when JP came out, & seeing the Brachiosaurus for the first time was almost a spiritual experience. I had exactly that feeling watching PP. So it isn't that I've "grown out of it" or "fallen out of love" with dinosaurs: JWD just didn't deliver like even JP3 did. We can hope that now the JW trilogy is over, Universal can become more ambitious & daring, going in different directions without becoming a Cinematic Universe. There could be room for family adventures, blockbusters, & sci-fi horror without trying to please everyone at once. Too many geneticists spoil the primordial soup, I guess.
I would say 7 out of 10, the first act kind of felt like a James Bond movie with dinosaurs. It also had very apparent plot armour, but overall I enjoyed it.
I loved this movie, I get people not liking it but it was already over 2 hours. So I get cutting out the T-Rex at the drive in. Or having more dinosaurs in the wild. We knew this was going to be the "final" film in the franchise, So I'm happy it ended the way it did. I didn't want a apocalyptic dino world. We have to damn many movies like that. As the title said Jurassic World, thats how it ended, perfect. 10 out of 10 for me, But bare in mind, I'm a kid at heart so, yeah, lol. Who wouldn't want to live a world with dinosaurs?
We watched it yesterday, my youngest is the Jurassic fan and he didn't like it at all. He wanted the dinos to be a the main focus. He kept saying why are the focusing on the stupid giant grasshoppers. The other thing that bothered him was he felt Dr Grant and Ellie were just comic relief for the most part. In the original they were both strong characters that complemented each other and were believable. In this both actors seemed that they were not vested in the characters just going through the motions to get a paycheck.
Your youngest has a good eye for identifying this stuff from the beginning. Took me the day after seeing it to finally admit this movie was a bit of a letdown. I just didn't want to admit it.
I’d have to say 4-5 out of 10. I agree with everything you said. I wanted more dinos brining the ruckus like I was promised! But also, I say everyone needs to see it for themselves and form their own opinions. I just think for the supposed final entry, it went out with a whimper and not a bang…
Some reviewers are saying that since the Dinos are now just part of everyday life for the characters that now most of the awe and wonderment isn't there any more. The excitement is just gone from the franchise like it was in the '90s films when characters were first seeing a T-rex or a raptor for the first time.
ahhh very interesting thought and very true! I guess it's just odd that we didn't see enough of that 'transition phase' where everyone is all of a sudden cool with dinos everywhere haha
I always wonder what expectations people have walking into these kinds of movies. Do they really expect to be wowed like with the first one? I think many people forget why the first Jurassic Park is such an icon. Not only was that movie a revolution in movie making unlike anything before and brought us realistic looking dinosaurs, but most of us saw those movies when we were kids, through the eyes of kids and we were in awe. Kids or adults back then, no one saw anything like it before, so of course everyone was blown away. Since then we’ve grown up, seen hundreds of movies like this and of course we aren’t impressed with it anymore. The original JP has a painfully simple story when you look back at it now: Man brings dino’s back, dino’s go nuts. That’s it. But we don’t care because we all were there in the moment with the characters, we were Lex and Timmy. Now we’re all jaded as fuck and instead of diving in head first and have fun we all sit with our arms crossed saying ‘impress us’. There are films that you watch critically, there are films that you watch to have fun with, and the Jurassic films fall into that second category for me.
I saw it on Thursday night. I’m actually really bummed-out at where this took us. The ending of “Fallen Kingdom” laid-out how this franchise likely should have ended. Instead it went in several directions and relied heavily on nostalgia grabs (i.e. Ellie Satler removes sunglasses in awe / Ian Malcolm waives torch in effort to distract colossal beast). This is becoming all too common for these “legacy” film franchises and it’s getting tired. The insect sub-plot was wildly misplaced and inserted to connect with a specific human character and it didn’t work… Don’t spill on me but I loved seeing the three original characters back. This was the highlight for me! This franchise needs to rest again for another twenty years, I reckon… Did I actually just say, “I reckon”? Yup I sure did! Gréât Channel and yes i will buy the Mattel toys because I LOVE THEM STILL!
I feel like Jurassic PARK 2-3 showed them in there natural habitats a lot more which was excited to see how they move, feel, run in herds, it was nice seeing them do more than eat people
It's a 7 out of 10 for me. I went in with low expectations and suspected that legacy characters except Ellie were going to be set up to die. When I left the theater I summed it up as Uncharted with Dinosaurs. It's not entirely true but much of the action felt like that escalated action you'd see in the games. More than a couple times I went "oh right you're here", so I agree with you on the cast, especially with Dr.Wu and the new character, I don't know her name but she's the pilot. And the Giga felt like a trump card played after the game ended an hour ago, it's not as threatening as the Indominous Rex and we saw it get wrecked two movies ago. But I like the movie still. Very entertaining. Just feels like two movies in some parts.
I kind of agree that I would rate it about 7/10. There were moments in the 🎥 that kept you on edge, such as with the giant locusts and with certain scenes such as the dimetrodons chasing the crew through the Amber mines, but it feels like it lacked the suspense that the first two films had.
*_A shorter version of my "review":_* *_I think it's a 6/10. It was a bit boring and a bit messy. Adult JP fans: watch it at home on 4K and go see Top Gun Maverick instead, a 10/10, a real movie-movie._* *_After seeing JW: Dominion yesterday, that was my thought, i should have seen Top Gun Maverick in IMAX again, instead of JW: Dominion._*
I haven't seen the movie either, but after one of your comments something immediately jumped into my thoughts. "So eventually, you do plan on having dinosaurs in your dinosaur movie? Hello?"
I actually disagree with this popular take. Jurassic park is so brilliant a lot of the time because you don’t actually see Any dinosaurs for ages! You just hear them and might see an eye or a claw. You don’t see the velociraptor until it’s face bursts out of some pipes after Ellie turns the power back on. Too many dinosaurs all the time and too many visual deaths are what makes Jurassic world (2015) just very dull and uninspired. Dominion is easily my favourite since The lost world. And whilst not even the same genre as the original it feel like Indiana Jones with dinosaurs.
*_I think it's a 6/10. It was a bit boring and a bit messy. There's an entire large and looong scene that could just have been cut, it's as if it was done in reshoots "to add more action", to give two actor's more scenes. They've had 4 years since last movie and they could have done better._* BELOW ARE SLIGHT SPOILERS, but it was in the trailers, so...don't expand the comment? . . . . . . *_OK, the scene I am talking is when they go look for the girl. After the scene was over, I sat there thinking, couldn't this have been cut by 5 whole minutes, or even just removed it entirely from the movie? Did Chris want his big action scene? When you have so many characters, you really can't have BS scenes. I also think it was "we need to add another woman" type of thing._* *_It looked like everyone didn't want to be in the movie?_* *_Any damn chance Bryce has she is covered in a blanket so we can't see how thicc she is? What's going on there?? She was more or less wrapped in a blanket the ENTIRE MOVIE_* *_The pilot run around saying "nope" and "uh-un" a lot. Hm, wait, there is a movie coming out in a month called "NOPE". How odd._* *_The pilot/Kayla(her character is Han Solo, in a way) "checked" Malcom for having an open shirt. Because...his age? Because he's slimmer/less muscular now? Malcom is too old to have an open shirt? His few grey chest hairs? What does she care, she's a lesbian? I would like to add that the pilot was TOO beautiful for this movie. Immensely stunning, something the rest of the cast is not. She sticks out, and takes you out of the movie at times. There's at least two scenes where I do not know what they were doing, I was just wide-eyed over Kayla._* *_Unconfirmed: my friend said he saw she had some locks of red hair in her hair. It could mean she took locks from some redheads and added to her own hair. Redheads, a categorization of women she exclaimed she loved and later tried to hook up with a redhead at the end of the movie. But she also had a lot of blonde locks in her hair._* *_She nods to Ramsay in the copter at the end. Because he's black and made it to the end of the movie?_* *_As of right now, I couldn't tell you the correct layout of that tower they spent 20mins to get into and the clear: "why they needed to get in it". It might be an issue with I need more coffee._*
Your so beautiful Laura, I hope you had a date with you in the cinema, it would be criminal if you didn't!!! Me personally, I was done after the original Jurassic park 2. Love what you do.
The movie was ok but it doesn't compare to the best Jurassic Park Movie of all time, staring Laura, Dante and the best actor of all time...Muffin Cat 😁
Dammit.. i REALLY wanted to love this film. So much of the marketing made us believe we'd get something entirely different. Especially seeing the "battle at bigrock" fanfilm released and the scenes where the t rex was being chased into the forest by choppers and ambushed a drive in theater. So many amazing moments wasted in the misleading marketing. The locust plot was the worst part for me. The Beta and Maisie rescue shouldn't have taken as much time as it did either. So much else could have been done with this film.. im honestly heartbroken after seeing the movie.. 😩😞 I feel that 4 years ago when the movie was starting to be made, we would have got something completely different. Then covid happend and they had so much time on their hands and changed it all for some stupid reason... i would have loved to see the potential vision for this film before covid delayed it by like 2 years..
Im a huge jurassic park fan since 1997. I was really disappointed and agree you. I would give 4.5 out of 10. But I love how gently you motivate the people to see the movies in spite of your review and the opnions of others :) I would love to see more reviews like that - with respect for the movies and awarness of the subjectivity of the review itself :)
Agree with everything you said. 6/10 rating for me. It felt too much like a metaphor for Apple with Tim Cook being the bad guy. If this is the first movie you’ve seen in the theater then you’ve missed out. You need to see Top Gun on the big screen. Solid 9/10 movie.
I totally agree with you. I give this movie a 3 out of 10. Considering all the time they had to do it, all the actors they had to do it, all the budget they had to do it, etc, this movie is the worst of the three JW. This isn't a dinosaurs movie, it's a monsters movie made by a five year old oversized child named Colin Trevorrow.
Colin Trevorrow directed "Jurassic World," the first one, the short film "Battle at Big Rock," and the "Prologue," the one where we see an inaccurate prehistoric Earth and the T-Rex rampaging through a drive-in movie theater. In my opinion, Big Rock and Prologue were pretty much what I wanted from from Dominion: dinosaurs roaming around in our world and seeing how the everyday people react to them. Instead, the film took place in a world where the more dangerous dinosaurs had already been caught and... really not much else.
@@gabrielestrella2272 exactly. What’s the sense of making a movie called "Jurassic World Dominion", presuming that it’ll be focused on the threat caused by the dinosaurs to the humankind, if those dinosaurs aren’t threatening at all?
Hey Laura you and I pretty much had that same thought. The movie is fun to watch but for all of the hype it got with it being the “conclusion” of the saga it just wasn’t the right story to finish off the franchise. There were soo many ways the story could have gone but again things and people were missing from it. You and I pretty much have the same opinion on this movie and I have been a fan since 93’ I was 5 BTW lol. Overall I would give the movie a 5/10 it’s a good middle ground and worth a watch for anyone but I feel like any die hard Jurassic fan would probably chew it up. Cheers.
The one thing this movie was missing... ...a meteor. A huge misstep as far as storyline and plot. It could've been SO much better, but they really dropped the ball on this one, unfortunately.
I thought it was better than Fallen Kingdom but it didn't feel like an epic finale to anything. Why the focus on locusts and cloned little girls rather than dinosaurs? The Rex/Giga stuff seemed randomly shoe horned in. You can tell they had no real vision for the trilogy. The music was dull too except the snippets from the original films score. Felt like forgettable Hollywood fluff, a product churned out.
I feel like the makers of this trilogy don't really care for Dinosaurs. They always want to focus on something else. Either hybrid monsters, cloned little girls or locusts.
Thank You for not being a Biased JP Fan and praising this movie. Everything u said was on point and I also gave it a 6. Also, u haven't been to the movies in 3 years?! No Batman? Marvel Movies or nothing?!
Very true! I am a huge fan of Jurassic Park as you are! As much as it was good to see the OG characters , there was hardly anything else that was standing out. The first hour of the movie felt like Bourne with dinosaurs 😅 then after the Malta scenes it got better.. it was definitely good to see the dinos with feathers, and the extra cheesy scenes with the og cast😅😂 But the plot and the whole story was sooo flat... I was hoping to see more dinos adapting and in the wild.
No dino movie will ever beat the original Jurassic Park,period.The effects were ground breaking for the time period.That opening scene,when they see the dinosaurs for the first time will always be one of Hollywoods greatest achievements.
REALLY didnt enjoy it! Could of done SO much more with the story line. The main bad guy was awkward and weird. Some of the acting from the ‘side characters’ was poor with really awkward english accents 🤷♂️ Really daft idea that all the humans just casually accepted all the dinosaurs walking amongst them in the world…made no sense what so ever. How good was the scenes with the dilophosaurus. Now THATS more of what we wanted to see! 4/10 🤦♂️
Laura! Are you going to review the trailer for the new Predator movie, PREY? I'd like to hear your thoughts. Thanks for the review. It was good to see your gorgeous face. 💚
IN " THE LAND THAT TIME FORGOT " WERE JUST A FEW PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS & FEW EXTRAS & STILL IT'S A GREAT MOVIE WITH A GREAT STORY LINE THAT I ALWAYS WATCH OVER AGAIN & AGAIN. I JUST LIKE THE TOYS OF THE JURASSIC FRANCHISE, NOT REALLY INTERESTED IN THE MOVIE.😁
Great review! I have very mixed feelings on it as well. I think a 5.5 or 6/10 is dead on. The things that irked me is the lack of dinos for the first half of the movie and that the Legacy Characters (Grant, Sattler and Malcolm) do not feel like the characters we saw on the big (or small screen) screen the last time they were in a JP movie. It just felt hollow and not genuine.....very "off" to put it simply.......and other then little moments I feel that Grant was badly underused. The nostalgic nods and references were nice for a while then they became rather derivative. What I mean by that is all the little nods are all more or less aimed at either the 1st movie or the 4th (at least that's how I interpreted it) and I got the feeling that is that those are like the only movies in the series that matter. Guess TLW and JPIII didn't happen........which really is disappointing since those movies did have a part to play and more then certainly have their fans (TLW is arguably my favorite JP movie of all). I became a lot more entertained with it once they get into the preserve and we start seeing all the new dinos. Felt like the movie switched from being a corporate espionage thriller with the odd dinosaur roaming/running around to yeah...now this is more of a JP movie now. Just wish that they did a bit more with our new big bad dino. Very cool and threatening but just not enough of him in it to really make you fear and dread him when he shows up onscreen. While I will absolutely buy the movie and watch it again (I feel that this is another one I got to watch more then once, like Fallen Kingdom, which I was not sold on at first but have come to really appreciate) and I think that everyone who is interested should certainly go see it and decide for themselves because there are a lot of things to like about it. For me though, there was an equal amount of things, at least at this time of writing, that did not sit well with me. Too unbalanced with lack of dinosaur action, underused characters and an overstuffed plot that does not have a very good finale when all the parts were there to make it a slam dunk of a finish and as a result it does not feel like a JP movie for a good majority of the film, at least for that is. It just feels like it does not fit and comes as anti-climatic and clunky "finale" to the series. But I will buy it and watch it again and see how my views change (or not change) on it in time. Great review Laura and I hope you snag all the new dinos from Toys R' Us!
I thought that this movie was a really nice way to put a bow on the franchise. I definitely agree that it was full of its various shortcomings, that things lacked impact. There was a lot going on and they didn't have the time to dedicate to all the different moving parts. The complexity of some of the ideas that the franchise and this movie pushed would need another entry or so to fully flesh out, but they didn't want to make anymore movies. They wanted to give the Jurassic Fans a fun ending. Was this a good movie from all angles? No. But was it the movie that the Jurassic Fans deserved? I'd say so. It was a lot of fun. There were so many awesome callbacks and various things that came full circle. They furthered a story that made sense and respected what the previous two films had established, but it also tied everything up. After the first movie made the world wonder what it would be like if dinosaurs lived alongside us in our modern world, it was amazing to see that same idea inspire the ending to this fantastic franchise. I'd give it a solid 6/10 overall.
I love the original JP. JP 2 and 3 and Camp Cretaceous, the first JW,, and most of the spin-offs games etc, are all equally decent or average. but I hated JW:FK. this sounds like it's just as disappointing as FK. which is unfortunate.
I hated JW:FK also. I even watched it last night & still hated it. Haha Anyways this one was much better than that one. At least we got more dinosaurs in this one with more action.
I do feel like they blindsided us with the plot because I feel like they were marketing a whole different film about dinosaurs integrating with human civilization. They had that short film at the camp and the prologue showing the T-Rex at the drive in after that amazing prehistoric sequence that should have been in the movie. That's honestly the biggest gripe I have with this movie. I was hoping for some sort of Planet of the Apes-esque film but with dinosaurs. I've always been a sucker for grim endings, so I would have loved to see humans facing their extinction and proving Ian Malcolm right, so that the series remains a cautionary tale about messing with evolution. But otherwise, I thought it was a fun popcorn flick. Loved how they brought in the old cast and had them have their own story until it converged with the new cast's story. The dinosaur sequences were incredible too, especially that entire chase sequence. The dinosaurs were really made to be scary here and they did a great job creating tension.
Well said! I agree I was preparing for a Planet of the Apes meets dinosaurs and instead we were focusing on some other problem! LOVED the dino sequences though yes!!
Bummer you have this view about Dominion. I enjoyed the dinos, fan service and mix of new and old characters. I had a fun time watching and I'll definitely see it again!
I'm going to catch this one when it hits streaming. Fallen Kingdom was such a terrible film, that it just killed any enthusiasm I might have for the JW portion of the franchise.
Literally just been to see it this morning. I really enjoyed it but to be fair I’m not a huge Jurassic Park/World fan. I did notice, no one seemed to be really scared of the dino’s even the apex one like they had been in previous movies but I figured that was because the world was now so used to them. The genetics plot did seem a little uninvolved and not fleshed out but I thought the number of characters and mix was ok but agree there was no real character development. The biggest oddity for me was dinos surviving in extreme cold environments, maybe I missed the whole story about them not being cold blooded anymore I don’t know.
So this movie follows Godzilla king of monsters. where the monsters are mostly fighting off screen. I hate that ppl go to these movies to see the monsters. not the ppl reacting to what they're supposedly seeing. If they're going to have human actors then I suggest show human actors sparingly.
You mentioned this but just in case you didn't you realize that the bad guy who's like to Steve Jobs guy it's supposed to be Dodson from the first movie.... That's the guy that nedry gets the shaving cream can for the embryos at that restaurant in the first movie. The guy who played him in real life unfortunately has been convicted of sex crimes with a minor so they got somebody else to play him but it's supposed to be the same character.
Thank you for the heads up on the new JP movie! In Maine, we don't have the 3D version to choose from, which sucks (we do have IMAX!). I feel the whole franchise hss grown stale. It seems like the outline for each Jurassic Park movie is: 1. People enter the Park. 2. People meet the Dinos. Lots of ewwing & ahhing. These are the "They do move in herds.", "Welcome, to Jurassic Park." moments. 3. Uh, sir. We have a malfunction in _________. Power goes out, Dino break out, sh*t happens. 4. Dinos eat the people. Lots of running & screaming. 5. Final showdown - get to the chopper!, trap the TRex & send him & his kid home, we got the kid off the island!, Dinos & people mix it up, etc. I will eventually see Dominion but it doesn't have the spirit of seeing Spielberg's original. Don't get me wrong, Laura, I love Jurassic Park. Dude, I had the DTS LaserDisc back in the day. The windows in my apartment would rattle when the T-Rex roared.
I was so so so…bummed by this movie. My buddy and I went to the double feature psyched to see it and I legit caught myself rolling my eyes, and even face palmed and hid behind my HANDS at one point.
Laura; I would give it a 5 out of 10. I also would rank this as "second" in the Jurassic World:X trilogy. The first JW movie was the best. I agree, the story was confusing and Dinosaurs were on the "side" .
I really liked it. 7.5/10. Had a mission impossible vibe at the start and I liked the way the old cast and the new casts' stories came together. Action was good, and it was great to see some species we'd not seen before.
Hey Laura, great thorough critique of JW: Dominion. I know that you had high hopes for the movie, but a lot of sequels are like popcorn in a pan, some pop others don't. Great job with your review. You should do these more often. I still plan on seeing this, just not right away. Have a great weekend doll. Take care and be well my lovely friend. 😍😍❤️✌️
@@LauraLegends I will probably wait until it hits streaming service or on DVD. You, Muffin, Dante' and Odie could've made a better movie than this one.
I love the OG 3 JP movies, and haven't seen the JW movies, so I went into Dominion as a brand new head for these specific characters. I enjoyed it more than I thought I would. Getting a lil tired though of Pratt being a hero wise cracking his way through things though.
3D is a nice gimmick, but does not add anything. I liked the movie, it connected nicely to the other movies with the story 8/10. Can't really post more here without getting into spoilers.
Haven't seen it yet, but unfortunately this seems to be the case with most movies anymore, the best parts are in the trailers and the actual movie is something else entirely
Saw Jurassic World Dominion tonight with the GF. I am warning you all DO NOT SEE THIS MOVIE. It is literally BUTT CANCER. I have never been more disappointed with a movie in my life and I’ve witnessed the Emoji Movie.….2/10
Hey Laura! One extra Easter egg I noticed in the Jurassic world Dominion movie. Remember the ship that the sea monster attacked near the beginning of the movie? It was called The Saga? That's Captain Jake's fishing vessel in Deadliest Catch! Don't know if you follow that show on Discovery or not, but I've been watching it since it first started, and have been "hooked" (no pun intended) ever since!! I love watching the crew catch those big snow crabs and King Crabs 🦀 all while fighting off 30 and 40 ft waves in subfeeezing weather. Sometimes I pray for the crew. The job is truly deadly as people lose their lives doing it every year. But yep, if you follow Deadliest Catch, that's Captain Jake Anderson's real ship, FV The Saga!
7.5 out off 10 ..... My 7 yr old loved it ..... But to me at some points , it felt like I was watching a Fast And The Furiious Brazil Movie..... But the Dinosaurs are completely Awsome ....A must watch ....
The movie wasn't perfect but I enjoyed it. Overall, was amazing to see the original casts back. The movie's action felt like Jurassic Park III where it's entertaining but more action focused. I was disappointed with Fallen Kingdom so I'm happy that I liked this one.
Well Laura, I saw it! And I have to say, I actually enjoyed it!. Maybe it was because it's the first Jurassic World movie in several years and we're out of covid now. It was a much needed movie. Top Gun Mavericks even better, but I enjoyed this movie for what it was. To your point, my brother noted that it was light on dinosaurs for the first 30 minutes . But it picked up on the action as it went along. The chase scene through the streets of Malta was pretty awesome. And I do wish it showed more of the gigantosaurus. It was nice to see all the old characters and the new ones come together. It was a nice "ribbon" to tie on an amazing franchise. Wish Michael Crichton was still around to see it. Also, I always go into everything with a fresh perspective and never let previous knowledge spoil it for me. Example, I have read the the first 4 Meg books by Steve Alten, which I absolutely love. The first Meg movie, was very cheesy compared to the first book. And the movie strayed very far from the plot. My sister-in-law didn't like the movie because she read the book also and tried to compare them. However, that's why I always look at each thing as a different animal, with no expectations going in. That allowed me to enjoy the first Meg movie for what it was. A completely different film adaptation of a book that was a masterpiece. I remember reading the first Jurassic Park Book in high school just before the movie came out and thinking, man that movie was amazing, but it couldn't hold a candle to my imagination when I read the first book. Still, the first Jurassic Park was a masterpiece for its time. Really enjoy your podcasts and your positive energy ✨️ keep em coming! 💯
I’m….not gonna watch this movie this week because of the criticism on the internet with JW Dominion. Best watching Prehistoric Planet on Apple TV to satisfy because it looks so beautiful. i can understand your opinion, Dino Momma.
Here’s my analysis of what they should have done to make this movie really spontaneous. The Giganotosaurus is chewing and killing dinosaurs and humans. The beast doesn’t care about dinosaurs vs humans. It just wants dominion over everything. Blue gets upset at Owen but Clare shot Blue in the chest with a tranquilizer dart which makes Blue unconscious. After Clare saved Owen from Blue’s attack and rage, they brought Blue with them to find their daughter and Blue Beta. Alan Grant is the source of bringing Blue and Owen closer once more after they rescue Maisie and Blue Beta. However, the apex predator is still on the haunt for more killings. Owning Blue’s respect back, Blue sacrifice herself to protect Blue Beta and the rest of the crew knowing it won’t last til her body becomes the predator’s dinner. Then I guess it will carry on from there for all I care lot.
It's not what I expected. I was thinking the film would be more of a dinosaur apocalypse finale. But what we got was a character crammed movie. The dinosaurs take a bit of a back seat because it's always about the human squabbles in these films. However, I was highly entertained throughout and would give this a 7 out of 10.
I have yet to watch the film. But I will go because the original Jurassic Park film and book started my Fandom and now nostalgia for the series. That said...I'm hoping there are a bunch of positives regarding the film as well. Thus far I've seen quite a bit of negative.
I love your dogs and cat. Very cute. I bought Jurassic Park Dominion on bluray and about to watch it for my first time as I missed it at the cinema. It was not released here in Australia in 3D, so it's interesting you guys got a choice. I'll get back to you with my thoughts, as I likey'd your video lol
I think they should focus on the amount of the dinosaurs screen time they have becuase it’s more always like humans not dinosaurs thst much The movie is for Dino to shine not humans but it was a really good movie o👍👍😄😄🙏🙏👍👍😏😏🥳🥳😇
I’m not the biggest fan of Jurassic park or Jurassic world. But the newer ones that came up I was never really interested because I don’t see potential in, from the trailer but I did enjoy Jurassic world with Chris Pratt, that was the last one I watch. But that’s my honest opinion. Don’t listen to others that say the movie is terrible, you might end up liking it and that’s fine we all like different things.
Laura do you know or have you ever heard of Devon Larratt? He’s arm wrestling a dinosaur named Levan. He’s from Canada and is almost ranked #1 in the world. Just wondering!
Personally, I loved all the aspects of the movie, but the “good guy/bad guy dynamic” was good, but there were so many. The original cast wasn’t necessary, but it was good since this is a wrap-up of the franchise(at the moment). I did enjoy the references they had in place, but sometimes the movie is kind of fast-paced but I did enjoy it. My main issue that I have (I don’t have a lot frankly), the whole Maisie’s mom changing DNA like a frog, was kind of dumb because this wasn’t introduced into the franchise at all. Like it was kind of thrown in there. I give it a 9.5/10. It wasn’t 100% perfect, but for me it was a thrill. Keep calm and Jurassic On!
after reading a good number of Chrichton's novels, I want to give this discussion point, the point of Jurassic Park isn't about the dinosaurs, or about their scientific accuracy in the novels. the Point is about the worries of Unchecked Science gone rampant. the dinosaurs are just a medium for the horrible things that could go. instead of dinosaurs, the subject matter could be about genetically engineered roaches that feed on radiation but become hazardous to the world around them when they spread too far beyond control, or about Mosquitos who are engineered to carry a super virus. the real danger within the novel Jurassic park is about the horror that could happen with unchecked, unrestrained genetic science.
Hi, girsl are often saying "My yes are up here".. how about I say; Hey, my eyes are over here! Could you at least look into the camera and connect with us when you do videos? Its like you are talking to someone else on the side of the camera, you dont connect with the viewer and its a little bit awkward. Other that that you are a pretty cool person and I love the dogs :)
I can’t believe how great top gun was and how disappointing JP was thought it would be the other way around
A friend of mine and I were just talking about the whole movie situation in 2022 a few days ago. (Haven't seen 'Dominion'.) But we were saying "Remember how in the beginning of the year, almost everyone just KNEW that The Batman was going to be the king of movies in 2022. And that Top Gun:Maverick was probably gonna 'Just be ok. Probably good. But nothing great..' But notice how the overall opinions of both movies.....is exactly the opposite! Just proves that you can NOT go by how many views a trailer gets on the internet, or just basic hype. So I just have this FEELING that Jurassic World Dominion is going to be a disappointment on some level. Like besides just some new dinosaurs and a few of the O.G. cast coming back, is there anything that seems like it is going to REALLY blow us away? I guess we'll see....." Laura's critique seems pretty typical of many of the overall reviews I've heard from people so far! So really, I guess it's SAD to see just how right I was.
The difference is Top Gun had a talented director.
Tom cruise actually cares about making quality movies that’s why, jurassic world was just like hey we brought everyone back, so what? They didn’t make it worth bringing them back.
Guess that's why Tom made that horrible Mummy film...
The trailers made it so clear Top Gun Maverick was going to be great...
I know you said we should support the movie, but I'm tired of Hollywood making bad sequals. I don't go to the theater for 5.5 out of 10's anymore. 5.5 out of 10 isn't even going to get me to pay on streaming... it's a "wait for it to come to Netflix or similar service" situation.
Hollywood needs to do better, and we know they can; look at Top Gun Maverick. That one got me to the theater, for the early release event.
Paying them for a poor quality product, reinforces bad behavior and more crap.
It’s really not a bad movie it’s a movie that appeals to sum people and is hated by others
Btw have you watched the movie yet or just going off what other people feel about the movie
Exactly. I'm tired of this. No tickets for me.
The problem with MOST of the stuff coming out of Hollywood is bad story/writing.... this is just another example
Or bad agendas in the case of Lightyear.
I feel like they should have spent more time focusing on the aspect of the humans and dinosaurs trying to interact with each other in the real world vs a brief news report on it at the beginning like they had
agreed!
The news reports were so lazy. Such poor story telling
The problem is that dinosaurs being a threat to humans is not a credible story to begin with. A pack of raptors endangering one small, unprepared group of people? Sure. A T. rex being allowed to run rampage around the United States without every good ol' boy hunting it down with their AR-15? Not a chance. They CAN'T afford to highlight the absurdity of it too much.
That was my gripe with the movie too. I would've wanted more dinosaur scenes out there in the world and how people in different countries and cities would've been affected by them.
It would have separated it from the different movies, the story line they went with kinda made it feel like more of the same
At least you Jurassic nerds are apparently getting a better send-off movie than us Star Wars geeks did. Be thankful for that much.
I don’t think so! Jurassic world dominion is awful
LMAO!!!
Hey man, we still have the mandalorian 😂👍
Yup
@@GhostPirateEntertainment star wars ended badly. More worse than jurassic world dominion
I agree there but still what happened to both sucks.
I agree with what you said I am big fan of Jurassic park and have seen all of them but I dislike this one the most. I thought it would have been better considering it was the last of the movies and seeing the trailer. I was disappointed with it as well as my kids were. I would give it a 1 out of 10. I feel bad for fans who go expecting it to be better and are let down. This seems to be the general opinion of all the fans I have talked too.
The strange thing is, the magic of Dinosaurs is still there: you just have to look at Prehistoric Planet. I don't recall a single scene in JWD that impressed or awed me, yet I was practically weeping multiple times an episode of PP. It isn't about realism or design (though both are important) - it's cinematography, technique, & reverence. I just think it was completely missing in JWD, while PP nailed it for me.
Put it this way: I was 9 when JP came out, & seeing the Brachiosaurus for the first time was almost a spiritual experience. I had exactly that feeling watching PP. So it isn't that I've "grown out of it" or "fallen out of love" with dinosaurs: JWD just didn't deliver like even JP3 did.
We can hope that now the JW trilogy is over, Universal can become more ambitious & daring, going in different directions without becoming a Cinematic Universe. There could be room for family adventures, blockbusters, & sci-fi horror without trying to please everyone at once.
Too many geneticists spoil the primordial soup, I guess.
It's hard to capture the magic of the first Jurassic park.
no it's not you wookiee
Jurassic World captures the magic of the original. It’s the best sequel in the franchise
@@ivanivez7456 dogs
I would say 7 out of 10, the first act kind of felt like a James Bond movie with dinosaurs. It also had very apparent plot armour, but overall I enjoyed it.
I loved this movie, I get people not liking it but it was already over 2 hours. So I get cutting out the T-Rex at the drive in. Or having more dinosaurs in the wild. We knew this was going to be the "final" film in the franchise, So I'm happy it ended the way it did. I didn't want a apocalyptic dino world. We have to damn many movies like that. As the title said Jurassic World, thats how it ended, perfect. 10 out of 10 for me, But bare in mind, I'm a kid at heart so, yeah, lol. Who wouldn't want to live a world with dinosaurs?
We watched it yesterday, my youngest is the Jurassic fan and he didn't like it at all. He wanted the dinos to be a the main focus. He kept saying why are the focusing on the stupid giant grasshoppers. The other thing that bothered him was he felt Dr Grant and Ellie were just comic relief for the most part. In the original they were both strong characters that complemented each other and were believable. In this both actors seemed that they were not vested in the characters just going through the motions to get a paycheck.
Your youngest has a good eye for identifying this stuff from the beginning. Took me the day after seeing it to finally admit this movie was a bit of a letdown. I just didn't want to admit it.
I’d have to say 4-5 out of 10. I agree with everything you said.
I wanted more dinos brining the ruckus like I was promised!
But also, I say everyone needs to see it for themselves and form their own opinions.
I just think for the supposed final entry, it went out with a whimper and not a bang…
Agree with ya!
Some reviewers are saying that since the Dinos are now just part of everyday life for the characters that now most of the awe and wonderment isn't there any more.
The excitement is just gone from the franchise like it was in the '90s films when characters were first seeing a T-rex or a raptor for the first time.
ahhh very interesting thought and very true! I guess it's just odd that we didn't see enough of that 'transition phase' where everyone is all of a sudden cool with dinos everywhere haha
Yeah that's dumb. We would never get bored of dinosaurs. Zoos and safaris are as popular as ever.
I always wonder what expectations people have walking into these kinds of movies. Do they really expect to be wowed like with the first one? I think many people forget why the first Jurassic Park is such an icon. Not only was that movie a revolution in movie making unlike anything before and brought us realistic looking dinosaurs, but most of us saw those movies when we were kids, through the eyes of kids and we were in awe. Kids or adults back then, no one saw anything like it before, so of course everyone was blown away. Since then we’ve grown up, seen hundreds of movies like this and of course we aren’t impressed with it anymore. The original JP has a painfully simple story when you look back at it now: Man brings dino’s back, dino’s go nuts. That’s it. But we don’t care because we all were there in the moment with the characters, we were Lex and Timmy. Now we’re all jaded as fuck and instead of diving in head first and have fun we all sit with our arms crossed saying ‘impress us’. There are films that you watch critically, there are films that you watch to have fun with, and the Jurassic films fall into that second category for me.
I saw it on Thursday night. I’m actually really bummed-out at where this took us. The ending of “Fallen Kingdom” laid-out how this franchise likely should have ended. Instead it went in several directions and relied heavily on nostalgia grabs (i.e. Ellie Satler removes sunglasses in awe / Ian Malcolm waives torch in effort to distract colossal beast). This is becoming all too common for these “legacy” film franchises and it’s getting tired. The insect sub-plot was wildly misplaced and inserted to connect with a specific human character and it didn’t work… Don’t spill on me but I loved seeing the three original characters back. This was the highlight for me! This franchise needs to rest again for another twenty years, I reckon… Did I actually just say, “I reckon”? Yup I sure did! Gréât Channel and yes i will buy the Mattel toys because I LOVE THEM STILL!
I feel like Jurassic PARK 2-3 showed them in there natural habitats a lot more which was excited to see how they move, feel, run in herds, it was nice seeing them do more than eat people
They do run in herds
From what you and everyone has said here, they're going to have to go in an entirely different direction.
"Jurassic Park...The Musical."
Muppets Jurassic Park?
It's a 7 out of 10 for me. I went in with low expectations and suspected that legacy characters except Ellie were going to be set up to die.
When I left the theater I summed it up as Uncharted with Dinosaurs. It's not entirely true but much of the action felt like that escalated action you'd see in the games. More than a couple times I went "oh right you're here", so I agree with you on the cast, especially with Dr.Wu and the new character, I don't know her name but she's the pilot. And the Giga felt like a trump card played after the game ended an hour ago, it's not as threatening as the Indominous Rex and we saw it get wrecked two movies ago.
But I like the movie still. Very entertaining. Just feels like two movies in some parts.
I kind of agree that I would rate it about 7/10. There were moments in the 🎥 that kept you on edge, such as with the giant locusts and with certain scenes such as the dimetrodons chasing the crew through the Amber mines, but it feels like it lacked the suspense that the first two films had.
It’s simple the movie is bad because it doesn’t have that Steven Spielberg touch and amazing cinematic thrilling magic
Bummer about the new movie not being great :/ But hey your skin looks amazing! *_*
*_A shorter version of my "review":_*
*_I think it's a 6/10. It was a bit boring and a bit messy. Adult JP fans: watch it at home on 4K and go see Top Gun Maverick instead, a 10/10, a real movie-movie._*
*_After seeing JW: Dominion yesterday, that was my thought, i should have seen Top Gun Maverick in IMAX again, instead of JW: Dominion._*
JP franchise = beautiful
JW = fast and furious with dinosaurs/ bizarre/ completeley trainwreck
I haven't seen the movie either, but after one of your comments something immediately jumped into my thoughts.
"So eventually, you do plan on having dinosaurs in your dinosaur movie? Hello?"
I actually disagree with this popular take. Jurassic park is so brilliant a lot of the time because you don’t actually see Any dinosaurs for ages! You just hear them and might see an eye or a claw. You don’t see the velociraptor until it’s face bursts out of some pipes after Ellie turns the power back on. Too many dinosaurs all the time and too many visual deaths are what makes Jurassic world (2015) just very dull and uninspired. Dominion is easily my favourite since The lost world. And whilst not even the same genre as the original it feel like Indiana Jones with dinosaurs.
Spider-Man No way home got me back to the cinema. Then I saw The Batman. That's it really.. so far :) Love Marvel and DC
*_I think it's a 6/10. It was a bit boring and a bit messy. There's an entire large and looong scene that could just have been cut, it's as if it was done in reshoots "to add more action", to give two actor's more scenes. They've had 4 years since last movie and they could have done better._*
BELOW ARE SLIGHT SPOILERS, but it was in the trailers, so...don't expand the comment?
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*_OK, the scene I am talking is when they go look for the girl. After the scene was over, I sat there thinking, couldn't this have been cut by 5 whole minutes, or even just removed it entirely from the movie? Did Chris want his big action scene? When you have so many characters, you really can't have BS scenes. I also think it was "we need to add another woman" type of thing._*
*_It looked like everyone didn't want to be in the movie?_*
*_Any damn chance Bryce has she is covered in a blanket so we can't see how thicc she is? What's going on there?? She was more or less wrapped in a blanket the ENTIRE MOVIE_*
*_The pilot run around saying "nope" and "uh-un" a lot. Hm, wait, there is a movie coming out in a month called "NOPE". How odd._*
*_The pilot/Kayla(her character is Han Solo, in a way) "checked" Malcom for having an open shirt. Because...his age? Because he's slimmer/less muscular now? Malcom is too old to have an open shirt? His few grey chest hairs? What does she care, she's a lesbian? I would like to add that the pilot was TOO beautiful for this movie. Immensely stunning, something the rest of the cast is not. She sticks out, and takes you out of the movie at times. There's at least two scenes where I do not know what they were doing, I was just wide-eyed over Kayla._*
*_Unconfirmed: my friend said he saw she had some locks of red hair in her hair. It could mean she took locks from some redheads and added to her own hair. Redheads, a categorization of women she exclaimed she loved and later tried to hook up with a redhead at the end of the movie. But she also had a lot of blonde locks in her hair._*
*_She nods to Ramsay in the copter at the end. Because he's black and made it to the end of the movie?_*
*_As of right now, I couldn't tell you the correct layout of that tower they spent 20mins to get into and the clear: "why they needed to get in it". It might be an issue with I need more coffee._*
My review would simply be two pictures: Hopper from A Bug's Life and the Member Berries from South Park.
Your so beautiful Laura, I hope you had a date with you in the cinema, it would be criminal if you didn't!!! Me personally, I was done after the original Jurassic park 2. Love what you do.
The movie was ok but it doesn't compare to the best Jurassic Park Movie of all time, staring Laura, Dante and the best actor of all time...Muffin Cat 😁
As a kid, I was spoilt with Jurassic Park in the Cinema
Still get warm fuzz from the introduction of the T-Rex 🤤
Dammit.. i REALLY wanted to love this film. So much of the marketing made us believe we'd get something entirely different. Especially seeing the "battle at bigrock" fanfilm released and the scenes where the t rex was being chased into the forest by choppers and ambushed a drive in theater. So many amazing moments wasted in the misleading marketing. The locust plot was the worst part for me. The Beta and Maisie rescue shouldn't have taken as much time as it did either. So much else could have been done with this film.. im honestly heartbroken after seeing the movie.. 😩😞
I feel that 4 years ago when the movie was starting to be made, we would have got something completely different. Then covid happend and they had so much time on their hands and changed it all for some stupid reason... i would have loved to see the potential vision for this film before covid delayed it by like 2 years..
Im a huge jurassic park fan since 1997. I was really disappointed and agree you. I would give 4.5 out of 10. But I love how gently you motivate the people to see the movies in spite of your review and the opnions of others :) I would love to see more reviews like that - with respect for the movies and awarness of the subjectivity of the review itself :)
Lol that’s awkward I also gave it a 4.5
Agree with everything you said. 6/10 rating for me. It felt too much like a metaphor for Apple with Tim Cook being the bad guy. If this is the first movie you’ve seen in the theater then you’ve missed out. You need to see Top Gun on the big screen. Solid 9/10 movie.
I totally agree with you. I give this movie a 3 out of 10. Considering all the time they had to do it, all the actors they had to do it, all the budget they had to do it, etc, this movie is the worst of the three JW. This isn't a dinosaurs movie, it's a monsters movie made by a five year old oversized child named Colin Trevorrow.
Colin Trevorrow directed "Jurassic World," the first one, the short film "Battle at Big Rock," and the "Prologue," the one where we see an inaccurate prehistoric Earth and the T-Rex rampaging through a drive-in movie theater. In my opinion, Big Rock and Prologue were pretty much what I wanted from from Dominion: dinosaurs roaming around in our world and seeing how the everyday people react to them. Instead, the film took place in a world where the more dangerous dinosaurs had already been caught and... really not much else.
@@gabrielestrella2272 exactly. What’s the sense of making a movie called "Jurassic World Dominion", presuming that it’ll be focused on the threat caused by the dinosaurs to the humankind, if those dinosaurs aren’t threatening at all?
I’m waiting for the Therizinosaurus to walk up behind you in those woods !!! Get in the water and hide Laura !!! Awesome wallpaper lol
Every 5 minutes their was a plot hole or another massive gap in logic. It's easily top 5 worst films of 2022.
The only thing dumber than this movie, is the fact that you still wear a mask
I was totally surprised when Grant killed Dumbledore.
Hey Laura you and I pretty much had that same thought. The movie is fun to watch but for all of the hype it got with it being the “conclusion” of the saga it just wasn’t the right story to finish off the franchise. There were soo many ways the story could have gone but again things and people were missing from it. You and I pretty much have the same opinion on this movie and I have been a fan since 93’ I was 5 BTW lol. Overall I would give the movie a 5/10 it’s a good middle ground and worth a watch for anyone but I feel like any die hard Jurassic fan would probably chew it up.
Cheers.
The one thing this movie was missing...
...a meteor. A huge misstep as far as storyline and plot. It could've been SO much better, but they really dropped the ball on this one, unfortunately.
it should be called 2 Jurassic 2 Furious.
as Ian Malcolm said in the film "Jurassic World, not a fan"
I thought it was better than Fallen Kingdom but it didn't feel like an epic finale to anything. Why the focus on locusts and cloned little girls rather than dinosaurs? The Rex/Giga stuff seemed randomly shoe horned in. You can tell they had no real vision for the trilogy. The music was dull too except the snippets from the original films score. Felt like forgettable Hollywood fluff, a product churned out.
I feel like the makers of this trilogy don't really care for Dinosaurs. They always want to focus on something else. Either hybrid monsters, cloned little girls or locusts.
I liked it... Anything beats JP3 😂
Thank You for not being a Biased JP Fan and praising this movie. Everything u said was on point and I also gave it a 6. Also, u haven't been to the movies in 3 years?! No Batman? Marvel Movies or nothing?!
I feel like people wanted a "zombie movie type" but with dinos. And we got a MI meet dinos type movie
Very true! I am a huge fan of Jurassic Park as you are! As much as it was good to see the OG characters , there was hardly anything else that was standing out.
The first hour of the movie felt like Bourne with dinosaurs 😅 then after the Malta scenes it got better.. it was definitely good to see the dinos with feathers, and the extra cheesy scenes with the og cast😅😂
But the plot and the whole story was sooo flat... I was hoping to see more dinos adapting and in the wild.
Another steaming pile of garbage from Hollywood.
It's a frankenstein movie by committee with cgi duct tape to hold it together.
No dino movie will ever beat the original Jurassic Park,period.The effects were ground breaking for the time period.That opening scene,when they see the dinosaurs for the first time will always be one of Hollywoods greatest achievements.
REALLY didnt enjoy it! Could of done SO much more with the story line. The main bad guy was awkward and weird. Some of the acting from the ‘side characters’ was poor with really awkward english accents 🤷♂️ Really daft idea that all the humans just casually accepted all the dinosaurs walking amongst them in the world…made no sense what so ever.
How good was the scenes with the dilophosaurus. Now THATS more of what we wanted to see!
4/10 🤦♂️
I still love the first Jurassic world movie.
An all-time classic.
This is probably a 5/10 for me, maybe lower.
When you can use the force to communicate with dinosaurs, nah nah I'm out.
Laura! Are you going to review the trailer for the new Predator movie, PREY? I'd like to hear your thoughts. Thanks for the review. It was good to see your gorgeous face. 💚
IN " THE LAND THAT TIME FORGOT " WERE JUST A FEW PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS & FEW EXTRAS & STILL IT'S A GREAT MOVIE WITH A GREAT STORY LINE THAT I ALWAYS WATCH OVER AGAIN & AGAIN. I JUST LIKE THE TOYS OF THE JURASSIC FRANCHISE, NOT REALLY INTERESTED IN THE MOVIE.😁
Do you think you’ll review the JW: Dominion toys
Great review! I have very mixed feelings on it as well. I think a 5.5 or 6/10 is dead on. The things that irked me is the lack of dinos for the first half of the movie and that the Legacy Characters (Grant, Sattler and Malcolm) do not feel like the characters we saw on the big (or small screen) screen the last time they were in a JP movie. It just felt hollow and not genuine.....very "off" to put it simply.......and other then little moments I feel that Grant was badly underused. The nostalgic nods and references were nice for a while then they became rather derivative. What I mean by that is all the little nods are all more or less aimed at either the 1st movie or the 4th (at least that's how I interpreted it) and I got the feeling that is that those are like the only movies in the series that matter. Guess TLW and JPIII didn't happen........which really is disappointing since those movies did have a part to play and more then certainly have their fans (TLW is arguably my favorite JP movie of all). I became a lot more entertained with it once they get into the preserve and we start seeing all the new dinos. Felt like the movie switched from being a corporate espionage thriller with the odd dinosaur roaming/running around to yeah...now this is more of a JP movie now. Just wish that they did a bit more with our new big bad dino. Very cool and threatening but just not enough of him in it to really make you fear and dread him when he shows up onscreen. While I will absolutely buy the movie and watch it again (I feel that this is another one I got to watch more then once, like Fallen Kingdom, which I was not sold on at first but have come to really appreciate) and I think that everyone who is interested should certainly go see it and decide for themselves because there are a lot of things to like about it. For me though, there was an equal amount of things, at least at this time of writing, that did not sit well with me. Too unbalanced with lack of dinosaur action, underused characters and an overstuffed plot that does not have a very good finale when all the parts were there to make it a slam dunk of a finish and as a result it does not feel like a JP movie for a good majority of the film, at least for that is. It just feels like it does not fit and comes as anti-climatic and clunky "finale" to the series. But I will buy it and watch it again and see how my views change (or not change) on it in time. Great review Laura and I hope you snag all the new dinos from Toys R' Us!
This movie felt like marketing to children
First JP is a horror movie where you genuine didn’t know who was going to survive, that’s not the case here
I thought that this movie was a really nice way to put a bow on the franchise. I definitely agree that it was full of its various shortcomings, that things lacked impact. There was a lot going on and they didn't have the time to dedicate to all the different moving parts. The complexity of some of the ideas that the franchise and this movie pushed would need another entry or so to fully flesh out, but they didn't want to make anymore movies. They wanted to give the Jurassic Fans a fun ending. Was this a good movie from all angles? No. But was it the movie that the Jurassic Fans deserved? I'd say so. It was a lot of fun. There were so many awesome callbacks and various things that came full circle. They furthered a story that made sense and respected what the previous two films had established, but it also tied everything up. After the first movie made the world wonder what it would be like if dinosaurs lived alongside us in our modern world, it was amazing to see that same idea inspire the ending to this fantastic franchise. I'd give it a solid 6/10 overall.
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I love the original JP.
JP 2 and 3 and Camp Cretaceous, the first JW,, and most of the spin-offs games etc, are all equally decent or average.
but I hated JW:FK.
this sounds like it's just as disappointing as FK.
which is unfortunate.
I hated JW:FK also. I even watched it last night & still hated it. Haha Anyways this one was much better than that one. At least we got more dinosaurs in this one with more action.
I do feel like they blindsided us with the plot because I feel like they were marketing a whole different film about dinosaurs integrating with human civilization. They had that short film at the camp and the prologue showing the T-Rex at the drive in after that amazing prehistoric sequence that should have been in the movie.
That's honestly the biggest gripe I have with this movie. I was hoping for some sort of Planet of the Apes-esque film but with dinosaurs. I've always been a sucker for grim endings, so I would have loved to see humans facing their extinction and proving Ian Malcolm right, so that the series remains a cautionary tale about messing with evolution.
But otherwise, I thought it was a fun popcorn flick. Loved how they brought in the old cast and had them have their own story until it converged with the new cast's story. The dinosaur sequences were incredible too, especially that entire chase sequence. The dinosaurs were really made to be scary here and they did a great job creating tension.
Well said! I agree I was preparing for a Planet of the Apes meets dinosaurs and instead we were focusing on some other problem! LOVED the dino sequences though yes!!
Bummer you have this view about Dominion. I enjoyed the dinos, fan service and mix of new and old characters. I had a fun time watching and I'll definitely see it again!
It was Locust World Dominion
I'm going to catch this one when it hits streaming. Fallen Kingdom was such a terrible film, that it just killed any enthusiasm I might have for the JW portion of the franchise.
Fallen Kingdom is better than Dominion
@@ivanivez7456 Then they really screwed the pooch with Dominion lol.
Literally just been to see it this morning. I really enjoyed it but to be fair I’m not a huge Jurassic Park/World fan. I did notice, no one seemed to be really scared of the dino’s even the apex one like they had been in previous movies but I figured that was because the world was now so used to them. The genetics plot did seem a little uninvolved and not fleshed out but I thought the number of characters and mix was ok but agree there was no real character development. The biggest oddity for me was dinos surviving in extreme cold environments, maybe I missed the whole story about them not being cold blooded anymore I don’t know.
Some dinosaurs did live in cold environments.
7 out of 10 I enjoyed the movie all the way through. I went for my own opinion not listening to any negative reviews.
Those goldens are absolutely epic they gave the genuine enjoyment feeling that the dominion most certainly did not imo
Here's an idea. They should do a Millennium Godzilla style reboot where they ignore all the movies except for the first one.
Everyone should ignore all the movies except for the first one and just not bother with a reboot.
So this movie follows Godzilla king of monsters. where the monsters are mostly fighting off screen. I hate that ppl go to these movies to see the monsters. not the ppl reacting to what they're supposedly seeing. If they're going to have human actors then I suggest show human actors sparingly.
You mentioned this but just in case you didn't you realize that the bad guy who's like to Steve Jobs guy it's supposed to be Dodson from the first movie.... That's the guy that nedry gets the shaving cream can for the embryos at that restaurant in the first movie. The guy who played him in real life unfortunately has been convicted of sex crimes with a minor so they got somebody else to play him but it's supposed to be the same character.
Who watches 3D in 2022 though
Thank you for the heads up on the new JP movie! In Maine, we don't have the 3D version to choose from, which sucks (we do have IMAX!).
I feel the whole franchise hss grown stale. It seems like the outline for each Jurassic Park movie is: 1. People enter the Park. 2. People meet the Dinos. Lots of ewwing & ahhing. These are the "They do move in herds.", "Welcome, to Jurassic Park." moments. 3. Uh, sir. We have a malfunction in _________. Power goes out, Dino break out, sh*t happens. 4. Dinos eat the people. Lots of running & screaming. 5. Final showdown - get to the chopper!, trap the TRex & send him & his kid home, we got the kid off the island!, Dinos & people mix it up, etc.
I will eventually see Dominion but it doesn't have the spirit of seeing Spielberg's original. Don't get me wrong, Laura, I love Jurassic Park. Dude, I had the DTS LaserDisc back in the day. The windows in my apartment would rattle when the T-Rex roared.
That sucks! Come out to California! Everything is 3D and IMAX.
I was so so so…bummed by this movie. My buddy and I went to the double feature psyched to see it and I legit caught myself rolling my eyes, and even face palmed and hid behind my HANDS at one point.
Laura; I would give it a 5 out of 10. I also would rank this as "second" in the Jurassic World:X trilogy. The first JW movie was the best. I agree, the story was confusing and Dinosaurs were on the "side" .
Miss you Laura. Hope everything is well on your side ♥️
I really liked it. 7.5/10. Had a mission impossible vibe at the start and I liked the way the old cast and the new casts' stories came together. Action was good, and it was great to see some species we'd not seen before.
Hey Laura, great thorough critique of JW: Dominion. I know that you had high hopes for the movie, but a lot of sequels are like popcorn in a pan, some pop others don't. Great job with your review. You should do these more often. I still plan on seeing this, just not right away. Have a great weekend doll. Take care and be well my lovely friend. 😍😍❤️✌️
Thanks Ed!! Hope you get a chance to see it really soon! Enjoy the weekend! 🤗
I just saw it I enjoyed but the ending was a little lacking
@@LauraLegends I will probably wait until it hits streaming service or on DVD. You, Muffin, Dante' and Odie could've made a better movie than this one.
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I love the OG 3 JP movies, and haven't seen the JW movies, so I went into Dominion as a brand new head for these specific characters. I enjoyed it more than I thought I would. Getting a lil tired though of Pratt being a hero wise cracking his way through things though.
3D is a nice gimmick, but does not add anything. I liked the movie, it connected nicely to the other movies with the story 8/10. Can't really post more here without getting into spoilers.
Haven't seen it yet, but unfortunately this seems to be the case with most movies anymore, the best parts are in the trailers and the actual movie is something else entirely
Saw Jurassic World Dominion tonight with the GF. I am warning you all DO NOT SEE THIS MOVIE. It is literally BUTT CANCER. I have never been more disappointed with a movie in my life and I’ve witnessed the Emoji Movie.….2/10
Hey Laura! One extra Easter egg I noticed in the Jurassic world Dominion movie. Remember the ship that the sea monster attacked near the beginning of the movie? It was called The Saga? That's Captain Jake's fishing vessel in Deadliest Catch! Don't know if you follow that show on Discovery or not, but I've been watching it since it first started, and have been "hooked" (no pun intended) ever since!! I love watching the crew catch those big snow crabs and King Crabs 🦀 all while fighting off 30 and 40 ft waves in subfeeezing weather. Sometimes I pray for the crew. The job is truly deadly as people lose their lives doing it every year. But yep, if you follow Deadliest Catch, that's Captain Jake Anderson's real ship, FV The Saga!
7.5 out off 10 ..... My 7 yr old loved it ..... But to me at some points , it felt like I was watching a Fast And The Furiious Brazil Movie..... But the Dinosaurs are completely Awsome ....A must watch ....
The movie wasn't perfect but I enjoyed it.
Overall, was amazing to see the original casts back.
The movie's action felt like Jurassic Park III where it's entertaining but more action focused.
I was disappointed with Fallen Kingdom so I'm happy that I liked this one.
Well Laura, I saw it! And I have to say, I actually enjoyed it!. Maybe it was because it's the first Jurassic World movie in several years and we're out of covid now. It was a much needed movie. Top Gun Mavericks even better, but I enjoyed this movie for what it was. To your point, my brother noted that it was light on dinosaurs for the first 30 minutes . But it picked up on the action as it went along. The chase scene through the streets of Malta was pretty awesome. And I do wish it showed more of the gigantosaurus. It was nice to see all the old characters and the new ones come together. It was a nice "ribbon" to tie on an amazing franchise. Wish Michael Crichton was still around to see it.
Also, I always go into everything with a fresh perspective and never let previous knowledge spoil it for me. Example, I have read the the first 4 Meg books by Steve Alten, which I absolutely love. The first Meg movie, was very cheesy compared to the first book. And the movie strayed very far from the plot. My sister-in-law didn't like the movie because she read the book also and tried to compare them. However, that's why I always look at each thing as a different animal, with no expectations going in. That allowed me to enjoy the first Meg movie for what it was. A completely different film adaptation of a book that was a masterpiece. I remember reading the first Jurassic Park Book in high school just before the movie came out and thinking, man that movie was amazing, but it couldn't hold a candle to my imagination when I read the first book. Still, the first Jurassic Park was a masterpiece for its time.
Really enjoy your podcasts and your positive energy ✨️ keep em coming! 💯
2:36 - No Make Up? You're a natural stunner. Should rock the look more.
I’m….not gonna watch this movie this week because of the criticism on the internet with JW Dominion. Best watching Prehistoric Planet on Apple TV to satisfy because it looks so beautiful. i can understand your opinion, Dino Momma.
Thank you for the intro. I like you well enough, I suppose, but I'm REALLY here for Dante, Odin, and Muffin content.
Here’s my analysis of what they should have done to make this movie really spontaneous. The Giganotosaurus is chewing and killing dinosaurs and humans. The beast doesn’t care about dinosaurs vs humans. It just wants dominion over everything. Blue gets upset at Owen but Clare shot Blue in the chest with a tranquilizer dart which makes Blue unconscious. After Clare saved Owen from Blue’s attack and rage, they brought Blue with them to find their daughter and Blue Beta. Alan Grant is the source of bringing Blue and Owen closer once more after they rescue Maisie and Blue Beta. However, the apex predator is still on the haunt for more killings. Owning Blue’s respect back, Blue sacrifice herself to protect Blue Beta and the rest of the crew knowing it won’t last til her body becomes the predator’s dinner. Then I guess it will carry on from there for all I care lot.
It's not what I expected. I was thinking the film would be more of a dinosaur apocalypse finale. But what we got was a character crammed movie. The dinosaurs take a bit of a back seat because it's always about the human squabbles in these films. However, I was highly entertained throughout and would give this a 7 out of 10.
I have yet to watch the film. But I will go because the original Jurassic Park film and book started my Fandom and now nostalgia for the series. That said...I'm hoping there are a bunch of positives regarding the film as well. Thus far I've seen quite a bit of negative.
I love your dogs and cat. Very cute.
I bought Jurassic Park Dominion on bluray and about to watch it for my first time as I missed it at the cinema.
It was not released here in Australia in 3D, so it's interesting you guys got a choice.
I'll get back to you with my thoughts, as I likey'd your video lol
I think they should focus on the amount of the dinosaurs screen time they have becuase it’s more always like humans not dinosaurs thst much
The movie is for Dino to shine not humans but it was a really good movie o👍👍😄😄🙏🙏👍👍😏😏🥳🥳😇
Please do a spoiler review!!! Love to hear your overview of the bad plot.
I’m not the biggest fan of Jurassic park or Jurassic world. But the newer ones that came up I was never really interested because I don’t see potential in, from the trailer but I did enjoy Jurassic world with Chris Pratt, that was the last one I watch. But that’s my honest opinion. Don’t listen to others that say the movie is terrible, you might end up liking it and that’s fine we all like different things.
Laura do you know or have you ever heard of Devon Larratt? He’s arm wrestling a dinosaur named Levan. He’s from Canada and is almost ranked #1 in the world. Just wondering!
Personally, I loved all the aspects of the movie, but the “good guy/bad guy dynamic” was good, but there were so many. The original cast wasn’t necessary, but it was good since this is a wrap-up of the franchise(at the moment). I did enjoy the references they had in place, but sometimes the movie is kind of fast-paced but I did enjoy it. My main issue that I have (I don’t have a lot frankly), the whole Maisie’s mom changing DNA like a frog, was kind of dumb because this wasn’t introduced into the franchise at all. Like it was kind of thrown in there. I give it a 9.5/10. It wasn’t 100% perfect, but for me it was a thrill. Keep calm and Jurassic On!
Oddly enough, i liked Lightyear more than Dominion. And i REALLY wanted to like Dominion. 😭🦖♥️🇵🇭
after reading a good number of Chrichton's novels, I want to give this discussion point, the point of Jurassic Park isn't about the dinosaurs, or about their scientific accuracy in the novels. the Point is about the worries of Unchecked Science gone rampant. the dinosaurs are just a medium for the horrible things that could go.
instead of dinosaurs, the subject matter could be about genetically engineered roaches that feed on radiation but become hazardous to the world around them when they spread too far beyond control, or about Mosquitos who are engineered to carry a super virus.
the real danger within the novel Jurassic park is about the horror that could happen with unchecked, unrestrained genetic science.
Hi, girsl are often saying "My yes are up here".. how about I say; Hey, my eyes are over here! Could you at least look into the camera and connect with us when you do videos? Its like you are talking to someone else on the side of the camera, you dont connect with the viewer and its a little bit awkward. Other that that you are a pretty cool person and I love the dogs :)