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Jurassic Park 3 review
Jurassic Park 3 is nowhere near as bad as people make out. Sure, it's not the best sequel in the world. It's not the best movie either. But despite the silly moments such as the talking raptor and the phone still working after being swallowed by the Spinosaurus and coming out the other end, it's a fun movie and that's all you want with a monster movie. Monster movies aren't supposed to be works of art.
Isn't it great to see the return of Doctor Alan Grant too? Sam Neil is as great as the paleontologist as he was in the first movie; it feels like his character has really progressed. Laura Dern was criminally underused as Ellie Slater though and it's a shame not to see her on Isla Sorna alongside Alan. Also: why aren't Alan and Ellie together, despite the romance between them that was heavily hinted in the first Jurassic Park? I am not a part of the Jurassic Park fandom but I can only imagine how many Alan/Ellie shippers must have been annoyed at this movie.
The T-Rex and Spinosaurus fight is nowhere near as bad as some make out either. I found the outcome believable enough. The T-Rex seemed to give a good enough fight and it therefore doesn't detract from the power of the iconic dinosaur. To me, the complaints about the fight are no different to those who were upset at no feathered dinosaurs in Jurassic World. It's just meant to be a fun blockbuster film: it doesn't have to be entirely accurate. The T-Rex may have won in real life and an argument could be made that the previous two films in the original trilogy show the T-Rex to be powerful enough to take down the Spinosaurus as opposed to the other way round but if you over-analyse any movie it is inevitably going to detract from your enjoyment of the film.
The unique thing about the original Jurassic Park trilogy and the Jurassic World film is how each movie arguably centres on a different protagonist. Jurassic Park is John Hammond's story, The Lost World: Jurassic Park is Ian Malcolm's, Jurassic World is Claire Dearing's (Owen Grady is the main protagonist but really it's about Claire's journey becoming less concerned about facts, figures and 'assets' and more about her nephews) and Jurassic Park 3 is the story of Alan Grant. Whereas most franchises tend to focus on one protagonist's story, Jurassic Park's strategy allows for more variety - something that maybe other film companies could take tips from.
Overall, Jurassic Park 3 is a solid movie and not as bad as some claim it to be.
Jurassic Park 3 is nowhere near as bad as people make out. Sure, it's not the best sequel in the world. It's not the best movie either. But despite the silly moments such as the talking raptor and the phone still working after being swallowed by the Spinosaurus and coming out the other end, it's a fun movie and that's all you want with a monster movie. Monster movies aren't supposed to be works of art.
Isn't it great to see the return of Doctor Alan Grant too? Sam Neil is as great as the paleontologist as he was in the first movie; it feels like his character has really progressed. Laura Dern was criminally underused as Ellie Slater though and it's a shame not to see her on Isla Sorna alongside Alan. Also: why aren't Alan and Ellie together, despite the romance between them that was heavily hinted in the first Jurassic Park? I am not a part of the Jurassic Park fandom but I can only imagine how many Alan/Ellie shippers must have been annoyed at this movie.
The T-Rex and Spinosaurus fight is nowhere near as bad as some make out either. I found the outcome believable enough. The T-Rex seemed to give a good enough fight and it therefore doesn't detract from the power of the iconic dinosaur. To me, the complaints about the fight are no different to those who were upset at no feathered dinosaurs in Jurassic World. It's just meant to be a fun blockbuster film: it doesn't have to be entirely accurate. The T-Rex may have won in real life and an argument could be made that the previous two films in the original trilogy show the T-Rex to be powerful enough to take down the Spinosaurus as opposed to the other way round but if you over-analyse any movie it is inevitably going to detract from your enjoyment of the film.
The unique thing about the original Jurassic Park trilogy and the Jurassic World film is how each movie arguably centres on a different protagonist. Jurassic Park is John Hammond's story, The Lost World: Jurassic Park is Ian Malcolm's, Jurassic World is Claire Dearing's (Owen Grady is the main protagonist but really it's about Claire's journey becoming less concerned about facts, figures and 'assets' and more about her nephews) and Jurassic Park 3 is the story of Alan Grant. Whereas most franchises tend to focus on one protagonist's story, Jurassic Park's strategy allows for more variety - something that maybe other film companies could take tips from.
Overall, Jurassic Park 3 is a solid movie and not as bad as some claim it to be.