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Jurassic World review

The latest Jurassic World is a surprise but a pleasant one nonetheless. The film is rated 12A, yet it features a number of graphic moments that are disturbing for a grown man, never mind a 12 year old. If this makes it sound similar to Jaws, then that's because it is. Indeed, the scene in which the Mosasaurus bursts out and bites Claire's PA (who was looking after the kids) could easily have come straight out of a Jaws film.

The film is great fun throughout, with Chris Pratt as charming as ever in the role of Owen (although as stated in a previous review, arguably it's Bryce Dallas Howard's Claire Dearing who the film's about). There's loads of nice little nods to the original Jurassic Park, the best in my opinion being the original Jurassic Park theme blaring out as you see the park. It brought a smile to this reviewer's face. The finale as well between a certain T-Rex (not going to spoil it but let's just say she's familiar to Jurassic Park fans), the raptors and the Mosasaurus was brilliant.

However, there is one silly moment involving the kids and a jeep (again, not going to spoil it) but not enough to ruin the film. Even the original Jurassic Park has its odd moments of silliness and it's still not as daft as the talking raptor dream sequence in Jurassic Park 3.

As for the 3D, the 3D effects are absolutely breath-taking especially when the Pterodactyls are flying alongside a jeep. It feels as though you could actually step into the park, making it unnerving whenever the Indominus Rex and the raptors cause trouble.

Is it better than the original? I'm not sure. But it's a bloody great sequel. Let's just hope Jurassic World 2 doesn't feature militarised raptors as hinted at here because nobody wants to watch what would be the Jurassic Park equivalent of a Michael Bay film.