Jurassic World (PG)
Starring: One big, unkillable dinosaur, and lots of smaller ones
GENETICALLY re-created dinosaurs in a futuristic theme park run amok, and people who can’t run fast enough get eaten.
But it’s not what you think – because you saw this movie about 22 or so long, long years ago.
Then, it was called Jurassic Park. Now, it’s called Jurassic World. Oh, and 22 years ago, the characters were more engaging.
The human need for “bigger, faster, more teeth” has seen the boffins create a super T-Rex (what, a real T-Rex is no longer scary enough?)
It’s sad, really, to see what was once a ground-breaking film devolve into this.
Because the truth is, life-like dinosaurs broke fresh ground a quarter of a century ago.
But now, when empty CGI spectacle rules, it’s all pretty ho-hum.
And the plot of the new epic plays out exactly like the original.
Kids lost on the island, under threat from the unkillable monster, enter lantern-jawed hero … and it’s paint by the numbers from there.
Chris Pratt is OK as the hero and principal dino-hunter, but no-one else really rates a mention.
Disregarding all the above, it’s packing cinemas and will no doubt continue to do so – but that’s more of a comment on us than the film.
– Jason Beck
