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Post by WarrenPeace on Mar 21, 2019 18:29:26 GMT
It's all about special effects and the dinos.
They could put out a two hour movie showing a day in the life of the dinos and fans would still probably flock to see it.
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Post by Popeye Doyle on Mar 21, 2019 18:31:42 GMT
Goldblum matters.
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Post by politicidal on Mar 21, 2019 18:38:25 GMT
Yes because then we'd be robbed of so much memetic dialogue.
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Post by darkreviewer2013 on Mar 21, 2019 22:16:55 GMT
Of course. Part of the reason why I hated Jurassic Park was that I couldn't stand that film's lifeless characters (Chris Pratt was OK) and found watching their interactions painful to observe.
That was never a problem in the older films. Grant and Malcolm and the like were engaging and dynamic personalities that one could really root for and care about. There were obviously some figures who were there purely to act as dino-fodder, but getting the main cast right was a crucial aspect in allowing those films to flourish.
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Post by lowtacks86 on Mar 21, 2019 22:20:23 GMT
Of course. That's why Jurassic park III sucks, a bunch of forgettable characters.
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Mar 21, 2019 22:24:32 GMT
In the first one, sure. Not since then.
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Post by ck100 on Mar 21, 2019 23:29:49 GMT
Honestly, not really. But it helps if they're acted well and/or have some character background and development. If you really think about it, there's not much character development in even the first film. These movies are really more about the dinosaurs and spectacle.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Mar 21, 2019 23:41:42 GMT
It's all about special effects and the dinos. They could put out a two hour movie showing a day in the life of the dinos and fans would still probably flock to see it. 
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Post by them1ghtyhumph on Mar 21, 2019 23:56:42 GMT
Bring on the dinosaurs. People are just bait.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2019 0:05:13 GMT
Why Jaws will always be better than any other 'monster' movie.
Robert Shaw. Richard Dreyfuss. Roy Scheider.
Nothing wrong with a monster movie like the Jurassic films, though. They are good summer popcorn flicks.
But no CGI, at least any time soon, will replace great actors.
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Post by Harmless elf on Mar 22, 2019 0:20:53 GMT
Of course. Part of the reason why I hated Jurassic Park was that I couldn't stand that film's lifeless characters (Chris Pratt was OK) and found watching their interactions painful to observe. That was never a problem in the older films. Grant and Malcolm and the like were engaging and dynamic personalities that one could really root for and care about. There were obviously some figures who were there purely to act as dino-fodder, but getting the main cast right was a crucial aspect in allowing those films to flourish. Yep even all the people in the control room I remember caring about when I first saw the movie Wayne Knight Samuel l the Australian dude |
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Post by WarrenPeace on Mar 22, 2019 0:40:06 GMT
OK OK... I'll admit that Julianne Moore is one of my celeb crushes. So just her and no one else. That's it.
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Post by WarrenPeace on Mar 22, 2019 0:49:14 GMT
Why Jaws will always be better than any other 'monster' movie. Robert Shaw. Richard Dreyfuss. Roy Scheider. Nothing wrong with a monster movie like the Jurassic films, though. They are good summer popcorn flicks. But no CGI, at least any time soon, will replace great actors. Jaws relied more on the acting since the shark wasn't always working so great. There was more dialog to like sitting around bored in the boat drinking and sharing battle scars and telling shark tales. Both franchises are similar. Have a good first movie then follow it up with a bunch of meh to crappy rinse and repeat sequels which doesn't really offer anything new. They all should have quit while they were ahead.
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Post by moviemouth on Mar 22, 2019 1:51:48 GMT
Yes.
The human characters are why the first movie is good, because we care what happens to them and that adds to the suspense of the movie.
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Post by marth on Mar 22, 2019 3:04:31 GMT
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Post by ravi02 on Mar 22, 2019 5:34:28 GMT
Yes, definitely.
Part of the reason the original JP holds up better than most blockbusters is because you care about Dr. Grant, Ellie Sattler, Ian Malcolm, John Hammond and even the kids. Some of my fave parts of the flick are the non-dino bits like when Grant shows the snobby kid the velociraptor's claw or Malcolm and Ellie questioning Hammond's methods.
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Post by James on Mar 22, 2019 13:34:57 GMT
Like others have said, the first movie is great because of the human aspect. You actually cared for the characters.
I even had a bit of fun with the characters in the sequels.
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Post by Winter_King on Mar 22, 2019 13:38:25 GMT
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