Jurrasic Park

Savanti Romero · 12-10-2003, 08:50 PM

Was anyone else here a big fan of Jurrasic Park? The first one was epic, but the second two weren't as good. They both had great action, but they just didn't have the spark the first one did.

Ninja Turtles Cartoon Fan · 12-10-2003, 09:23 PM

I loved the first two "Jurassic Park" movies, but the third film was an embarrassment. And the sad thing about that movie is the fact that it was left open-ended for a fourth film.

And don't even get me started on Spinosaurus kicking Tyrannosaurus Rex's butt in about three seconds during their colossal struggle. That was absolutely the dumbest thing ever. You can almost hear the director screaming, "How tough's your baddest dinosaur now, Mr. Spielberg?!"

Bleh. They should have left a great movie franchise alone and ended it with "The Lost World."

The only part about the second film I didn't like was when the action returned to the mainland. It just kind of fell apart when Tyrannosaurus Rex was walking down a street, kicking around giant orange metal balls, and eating dogs out of their houses.

Other than that, however, I think very highly of the first two "Jurassic Park" movies.

The third film? Two words: trash it.

"Oooh, ahhh, that's how it always starts. And then later there's running . . . and screaming." - Ian Malcolm, from "The Lost World"

*That Matt Guy* · 12-10-2003, 09:26 PM

The first one was great.

Ninjatron · 12-10-2003, 09:55 PM

I thought that the 3rd one was far superior to the 2nd one. But I didn't think the 2nd one was as bad as everyone else except Ninja Turtles Cartoon Fan seems to.

They should just keep making more Jurassic Park movies forever. It's the closest thing North America has to Godzilla.

Sayonara.

*That Matt Guy* · 12-10-2003, 10:09 PM

Who are they going to send back to the island in the next one? Those kids from the first one?

please. They should just stop while they are ahead.

**Kali** · 12-10-2003, 10:44 PM

I liked the first and third movies. And actually, I like the third one better.

I don't think I could stand to watch the second again...

*Voltron* · 12-10-2003, 11:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matthew138

Who are they going to send back to the island in the next one? Those kids from the first one?

please. They should just stop while they are ahead.

Eventually they'll exhaust all reasons to return to the island.
These are some plot lines they'll resort to when the films hit the double digits.

Grant-"****! We need to go back!"
Malcolm-"Are you out of your mind?"
Grant-"I forgot my glasses, they were desginer lenses. We have to go back."

OR

Grant-"I can't believe I was aBducted by aliens and forced to escape from this island again."

OR

Charlton Heston-"Let me split the Atlantic so we can get away from these damn dirt lizards."

OR

Hitler-"Ich VERLANGE, DASS Das VIERTE REICH Von den DINOSAURIEREN VOLL IST! ZUR DINO INSEL!"

Relay · 12-10-2003, 11:29 PM

One and two were good but three was ******. I've read that they are making a fourth. It's gonna have Sam Neil in it again, and he says it's gonna be the best of all of them. Sure, Sam, whatever.

Ninjatron · 12-10-2003, 11:40 PM

Who cares how they get to the island? Sorry, but isn't the point of all this to, you know, see some freakin dinosaurs? Bring 'em on!

Sayonara.

MW8979 · 12-10-2003, 11:44 PM

First one was good - it was original and I thought Wayne Knight added to it.
Second one was good too - lots of big guns and I actually think that a "fumbling, bumbling scientist" Jeff Goldbloom did a good job. Plus the twist at the end was really neat, with the T-rex rampaging in a city. I mean, they didn't need to have a whole movie based on it, just a 10 min "what if" scenario sufficed.
Third one - well....starting to grasp at straws here. Desperately trying to live up to the glory of the first one by putting down the second one. Not a good recipe for success.... But otherwise it was alright, decent action sequences, but nothing special. I just really don't like the fact how the characters on the island almost prided themselves on not having any weapons to defend with, like it makes them cool or something.

*Dr. Doom* · 12-11-2003, 01:34 AM

the third one was ridiculous, the other two were ok.

One Radical Dude · 12-11-2003, 01:37 AM

I enjoyed the first two, but the third one was very cheesy.

*PizzaPower* · 12-11-2003, 04:21 AM

I like them all the same!!

*The Stryker* · 12-11-2003, 04:45 AM

ALL JURASSIC PARK MOVIES ARE EQUALLY INFERIOR TO MORBO!!!

*Taloniss* · 12-11-2003, 06:44 AM

First one was good, second sucked, third was better then the second, but not as good as the first.

**Machias Banshee** · 12-11-2003, 09:28 AM

*grins toothily*

Oh the stuff I could say...

The books are a bit different from the movies, but i would efinitely recommend reading them on a dark stormy night...

I loved the first (obviously), and I thought the second was good too, especially with showing the parenting skills of the Tyrannosaur. The third one with the lil family was okay...I liked how they got into Raptor behaviors and communications. I was hoping for a Giganotosaurus instead of the Spiny guy. This guy could kick both their asses...

*remembers her cross-over story she's trying to write*

oh, they are currently workiong on Jurassic Park four, and both Ian Malcom and Dr. Grant will be taking part in the fun, AND Michael Crichton will be taking part in the writing this time...I hope he does a great job just like the first movie...

**Karpo_007** · 12-11-2003, 10:26 AM

First one was great, Second ok, but the third one...

Relay · 12-11-2003, 12:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Machias Banshee

The books are a bit different from the movies, but i would efinitely recommend reading them on a dark stormy night...

The books are really good. I thought Lost World was better than Jurassic Park as far as the books go. It had more action and suspense in it than Jurassic Park did. I highly reccommend both books.

Ninja Turtles Cartoon Fan · 12-11-2003, 12:18 PM

If anyone has ever read Michael Crichton's novels, "Jurassic Park" and "The Lost World," you'll know that the movies watered them down terribly. The only resemblance they have to one another are names of characters and dinosaurs.

The books are 100 times better than the movies.

"After careful consideration, I'd decided not to endorse your park!" - Alan Grant, from "Jurassic Park"

Relay · 12-11-2003, 12:23 PM

They have to do that with all of Crichton's novels that they make into movies. His books are so technical in explaining the science behind them. The movie would last waaaay to long if they had to explain all the science in the books plus many people wouldn't understand it anyway. Sure, they water it down, not too much that it loses the main idea.

12-10-2003, 08:50 PM	#1
Savanti Romero Stone Warrior Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Colorado Posts: 600	Jurrasic Park Was anyone else here a big fan of Jurrasic Park? The first one was epic, but the second two weren't as good. They both had great action, but they just didn't have the spark the first one did. __________________ "The sceptor has returned at last; and it's all mine!" -Savanti Romero, Vol. 1 issue 47 1992 AKA: [email protected] utromheadquarters.0catch.com

12-10-2003, 09:55 PM	#4
Ninjatron Hench Mutant Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Toronto Posts: 313	I thought that the 3rd one was far superior to the 2nd one. But I didn't think the 2nd one was as bad as everyone else except Ninja Turtles Cartoon Fan seems to. They should just keep making more Jurassic Park movies forever. It's the closest thing North America has to Godzilla. Sayonara. __________________

12-10-2003, 11:40 PM	#9
Ninjatron Hench Mutant Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Toronto Posts: 313	Who cares how they get to the island? Sorry, but isn't the point of all this to, you know, see some freakin dinosaurs? Bring 'em on! Sayonara. __________________

12-11-2003, 01:34 AM	#11
Dr. Doom Allons-y! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Castle Doom Posts: 4,535	the third one was ridiculous, the other two were ok. __________________ I love you, Pickle.

12-11-2003, 01:37 AM	#12
One Radical Dude Hench Mutant Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Central/SW AR, USA Posts: 495	I enjoyed the first two, but the third one was very cheesy. __________________

12-10-2003, 09:23 PM	#2
Ninja Turtles Cartoon Fan Stone Warrior Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: USA Posts: 835	I loved the first two "Jurassic Park" movies, but the third film was an embarrassment. And the sad thing about that movie is the fact that it was left open-ended for a fourth film. And don't even get me started on Spinosaurus kicking Tyrannosaurus Rex's butt in about three seconds during their colossal struggle. That was absolutely the dumbest thing ever. You can almost hear the director screaming, "How tough's your baddest dinosaur now, Mr. Spielberg?!" Bleh. They should have left a great movie franchise alone and ended it with "The Lost World." The only part about the second film I didn't like was when the action returned to the mainland. It just kind of fell apart when Tyrannosaurus Rex was walking down a street, kicking around giant orange metal balls, and eating dogs out of their houses. Other than that, however, I think very highly of the first two "Jurassic Park" movies. The third film? Two words: trash it. "Oooh, ahhh, that's how it always starts. And then later there's running . . . and screaming." - Ian Malcolm, from "The Lost World"

12-10-2003, 09:26 PM	#3
That Matt Guy Honey Bunches Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Lone Star State Posts: 5,840	The first one was great.

12-10-2003, 10:09 PM	#5
That Matt Guy Honey Bunches Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Lone Star State Posts: 5,840	Who are they going to send back to the island in the next one? Those kids from the first one? please. They should just stop while they are ahead.

12-10-2003, 10:44 PM	#6
Kali Inactive Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: California! Posts: 11,101	I liked the first and third movies. And actually, I like the third one better. I don't think I could stand to watch the second again...

12-10-2003, 11:29 PM	#8
Relay Hench Mutant Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: North Cacalacky Posts: 400	One and two were good but three was ******. I've read that they are making a fourth. It's gonna have Sam Neil in it again, and he says it's gonna be the best of all of them. Sure, Sam, whatever.

12-10-2003, 11:44 PM	#10
MW8979 Hench Mutant Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 431	First one was good - it was original and I thought Wayne Knight added to it. Second one was good too - lots of big guns and I actually think that a "fumbling, bumbling scientist" Jeff Goldbloom did a good job. Plus the twist at the end was really neat, with the T-rex rampaging in a city. I mean, they didn't need to have a whole movie based on it, just a 10 min "what if" scenario sufficed. Third one - well....starting to grasp at straws here. Desperately trying to live up to the glory of the first one by putting down the second one. Not a good recipe for success.... But otherwise it was alright, decent action sequences, but nothing special. I just really don't like the fact how the characters on the island almost prided themselves on not having any weapons to defend with, like it makes them cool or something.

12-11-2003, 04:21 AM	#13
PizzaPower Foot Elite Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Pizza Parlor Posts: 3,200	I like them all the same!! __________________ https://www.twitch.tv/turtlepizzapower

12-11-2003, 04:45 AM	#14
The Stryker Stupid Rich Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Room 237 Posts: 11,152	ALL JURASSIC PARK MOVIES ARE EQUALLY INFERIOR TO MORBO!!! __________________ @~<3 Mom~@

12-11-2003, 06:44 AM	#15
Taloniss Mad Scientist Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,819	First one was good, second sucked, third was better then the second, but not as good as the first.

12-11-2003, 09:28 AM	#16
Machias Banshee Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 17,163	grins toothily Oh the stuff I could say... The books are a bit different from the movies, but i would efinitely recommend reading them on a dark stormy night... I loved the first (obviously), and I thought the second was good too, especially with showing the parenting skills of the Tyrannosaur. The third one with the lil family was okay...I liked how they got into Raptor behaviors and communications. I was hoping for a Giganotosaurus instead of the Spiny guy. This guy could kick both their asses... remembers her cross-over story she's trying to write oh, they are currently workiong on Jurassic Park four, and both Ian Malcom and Dr. Grant will be taking part in the fun, AND Michael Crichton will be taking part in the writing this time...I hope he does a great job just like the first movie...

12-11-2003, 10:26 AM	#17
Karpo_007 Inactive Moderator Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Finland Posts: 8,798	First one was great, Second ok, but the third one...

12-11-2003, 12:18 PM	#19
Ninja Turtles Cartoon Fan Stone Warrior Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: USA Posts: 835	If anyone has ever read Michael Crichton's novels, "Jurassic Park" and "The Lost World," you'll know that the movies watered them down terribly. The only resemblance they have to one another are names of characters and dinosaurs. The books are 100 times better than the movies. "After careful consideration, I'd decided not to endorse your park!" - Alan Grant, from "Jurassic Park"

12-11-2003, 12:23 PM	#20
Relay Hench Mutant Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: North Cacalacky Posts: 400	They have to do that with all of Crichton's novels that they make into movies. His books are so technical in explaining the science behind them. The movie would last waaaay to long if they had to explain all the science in the books plus many people wouldn't understand it anyway. Sure, they water it down, not too much that it loses the main idea.