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Review Roundup - Dino Riders
JURASSIC WORLD (2015)
There's a lot to be said for the art of building suspense. After all, the original Jurassic Park was for the most part an exercise in tension building so that the science gone wild elements that Michael Crichton was such a big fan of had time to slowly spiral out of control. On top of this the creatures had to be disguised or hidden behind rain forest foliage or perimeter fences, ground breaking effects are tough. The focus was instead on the human element, and this is arguably the real meat of the story - people interacting. Everyone knows the mixture of CGI and puppetry brought dinosaurs to life in new ways, but like Jaws the character development is what matters. All the arguing, the banter and the quirky sound bites are just as memorable as the horror they come across later. The thing people generally talk about when discussing The Lost World besides the San Diego rampage is the literal cliffhanger moment with all the rain, snapping cables and breaking glass. Suspense matters. The sequels are far from successful, so has anyone remembered this and written a worthwhile 'forth in the trilogy' release, or 14 years after our last trip to InGen is this another unnecessary instalment, too little too late?
There's a lot to be said for the art of building suspense. After all, the original Jurassic Park was for the most part an exercise in tension building so that the science gone wild elements that Michael Crichton was such a big fan of had time to slowly spiral out of control. On top of this the creatures had to be disguised or hidden behind rain forest foliage or perimeter fences, ground breaking effects are tough. The focus was instead on the human element, and this is arguably the real meat of the story - people interacting. Everyone knows the mixture of CGI and puppetry brought dinosaurs to life in new ways, but like Jaws the character development is what matters. All the arguing, the banter and the quirky sound bites are just as memorable as the horror they come across later. The thing people generally talk about when discussing The Lost World besides the San Diego rampage is the literal cliffhanger moment with all the rain, snapping cables and breaking glass. Suspense matters. The sequels are far from successful, so has anyone remembered this and written a worthwhile 'forth in the trilogy' release, or 14 years after our last trip to InGen is this another unnecessary instalment, too little too late?
Review Roundup - Sending You Back To The Future
TOMORROWLAND (2015)
Film storylines taking ideas from Disney theme park rides haven't been novel for a while, though in the wake of Pirates of the Caribbean this hasn't been as prolific as might be expected; presumably because other efforts weren't well received. So this time around they've opted to take ideas from the park itself, along with a few of Walt Disney's supposed futurism beliefs. Getting Brad Bird to direct another action feature after Mission: Impossible: Ghost Protocol is a good idea, though having Damon Lindelof on board after Star Trek Into Darkness is questionable to say the least. But all of this aside it was refreshing to see (what seemed to be for the most part) an original project, one that captures a sense of adventure far better than 80s throwbacks like Super 8 and Earth to Echo.
Film storylines taking ideas from Disney theme park rides haven't been novel for a while, though in the wake of Pirates of the Caribbean this hasn't been as prolific as might be expected; presumably because other efforts weren't well received. So this time around they've opted to take ideas from the park itself, along with a few of Walt Disney's supposed futurism beliefs. Getting Brad Bird to direct another action feature after Mission: Impossible: Ghost Protocol is a good idea, though having Damon Lindelof on board after Star Trek Into Darkness is questionable to say the least. But all of this aside it was refreshing to see (what seemed to be for the most part) an original project, one that captures a sense of adventure far better than 80s throwbacks like Super 8 and Earth to Echo.
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