Things That Bother You About Moving Pictures

[Spark Of Spirit]

I just saw the new trailer for Jurassic World.

Ugh.

Can't we either just have a new adaption of the book or a new franchise now? Like Terminator, this franchise has run out of gas long ago.

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

Can we get someone to actually do a GOOD adaptation of Congo or Timeline as opposed to another failed Jurassic movie?

[Spark Of Spirit]

The worst part is that most of Michael Crichton's books would easily transfer into good action adventure sci-fi movies.

And yet about none of them have been. What a waste.

[gunswordfist]

I just remember Congo creeping me out as a kid.

[talonmalon333]

I just saw the new trailer for Jurassic World.

Ugh.

Can't we either just have a new adaption of the book or a new franchise now? Like Terminator, this franchise has run out of gas long ago.

That reminds me that I need to read the Jurassic Park novel.

[Spark Of Spirit]

I just saw the new trailer for Jurassic World.

Ugh.

Can't we either just have a new adaption of the book or a new franchise now? Like Terminator, this franchise has run out of gas long ago.

That reminds me that I need to read the Jurassic Park novel.

It's a very good adventure story. It even has elements of sci-fi, horror, action, and good suspense.

Anyone who likes the movie is doing a disservice by not reading it.

[talonmalon333]

I've heard it's very different from the movie, though of course I couldn't say how. But I love the movie and consider it something of a modern classic.

And yeah, I'm not particularly interested in Jurassic World. Maybe I would if I had two sequels to convince me I should be excited... Well, I have two sequels. But they ain't fulfilling the excitement duty.

[Spark Of Spirit]

The general plot is the same but the characters are all not which changes a lot of events around. The lawyer in the book, for instance, is a much more three dimensional character than the film version, and John Hammond is not a very nice guy. At all. It's almost a completely different story.

I honestly don't know why they don't just adapt the book if they want another JP film especially considering the reboot mania going on. Nobody wants another sequel.

[gunswordfist]

Good point. But people are still trying to go with the "bigger=better" bull. They should try telling a better story.

[talonmalon333]

What do you think is the worst of the two sequels so far?

[gunswordfist]

Personally, I've only seen all of III. All I remember is dinosaurs only killing people at the start of the movie and not being a threat for the rest of the film. That movie bored me as a kid.(teen? I forget.)

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

Jurassic Park III is definitely worse, IMO. Both movies suck, and even though there was a sequel book called The Lost World, the movie didn't really have anything to do with the source material (even less so than the first movie), but it at least had an entertaining scene or two. JP3 was just flat-out boring, in addition to being incredibly stupid with the plot and characters.

[talonmalon333]

I also tend to think The Lost World tried a little bit more. I mean, it didn't work out, but I do get the feeling like they wanted to make a movie that wasn't a total rehash of the first one, particularly with the scene at the end when the T-Rex is brought to civilization. I don't get that feeling from Jurassic Park III. It just seems content with following the same beats as the first movie, only with less heart and, well, quality.

[Foggle]

I honestly liked JP3 a bit more as a kid, but I was very young and still hated both of them back then.

[talonmalon333]

They're both bad. I just have a bit more respect for Lost World.