Jurassic Park Apparently Possible

[The Lizard]

Velociraptor is easier to pronounce and spell than Deinonychus,

Plus, it's easy to get deinonychus confused with a few other well-known prehistoric animals...

Deinonychus (greek: "terrible claw") - raptor type biped dinosaur

Deinosuchus ("terrible crocodile") - giant Cretaceous alligator

Dinicthys ("terrible fish", also known as Dunkleosteus) - giant carnivorous armored fish, late Devonian period

 

[SuperFerret]

True, but I doubt that those aren't known to the general population.

 

[The Lizard]

True, but I doubt that those aren't known to the general population.

Good point. Back when the Jurassic Park movie was made, that's no doubt true.

However, the more recent documentaries made by BBC, Animal Planet, Discovery, etc about prehistoric apex predators has focused more public attention on deinosuchus and dinichthys than in the past.

 

[SuBe]

Screw the Dinosaurs, I want a Dodo.

 

[SuperFerret]

Good point. Back when the Jurassic Park movie was made, that's no doubt true.

However, the more recent documentaries made by BBC, Animal Planet, Discovery, etc about prehistoric apex predators has focused more public attention on deinosuchus and dinichthys than in the past.

Yeah, now they're more well known, but they still don't have the population coverage that Jurassic Park does. Although, Dinosaur Fight Club is where I learned that I had been mispronouncing Deinonychus since I was five.

 

[spideyboy_1111]

actually i always get Deinonychus confused with those running dinos in JP1, that are kinda like ostriches.

 

[SuperFerret]

actually i always get Deinonychus confused with those running dinos in JP1, that are kinda like ostriches.

Gallimimus. It's funny, back when I was a kid, I had toys of both Deinonychus and Gallimimus, and nearly forgot all about them until JP came out.

 

[The Lizard]

As far as the ostrich-type dinos go, Gallimimus didn't get a whole lot of exposure when I was a little dinosaur-loving kid. You mostly saw Struthiomimus or Ornithomimus.

 

[DorneyDave]

We're not making the same mistakes...we're making all new ones.

\/ NOT a happy camper.

 

[SuperFerret]

As far as the ostrich-type dinos go, Gallimimus didn't get a whole lot of exposure when I was a little dinosaur-loving kid. You mostly saw Struthiomimus or Ornithomimus.

Hmm.. I may have had a Struthio then, it's been so long. Although I am still pissed that I've never had a Definitely Dinosaurs Triceratops, he was my favorite and my parent's could never find it.

 

[Star]

We're not making the same mistakes...we're making all new ones.

\/ NOT a happy camper.

Goldblum!!!!!!!!!!

 

[SuperFerret]

Goldblum brought a whole new life to Ian Malcolm in both films, and he got some of the best lines.

"When the Pirates of the Carribean breaks down, the pirates don't eat the tourists."
"Yeah, it's all 'ooh' and 'aah' now.. then there's running... and screaming..."

 

[DorneyDave]

Eventually you do plan to have Dinosaurs on your Dinosaur tour?

Yes, Malcom was a great character and he really held together the second film for me, character wise. I'm glad he was included as a skeptic was a great and essential addition to the cast of characters.

 

[Star]

The best character in the films by FAR. So good.

Dr. Ian Malcolm: There. Look at this. See? See? I'm right again. Nobody could've predicted that Dr. Grant would suddenly, suddenly jump out of a moving vehicle.
Dr. Ellie Sattler: Alan? Alan!
[Jumps out of the vehicle]
Dr. Ian Malcolm: There's, another example. See, here I'm now sitting by myself, uh, er, talking to myself. That's, that's chaos.

 

[The Original Bamfer]

Goldblum!!!!!!!!!!

You sure do love that Goldblum!

 

[Star]

You sure do love that Goldblum!

Do I ever!

 

[spideyboy_1111]

Gallimimus. It's funny, back when I was a kid, I had toys of both Deinonychus and Gallimimus, and nearly forgot all about them until JP came out.

don't Deinonychus's and Gallimimus's look pretty similar?

 

[[A]]

come on, anything looks small next to Dr Manhattan

 

[SuperFerret]

don't Deinonychus's and Gallimimus's look pretty similar?

Deinonychus

Gallimimus

Similar body shape, but there are distinctive differences.

 

[Immortalfire]

Goldblum brought a whole new life to Ian Malcolm in both films, and he got some of the best lines.

"When the Pirates of the Carribean breaks down, the pirates don't eat the tourists."
"Yeah, it's all 'ooh' and 'aah' now.. then there's running... and screaming..."

Ian Malcolm is the freakin' man.

 

[Wesley Dodds]

Fantastic. One step closer to having a Raptor burger.

 

[SuperFerret]

Ian Malcolm is the freakin' man.

I know. I actually prefer the film version over the book one, although the book's Malcolm was on drugs most of the time, which did provide for some amusing moments.

The book's Alan Grant is far better than the film's Alan, in my opinion.

 

[bgates87]

Have you guys read "Raptor Red?" It was written by Robert T. Bakker, who was a consultant to the Jurassic Park design team and in the book (I think it's in a foreword) he talks about how the Velociraptors seen in the movie were actually modeled after recently-discovered Utahraptors because of their larger size.

 

[SuperFerret]

They were too small to be Utahraptors, so if they were intended to be Utahs, they got it wrong. They're depicted as man-sized dromaeosaurs, and Deinonychus fits the bill best.

 

[bgates87]

Well I don't have the book anymore so I can't remember what it says exactly, but I'm pretty sure they said it was the Utahraptor they used for inspiration. I think that might have been just for the very largest Velociraptor in the film. It's a movie anyways, they cared more about making a menacing Dinosaur than an accurate one. Plus the designers have a perfect excuse for not producing realistic Dinosaurs, they can just blame it on that damned frog DNA.