Jurassic Park IV - Yay Or Nay?

[Doctor Jones]

I loved the first book, but I can see why they made the changes and for the better. Hammond worked better as the nice grandpa than the ******* in the books. And geniro in the movie as a sniffling lawyer was better than the bulky one that was in the book.

But Jeff Goldblum IS Ian Malcom. I mean come on, when they described him in the book, (which i read years after I've seen the film) the look of Malcom in the movie was spot on.

"Why do you where black?"

"It's good for the radiation."

 

[Darth Rockwell]

Goldblum nailed Malcom I will give you that. He was brilliant. And I understand some of the changes but some felt forced. I think a TV show would be better and be able to do the book more justice.

 

[Doctor Jones]

Not everything needs a tv show to make it more faithful. The movie was fine compared to the book. And the changes were good.

Frankly, i didn't want to see hammond fall into a ditch and be attacked by compies and saying, "It must be those damn kids!" or them going to find the nest and blow it up. The latter is too much for a film. The film we got was much more controlled and centered.

 

[amazingfantasy15]

I don't think a reboot/remake is needed for Jurassic Park. The first movie is perfect and still holds up today, why mess with that. Sure it may not have followed the book 100%, but any changes were for the better and were also to make it more marketable. You do a remake that's real faithful to the book and you get an R rating and the movie loses the general audience.

 

[Spider-Who?]

This is tough. Jurassic Park DEFINED my childhood more than anything else. The books (both Michael's and the marketed ones for kids); the cards, the games, the toys, the clothes...everything. Hell, at 24, if I hear the first few notes of the original score, i tear up a little from the nostalgia and pure awesomeness (getting to hear the score preformed live at the Kennedy Center when i was younger was awesome).

All that being said, having read both books hundreds of times, I've come to realize that they are 10 times better than the movies (which says A LOT). I think the movies could have used alot of what was missing. And it should have been R. But does this warrant a reboot?

I'm not so sure. At least not yet. But that thinking might be due to my love of the originals and how sacred they are to me. If I could step away emotionally and look at the reboot idea, maybe i would say yes.

Or make a Jurassic Park 4? I don't think so. The movies have gone downhill with each new installment...an attempt to capture the magic of the first movie that always fails. It seems like a 4th movie would be nothing more than a joke, a parody of what came before it. And that is something I don't want.

But a new dinosaur movie WOULD be nice. But it'd be hard to do without getting a "Jurassic Park rip off" feel...

 

[Figs]

2 isn't as bad as people say it is. The San Diego part is a little hokey but when they're on the island I liked it. Especially seeing Malcom return.

But I'd rather not have one again. 3 was okay, but I do think it deserved better and more closure than a 90 minute movie.

My only problem with part two was the annoying daughter/kid. If they would have gotten rid of her I would have enjoyed that movie a bit more. Oh yeah, and not have Julianne Moore's character make some of the stupid decisions she ended up making. Aside from those two things, JP2 wasn't that bad. I think a lot of it had to do with the fact the first was badass.

 

[Nirvana]

**** no to a reboot. A sequel? Sure.

 

[Spider-Who?]

My only problem with part two was the annoying daughter/kid. If they would have gotten rid of her I would have enjoyed that movie a bit more. Oh yeah, and not have Julianne Moore's character make some of the stupid decisions she ended up making. Aside from those two things, JP2 wasn't that bad. I think a lot of it had to do with the fact the first was badass.

I actually loved seeing the Rex tear thru San Diego. Thats really the only change I liked about the movie.

I enjoy Julianne Moore, but felt she was poorly cast, and as you mentioned with her decisions...her character was poorly handled.

Where was Levine?!?!

Where was Thorne?!?!

Malcom's "kid" should have been TWO UNRELATED kids, students of Levine's.

Dodgson and his team should have been in it, not a bunch of merc's rounded up by Ingen. Stupid idea.

 

[8wid]

Obviously if there is going to be a new trilogy of films, there should be new locations instead of the give islands. The mainland in Central or South America fits the migration storyline for dinosaurs as well as the opening a variation in the setting.

 

[Evil Twin]

Looking at this, I think Jurassic Park has the same problems in regards to sequels as Alien did, without a character as compelling as Ripley to tie things together. The initial concept is great, but once you have people being attacked by dinosaurs in the modern world once, how many possible variations on that are there?

And, to me, making John Hammond one-note greedy, instead of a wrong headed Walt Disney isn't enough to justify a remake. Especially since the special effects hold up great.

It's very possible that Jurassic Park has just run its course as a franchise.

 

[#1Batmanfan]

Yay!!!

 

[Spider-Who?]

It's very possible that Jurassic Park has just run its course as a franchise.

sadly, i believe no truer words have been spoken.

as i said earlier, we need a new dinosaur flick. its time, i think. but its gotta be far removed from JP.

 

[Doctor Jones]

I actually loved seeing the Rex tear thru San Diego. Thats really the only change I liked about the movie.

I enjoy Julianne Moore, but felt she was poorly cast, and as you mentioned with her decisions...her character was poorly handled.

Where was Levine?!?!

Where was Thorne?!?!

Malcom's "kid" should have been TWO UNRELATED kids, students of Levine's.

Dodgson and his team should have been in it, not a bunch of merc's rounded up by Ingen. Stupid idea.

Hmm, well I suspect it would of been repeating the two kids in the first film and no matter how hou cast or write them, they're still two kids.

Moore, well, yeah did make som stupid decisions. I always liked the scene where Malcom is trying to talk her out of it when they're walking before they see the stegos.

 

[chaseter]

I read the second book before I watched the second movie and that made me hate the movie and I still hate it to this day. It was a horrible sequel that did no service to the book at all and was a lame sequel compared to the first movie. I want to see The Lost World adapted more closely to the book and I want to see the characters I loved from the two books handled better. Muldoon was ****ing awesome in the book but in the movie,

Besides Ian, the second movie was just full of bleh.

 

[Maximum Carnage]

This is tough. Jurassic Park DEFINED my childhood more than anything else. The books (both Michael's and the marketed ones for kids); the cards, the games, the toys, the clothes...everything. Hell, at 24, if I hear the first few notes of the original score, i tear up a little from the nostalgia and pure awesomeness (getting to hear the score preformed live at the Kennedy Center when i was younger was awesome).



All that being said, having read both books hundreds of times, I've come to realize that they are 10 times better than the movies (which says A LOT). I think the movies could have used alot of what was missing. And it should have been R. But does this warrant a reboot?



I'm not so sure. At least not yet. But that thinking might be due to my love of the originals and how sacred they are to me. If I could step away emotionally and look at the reboot idea, maybe i would say yes.



Or make a Jurassic Park 4? I don't think so. The movies have gone downhill with each new installment...an attempt to capture the magic of the first movie that always fails. It seems like a 4th movie would be nothing more than a joke, a parody of what came before it. And that is something I don't want.



But a new dinosaur movie WOULD be nice. But it'd be hard to do without getting a "Jurassic Park rip off" feel...

I feel the same way! Exactly!!! I grew up watching Jurassic Park! I specifically remember having my grandma take me to the theaters to go and see The Lost World in '97.. I was 10! I read the books later on in my teens and loved them even better. Hell, when I was a stupid middle-schooler, I would listen to the soundtracks all the time.. haha!

The best way to experience and enjoy Jurassic Park nowadays is at Universal Studio's Islands of Adventure. The ride, the dinos, the music, and walking under the huge sign.. is all amazing.

 

[Doctor Jones]

It is a great ride. Although they should do more with it. The most exciting part is the bbig ass T rex head at the end that makes you **** your pants.

But the rapter stuff is cool, but the stuff before that is kind of lackluster.

 

[Immortalfire]

They don't really have anywhere else to go. And it certainly doesn't need to be remade, rebooted re-whatevered or followed up.

The smartest move Hollywood can do these days, is just let a series be.

 

[Nightmare]

No one wants to see a giant T-Rex strike fear into the heart of humans again on the big screen like me?

The roar itself makes people quiver in fear.

 

[Doctor Jones]

But for God sakes, they had that stupid idea for the dinos with guns. Huh?? Thank God that never happened. Honestly I can't think of anything.

They could of done an Aliens type of plot but it could be too late for that.

 

[SUPER SAIYAN D]

I say just abandon JP all together and do " DINOSAURS ATTACK " based on the Topps trading cards and comic books that was originally going to be made by Joe Dante and Speilberg before Speilberg decided to do JP instead.

 

[Immortalfire]

Make a Dinosaucers movie.

 

[CelticPredator]

No, wanting to reboot Spider-Man after SM3 came out from some of the fanboys is crazy. Now, they want a reboot after SM4.

Well, this just took the spot.

 

[Octoberist]

I'm thinking that after Spider-Man 4, if they do go on without Tobey or Sam, it'll be like a James Bond deal. The series still goes on with new actors...

 

[CelticPredator]

Well, thats different then a reboot. Heh.

 

[Octoberist]

would you consider the jump to Roger Moore..A RE-BBBBBBBOOOOOOOOOOOT??? (DIES)