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This isn’t Jurassic Park . It’s meaner. It’s darker. And for a lot of people in 1997, it was a huge disappointment.
Spielberg channels Alfred Hitchcock here. The sound design (heavy breathing, snapping twigs) does the work that CGI doesn't need to. Jeff Goldblum returns as Dr. Ian Malcolm, now promoted to reluctant action hero. He’s less sarcastic philosopher and more tired dad trying to save his girlfriend (Julianne Moore, giving tough grit) and his daughter. jurassic park 2
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Critics hated this. They said it jumped the shark. But look closer: Spielberg is showing us what we actually wanted. We spent the first two movies asking, "What if a dinosaur escaped to the mainland?" He gave us the answer. It’s absurd, yes, but it’s also the most expensive B-movie ever made. A T-Rex in a Godzilla stomp through San Diego is pure, unapologetic pulp fun. Let’s be honest: The gymnastics scene (a teenager kick-knocks a raptor out a window) is laughably bad. The supporting cast is thin compared to the original. And killing Eddie Carr (the poor field equipment guy) by being torn in half by two T-Rexes is so shockingly brutal it borders on mean-spirited. This isn’t Jurassic Park
