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In Reply to: Interesting review. IMHO, all 3 are outstanding, albeit flawed gems; here's my take: posted by Audiophilander on July 31, 2001 at 09:07:36:
It's all a matter of personal opinion any way...I found something to enjoy in each movie, but wouldn't call them high art...which is not necessarily a bad thing, depending on the viewer and his or her preferences. Notice I did not say they were not cleverly crafted to be certain things to certain people...there is a talent in being able to judge the masses, pull their strings, please a lot of people, and sell a lot of merchandice (and have enough confidence or comfort with that approach to show the gift shop at JP in the first movie)
Me? I can enjoy JP for what it is, but am still bothered by many sticking points. Especially ridiculous set-ups (eg having a girl go for a flashlight when there's a T-Rex outside the vehicle), or things which the audience takes in step eagerly when maybe they shouldn't (eg Dr Grant knowing that the Raptors will attack from the sides when the victim is distracted by one in front, based on fossil record...but the park warden/big game hunter has no clue to their proclivities despite opportunities to view them in action in captivity). Or things that beg pointed questions (eg how did they replicate ancient plant life?). That being said, there are a lot of neat little things peppered throughout.
The other movies have their good and bad points too, and everyone can be an armchair director or scriptwriter. But for me, at least, I can't watch the original or sequels without at some time (or multiple times) thinking either "Why oh why did they do THAT, it spoils a great scene, or takes the luster off a great idea" or "Damn, there were so many missed opportunities that would make more sense and have been better cinema or a better thrill ride" or "That's just plain__________ (stupid, ridiculous, corny, contrived, etc)." Examples? The loud cell phone in the Spino (easily heard from far away, and conveniently found)...and didn't Mr. U have a similar sounding phone when he was called by Kirby, or am I mis-remembering things? TLs annoying screaming. T-Rex piss. Pristine chocolate and snacks in a warm jungle environment. The use of Barney, already done in the tragic Godzilla movie. 20mm weapon with no recoil, and which of course never do any visible damage to the Spino. Why is the dude in the tree dead? Missed stylistic opportunities (ie slightly prolonged Pterandon chase scene, with Pteranodon claws and legs seen in the underwater shots, trying to grab the swimming humans as they would fish, etc; more dramatic use of the Marines, both as movie plot excitement and a symbolic manner of showing mankind's way of dealing with animals, etc, but not an Ewok vs stormtrooper type of thing; and so forth and so on). Oh, and in JPII, what got into the confined spaces of the ship to eviscerate the crew? The small T-rex? Might of been interesting, if less plausible, if velociraptors had also stowed away, and disperesed amongst the city after arrival in the US of A, without a tidy wrap-up at the movie end...but having T-rex and Raptors on the mainland I suppose would have been too busy, etc, in the movie. For me JPIII felt like watching a long trailer...I was left anticpating a full fleshed out plot with improved scenes and dialog...ie appetizer rather than a well-balanced meal.
In any case, to each their own...everyone can enjoy or dislike whatever they like...
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Follow Ups
- Re: Interesting review. IMHO, all 3 are outstanding, albeit flawed gems; here's my take: - Dave Derrick 06:03:37 08/02/01 (0)
- Several of your thoughts on 3 are in line with mine... - the-real-CarlEber 20:37:50 08/03/01 (0)
- Excellent points and appraisal! (nt) - Audiophilander 06:14:50 08/02/01 (0)
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