JURASSIC WORLD REBIRTH (film review by Evelyn C. Leeper)

[Philip De Parto]

The following review is reprinted with permission from:

THE MT VOID
05/08/26 -- Vol. 44, No. 45, Whole Number 2431

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JURASSIC WORLD REBIRTH  (film review by Evelyn C Leeper)

The sense of wonder is gone from the world
of the film--and from the franchise as well. The plot is driven in
part by the fact that (in the world of the film) the public has
become blase about dinosaurs, and most of the dinosaurs have died
off anyway except in a band around the tropics. (The explanation
for the dinosaurs dying outside the band is scientific rubbish,
and that Dr. Loomis calls Mosasaurus and Queztalcoatlus dinosaurs
when they are not dinosaurs doesn't make things better.) But there
is apparently still a way for corporations to exploit them, with
what I think is a pretty unbelievable premise.

When at the beginning, the corporate guy says they need blood
samples from three species, you can tell the three-act structure
of the movie already.

In addition to the main characters who are hunting the blood
samples, there is a family sailing across the Atlantic in an area
that is apparently known for mosasaurus, spinosaurus, and other
terrors of the deep (or shallows). The only purpose of this family
seems to be to provide children, because apparently every
"Jurassic Park" film has to have a child in it. The only character
who stands out is Duncan Kincaid (played by Mahershala Ali).

And there are too many instances of "they got away ... no, wait,
the predator jumps out of nowhere and eats them". The result is
even when someone does get away, there is no sense of relief,
because you are still expecting the predator to succeed.

At this point, I feel like I'm watching the franchise out of
loyalty rather than true anticipation. They are now at the level
of SHARKNADO or TREMORS--basically moderately entertaining but
trashy monster films.

Released theatrically 02 July 2025.

Film Credits:
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