Jurassic World

Blockbuster, amiben MINDEN benne van! Nosztalgikus kötődés az első részhez, a tucatnyi motívum és ötlet átdolgozása, a cselekmény rohanása és sebessége a második és a harmadik részből felesleges mellékhajtást csinál (pedig a másodikat imádom, a harmadik nem zavar). A Jurassic World filmben mindenki számára van egy jól körülhatárolt karakter - a két fiúhős szemszögéből átélt kalandtól kezdve a szimpatikus kalandor és a menő, szexi menedzser közötti ellentétes szikrázáson, a "Jurassic Park" e-bay pólót viselő, szemüveges, fiatal stréberen át, egészen a park indiai pénzügyi igazgatójáig, aki a Hollywoodba nagyban invesztálók indiai befektetők poénos allegóriája. A Jurassic World tartalmazza a kasszasiker minden törvényszerűségét, de nem passzívan és lustán használja ezeket, hanem ötletesen és szellemesen zsonglőrködik velük. Mint egyetlen más kasszasiker sem, a Jurassic World bevon minket Amerika szórakoztató attrakcióinak és parkjainak fenomenális kultúrájába - beleértve a pólókat árusító standon történő bujkálást ábrázoló jelenetet, amelyek mellett Universal Studios-ban kötelezően, ám lelkesen végigsétálunk. A Jurassic Worldnek van egy hosszú és gyönyörűen simára vágott intrója, amely Williams témájának felcsendülésével és néhány főszereplő családi konstellációjának felvázolásával tökéletesen bevezet minket az Isla Nublar szigetén lévő parkba, felelevenítve az 1993-as nosztalgiát és a technológiailag fejlettebb jelenbe való átlépést (egy meghitt, rejtett attrakció átalakulása megalomániás, napi 20 ezer látogatót kezelő gépezetté). A Jurassic World csodásan fokozódik az által, hogy feltárja a géneket, amelyekből a fő szörnyeteg kifejlődött. Intelligenciájának köszönhetően váratlan fordulatokat kínál, fokozva a kalandélményt. A cselekményben bekövetkező váltás, amelyet már régóta vártunk (raptortámadás), csak előjátéka lesz egy drámai szintlépésnek. A Jurassic Worldnek van egy olyan nagyszerű fináléja, amely a vágással és az élő szereplők digitális szörnyek közé történő elhelyezéssel felülmúlja az egész évtizednyi szörny- és transformer-filmjeinek fináléját, és az utolsó, tökéletesen időzített pillanatban úgy húzza elő a legnagyobb rejtett ászát, hogy sikítani és tapsolni akartam, mint egy kisgyerek. Ne értékeljük a Jurassic World filmet az első részhez hasonlítva, amelynek egyedisége az élő CGI-lények első nagyvásznú látványosságán alapult. Értékeljük úgy, mint egy kortárs kasszasikert, amelynek a történelmi alapokhoz ragaszkodva Nolan és Bay mellett kell versenyeznie. IMAX, 3D! (2015.06.11)

A perfect contemporary studio film, pitch-perfectly refined to fit almost everyone's taste. The stars have "just the right" luminosity, Spielberg behind their backs, special effects artists at work, and a scripted cocktail of everything a family wants to experience on a trip to the movies. The studios will fight over Trevorrow now because we rarely see such pure craft. The unfortunate thing is that it doesn't give anything for free. Therefore, especially in terms of tension, it's pretty instant, without anything really substantial, like "climbing over a high-tension fence" or "raptors in the kitchen," which still affects me after more than twenty years and can refer to someone who has something in their head besides craft. [Btw: Chris Pratt is likable, no question about it, but his position is more so iconic, pushed by an army of e-fans. When he really carries an entire film, let him have the whip and the hat.] (2015.07.13)

I like how the entire Jurassic World is referring to the good old Jurassic Park. It’s not hiding the reference and it’s not attempting to be just another embarrassing remake. On the contrary, it expands the entire dinosaur world and that’s actually quite a good thing. And even though the main plotline is about an over-grown and mutated dinosaur, which actually isn’t too great a premise to build a movie on, it still watches pretty well. The authors did a great job in terms of casting. Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard are exactly the reason why I really enjoyed the movie. Chris Pratt plays his standard cool dude who looks like he just crawled out of the jungle and who can communicate with every mammal on the planet, and Bryce Dallas Howard is so beautiful here that I will keep dreaming about her fringe for several months to come. (2017.12.15)

Hardworking and teachable Beta of Spielberg’s Alpha. From the very beginning, Jurassic World has profiled itself as a "new generation" blockbuster, which consciously draws from its inspirations and at the same time tries to name the basic rules, regularities and limits of its universe. So, we find ourselves in a world where the good old attractions were no longer "jagged and big" enough, so it was necessary to develop new ones that are artificially boosted, and thus reliably deadly. Jurassic World is in fact a struggle between enchanted film nostalgia and the triumph of megalomania in the form of a genetically infused prehistoric lizard. Surprisingly, the film is clearly for the lovers of the great first film, to which it completely subordinates its mythology, logic and the directing style to the talented Colin Trevorrow. However, Jurassic World will never achieve the brilliance and smoothness of the attractions of Jurassic Park; it will always be missing a bit of it. Nevertheless, it has enough entertaining parts to hold one’s attention. At the same time, it has one big advantage - the growing ironic charisma of sweaty adventurer Chris Pratt. Is a new Harrison Ford being born? (2015.06.10)

In the past, the second and third movies tried not to follow a safe path of the first movie, but although it was a nice try they failed terribly (in terms of both acceptance and, unfortunately, quality). The third sequel, on the other hand, follows the path of the first movie and it turns out to be the right decision (it is great both in terms of acceptance and, fortunately, quality). However, it is not only a dull follow-up, but a playful and self-conscious continuation. Although it may not impress you in such a way (or any) that the first movie did but even without this bonus it is a high-quality movie in the form of a fun and excellently graduating summer Hollywood craft in the best sense of this word whose biggest mistake is the simple fact is that we have already seen it (multiple times). What they did really well are the "gojira-like" ending and Pratt, who is labeled as a new Ford/Indy and even though it is already the most annoying universally acknowledge cliché, but we simply cannot deny the fact that this person is a new Ford, that is for sure. (2015.06.12)

If I were eight years old, this is a movie I would want to see every day, if possible multiple times. From the perspective of two brothers, it is perfectly placed in an adventurous mood, to the extent that it doesn't even need the breathtaking wow moments the original Jurassic Park is known for, even after the tenth screening. On the contrary, the world in this movie is conservatively sparse on action, and even when it is clear to everyone involved that everything is going to hell, the central T-Rex surprisingly appears sparingly. I can even imagine there might be viewers who are bothered when the screenplay can't decide whether to pay a beautiful tribute to the original or blatantly remake it. But fortunately, there are more positive aspects. Chris Pratt, who shamelessly steals every scene like a thief, Bryce Dallas Howard, who finally has a full-scale blockbuster on her resume, and the final message that plays on the feel of the Steven Spielberg original. But what raises my spirits the most is the fact that audiences still yearn for spectacles that occasionally shoot off nostalgic warmth. (2015.06.23)

A dinosaur movie that you don't have to think about; if you happen to do so, you'll find it has a lot of plotholes. If you dwell on them, it becomes a pretty annoying movie; but if you get over yourself and think of it as just a children's story, you'll eventually find that it's not so bad after all. It's simply an homage to the original film by a fan who has added such typical fare to his homage as "I hate you, but I'll look at your tonsils for you", "I can handle the soldiers, but I let the kids get away", "look for the green and power-clouded brain behind all the trouble", "a loyal dog won't leave you". Just a popcorn movie with nice effects. It's got a twist here and there, and it ends with great conscientiousness. For kids of all ages. A better 3 stars. (2015.10.02)

A very pleasant surprise and the best sequel to Jurassic Park so far. Trevorrow takes a sensitive approach and present Hammond’s original vision and the whole spiel about raising profits works just great. With the kids’ storyline (much less annoying than you might think) for a classic family feeling. And also taming the raptors that made it onto the poster. Chris "Starlord" Pratt returned to his role from Zero Dark Thirty and his marine/medic is a very good central figure for the whole story with the anticipated involvement of B. D. Howard, who shakes off her corporate shell maybe too quickly. They could have left out her running in high-heels. The dinosaur scenes are not as terrifying as before and its meant to be pure blockbuster entertainment for all age groups. The megafights between species to find a master of the dinosaurs is a pleasure to watch. Effects are mostly fine, but are sometimes spoiled by minor details that a bit more work could have put right. Even so, I enjoyed Jurassic World incredibly and it’s one of those movies that I look forward to watch again some time. Not just a few selected scenes, but all in all good, clean fun. P.S.: Williams’ theme presented by Giacchino still works well. (2015.06.10)

An excellent tribute to the first film, from the opening panorama, through the helicopter arrival, to references to the eccentric millionaire. Fortunately, Jurassic World doesn't steal, but rather duplicates the functioning and adds design thanks to a twenty-year evolution in technology, making the dinosaur action even more intense and dense, with an excellently depicted and well thought-out park. The acting also works great, and although it may not be as confident and iconic as Spielberg's film, it is at least a decent beta that won't offend either the wallet or the brain of the viewer. (2015.06.13)

Funny, suspenseful, touching, dignified, great. Jurassic World turned out the best that it could. The script moves along without the slightest problem, there is careful direction with a sense of alternating serious and light moments, a lot of nostalgia, but not so much that the film cowardly relies on it, new ideas, excellent sympathetic actors, in short, everything is as it should be. Moreover, the trailers didn't show everything, so there is no shortage of surprises (the best moments of the film for me). I'm glad Colin Trevorrow has done so well and outwitted all the doubters. And Michael Giacchino is also a hustler because, unlike Don Davis in Jurassic Park 3, he didn't try to imitate John Williams but used his themes as the cornerstones of his own music, which was the best possible approach.___P.S. But the Czech subtitles! I don't know in what conditions Petr Zenkl created them, but to turn triceratops into "triceratoptors" and to turn a female indominus rex into a male, although "him" is still referred to as "she" or "it", it really wasn't necessary.___P.P.S. Unfortunately, the same subtitles were used for the DVD release without any corrections. (2015.06.12)

Clean work. A family oriented, dynamic blockbuster blending self-awareness and the enticing arrangement of a world in such a balanced way is not something we get every year. The wave of nostalgia from the beloved original movie brings a tsunami of new ideas and a story that holds itself together logically and motivationally; it has a perfectly balanced rhythm in the way it separates and brings together the characters (not including the three main dinosaur species), culminating in a climax where I felt several chills on my back caused by the tunes of John Williams’s soundtrack. Trevorrow handled it with grace, showing great confidence as a director and I’m still curious to see how the trilogy will be completed under his hand. Though Jurassic World does not surpass it, it did remind me very well why I love the original Jurassic Park so much, while also having a personality on its own, working with the main attractions in a systematic, viewer-friendly way – from the blindly admired attractions, often hidden by a crowd of curious spectators, to the uncontrollable forces of nature that humans simply are unable to put on a leash (which are viewed from a timid perspective). Also, Pratt as a more active Alan Grant is great. 90% (2020.08.20)

Ironically, the film is at its most successful when commenting on itself, and by extension the whole concept of a summer blockbuster. I mean, who cares about a mere 15-meter lizard behind a fence when they saw another one just as big as a house in San Francisco last week. Jurassic World thus plays mainly on license and characters, with at least the latter failing, as it's represented by two hideous miscarriages, the disaffected non-actress Bryce Dallas Howard and a dude named Chris Pratt who is far better suited to roles where he's supposed to be pulling on a bong with Seth Rogen or something. Then his supposed future involvement in the Indy franchise leads to an eerie prediction that the new model for the hero will be an apathetic slacker who somehow happens to find himself in an Aztec pyramid somewhere, snacking over a golden egg instead of an unemployment office or a mamahotel. So why did I actually like it... Well, the usual scenes are there, helicopters crashing, buildings collapsing, and dinosaurs eating people. I'm a man of simple tastes. (2015.09.28)

I wanted dinosaurs, I got dinosaurs. And I got some really great dinosaurs. Especially the underwater one is awesome. Raptors are used in a new, illogical way, but for the purposes of the story and the audience, it works great. It has emotions, it has good heroes, and Bryce Dallas Howard, whom I still don't like, but Chris Pratt does his thing and he's a badass. Entertainment, nothing more, but that's what you go to the movies for. (2015.06.15)

Product placement is even more glaring here than in the last four Bond movies combined, but I will probably forgive Jurassic World anything. This movie is a total definition of a contemporary summer blockbuster and, as such, it is beyond reproach. It will never become a cult classic like Jurassic Park, nevertheless, the franchise is held in such great esteem that the latest Terminator can only dream of. (2016.01.25)