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Yes, there are dinosaurs, but other than that, this never felt like a true Jurassic Park film. It's closer to King Kong or Godzilla, with some Jumanji mixed in for good measure. The huge (mutated) creatures living on a remote island trope (without the amusement park angle) didn't quite cut it. The performances are ok, the dinosaurs are solid (apart from the final one, which looked more like a xenomorph reject), and the sense of adventure is present. The problem is that it's been done countless times before, and Rebirth doesn't stand out as one of the better examples. A rather lazy blockbuster, but not without a few fun scenes.Read all
Blockbuster sci-fi. The positive is that these films have the proper budget for decent sci-fi world-building. The problem is that they must be dumbed down for average movie-going audiences. And dumbed down it was. It's a real shame, as the premise had quite a bit of potential, they just didn't have the balls to pursue it. This could've been a fun take on the "scared West" versus "adventurous Asia" cliché, but the plot irons out any grey areas, making it just another good vs bad guy story. The mix of Thai and Japanese was a little odd and the ending was a real drag, but the effects and design were pretty nifty. They could do so much more with these budgets.Read all
