After 25 years (!) since the original film, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom showed that the Raptors still have box office pull but have poor reviews brought the future of the franchise in jeopardy? This week, dino-fan Ben Dower returns to talk with Steve about how the franchise has changed, science and awe, and whether or not… [Read More]
Jurassic World: Chris Pratt Vs. The World
The highest-grossing film of 2015 – the third highest-grossing film of all time – is available on 3-D, Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital HD. I think I must’ve been the last person alive to see it [okay, slight hyperbole] but the truth is that this is simple math in several scenarios. Let’s examine a few. First,… [Read More]
Jurassic World: A Whole New ‘World’?
$208.8 million dollars. Let’s just let that number sit there for a minute. While it was no surprise that it took top spot at the box office, the fact that Jurassic World has literally shattered every box office record in its opening weekend is nothing short of staggering. While there was high anticipation for the… [Read More]
Jurassic Park, The Lost World: Repeat After Me, ‘There Is No Jurassic Park II’
Thanks to Jurassic Park: The Last World, we can see that there are some things we should leave to God. Like dinosaurs.
Jurassic Park: 22 Years Later We Still Have Not Learned
With Jurassic World set to be released this week, let’s take a look back at the movie that started it all. In its time, it was a remarkable film with great action sequences and incredible-looking animatronics dinosaurs. It was a film that kept you on the edge of your seat while also engulfed in the possibilites… [Read More]
Has Steven Spielberg Forgotten His First Love?
What happens when creativity gets replaced by redundancy and reiterations? With the impending arrival of Jurassic World, following years of exec producing the terrible Michael Bay Transformers films, has Steven Spielberg finally given up on telling original stories that transport us to other worlds? Is he no longer interested in taking us there so he can turn us back to… [Read More]
