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Awix (3310 KP) rated Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018) in Movies

Jun 9, 2018 (Updated Jun 9, 2018)

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)

2018 | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

7.1

(185 Ratings)

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Still No Feathers

Fifth Jurassic Park movie tries to strike a balance between providing what audiences expect (people who should know better go off to dinosaur-infested island; running and chomping ensues) and trying to move the series on by including some new ideas. Results are moderately successful, although the second half of the film is a bit all over the place in terms of its tone and subtext.

Main shift is from 'run away from the dinosaurs!' to 'save the dinosaurs!', although there is still all the requisite chasing about and dismemberment; attempts to include social commentary and elements of genuine SF kind of work, I suppose. Hardly one of the great films of our day, but should keep audiences happy - technically very impressive, and a good cast for this sort of thing (though Jeff Goldblum is only in it for literally about two minutes).

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Awix (3310 KP) rated The Red Turtle (2016) in Movies

Jun 16, 2019 (Updated Jun 16, 2019)

The Red Turtle (2016)

2016 | Animation, Fantasy

7.8

(12 Ratings)

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Animated Belgo-Japanese allegorical fantasy is nice to look at and relaxing to watch. A man is washed up on a desert island after a storm, finds his attempts to leave are frustrated by a large crimson chelonian; after an attempt to kill the creature, he resolves to make friends, successfully bringing the turtle out of her shell (thanks, I'm here all week) - the two of them fall in love and have a family together.

As you can see, not short on the traditional 'WTF?!?!?' element of Studio Ghibli films, but it also possesses the typical virtues of being a really, really beautiful and well-told story. Maybe a touch under-powered story-wise, and it doesn't feel rushed even at only about 80 minutes long, but a finely-crafted and very pleasant film. The romance that HP Lovecraft never got around to writing.