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David McK (3425 KP) rated Jurassic World (2015) in Movies

Aug 16, 2020 (Updated Jun 21, 2022)  
Jurassic World (2015)
Jurassic World (2015)
2015 | Adventure, Sci-Fi
8
7.6 (103 Ratings)
Movie Rating Watch
It's now over 20 years from the original Jurassic Park film, and time has moved on.

In both the real world and the fictional world of this movie.

Set back in the original location of Isla Sorna, this imagines that John Hammond's park has been open to the public for over 20 years: to a public that has largely grown inured to the Dinosaurs and demands a new attraction every 2 years or so.

Enter the genetically engineered hybrid Indominus Rex, which (of course) causes chaos when it gets free of its paddock...

This movie definitely takes its cue from the original film, complete with a pair of siblings lost in the wilderness as the Dino's run amok! For some reason, the effects also seem less impressive than the earlier film (perhaps just because we've gotten used to them? Yes, just like the visitors to the island...), which mixed animatronics with its Special Effects, to great effect.
  
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Book Divas (227 KP) rated Light Years in Books

Dec 12, 2017  
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Light Years
Emily Ziff Griffin | 2017
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Though I personally didn't find myself connecting with the characters the story line kept me interested until the end. This book is packed with a bit of everything from a dysfunctional and broken family to a deadly virus and the author's writing style often takes on a poetic voice which I believe is the real reason why I enjoyed reading it. When I first reached the abrupt ending I was left with a bitter taste in my mouth but I went back and read the last three chapters again and the ending took on a different meaning for me. I recommend that this book be read with an open mind. I will end my review with some of my favorite quotes.



"You have nothing to lose here, whatever happens. You just be yourself and let go of the results."



"The world is everyone's oyster if they step up to crack it open."



"Can you feel it? The wind? That's God's hand, washing you clean."



"If you begin with a belief that the world is flat, you'll never be able to conceive of it as a sphere. Your brain will just stop there, deciding that it knows. It will never allow you to consider an alternate perception."



{I received an E-ARC via The Fantastic Flying Book Club and the Publisher via NetGalley and made no guarantee of a favorable review. The opinions expressed here are unbiased and my own.}