Raptors speak! Kinda. “Jurassic Park III” gets a lot of grief for being silly, short and a little too far removed from the majesty and grandeur of the Steven Spielberg-directed efforts. But that’s kinda why we like it! “Jurassic Park III” just wants to be a breezy thrill machine, and it will do whatever it takes to clock in at (almost) exactly 90 minutes. If that means we get a rushed, non-ending, then SO BE IT. 90 MINUTES OR BUST!
The third “Jurassic Park” installment, this time directed by Joe Johnston, gets its main characters within proper biting distance in less than 20 minutes. The characters are admittedly thin, outside of JP alum Sam Neill as Dr. Alan Grant. But, you know, 90 minutes. We like Dr. Grant and he has a decent arc here, even mustering some nuanced melancholy in his rushed early scene with Dr. Ellie Sattler (Laura Dern in a cameo).
You came for the dinosaurs though, and “Jurassic Park III” is brimming with them – a solid mix of animatronics and surprisingly not-terrible 2000-era CGI. The raptors are smarter than ever, and some of them are even rocking some dope feathers.
Old Millennials Tyler and Angela spend quite a bit of time here defending “Jurassic Park III” from the haters. This film also boasts the best action sequence of any of the sequels – the still-spectacular Pteranodon “bird cage” attack. Also Tyler defends and admires the talking raptor dream sequence and why he thinks it’s so funny to see Tea Leoni terrorized by skeletons.
Don’t worry, we’ll still gripe about that abrupt rescue and the absolute garbage resolution to the much ballyhooed Spinosaurus vs. Tyrannosaurus Rex fight.
Oh, and there’s a lengthy discussion about the satellite phone ringtone and, somewhat related, what Tyler would ask William H. Macy if he ever got to interview him.
It’s Animal April! And dinosaurs count!
Also discussed in this episode of Old Millennials Remember Movies:
- Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)
- Barb and Star go to Vista Del Mar (2021)
- Made for Love (2021 television series)
- Quo Vadis, Aida? (2020)
- Collective (2020)
- The Mole Agent (2020)
- Time (2020)
- My Octopus Teacher (2020)
- Upload (2020 television series)
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