I do not think I have ever been more keen for a movie than I was for Jurassic World. I am not sure what my deal is with dinosaurs, I just love them, and by the time the opening credits rolled I was already squealing like an absolute mess.
This is not really a movie review blog, but every so often something earns an exception, and Jurassic World earned it.
The film is set twenty years after the original Jurassic Park, in a future where someone has finally listened to Hammond and built the full dinosaur theme park he always wanted. Jurassic World is open for business, and it is doing well, herbivores and carnivores on display for anyone keen enough to visit.
The thing about a theme park though is people get bored fast. Visitor numbers only spike when there is something new, and the crowds always want bigger and scarier with more teeth than the last one. Enter Indominus Rex, the park's newest and most terrifying creation, genetically engineered because apparently nobody in this franchise has learned a single lesson from the last three films.
The park's own tagline is something like your safety is our top priority, delivered with the kind of confidence that always ends badly in a dinosaur movie.
No spoilers here, but I properly loved this movie. The trailers do not give away a thing, which is exactly what you want from a trailer for once. I was squeezing Josh's hand so hard through the tense bits, and there are a few jump scares that got me good.
It is the right mix of thrilling and full blown action, and I was on the edge of my seat for most of it.
If you liked the earlier Jurassic Park films, or just want a solid action and sci fi movie to watch, I completely recommend Jurassic World. It was everything I wanted it to be, and then some.
Were you planning to go and see Jurassic World? Will you now?
Five out of five. No notes.
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