Jurassic World 3 in the movie review: Boring to death

The scene in Jurassic Park, where for the first time ever a Tyrannosaurus Rex is seen in all its glory, is the epitome of cinema magic: for a brief moment we actually believe that the screen shows a completely different world than our own. A world where the dinosaurs walk among us again and all our dreams can come true. That hasn’t changed since I first saw Jurassic Park as a kid, either. Even after watching numerous making-of videos and articles about the technology behind the masterpiece, the magic hasn’t worn off for me. The awe of the miracle of the primeval monster’s resurrection is still there. When the tyrannosaurus lets out its mighty roar, I can’t help but sit spellbound in front of the screen and think “this is the best thing I’ve ever seen!”.

Jurassic World: A New Era is the fifth sequel to Steven Spielberg’s classic. And unfortunately not much is left of the magic. There are still plenty of dinosaurs, but the animals no longer leave the same impression. Where at that time a very special moment was created with the most modern trick technology, lighting and puppetry, which was meticulously prepared beforehand with the shaking of the ground and the tension on the faces of the poor dinosaur victims, the miracles here come every minute and mostly look even worse than before in 1993.

The creatures who were supposed to be the stars of the franchise become supporting characters in a muddled storyline that includes child abduction, animal cruelty, food monopolies, and people who self-fertilize, but no narrative or thread.

The previewed prologue, in which the dinosaurs take over the world, was cut from the film

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I thought it was about dinosaurs

After the events of Jurassic World 2: Fallen Kingdom, former park boss Claire (Bryce Dallas Howard) has dedicated herself to saving dinosaurs. She lives in the woods with her boyfriend Owen (Chris Pratt) and also takes care of the alleged clone girl (Isabella Sermon) from the predecessor.

However, that has since grown into a young teenager and is tired of living in the woods with Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard, preferring to do normal teenage things like meeting friends and going to school. However, her adoptive parents do not allow her to leave the area because greedy scientists are after her.

Just as Pratt’s raptor friend Blue stops by the cabin with her own little daughter Beta, the careless offspring is then caught and kidnapped by mercenaries.

Pratt and Howard give chase with the help of some old companions (including Justice Smith, Omar Sy) and capable pilot Kayla (DeWanda Wise).

Elsewhere, Ellie Sattler (Laura Dern), Ian Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum) and Alan Grant (Sam Neill) investigate a swarm of giant locusts that are destroying all non-company grain supplies Nestlé BioSyn originate. They sneak into BioSyn’s own dinosaur reservoir under false pretenses and get to the bottom of the matter. There the paths of all heroes cross and an escape through the dinosaur area begins.

BD Wong with giant locust

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If you thought Jurassic World 3 would finally see dinosaurs munching through our ecosystem and tearing cities apart, you’re going to be disappointed. There are a few scenes at the beginning and end that show the dinosaurs with the fauna of the 21st century.