
I have a bone to pick with Jurassic Park. No pun intended. (fossils)
Anyway, this is a documentary of the adventures of two small children at their grandfather’s highly dangerous amusement park. Whenever I watch this film I am always shocked to recall that we are descended from dinosaurs, but biology just doesn't lie, and neither does Ross Gellar.
For some reason unbeknownst to me, old man Rivers over here thought it would be a good idea to bring all of his friends and loved ones (children?!) to an island that is infested with dozens of species of dinosaurs. What I find even more puzzling is why he didn't stop this nonsense as soon as it started by using a spell and waving his magic cane. My friend got one of those for Christmas last year and uses it to do pretty much all of his chores with just a wave of the cane. Apparently the mosquito in the cane was crafted by God himself.
First of all, John Hammond didn’t even do adequate research. You would think he would have for the amount of money he spent on this place… Anyways, Malcolm X had to take the reigns and discover the fact that the frogs were cross-dressers, and moreover, transgendered. This led to the inevitable flirting between the dinos, causing them to mate and reproduce. This was the main cause of the eventual collapse of the theme park. I would have liked to see a baby T-Rex, however. That was a major flaw in the movie and would have made it much more enjoyable. I have heard from reliable sources (the Onion.com) that the baby T-Rex wasn’t available for filming at the time the documentary was being made. Apparently they weren’t going to pay him enough or provide TiVo in his trailer. Instead he took a one season stint as a recurring guest star on the show “Phil of the Future.” (He wasn’t even very good in it…)
Second of all, everyone knows that Velociraptors are experts at navigating dining halls and kitchens. They may be old, but they’re wise beyond their years especially when it comes to culinary interior design. The two children were idiots to attempt to hide in the cabinets. Those creatures are not stupid. They know that you’re just banging the spoon on the ground as a distraction.
Third of all, Timmy was just annoying as fuck. Timmy was definitely the downfall of this entire story, for the following reasons:
- His voice was squeaky
- He often made noises that caught the dinosaurs’ attention
- He was way too obsessed with Alan
- Why didn’t he just let go when he KNEW the power was coming back on the electrical fence? He wasn’t even that high up! He basically willingly electrocuted himself, causing the group to slow down and wait around for his fried self
- WHY WOULD YOU TURN A FLASHLIGHT ON WHEN YOU ARE HIDING FROM A TYRANNOSAURUS REX?
Fourth of all, so was Melissa Joan Hart, but it’s obvious how she got cast. The casting call must have advertised “Looking for annoying blonde girl about Melissa Joan Hart or Kirsten Dunst’s age who can tap spoon well and scream in the face of a T-Rex.”
Fifth of all, I was very upset with the soap-opera aspect of the movie. I never felt like I had a firm grasp on Alan Grant and Ellie Sattler's relationship. Were they dating? Were they cousins? And when Malcolm was insinuating that he thought Sattler was hot, Grant quickly interjected with a harsh look and a tilt of the head. That doesn't mean anything and I'm sure Malcolm was as confused as I was. I was rooting for Malcolm and Ellie to hook up in the end, but they never did. I think Timmy was their secret love child.
Sixth of all, while this movie on the whole contains alot of discrepancies, it is not lacking in puns. My favorite one is when Samuel L. Jackson says "Hold onto your butts" while trying to reboot the system. He is talking about everyones butts and his cigarette butts. This is be cause he is afraid that this system reboot will literally scare the shit out of everyone. He is also preparing to drop his cigarette butt in surprise if it works. This pun works on so many levels and it very well may be the only good part of this movie.
And lastly, I really hate the part when Samuel L. Jackson's arm falls on Ellie. Did the raptor place it there? I mean I know they are clever, cunning, and great at chess but I didn't realize they had mastered the art of scare tactics. I know, I was excited because I thought he was finally making a move on her (for the record, she seemed so relieved and happy when his arm felt her up) but apparently this was just another raptor move. I wonder what the motive was there... I guess we'll never know. I suppose I could write into Oprah about it but she may not know.
I would give this movie 5 mosquito bites out of 10. I liked it until Jeff Goldblum's daughter showed up and literally fucked the entire thing up by bringing Harriet the Skype who is obsessed with her journal.
For my final remark, I would nominate Newman as the best character. I really thought he brought his character to life with his scheming, beady eyes. Plus the love scene with the small dinosaur in his jeep was just the most beautiful cinematography I've ever seen.
Or at least thats how I saw it.