Jurassic World: El reino caído

Como pude comprobar, fueron los niños pequeños los que más se divirtieron en el cine. Y ese es probablemente el único grupo de espectadores que apreciará la película. Jurassic World: El reino caído es, en primer lugar, una película escrita con mucha pereza. El guion está dirigido principalmente hacia una tercera entrega, la trama está muy condicionada por ella y en muchos puntos parece realmente estúpida por eso. En un momento dado, hay una digresión a un drama familiar sobre los clones, que pretende funcionar como una defensa moral de las acciones fatales de uno de los personajes al final de la película. Pero no funciona en absoluto y parece un sinsentido enormemente innecesario. En otra parte de la película nos enteramos de que sobrevivir a una explosión volcánica en sus proximidad inmediata es incluso más fácil que sobrevivir a la explosión de una bomba atómica en las proximidades si te escondes en un frigorífico (guiño, guiño). Se supone que el último dinosaurio creado con fines de combate tiene un sentido del olfato muy desarrollado, pero cuando está persiguiendo a los protagonistas, está claro que no está tan desarrollado. Si la vida de alguien está realmente en juego, siempre es salvada por una intervención de última hora (preferiblemente de un T-Rex o un rapaz, aunque estas dos especies fueron las que más muertes causaron en los primeros episodios). En resumen, cuando algo convenía a los escritores, la lógica se quedaba a un lado. Ninguna tensión. Las promesas de ir hacia al horror no se cumplen. Además, los personales de la película se sitúan totalmente en el blanco o el negro. Alguien es «malo» y alguien es «bueno». Nada entremedio. El «malo» muere, el «bueno» sobrevive. Nadie se sorprende con nada. Alguien desaparece repentinamente de la trama e incluso alguien no le aporta absolutamente nada (un informático neurótico y sin gracia). A mi esto de verdad no me basta. (21.06.2018)

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom was one of the most anticipated blockbusters of the summer, unfortunately it flopped and earned itself the biggest disappointment of the year. Colin Trevorrow delighted most of us with his 2015 debut, but the sequel has been taken on by veteran director J.A. Bayona, and ironically fared worse, which is a shame because his previous The Impossible and The Orphanage are very good genre films. Almost nothing works in this sequel. I'm not going to praise the visuals, because they are a given and I can't really praise anything else. Story-wise, the film is uninteresting, unnecessarily talky with uninteresting characters (Chris Pratt is no longer likeable, he’s annoying), the T-Rex shows up for a total of two minutes, and the finale, which should be scary, is rather laughable and annoying because of the little girl squealing constantly for about half an hour. The only scene worth mentioning is the volcano eruption and the dinosaurs escape, but I find that rather underwhelming from a film that cost 170m to make. The final seconds nicely tease a third installment, which Trevorrow will take on again, so hopefully it will turn out better. A better average for the return of the dinosaurs although they don't have that much space here. Tired, tedious, lacking pace, adrenaline and suspense, I didn't expect such a blow. 60% (12.06.2018)

When you write something so perfectly stupid, you do it either out of incompetence or with creative intent. I give precedence to the second option because Bayona knows where his horror roots lie and thus deftly guides the camera and the special effects, and the actors declaiming like hell and notching clichés into the seat in front of you will stop entertaining you after an hour. However, the slight genre detour with the slamming of the ferry doors works in its favor, and while there are no surprises, it is at times as suspenseful and bloody as its rating will allow. The rain ropes have been passé for a while now, and I would have left 20 minutes on the cutting room floor, but the feeling of a high-octane ride where both lava bombing and sneaking around in the dark work, and which still finishes decently enough a couple of hours after leaving the movie theater, eventually washes it away. (27.06.2018)

To be honest, I'm quite glad I'm over it. The second Jurassic World isn't a bad movie, but I kind of automatically expect a $170 million blockbuster to look good, show off enough attractions to keep me from getting bored, and feature a capable cast. It's all there, but I refuse to take those as positives that would put the film above average. That's just what I expect in a film like this. Trouble is, the second Jurassic World offers nothing but these "obligatory" props. The spectacular action on Isla Nublar is truly epic, but perfectly cold. You know when we're halfway through that none of the protagonists can come to harm, and I really wasn't worried about the bland "geek and badass scientist" side characters. Plus, halfway through, they flip the switch and start pretending to be a variation on Alien. Unfortunately, with a PG-13 rating, an uninteresting monster (compared to what Indominus Rex did last time, this one is really ridiculous), and the same boring characters. The craftsmanship and qualities that can be had on a blockbuster budget are there. But if I were to say I'd want to watch a scene from the second Jurassic World again, I'd be bullshitting. (27.07.2018)

In its magnificent moments, this is a tremendous experience, and in the surprisingly intimate finale, a flawless combination of an homage to the classic Jurassic Park while at the same time rectifying everything that did not work at the time in Jurassic Park: The Lost World. This seemingly impossible combination ultimately results in the second-best installment of the entire saga, confidently stepping towards a trilogy and solidifying Chris Pratt's position as the darling of the masses. 90% (10.08.2018)