Jurassic World. Brothers Zach (Nick Robinson) and Gray (Ty Simpkins) are sent on a vacation to Jurassic World, a new -- hopefully safer -- version of Jurassic Park. Their Aunt Claire (Bryce Dallas Howard) is an executive at the park. The park has a solid safety record; however, a new dinosaur attraction is about to open that hasn't been fully vetted. This dinosaur is genetically modified by Dr. Henry Wu (BD Wong). The fact that Claire and Jurassic World's Chairman Masrani (Irrfan Khan) aren't aware of the potential tendencies of this new dinosaur doesn't exactly speak well of their management skills. This dinosaur has some unique abilities: it can change its body temperature to avoid thermal detection and it has a very high IQ as it somehow knows that a tracking devise was implanted in it. With this set-up in place, what can one expect but total disaster to occur.
My initial assessment is that this is just a remake of Jurassic Park minus the geeky mathematics of Jeff Goldblum's Dr. Ian Malcolm. If you want to watch a remake, this works just fine as a stupid fun popcorn summer movie. I will admit that part of me grew tired of the all too obvious plot line of two youngsters making a very stupid mistake and getting themselves into a world of trouble. There doesn't exactly seem to be a point to this movie, but it does entertain.
An interesting conversation overheard while walking back to my car.
Q. Who would pay for all the lawsuits?
A. Their insurance company.
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