Decades ago, I attended a dinner party where one of the other guests told me all about a novel he had recently read. The premise was so inventive and fascinating that I bought the book the next day and read the whole thing. The story was about scientists extracting dinosaur DNA from mosquitoes in resin and cloning it, filling in any gaps with frog DNA. Once the dinosaurs were hatched, they were to become the main attractions of a theme park funded by an eccentric billionaire. Of course, it was Jurassic Park.
I couldn't wait to see the movie version when it was released in 1993, especially since it was a Stephen Spielberg film. With the combination of state-of-the-art special effects and Spielberg's storytelling and action sequences, the movie did not disappoint. It was an instant classic and a cultural phenomenon, changing the way we think and talk about dinosaurs.
The same cannot be said about the other six films in the franchise. Lacking the novelty of the first movie, they were at a disadvantage from the start. That is not to say that they can't be entertaining, though, particularly if you manage your expectations, which is why I was looking forward to seeing Jurassic World Rebirth this afternoon. I wasn't expecting to be blown away; I was just looking for some summer blockbuster fun.
And? I was not disappointed.
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