Expectations of what? Expectations of a quality movie with depth of character and a plot that makes sense? Yea...I dislike ****ty movies I had high expectations of.

But if you're talking about the basic tone or direction of a movie? That's not what this is. Lots of movies subvert expectations from pre-conceived notions but that doesn't mean I dislike those (10 Cloverfield Lane, Get Out, Cabin in the Woods were some of my favorites).

And as far as sequels; Terminator 2 was a great follow up sequel that turned previous villains into Heroes and expanded the scope and mythology without sacrificing character motivation or plot.

Mad Max Fury Road was a fantastic "soft-reboot." It was a simple and concise plot but brought its own caharacter to the audience.

So Yea, it's hard to make a quality movie sequel. It's even harder to follow up a unique cinematic experience like JP1 (or T1 or Mad Max) was...but that doesn't mean JW gets a pass. It had a chance to continue the greatness of JP, but instead they opted for the cookie cutter product placement, cgi bonanza that didn't even try to recapture the soul of JP. And what's even more infuriating is that it worked. It crushed at the box office and re-affirmed to those asshat studio execs that JW2 should be more of the same.

So maybe I'm wrong.

Oh and F Trevorrow. He thinks JW2 is "kind of a horror suspense?" Id say the suspense is out the window with that latest trailer.

No, I'm saying that with some film franchises, the mindless rabble that constitute a portion of its fanbase build up the ideal movie in their mind and when it doesn't happen they rage like prepubescent crybabies on forums about it until their nubby little fingers fall off.

This franchise hasn't been anything special since the original movie. Getting excited or upset that it isn't special at this point is on the people who have not subverted their unrealistic expectations in the 21 years since the first terrible sequel was released.

It's the dinosaur version of Transformers, might as well just enjoy it for what it is if you can. If not, maybe find something else to enjoy.

Fenrir said:

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No, I'm saying that with some film franchises, the mindless rabble that constitute a portion of its fanbase build up the ideal movie in their mind and when it doesn't happen they rage like prepubescent crybabies on forums about it until their nubby little fingers fall off.

This franchise hasn't been anything special since the original movie. Getting excited or upset that it isn't special at this point is on the people who have not subverted their unrealistic expectations in the 21 years since the first terrible sequel was released.

It's the dinosaur version of Transformers, might as well just enjoy it for what it is if you can. If not, maybe find something else to enjoy.

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Oh i've written it off now. I was pumped for JW because it could have been a 'fresh start' continuation.

All that's left is to have a Jurassic Park / Planet of the Apes crossover in which Andy Serkis mocaps every single character on both sides.

Jurassic & Furious: Nublar Drift

How is this not an official poster?

The latest trailer has destroyed any expectations for this movie.

I wish we could get a "Planet Earth" fake-documentary with Dinosaurs, put together with blockbuster level CGI. I'd pay to watch that again and again (and again). Isn't there some billionaire dinosaur nut out there who is willing to bankroll this?

Something random and dumb that's been bothering me is the entire concept of creating dinosaurs as military weapons. What exactly are they good for? They aren't bomb-sniffing animals. You can't stick them in a truck like a police dog and go everywhere with them. They aren't bulletproof. They require a lot of food and care. A drone is easier to use and kills more people more rapidly. So why would you invest in a dinosaur if you're a military procurement officer?

I've never really understood that angle either. The insane sh*t drones/robots can do now and are going to be capable of in just five years seems far more practical/advanced than anything a genetically enhanced super raptor could do. Heck, those real-life videos in the past couple of months of the robot that can do flips and land on its feet, along with the four-legged one that can open doors with ease, are proof of this.

EMP-proof and can't be hacked.

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Something random and dumb that's been bothering me is the entire concept of creating dinosaurs as military weapons. What exactly are they good for? They aren't bomb-sniffing animals. You can't stick them in a truck like a police dog and go everywhere with them. They aren't bulletproof. They require a lot of food and care. A drone is easier to use and kills more people more rapidly. So why would you invest in a dinosaur if you're a military procurement officer?

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did you not watch the first 4 movies? they are killing machines.

in an urban or wooded/jungle environment with lots of cover, they would wreck shop. they would get mowed down by gunfire in the desert/prairie, so you just have to pick the correct application. Also, psychologically, it would absolutely terrify the enemy.

Such a better trailer. This one actually makes sense.

Basically an exact combination of all three trailers so far and yeah, it's easily the best one yet.

Btw, the new rendition of the main theme in the trailers reminds me that this cover exists, which is one of the best - if not the best - movie score covers I've ever heard. In fact, I really wish they'd actually use this at some point in the franchise itself, like over the final credits of the end of this trilogy or something...

We could have won the Vietnam War by airdropping a couple hundred raptors into the jungles and pulling all of our troops out.

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We could have won the Vietnam War by airdropping a couple hundred raptors into the jungles and pulling all of our troops out.

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Unless it turns out raptors are communists.

Enemy of my enemy and all that...

That cover is AMAZING! I love it!

Right?

Brian Earl Spilner said:

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Jurassic & Furious: Nublar Drift

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"I live my life a quarter of a DNA strand at a time."

So does this mean this movie has potential? I'm excited either way but if he has seen it and is blown away, is that saying there is much more to the movie than what the trailers show, which is a lot IMO..

Granted, Bryce is one of Gad's best friends, so he's not going to sh*t on it. That said, if he didn't genuinely like it, he didn't have to post that. But yes, he's seen a nearly finished cut of the movie.

Mostly positive reactions, it seems. But I'd say reactions from an event like this should be taken with an even bigger grain of salt than domestic premieres.

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Donald Glover as that lawyer.

Well, I for one am really looking forward to reading the plot of this movie on Wikipedia a couple of days after it comes out, Youtubing the cool scenes once Universal gives up on removing all its copyrighted stuff, and then watching it in 20-minute intervals when it comes out in heavy rotation on TNT/FX in 2021.