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David Baum
Film Handler

Posts: 90
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Aug 2000

posted 07-06-2001 04:55 AM

hi!

anyone saw it yet? heard some film managers and/or projectionnists saw it already. Some reviews start to appear, on the www.hometheaterforum.com for instance.
There's talk of a very odd abrupt ending and a running time of 90minutes only.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts if any.

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Darryl Spicer
Film God

Posts: 3250
From: Lexington, KY, USA
Registered: Dec 2000

posted 07-06-2001 09:16 PM

actually i have no problem with the tightness the film is going to have. lets keep the pace going. I am worried about the abrupt ending. I wonder if this is one of those tactics that has been done befor were they are trying to keep something secret as long as they can. Maybe there is something that is supposed to be there but not there yet. I remember this being done on star trek II when they refused to show what happened to spock on thes special screenings. How bout it Brad...did you get to watch it yet. If so, what about the ending.

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Joe Redifer
You need a beating today

Posts: 12859
From: Denver, Colorado
Registered: May 99

posted 07-07-2001 02:03 AM

Maybe the abrupt ending and short running time was due to the projectionist forgetting to put the last reel on. I can't tell you how many times I've done this! Probably because I've never done that.

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David Baum
Film Handler

Posts: 90
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Aug 2000

posted 07-07-2001 05:20 AM

argh!

Well, seems the reviews point to 90minutes but Joe Johnston confirmed it's 94minutes. I hope the abrupt ending was done on purpose for the pre-screenings, to keep the real ending secret. www.dansjp3page.com

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Brad Miller
Administrator

Posts: 17775
From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall)
Registered: May 99

posted 07-07-2001 05:56 PM

It's definitely short in comparison to the first two Jurassic movies. I screened the finished film and wasn't impressed. I leave you with this indepth review:

Is it too much to ask for at least ONE good summer film this year?

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Demetris Thoupis
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1240
From: Aradippou, Larnaca, Cyprus
Registered: Apr 2001

posted 07-09-2001 02:07 PM

JURASSIC PARK 3
How much does it take for people to fed up seeing live Dinosaurs on the big screen. JP 1 GREAT. JP 2 Not so great. JP 3 BLIAH. Personally I think that the film is tooooooooo short. I saw it today at a screening. I have to admit that this film is a bit more frightening than the others (actually a lot more) and has some more humour rather than the other movies. Some scenes are so badly rendered that u can tell it is 3D Animation like the camera flyover with the plane underneath and the whole dinosaurs bunch running. The acting (if there is such thing in this movie) is not worth discussing at all. As for the ending. YES. It does end in a kind of strange way and kinda fast for it. The script is ok and the plot is quite nice, but it is not an A rated film for a reviewer. I prefer Spielberg's fist JURASSIC PARK. It is not a film I would be dying to see in the first place anyway and it would not be my first choice in the summer blockbusters since they overshit us with this Dinosaurs. Also it is not a movie I would gladly see twice. I have to admit that there are impressive shots and new dinosaurs in this movie that have not been given so much attention in the past film.
Rated from 10, I would give a 6 to this movie. But don't have it on ur first choice in the "TOO SEE" catalog

See u guys

Demetris Thoupis

P.S: I am going to the army in my country and will not be able to post any other messages for at least a month.

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Joe Redifer
You need a beating today

Posts: 12859
From: Denver, Colorado
Registered: May 99

posted 07-14-2001 03:28 AM

I just saw this. This probably ties Lost World in the "forgettable factor". I barely even remember Lost World and I have a feeling this one will be the same way. Was it me or did Sam Niell's voice sound waaay different in some scenes, especially when he is talking to the auditorium? Almost like a different person.

I liked it when the kid said "I liked the first one better". That was pretty amusing! Of course, it wouldn't be a Jurassic Park movie without some sort of obnoxious kid in it.

The editing sucked unwiped goat ass! There were an abundant amount of bad cuts that just threw me off. I was expecting something absolutely awesome since it is from the director of Jumanji. Oh wait... no I wasn't.

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Bobby Henderson
"Ask me about Trajan."

Posts: 10973
From: Lawton, OK, USA
Registered: Apr 2001

posted 07-15-2001 03:11 AM

I didn't know goats wiped. I think if I crapped pellets I would not have to wipe either! Uh, it's late. Some friends are screwing with the sound system and I need another beer.

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Joe Redifer
You need a beating today

Posts: 12859
From: Denver, Colorado
Registered: May 99

posted 07-15-2001 05:12 AM

Bob Maar sent me some unsolicited photographs of goats wiping, so it must be true.

Never let friends screw YOUR sound system. Especially when beer is involved. And if you happen to have Yamaha equipment then you are in REALLY BIG TROUBLE! I'm sure you wouldn't buy Yamaha, though. Apex is much better.

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Steven Pickles
Film Handler

Posts: 81
From: Gainesville, FL, USA
Registered: Mar 2001

posted 07-18-2001 01:01 AM

Surprisingly enough I enjoyed this film. I cannot pin exactly what it is that I liked, but when put together it kept me entertained for the hour and a half that it was on screen. The storyline was a bit weak--and modeled Jurassic Park in some ways. The ending came out of nowhere and was disappointing to say the least. All that drama just goes nowhere—very poor editing in that respect—and then suddenly the film is over. I was annoyed how they left the plot open as well… as if there was to be yet another sequel. Perhaps they needed to stop while they were ahead. Overall I think it will do pretty good business considering its shortcomings.

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Aldo Baez
Master Film Handler

Posts: 266
From: USA
Registered: Mar 2001

posted 07-18-2001 04:26 AM

The whole movie basically is three big scenes with dinosaurs. I didn't like it that much just the wow factor of the scenes. 1.5 out of 5 stars. It will make money though the crowds at my theatre gobble movies like this up.

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Jesse Skeen
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1517
From: Sacramento, CA
Registered: Aug 2000

posted 07-18-2001 05:52 AM

When reel 5 started I got scared that I'd put the reels in the wrong order, but I remembered it was the last reel so that's how it was supposed to be. PLEASE, NO MORE SEQUELS!

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Steve Scott
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1300
From: Minneapolis, MN
Registered: Sep 2000

posted 07-18-2001 10:29 AM

With a running time of 92 minutes, I didn't expect this to be a long, drawn-out clunker of a film, I was right: it was a short clunker of a film.
JP3 seems to be nothing more than a short episode of "The Idiots Run From the Dinosaurs Show." The film's action scenes are rushed & ordinary. I say ordinary because they're nothing different from the first 2 movies except for the fact that there's little setup for the scene which makes for hardly any suspense.

And as if sitting through an hour of watching the same chase sequences wasn't bad enough, the ending is totally unfulfilling, with no action and a confusing resolution.

I'll give it 2 out of 4 stars, though, because there were a couple of new action sequences that caught my eye (The bird cage, the river). I'd say that the only people who should see this one are kids ages 10-14, and anyone else who doesn't mind spending 90 minutes watching the same special effects with an unsatisfying ending.

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Bob Maar
(Maar stands for Maartini)

Posts: 28608
From: New York City & Newport, RI
Registered: Feb 2001

posted 07-18-2001 08:40 PM

I have no recollection of sending you pictures of my Goat, maybe my rabbit?

Hey

Where did you get that prettie girlie,
Where did you get that jolly dollie,
where did you get that dish, I wish, were mine.

We'll be friends until the end but
this looks like the end, my friend.

Question is: Who sang that song in what year?
for I want that dollie, for my own.

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Les Daniels
Film Handler

Posts: 11
From: Peachtree City, GA, USA
Registered: Jul 2001

posted 07-19-2001 01:01 AM

A couple things about the movie, and I apologize for the spastic post, just a lot of random comments 'bout the movie.

I thought the satellite phone ringing was a cool touch...

I remember saying, "Good lord, they found the kid already?" As reiterated from an earlier post, it wouldn't be a Jurassic Park without a child being the motivation for the movie.
And yes, the movie was much scarier than it's predecessorss...

The fog was ridiculous... It's almost as if the screenwriters found a new toy and then overused it. I don't remember a really foggy scene in the first two.. and it's used WAY too much in this movie.

One thing that I can say I absolutely liked about this one was.. that Pterodactyls. I had been wanting to see that on the screen since I read the first Jurassic Park book.

Some things still continue to confuse me though, about the ending..
How did they know where to pick them up? And why in the hell did "government man" have a megaphone? Adding something so trivial for comedic purposes really takes away from the ending...

I also felt perturbed that the music was tarnished by the movie. The musical score fit perfectly in the first of the series.. but it seems almost trivial or out of place in this one. I do agree that the sound was absolutely awesome.. as always the sound effects were great with the Jurassic Park movies.

I know that we shook the dust off our speakers in our DTS theatre for the manager/projection screening the night before. (No, our speakers aren't dusty)

I give the movie a 4 out of 6 goat asses.

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