Not
quite chicken in a basket
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So
where do you go after an initial blockbuster and equally successful
sequel? Back to basics with the original cast. What's more,
it works.
Nigel
Bell
Who'd
have thought Sam Neill and Laura Dern could be persuaded back
to star in the third episode of Jurassic Park. Well,
money probably had a large part to play.
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| Everyone
just stay calm |
Nevertheless,
their presence is a great addition in bringing together both
of the previous instalments.
While
Neill (Dr Grant) and Dern (Ellie Sattler) featured in Jurassic
Park, the action of III takes place on Isla Sorna,
the setting for the Lost World.
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| Sit
boy. I said SIT |
The storyline
is simple enough. Estranged couple's 14 year son is lost on
said island and Dr Grant is conned into helping with the rescue
operation.
The parents
(Macy and Leoni) think the good doctor knows the island like
the back of his hand (or at least a raptors skeleton!) Unfortunately
for them, Grant's adventures took place on the neighbouring
island.
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| Does
my bum look big when I do this? |
Still
the premise is the same. After a plane crash the survivors
have to keep one step ahead of the man-made monsters. Several
meet grizzly ends.
While
repeating the winning formula for a third time might seem
prehistoric in attitude, the film wins by introducing us to
new dinosaurs.
Much has
been made of the Spinosaurus - bigger and deadlier than a
T-Rex. But the knockout scenes come when our heroes find themselves
in a giant birdcage, designed to keep in the flying Pteranodons.
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| Not
a good day to go flying |
Flying
beasties takes us into a new arena, with people being swept
up and fed to hungry baby Pteranodons.
Parents
will also find a new reason to hate Barney, the purple cuddly
dinosaur, whose appearance in the film almost leads to the
demise of the island castaways.
If anything
the dinosaurs look more realistic than ever, but while the
ending provides the opening for yet another sequel, surely
the producers should quit while they're ahead.
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