Cheesosaurus

Rating: 7/10 (28 June 2015)

I can't believe I sat in the cinema and watched the first film in the series TWENTY TWO YEARS AGO. Hell's teeth
Anyway, taking the wise decision to ignore the second and third films of the series, this was a fun, well-made action romp with plenty of clever - but not smug - nods to the original (including themes from John Williams' score). Scary bits, funny bits, somewhat gruesome bits and the CGI held up to scrutiny in a way it so disappointingly doesn't these days!
My only problems with the film were the occasional OTT Hollywood moments (esp. towards the end, but then again you can't really complain about a Hollywood blockbuster having Hollywood blockbuster moments in it!), and the fact that the female characters were either Cold, Childless Monsters, or spent most of their screen time crying. Because everybody knows, your life cannot possibly be complete if you don't have children. I know this because Hollywood told me so.
Also, Ty Simpkins is a cracking little actor - it'll be interesting to see if he carries this on into adulthood. Hope he does!
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