"You just went and made a new dinosaur?"

Rating: 8/10 (21 June 2015)

What's really fascinating here is that the movie seems to be taking a shot at the idea of Jurassic World Theme Park capitalizing on the creation of a bigger and better monster to drive attendance, while the film itself is capitalizing on the same idea to drive movie-goers to hit the theater during it's theatrical release. Obviously the technique works because the movie had the biggest opening box office ever depending on what one reads.
So with that thought in mind, I don't know how you go about recapturing the magic of the film that initially ignited the franchise. Back in 1993, the sight of all those magnificent dinos the first time around was a wonder to behold, especially that incredible gallimimus stampede in all it's CGI glory. With "Jurassic World" I didn't get won over by a truly unique viewing experience the way I was with "Jurassic Park". Sure it was entertaining enough, but with the feel of having seen and done it all before with a different cast of human characters. Personally I wouldn't have minded for Jeff Goldblum to show up here with one of his pithy insights from the first two pictures.
As for that Indominus-Rex, I didn't see it as all that much different from your standard variety T-Rex after hearing about all the DNA excavating, gene splicing modification that created it with a splash of base genome raptor enhancement. And then, when it came to the final big dino showdown, the I-Rex got taken out by the grand poobah sea monster. You could see that one coming when the action panned over to lakeside at the amusement park, and it didn't make for a satisfying finish for this viewer.
But I'm sure they'll try it again in due time, and I'll just as likely be there once more to take in the spectacle. You can't grow up as a dinosaur fan and miss out on any of this stuff, even if they're making it up as they go.