A Worthy Entry Into The Series (Contains Spoilers)

Rating: 8/10 (17 June 2015)

Let me start by saying I was 6 years old when the first Jurassic Park came out; and I remember being scared shitless the first time I saw the T-Rex. When I first heard they were making a new movie without any of the original cast (I would only later learn that Dr. Wu would make an appearance), I was cautious about the movie. I wanted it to be good; but I didn't want to get my hopes up and have them shattered like they'd been for JP3.
When I heard the movie had made $500 million in 3 days; I knew my worries about it were unfounded. I couldn't wait to see it and bought a 3D ticket at my local theater. I'll admit that there were parts of the movie I didn't care for; like the brothers discussing a possible divorce on the monorail only for it to never be mentioned again.
I enjoyed the many easter eggs regarding the original movies; seeing the Jurassic Park visitor center and the "When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth" banner. I got a chuckle when I saw the goggles similar to the ones Tim used in the original movie.
The last 15-20 minutes of the movie, in my opinion made up for any of the films shortcomings. Seeing Rexy (the T-Rex from the original movie) initially having the upper hand in the fight against the I-Rex, only to be overpowered...I'll admit I thought she was going to die. Until Blue returned and distracted the I-Rex. I cheered, as did many in the theater, as Rexy and Blue tagged teamed the I-Rex until it could be eaten by the Mososaur.
On an end note, Michael Giachinno did an amazing job with the score; especially revisiting the classic theme from the original movie.