Light entertainment

Rating: 8/10 (27 October 2018)

I watched this the day after the first Jurassic Park (which I consider one of the greatest films ever made). I found the film rather disappointing. It simply doesn't live up to the original.
Dr Ian Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum) and other characters travel to an island nearby to Nublar, where the cloned dinosaurs were raised. They are on a mission for John Hammond, whose nephew wants to recreate Jurassic Park - in San Diego! The nephew has also sent a team to the island - to hunt a T-Rex for the park.
Despite what that may have sounded like, the plot is actually rather thin. Much of the movie is the people being chased on the island - and eaten. More than halfway through the movie, I was still waiting for it to entertain me.
This film is very violent - much more so than the original. It's also scarier. The movie isn't nearly as good as the original.
That said, it isn't a total loss. I liked the twin climaxes - which were terrifyingly good (literally), and redeemed the film a little. But the biggest point in the film's favour is the special effects - which are AT LEAST as good as the original! The dinos - particularly the T-Rexes - are frighteningly real.
If you're looking for a good scare, this is it.