Jurassic City
Jurassic City

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Jurassic City

2015
Movie
88 min
English

When a top-secret laboratory is unexpectedly breached, thousands of rampaging raptors are unleashed on Los Angeles! A black-ops unit is mobilized to contain the creatures before they cause city-wide chaos. Simultaneously, a truckload of raptors is rerouted to a nearby prison. Upon their escape, these ferocious flesh-eaters are beyond containment. This is Jurassic judgment night for smoking hot sorority girls, sinister scientists, muscle-bound military and doomed death-row inmates! It's about to get bloody in Jurassic City!

Insights

IMDb2.5/10
Director: John KyneGenres: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Plot Summary

A group of scientists and mercenaries are trapped on a remote island after genetically engineered dinosaurs escape containment. They must fight for survival against the prehistoric predators while also dealing with internal conflicts and the island's deadly environment. The mission quickly turns into a desperate race against time to find a way off the island before they are all picked off one by one.

Critical Reception

Jurassic City was met with overwhelmingly negative reviews from both critics and audiences, often cited as a low-budget B-movie with a derivative plot and poor execution. It failed to capture the magic or success of its cinematic predecessors and is generally regarded as one of the weaker entries in the dinosaur-themed film genre.

What Reviewers Say

  • Often criticized for its low production values and uninspired special effects.

  • The plot is considered derivative and lacks originality, drawing heavily on better-known dinosaur films.

  • Performances are generally seen as unconvincing, contributing to the film's overall amateurish feel.

Google audience: Audience reviews for Jurassic City are scarce and largely negative, with viewers frequently pointing out the film's poor special effects, weak storyline, and lack of engaging characters. It is often dismissed as a low-budget imitation of more successful dinosaur-related movies.

Fun Fact

The film shares its title with a fictional theme park in the 'Twilight Zone' episode 'The Jeopardy,' though there is no direct connection.

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Agustttt

Jurassic City actually takes place in a prison for the majority of the movie. It's not a high budget film so don't expect much of the CGI. The CGI while not horrible looks really out of place, and is on a shoestring budget compared to t...