Fallen Kingdom is the 2018 sequel to 2015's Jurassic World. It was written by Derek Connolly and Colin Trevorrow and directed by J.A. Boyona. The movie stars Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard, reprising their roles from Jurassic World, Rafe Spall, Justice Smith, Daniella Pineda, Toby Jones, and Ted Levine. B.D. Wong and Jeff Goldblum also reprise their roles from the original trilogy.
This is the second in the new trilogy, which is, of course, the sequel trilogy to the original Jurassic Park trilogy. This movie starts out with what is ostensibly a rescue mission because a volcano on Isla Nuba is going to erupt and kill all the dinosaurs. Of course, there is a question (which is where Jeff Goldblum makes his cameo return) about whether the dinosaurs on Isla Nuba should be saved or whether they should be allowed to go extinct again. As you would expect by now, things go sideways, and chaos ensues.
The 4k set is a two-disc set with a UHD disc and a regular Blu-Ray disc. The AV quality of the UHD disc is outstanding, especially if you have a big screen. The visuals from Hawaii are awesome, and the dinosaurs look better than they have in any of the movies, thanks to the CGI advancements. The dinosaurs in the movie are a mix of puppets built as models and CGI creations, but it is hard to tell the difference between the practical models and the CGI dinosaurs. The UHD disc contains the movies and all of the extras, which is great. The extras include several relatively short (about 5 minutes or so) behind-the-scenes and making-of featurettes. All totaled, the extras add up to about an hour's worth of material.
Chances are, if you liked the first movie in the new group, you will like this one. If you thought they should have just left the franchise alone, then chances are you will still feel that way watching this one. All of the ethical questions from the previous movies, such as humans playing god, whether humans and dinosaurs can co-exist, etc, come back in this one. It is definitely an action movie, but it is also one that does try to make you think. In this one, more than in any of the other films (at least in my opinion) the dinosaurs are as much of, if not more, sympathetic characters as they are the scary monsters. If you are a fan of the franchise, this is worth watching.
Chances are, if you liked the first movie in the new group, you will like this one. If you thought they should have just left the franchise alone, then chances are you will still feel that way watching this one. All of the ethical questions from the previous movies, such as humans playing god, whether humans and dinosaurs can co-exist, etc, come back in this one. It is definitely an action movie, but it is also one that does try to make you think. In this one, more than in any of the other films (at least in my opinion) the dinosaurs are as much of, if not more, sympathetic characters as they are the scary monsters. If you are a fan of the franchise, this is worth watching.
