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All 6 Jurassic Park movies ranked from worst to best

By Michael Patterson

JURASSIC PARK Ð Why celebrate the spookiest time of the year for only 13 nights when you can celebrate for 31!? Freeform has expanded their annual Halloween programming event to Ò31 Nights of HalloweenÓ bringing more thrills and chills to the entire month. From Oct. 1, the network will be invaded by everyoneÕs favorite witches, a murderous barber, out of control dinosaurs and everything else that goes bump in the night. (Universal & Amblin/Murray Close)ARIANA RICHARDS, JOSEPH MAZZELLO, SAM NEILL
JURASSIC PARK Ð Why celebrate the spookiest time of the year for only 13 nights when you can celebrate for 31!? Freeform has expanded their annual Halloween programming event to Ò31 Nights of HalloweenÓ bringing more thrills and chills to the entire month. From Oct. 1, the network will be invaded by everyoneÕs favorite witches, a murderous barber, out of control dinosaurs and everything else that goes bump in the night. (Universal & Amblin/Murray Close)ARIANA RICHARDS, JOSEPH MAZZELLO, SAM NEILL /
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Claire (BRYCE DALLAS HOWARD) and Owen (CHRIS PRATT) try not to wake the mighty T. rex in “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.” When the island’s dormant volcano begins roaring to life, Owen and Claire mount a campaign to rescue the remaining dinosaurs from this extinction-level event. Welcome to “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.” /

6. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

After Jurassic World reinvigorated the Jurassic Park franchise and brought it back to the silver screen, hopes were high for the future of the film series. Where could the new story go after 14 years of hibernation? What could the Jurassic World saga look like beyond the nostalgic return to Jurassic Park?

Unfortunately, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom wasn’t able to capitalize on that success completely. Oh sure, it was another billion dollar hit and the third highest-grossing movie of 2018, but it didn’t quite hit the nail on the head in the way we were all hoping it would. That’s down to the fact that it’s a tale of two halves.

The first half of the movie, which sees Claire Dearing and Owen Grady return to Isla Nublar to rescue some dinos from the volcanic eruption that will destroy the island, is amazing. The stakes are high and there are some of the really fun set pieces that we’ve come to expect from the franchise. But after that, the plot grinds to a halt, with its middle act auction slowing things down significantly.

The final act is a thrill to watch, with director JA Bayona leaning into the horror of the Indoraptor’s rampage through Lockwood Manor incredibly well. There’s an invasive, claustrophobic feel to it that elevates the fact that we’re not on the island anymore, but it still feels a little too contained for a Jurassic Park movie. Furthermore, the Indoraptor never feels like the same level of threat as the Indominous Rex (even though it’s likely much worse) and the franchise’s iconic T-Rex (a.k.a. “Rexy”) is sorely underutilized.

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