More dinosaurs! I honest to God didn't even remember what this movie was about. I thought it was the one with Vince Vaughn but apparently that's the second one which is not on the server. The good news is that it's a really fast watch, only 92 minutes; the bad news is that it's still completely unmemorable.
Dr. Alan Grant (Sam Neill) was clearly scarred by his experiences on Isla Nublar and has since sworn off any dinosaur discoveries that aren't buried in tons of rock. But when a yuppie couple, the Kirby's (William H. Macy and Tea Leoni), offer him a blank check if he will act as a tour guide for a flyover of Isla Sorna, he agrees because money is money. He even brings along his assistant (Alessandro Nivola) to charm the couple so he won't scare them off with his normal personality. Unfortunately for Alan, and really for all of us, the couple are full of shit. Mr. Kirby is actually in bathroom remodeling, not a multi-millionaire, and they intend to land on the restricted island to find their son (Trevor Morgan) who was lost in a parasailing accident. Yes, really. Of course, Alan is beyond pissed that he has to shepherd these total greenhorns through the worst camping trip ever but at least he gets another chance to study velociraptors up close.
This one had pterodactyls and that is the most positive thing I can say about it. This right here is the reason I wasn't excited about the new sequel. I'm going to hold on to the glow of the original and hope that fifteen years is long enough for someone to put together a script that is worth the franchise label.
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