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    11/09/09

    In reply to Jurassic Park 3 Director Wants His Own Off-Island Dino Trilogy
    Couldn't we just detonate a nuclear weapon near Jurassic Park? Radiation + dinosaurs = box office win. Just ask Toho. #jurassicpark
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    Image of Jeremy Tapsell Jeremy Tapsell
    11/09/09

    In reply to Jurassic Park 3 Director Wants His Own Off-Island Dino Trilogy
    awwww! I loved the end of Jurrasic Park 2! When the T rex is drinking from that pool!
    And just wandering around San Diego causing havoc!! That was awesome! #jurassicpark
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    11/09/09

    @Jeremy Tapsell: I liked the ending too. And the movie itself, but I'm a sucker for anything Spielberg and anything Goldblum. #jurassicpark
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    Image of SJ_Edwards SJ_Edwards
    11/09/09

    In reply to Jurassic Park 3 Director Wants His Own Off-Island Dino Trilogy
    Zombie Humans eat Humans,
    Zombie Humans eat all Humans,
    Zombie Humans eat Dinosaurs,
    Zombie Dinosaurs eat Zombie Humans,
    Zombie Dinosaurs eat all Zombie Humans,
    Zombie Dinosaurs go off-island,
    Zombie Dinosaurs eat Zombie Jaws. #jurassicpark
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    Image of twophrasebark twophrasebark
    11/09/09

    @SJ_Edwards:

    Zombie dinosaurs. That's genius.

    Let's do lunch. #jurassicpark
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    11/09/09

    @twophrasebark: Tag! You're it! #jurassicpark
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    11/09/09

    In reply to Jurassic Park 3 Director Wants His Own Off-Island Dino Trilogy
    The Goldblum impression in that Critic clip is one of the worst I've ever seen and I absolutely love it. #jurassicpark
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    11/09/09

    In reply to Jurassic Park 3 Director Wants His Own Off-Island Dino Trilogy

    If they really want to make another Jurassic Park movie then they need to make it more awesome.

    I suggest the addition of dinosaurs that are equipped with lasers and jet packs because if there is anything that is totally effin' badass it's dinosaurs with lasers and jet packs.

    They should also include a kung-fu battle on top of a dinosaur's back as well as robots, ninjas, monkeys, and pirates.

    There should be a totally freaking sweet heavy metal soundtrack too in order to ensure the movie's overall intrinsic awesomeness. #jurassicpark
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    11/09/09

    @strideo: Might not be too far off. I think I remember hearing someone was working on a "Dino Riders" feature #jurassicpark
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    11/09/09

    @Blue_Thark: Sweet! #jurassicpark
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    Image of OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear
    11/09/09

    In reply to Jurassic Park 3 Director Wants His Own Off-Island Dino Trilogy
    The rest of the world has been conquered by zombies. There isn't a single square foot of land where they cannot find you: except one.

    Everyone knew about the island reserve, but it was thought to be too dangerous. However our plucky young survivors agreed that if they were going to make a stand they would make it on...bum bum bum

    Jurassic Park. #jurassicpark
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    Image of Honu Harry Honu Harry
    11/09/09

    In reply to Jurassic Park 3 Director Wants His Own Off-Island Dino Trilogy
    Why not a "reboot"? Just go back and remake the first movie like the book. If anything, make it darker. It's OK if Jeff Goldblum dies. Really. We're cool with it. #jurassicpark
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    bookling promoted this comment Honu Harry was starred Honu Harry was unstarred
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    11/09/09

    @Honu Harry: Although he dies in the book, Michael Chrichton brought him back in The Lost World anyway. It was like, oops, I killed my most interesting character! My bad. Let's pretend that didn't happen. #jurassicpark
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    11/09/09

    @bookling: He isn't even necessarily all that interesting in the original book. He's certainly more interesting than Grant or Ellie. The Jeff Goldblum portrayal of the character was what became popular -- so Chricton brought him back specifically because they had already decided to center the movie sequel around him. It was great how Chricton handled it--I think all he did was to say that earlier reports of the character's death had been in error. There. Done. All in one sentence. No need to spend any more time on it than that. #jurassicpark
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    Image of Twisk Twisk
    11/09/09

    In reply to Jurassic Park 3 Director Wants His Own Off-Island Dino Trilogy
    That script for JPIV from a few years ago was actually pretty interesting.

    The beginning seemed kinda typical, it was goin' along at a normal pace, but then when the hero woke up in the castle - and was greeted by the dino-hunting force (made up of genetically engineered dinos carrying high tech weapons and gear). Wow! LOL

    It was so over the top, so nutty. At that point while reading it I figured, why the heck not!

    Too bad that never happened. #jurassicpark
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    Image of OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear
    11/09/09

    @Twisk: I remember reading about that possible plot. The story was just so bizarre.

    But I've always doubted my sanity regarding whether it ever actually existed. Sure my friends and I have talked about it, but all those remembered conversations could be just a symptom of my ever growing madness.

    So Twisk I have to ask, are you real? #jurassicpark
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    11/09/09

    In reply to Jurassic Park 3 Director Wants His Own Off-Island Dino Trilogy
    I'd love an "off island" dinosaur flick, just don't call it "Jurassic Park." #jurassicpark
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    strideo promoted this comment Presidentpez was starred Presidentpez was unstarred
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    11/09/09

    @Presidentpez: We'll call it Cretaceous Chaos! #jurassicpark
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    Image of OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear
    11/09/09

    @strideo: Mesozoic Machinations #jurassicpark
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    Image of CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard) CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard)
    11/09/09

    In reply to Jurassic Park 3 Director Wants His Own Off-Island Dino Trilogy
    How about 'Jurassic Pork' Babe in the woods!!! A huge complex overrun by genetically altered pigs!!!

    Tagline: Nature found a way...For Pork Scratchings!!! #jurassicpark
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    11/09/09

    In reply to Jurassic Park 3 Director Wants His Own Off-Island Dino Trilogy
    I was always disappointed that they never returned to Isla Nublar (the island from the original movie) and saw what became of the real Jurassic park, not some production facility on another island.

    The original was about man trying to control nature with technology until "nature finds a way" to kick our ass and eat us. The other movies were about stupid people going to islands with dinosaurs on them. The first one was a classic scifi narrative while the two sequels were constructed like cheesy horror movies. #jurassicpark
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    11/09/09

    @cjschmidt: In the book, the park island is carpet bombed. #jurassicpark
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    Image of AldoraGreel AldoraGreel
    11/09/09

    @Capall: There were a lot of things different in the book. Something like that is easily changeable if it creates a more compelling story.

    And quite frankly, I think such a "rediscovery" tale about the original island would be pretty sweet. Although, I have to admit, it would have been pretty sweet if the original (as good as it is) would have been more true to the book to begin with. #jurassicpark
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    11/09/09

    @Capall: In the book, it was also implied that the little tiny ones had already reached the mainland. (Maybe possibly pterosaurs as well, but I could be imagining it.) #jurassicpark
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    11/09/09

    @AldoraGreel: I recently re-read the book and I have to agree... every couple pages I'd get to a part and think to myself "damn, that would have looked great in the movie."

    Among other things, when they get to the raptor pen when they first get on the island, and the raptors try hunting them despite the fences. I would have loved to see that. #jurassicpark
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    11/10/09

    @Capall: True. But Hammond also got eaten by compies in the original book. Maybe inGen lied (they did that a lot). The movies are their own thing, anyway. #jurassicpark
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    11/09/09

    In reply to Jurassic Park 3 Director Wants His Own Off-Island Dino Trilogy

    Joe Johnston lost any say in making another dinosaur movie after the frankenstein abortion that was JPIII.
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    11/09/09

    @Capall: WOW!!! Is that Na'vi really that angry over JP3!! Bloody hell. Remind me not to show him TF2!!! #jurassicpark
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    11/09/09

    In reply to Jurassic Park 3 Director Wants His Own Off-Island Dino Trilogy
    I'm almost always up for more dinosaurs in cinema, baring something that I just can't stand like Land of the Lost. So yeah, a fourth JP, a new dinosaur movie, whatever. Just make more dinosaurs movies! #jurassicpark
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    Image of Jonny_eh Jonny_eh
    11/09/09

    @Aidan_: And this time, give the velociraptors feathers! (turns out raptors had feathers) They'll look lovely! #jurassicpark
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    11/09/09

    @Jonny_eh: Lovely? Why darling, they'll look just fabulous! :D #jurassicpark
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    11/09/09

    In reply to Jurassic Park 3 Director Wants His Own Off-Island Dino Trilogy
    Why don't they give it a rest? Crichton is gone and he didn't write another book and hide it in a closet somewhere. #jurassicpark
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    Image of CmdrHunt (aka Clarence Colton) CmdrHunt (aka Clarence Colton)
    11/09/09

    @reddingofish: Exactly. Let the dino park idea die. This was a great story when I was 12,and the first Jurassic Park is still a wonderful movie, but enough already with the Jurassic Park regurgitation. #jurassicpark
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    Image of ManchuCandidate ManchuCandidate
    11/09/09

    In reply to Jurassic Park 3 Director Wants His Own Off-Island Dino Trilogy
    How about a dino story where the kids aren't death and death caused by being stupid proof?

    Those kids were the most annoying part of the 1st movie. #jurassicpark
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    Image of tetracycloide tetracycloide
    11/09/09

    @ManchuCandidate: i'm sure there's a completely thought somewhere in your hypothetical question but it's a struggle to find it.
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    Image of ManchuCandidate ManchuCandidate
    11/09/09

    @tetracycloide:
    It's not the most coherent "through" I'll admit.

    Does "Don't make kids death proof and immune from their own stupidity?" sound better? #jurassicpark
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    Image of tetracycloide tetracycloide
    11/09/09

    @ManchuCandidate: yes. #jurassicpark
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    Image of CmdrHunt (aka Clarence Colton) CmdrHunt (aka Clarence Colton)
    11/09/09

    @ManchuCandidate: Those kids are. Children in a movie, usually takes away from the whole experience.

    Why do I keep thinking Short Round from Temple of Doom...
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    11/09/09

    @CmdrHunt (aka Clarence Colton): DOCTAH JONE! DOCTAH JONE!

    *twitches* #jurassicpark
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    11/09/09

    @crashedpc - Haifisch: I can't stop saying it now :( #jurassicpark
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