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Where precisely did Colin Trevorrow come from?
And why was he entrusted with 150MM of Universal's hard earned dollars to add one more episode to the Jurassic Park canon?
His earlier work, the 2012 Safety Not Guaranteed, presumably holds some key, and I've ordered a copy.
Those of you who have seen Jurassic World, are keenly aware of it's attributes. While I missed the film theatrically, I've caught up with it on 3D Blu-ray, and to put it mildly, I was knocked out.
To my eyes and ears, Jurassic World is one of the great Event film, roller coaster rides of the past decade or so. I've believe that as sheer entertainment, it's that good.
It has all of those original "wow" moments of the original -- helicopter shots of the massive terrain, running, rolling, traveling with dinosaurs.
The initial "wow" shot arrives with an incredible sweeping camera (or digital) move, as (still) young these Ty Simpkins moves through the hotel room, and opens doors, allowing us a view of the park beyond.
From startling, and beautifully planned and produced digital shots, combined with live action, to an audio field that does a wonderful job of enveloping us along with the action, the film is a winner.
Don't look for heavy lifting in the thinking department. Just sit back and enjoy what's being offered as pure entertainment.
Best seen on the largest home theater screen possible, along with high end audio.
I was able to walk up to the projection screen, and view the image in 3D, and while, even uprezzed to 4k, it didn't meet pure 4k parameters, I'd guess that it was somewhere around 2.8 or 3ish.
A remarkable effort, and a well-placed 150MM for Universal.
Mr. Trevorrow's next work, currently entitled The Book of Henry is currently in the works, and I can't wait to see the final product.
Universal's Jurassic World 3D is prime reference quality, especially for those with projection systems. Hopefully, it will be among the first UHDs released.
Image - 5*
Audio - 5
4k Up-rez - 5 - merely astounding
Pass / Fail - Pass
Very Highly Recommended