Showing posts with label Bryce Dallas Howard. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bryce Dallas Howard. Show all posts

Thursday, June 7, 2018

Movie Review: Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom


It's been three years since fans returned to the island of Isla Nublar and saw a theme park with dinosaurs realized anew with "Jurassic World" - but like its predecessor "Jurassic Park" two decades ago, something amiss happens that causes any concept of controlling dinosaurs to be overruled and the human made attraction piece destroyed in the process. It took guts to retell Steven Spielberg's in a brand new film series that reignited interest in the franchise, but the 2015 was very successful and sequels were definitely going to happen as a result of that success.

Fast forward to 2018, and Spanish director J.A. Bayona takes over from fellow director Colin Trevorrow in continuing the story with the new follow-up called "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom" - set exactly three years after the events of "Jurassic World" and seeing fans revisit the dinosaur inhabited island one last time as it faces the threat of destruction through volcanic eruption. Familiar faces return in Chris Pratt,  Bryce Dallas Howard, and even a cameo by veteran Jurassic Park movie star Jeff Goldblum - who reprises his role as Dr. Ian Malcolm. Naturally, there's more to just saving the dinosaurs and getting them off an island - as those with hidden agendas act on their own interests once again that sets up a formula for chaos and destruction because of man's own hubris and selfishness.


Thanks to UIP Philippines and Columbia Pictures Philippines, I got to see the film in IMAX 3D and it was simply another breathtaking experience to see all the dinosaurs in action - from the Tyrannosaurus Rex to Blue the Velociraptor! Much like its predecessors, Jurassic World falls on the category of giving viewers and dinosaur fans a chance to see these creatures brought to back life in the big screen millions of years after they became extinct. Does it hold up to its promise of bigger and better? Check out the review below!


Thursday, September 8, 2016

Movie Review: Pete's Dragon (2016)


Kids have always had the wildest imaginations that literally take them to far away places and the grandest adventures that are build inside the confines of their minds... But what happens when one little boy actually experiences some "magic" and meets his guardian angel of sorts in the form of a dragon? It may sound impossible, but the wonders of Walt Disney Pictures never cease to make that a problem and that's the reason why a little live-action musical named "Pete's Dragon" bringing together a boy named Pete and his green giant fire breathing friend he names "Elliot". Released in 1977, the original film was set in the 1900's and saw both go off in grand adventures, with the message of family and friendship being the centerpiece of the film. Fast forward nearly 40 years later, and a remake directed by David Lowerey has risen up to give a modern interpretation of this classic tale that is a secret too big to keep.