Comments on: Is It Curtains for Jurassic Park IV? http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/dinosaur/2008/12/08/is-it-curtains-for-jurassic-park-iv/ Where Paleontology Meets Pop Culture Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:06:42 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Will There Ever Be a Jurassic Park IV? | Dinosaur Tracking http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/dinosaur/2008/12/08/is-it-curtains-for-jurassic-park-iv/comment-page-1/#comment-702 Will There Ever Be a Jurassic Park IV? | Dinosaur Tracking Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:30:56 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/dinosaur/?p=570#comment-702 [...] but no one could agree on a story. Then, last December, producer Kathleen Kennedy suggested that the franchise might be dropped. Michael Crichton, who wrote two novels the films were based upon, had passed away and it seemed [...] [...] but no one could agree on a story. Then, last December, producer Kathleen Kennedy suggested that the franchise might be dropped. Michael Crichton, who wrote two novels the films were based upon, had passed away and it seemed [...]

]]> By: Land of the Lost Returns: Will Ferrell, Dinosaurs and Sleestaks! | Dinosaur Tracking http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/dinosaur/2008/12/08/is-it-curtains-for-jurassic-park-iv/comment-page-1/#comment-254 Land of the Lost Returns: Will Ferrell, Dinosaurs and Sleestaks! | Dinosaur Tracking Tue, 23 Dec 2008 16:09:13 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/dinosaur/?p=570#comment-254 [...] who have been waiting for a Jurassic Park IV should take heart. With this year’s Journey to the Center of the Earth, Land of the Lost and Ice [...] [...] who have been waiting for a Jurassic Park IV should take heart. With this year’s Journey to the Center of the Earth, Land of the Lost and Ice [...]

]]> By: Raptor Lewis http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/dinosaur/2008/12/08/is-it-curtains-for-jurassic-park-iv/comment-page-1/#comment-240 Raptor Lewis Tue, 16 Dec 2008 13:23:33 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/dinosaur/?p=570#comment-240 A prequel sounds good but, at his point, I'd be happy as long as they make it or say their not going to. I'm sick of all the rumors and delays. I want to see it. What I want in the next film? Let's see... 1. Paleontologically accurate. 2. Good Story 3. Sam Neill as Dr. Alan Grant 4. Bring the characters form the first film back. 5. NO SPINOSAUR!!!! 6. Maybe, keep the Rex... 7. Dinos on the Mainland. 8. Add some elements from the book 9. Reference back to Chaos Theory and InGen. 10. AND....Possibly...get rid of Horner or hire more Paleontologists with Horner(like Jurassic Fight Club or Walking with Dinosaurs) 11. Oh yeah...Spielberg in the Dino Directors chair. Johnston ruined the Franchise. A prequel sounds good but, at his point, I’d be happy as long as they make it or say their not going to. I’m sick of all the rumors and delays. I want to see it.

What I want in the next film? Let’s see…
1. Paleontologically accurate.
2. Good Story
3. Sam Neill as Dr. Alan Grant
4. Bring the characters form the first film back.
5. NO SPINOSAUR!!!!
6. Maybe, keep the Rex…
7. Dinos on the Mainland.
8. Add some elements from the book
9. Reference back to Chaos Theory and InGen.
10. AND….Possibly…get rid of Horner or hire more Paleontologists with Horner(like Jurassic Fight Club or Walking with Dinosaurs)
11. Oh yeah…Spielberg in the Dino Directors chair. Johnston ruined the Franchise.

]]> By: Traumador the Tyrannosaur http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/dinosaur/2008/12/08/is-it-curtains-for-jurassic-park-iv/comment-page-1/#comment-234 Traumador the Tyrannosaur Thu, 11 Dec 2008 01:02:20 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/dinosaur/?p=570#comment-234 I'm in for another SO long as it is either, way more scientifically sound than JP3 OR so outlandish no one can mistake it for real facts. I'm so sick of kids telling me Spinosaurus was a mighty Dino killer (granted it'd no doubt put some mighty fear into the local fish!). The idea of raptors tweaked to carry guns and hunt other Dinosaurs had me pretty primed to be honest. So stupid its cool! Though an intellegent movie with Dinos acting as a metaphor for introduced alien species would be cool. Especially if it didn't have a fix the overall problem by the end solution, but rather left the Dinos and thus the real problem of foreign species in the audiences mind as they left the theatre... and of course the door wide open for more movies ;p I’m in for another SO long as it is either, way more scientifically sound than JP3 OR so outlandish no one can mistake it for real facts. I’m so sick of kids telling me Spinosaurus was a mighty Dino killer (granted it’d no doubt put some mighty fear into the local fish!).

The idea of raptors tweaked to carry guns and hunt other Dinosaurs had me pretty primed to be honest. So stupid its cool!

Though an intellegent movie with Dinos acting as a metaphor for introduced alien species would be cool. Especially if it didn’t have a fix the overall problem by the end solution, but rather left the Dinos and thus the real problem of foreign species in the audiences mind as they left the theatre… and of course the door wide open for more movies ;p

]]> By: Zach Miller http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/dinosaur/2008/12/08/is-it-curtains-for-jurassic-park-iv/comment-page-1/#comment-231 Zach Miller Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:00:19 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/dinosaur/?p=570#comment-231 Get rid of Horner. That's the first step. After that, we need a new cast of characters. Maybe a prequel? Show how Hammond got the idea and started the project. Show the process by which the park was built and the dinosaurs raised. The trials and errors. The settlement of two different islands (Isla Nubla & Sorna). The "action" plot could revolve around Dodson's company (I forget its name) inserting a spy into the science staff to figure out how Hammond is cloning dinosaurs. Get rid of Horner. That’s the first step. After that, we need a new cast of characters. Maybe a prequel? Show how Hammond got the idea and started the project. Show the process by which the park was built and the dinosaurs raised. The trials and errors. The settlement of two different islands (Isla Nubla & Sorna).

The “action” plot could revolve around Dodson’s company (I forget its name) inserting a spy into the science staff to figure out how Hammond is cloning dinosaurs.

]]> By: JP http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/dinosaur/2008/12/08/is-it-curtains-for-jurassic-park-iv/comment-page-1/#comment-230 JP Tue, 09 Dec 2008 00:40:03 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/dinosaur/?p=570#comment-230 JP3 opened at #1 with $50 million and was one of the top movies of the year overall, raking in nearly half a billion worldwide. Not exactly Dark Knight or JP1 numbers, but far from a "fizzle." I don't buy into the deaths of Crichton or Winston having any bearing on the future of the film franchise. As stated, Crichton's involvement in the sequels was already minimal (a "based on characters by" credit was his only contribution to the third). With all due respect to Stan Winston's brilliance, GCI (when done right) has already surpassed full-size puppets in terms of realism (compare the limber, agile CGI compies in JP2 to their stiff, mechanical counterparts), budget, and practicality. Even so, Stan Winston Studios still lives on in the absense of its founder. What I think they are wisely doing is simply waiting. Let a little more time pass to distance the series from the next movie rather than rushing something out. What they really need to do is get back to the tone of the original film: the sequels were straight-up action flicks, but a little science lesson never hurt anyone. I would really like to see a potential fouth film tie up some of the loose ends in the other movies, and bring to the screen some of the scenes from the wonderful novels that haven't been done yet. JP3 opened at #1 with $50 million and was one of the top movies of the year overall, raking in nearly half a billion worldwide. Not exactly Dark Knight or JP1 numbers, but far from a “fizzle.”

I don’t buy into the deaths of Crichton or Winston having any bearing on the future of the film franchise. As stated, Crichton’s involvement in the sequels was already minimal (a “based on characters by” credit was his only contribution to the third). With all due respect to Stan Winston’s brilliance, GCI (when done right) has already surpassed full-size puppets in terms of realism (compare the limber, agile CGI compies in JP2 to their stiff, mechanical counterparts), budget, and practicality. Even so, Stan Winston Studios still lives on in the absense of its founder.

What I think they are wisely doing is simply waiting. Let a little more time pass to distance the series from the next movie rather than rushing something out.

What they really need to do is get back to the tone of the original film: the sequels were straight-up action flicks, but a little science lesson never hurt anyone. I would really like to see a potential fouth film tie up some of the loose ends in the other movies, and bring to the screen some of the scenes from the wonderful novels that haven’t been done yet.

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