It’s been well over a decade since Jurassic Park IV was first announced by Steven Spielberg himself, and unless you’re a) really confused or b) not a Jurassic Park fan, you’ve probably noticed that it hasn’t been released yet. And for those who have followed in the giant footprints of the movie’s mounting production, you’ll know that Jurassic Park IV has been in development hell for the entirety of that time – until now!
That’s right: the fourth installment in the “65 million years in the making” movie franchise has been slated for a June 13th 2014 release. And personally speaking on behalf of everyone in the world, I can’t wait. To celebrate (and to poke my nose in where it most definitely doesn’t belong), here’s 10 ways to ensure that Jurassic Park IV emerges as the blockbuster smash it deserves to be. Hold on to your butts!
10. Return To Isla Nublar
The last two installments of Jurassic Park had its character going off to another Jurassic Park that, uh, existed in, like, secret – the last thing that this fourth entry needs is to lose its credibility from the start by having a suited character show up and whisper, “Oh, no, Dr. Paleontologist… there was always a third island.” That kind of narrative laziness is sure to evoke groans from just about every fan of the series, given that the writers have already employed that little trope already. So how about we go back to Isla Nublar?
There’s a ton of possibilities awaiting any characters who might end up there, and a whole variety of potential plot ideas to consider, too. I mean, has it been simply left and overrun by dinosaurs? Cool. Are a new team sent to the island to investigate or recover something important? Cool. Point is, this is absolutely the right location for the fourth installment to take place, because c’mon, it’s the Jurassic Park we all know and love. Having scenes set in the ruined and overgrown sections of the park we know from the first film is a good nostalgic nod, albeit one that doesn’t mess around with the integrity of the original too badly. It’s the perfect compromise. Which brings us to…
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While I agree with your article, I wish they wouldn’t make another one and just leave it be.
First Off, Things you need to bring Jurassic park 4 back from the hell Jurassic park 3 left it in.
#1. T-Rex – Killing the T-Rex with a fish-eater, was like killing Godzilla with Mothra in the first 30 minutes of a Godzilla film. Stupid decision that must be fixed.
#2. Raptors – They were scarier looking an more threatening in the first movie then they are in JP3, there genetically theme park monsters NOT real Dinosaurs don’t make them pretty.
#3. Where the hell is dilophosaurus? Haven’t seen him since the first film
#4. NO KIDS, I CAN NOT REPEAT THIS ENOUGH NO KIDS. If there’s kids they better get slaughtered on screen. I’m sick of kids always surviving an island of Dino;s.
#5. The Dinosaur’s must get off the Island, There is no reason in the WORLD why anyone would want to go to an island of T-Rex’s, Spino, Raptors an other dangerous creatures unless there’s a real good reason.
#6. Likable Character’s, the last 2 installment’s had characters we were praying to die an sadly those were the one’s that lived.
I’m sure i can think of more but you need a solid unique idea to brings this franchise back from near death.
You already have ”Pacific Rim 2013” an ”Godzilla 2014” coming to revive the monster genre Jurassic park 4 can either ride off this or send it permanently into extinction.
At-least until a Remake which will problem be 2022. lol Knowing Hollywood.
Didn’t they mention in the second movie that there are 5 islands, refered to as “Los Cinco Muertes”?
That means the five deaths – not the five islands.
He didn’t say it meant islands, he said that was the name of the islands.
Site B was on Isla Sorna, which was one of the islands making up “the five deaths”. I don’t think they meant to imply that there were dinosaurs on all five, just that one.
The second and third movies were on the same island, Isla Sorna, I think.
I like the idea of having “normal” people there instead of people who know everything there is to know about dinosaurs. A few guns, maybe, yes makes it abit more exciting specially for a lead issue with the characters. Couldnt they use a similar concept to the “walking with dinosaur ” tour suits but get the puppeteers to wear blue or green so they can just erase them, that would make the dinosaurs look more “real”
(Sorry in advance for my english)
Agree with the idea of a new one, and with most of your ideas… but one of your point cancel an other one. Steven Spielberg and no Kids is quite impossible. Kids are in almost, I insist on almost, all his movie, and Jurassic Park was exactly part of Spielberg Art because of kids. I was quite young when the first one came out, I was a huge dino addict and I was so happy to finaly watch a movie that I enjoy and that my parents enjoyed too.
I won’t detail my whole idea on the role of kids in Spielberg movie, and especialy this one, but I hope there will still be Kids because they’re are complitely part of Spielberg Movies (at least when they’re good actor …).
The most memorable parts of the first to movies were the night sequences. Not only does the limited light make the dinosaurs more menacing but it adds to the ambiance of the prehistoric-time-meeting-modern-day. Also, the shock sequences- like the half eaten hand that falls on the shoulder in JP 1 and the raptor looking from behind the incubator in JP 3- is a must. But whatever Jurasic Park 4 may include, I can’t wait to be transported back in time once again.
I know at first look this idea will solicit laughter, but I think to add depth to the plot as well as dialogue between the characters is to add a Creation Science element to the film. We have alraedy dealt with Evolution, but to have these two trains of thoughts collide on screen as well in the production room working with Paleontologist from both fields might actually give the franchise a much needed breath of fresh air and possibly taking it to a level consciously never thought before.
I have to say, that idea is ridiculous. I would only support it if said creation scientists were eaten.
Creation science completely fisagrees with evolution, trying to disprove it. how can ot jave any place in these films when we have already seen the evolution of the newly created dinosaurs throughout the movies?
This will ruin Jurassic Park 4 if they decide to put it in…
I started reading this article quite dubiously, but gotta say I agree with absolutely everything you said. It’s gotta be on Isla Nublar, I’d love to see it again, there’s so much opportunity for cool things in the original park (how about seeing a 20 year old Explorer on the move?!) and it makes no sense at all to have it on the mainland – how could you explain all those dinosaurs getting back to the mainland? 1 definitely, 2 maybe, but 3+? That’s lazy and unrealistic. I think new characters is a good idea – although how about bringing in Dogson or someone from his company? He made quite a good character in the second book, so could be effective in movie format, and has a justifiable reason to risk the dangers of the island – to steal eggs, like in the second book.
Science and story is definitely vital – whether or not its actually possible, it needs to feel like it *could* be possible when watching it. I think there are plenty of plot ideas, characters and suspenseful scenes that can be taken from the 2 books that have yet to make it to the films.
I cannot wait to see it, however I’m going to be gutted if its some over-produced, dumbed down piece of rubbish starring Rihanna, featuring a contrived, ridiculously unnecessary and sickening human drama story and gun wielding dinosaurs with iPods. Considering they have previously given serious thought to human-dinosaur hybrids, this scenario is entirely likely.
Please do it right, or not at all…
I want an intelligent, realistic return to the jurassic park franchise. not another romp on an island with dinosaurs. i loved it the 1st time. the 2nd and 3rd were lack luster. i think maybe if the movie went somewhere along the lines of district 9, where they shine light on how the creation of the park influenced the rest of the world and how the field of genetic science has changed because of it. maybe they have nods or references to past main characters who inform the world of their experience. obviously there will be an action plot woven in, but i want it to be an intelligent film.
You think District 9 was an intelligent film?
Great article — I have to say, I really disagree with you RE: the kids. You said that Lex, Tim and Malcolm’s daughter were annoying, but didn’t mention the kid in JP3, who is the most irritating of the lot. I also happen to love the scene with the gymnastic-kick! But above all, Lex & Tim were part of the essence of JP1. Of course they were going to bring a couple of children in to test the park, of course it made sense that they were Hammond’s grandchildren — it made it more personal to him when they went missing in the park and it was generally more effective to have children under threat as well. These two were not annoying. Tim added dynamic to Alan Grant’s character, and Lex’s hysterics were just very effective. Plus, how can you argue that they were annoying when some of the best scenes featured them – the car attack, the kitchen scene, rescuing Tim from the tree. The film wouldn’t have been the same without these two – they were intelligent kids too. Lex fixed the computers!!! I say bring back savvy kids like these two for sure!!!
I agree with you mostly. I think they should do what Dumb and Dumber I’d going to do. COMPLETELY DISREGARD THE PREVIOUS SEQUEL! (I.E. JP3) Jurassic Park 3 was just
I would like to see the kids from the first trilogy as adults. That way it can be both a new story and a continuation of the previous story.
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