10 Upcoming Movies With Dangerous Levels Of Hype

8. Jurassic World

Release Date: June 12, 2015 Jurassic Park is one of the most beloved motion pictures of all-time; for a generation of movie-goers, Steven Spielberg's seminal sci-fi adventure marks a personal climax of cinematic awesomeness. And given how well the movie has held up over the years, it's no surprise that its legacy continues to climb. Quite simply, it is a milestone in motion picture history, and - for millions of people - it stands as the singular movie that made them fall in love with cinema. And now people are turning to Jurassic World as if it were the Second Coming and not a belated third sequel to a movie that doesn't really need another sequel. No, that's not a cynical approach to Colin Trevorrow's upcoming blockbuster - just a realistic one. Jurassic World could very well turn out to be the best sequel in the franchise, but expectations - and levels of hype - are arguably running way too high; there's a sense that this movie needs to be better than the original or "what was the point of making it?" But that's a poor way to approach this flick; hyping it up to levels that cannot be reasonably met is the best way to ruin the experience. It's just a movie. Jurassic Park is tinged with 20 years of nostalgia; most fans probably think the original picture is better than it actually is, because nostalgia is incredibly powerful. So Jurassic World needs to be left to exist on its own terms, away from the original, and not as as a "return to form" for a franchise in despair. Looking at it in such a way is going to result in disappointment on a global scale, no matter how good the final product is, and will potentially tarnish a picture that - viewed out of context - could have been enjoyed for what is really is: a blockbuster about giant, prehistoric lizards roaming the Earth.