13 Things You Learn Re-Watching Jurassic World

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom is now in cinemas and, much like its hugely anticipated and ridiculously successful predecessor, it's divided critics and audiences alike. It's turned out to be yet another hit or miss movie that pales in comparison to the original, although it's far better than the insufferable second and third movies in the franchise.

In this regard, it has a fair amount in common with Jurassic World, since both are very mixed bags in terms of quality and have both been met with similarly ambivalent critical responses. Now that Fallen Kingdom has arrived, it's the perfect time to revisit Jurassic World and see how it holds up.

Watching it three years later with the dust having settled, it becomes clear that Jurassic World is still a solid three-star movie with plenty of good moments and a lot of godawful ones (high heels anyone?) that drag it down. A second viewing reveals there were plenty of unfortunate mistakes that the film made - not all of them were corrected by Fallen Kingdom - but also plenty of good work its sequel was able to build on.

For all the film's flaws, it's safe to say it's a nostalgia-fest done right.

There are callbacks to the original film, but not too many, which is what The Force Awakens (a superior film to this, but an undeniable nostalgia-fest) did to somewhat grating effect.

The callbacks such as the presence of Dr Henry Wu and the discovery of the original Jurassic Park center are very effective because they're used sparingly and the film is able to pay homage to the original while also standing on its own.

The film also does a wonderful job of recreating the child-like wonder the original made everyone feel. The park is captured with a real sense of awe and, much like the first dinosaur sighting in the original, the entrance into the park is a moment that will induce goosebumps.

For fans of the original, this will be an emotional and nostalgic experience regardless of how they feel about the rest of the film.