8 Films That Ended Too Soon

When Jurassic Park III started production, it's script barely had a middle and it didn’t have an end. The crew were on location, shooting without knowing what the climax of the film would be, so with that in mind it’s not surprising that the film just peters out without any real resolution.

Considering that Jurassic Park III is about thirty minutes shorter than its predecessors, it physically feels shorter and more shallow, and literally unresolved as one day, production had to wrap.

So... hey... where's my final act??

The big bad Spinosaurus, which is seen early in the movie killing a T-Rex, is literally scared away by a little bit of fire, never to be seen again. Following this, the group give some raptors back their stolen eggs and they bounce off like everything is well. All the threat of the Jurassic menace leaves the film (and franchise) like air from a particularly squeaky balloon.

With a complete script, we could've actually had a memorable conclusion.

After all, the original films have iconic endings: the victorious tyrannosaurus rex roaring in the destroyed visitor centre and dinosaurs roaming through Seattle. Jurassic Park III, by comparison, fades out unceremoniously.

The point of Jurassic Park was wonderment and terror. This film destroys the latter which strips the former. Put next to its predecessors, Jurassic Park III feels far lesser.