also, while the movie was being made, Deinonychus was temporarily reclassified as a species of Velociraptor, and that's what the movie raptors are based on (but still too large, have kangaroo arms, and the tail is out of proportion)
This says it all. Forget everything else - when this bad boy screams, everyone listens. It's as if he thought we'd had enough velociraptor action and needed to remember who truly ruled the roost. T-Rex ftw. That scene - and the similar one in The Lost World where it roars it's displeasure at New York - gives me chills each time. Just looking at it's name invokes awe and fear. Tyrannosaurus Rex. I'm gonna say that again.
Tyrannosaurus Rex.
Fuck yeah.
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The dumbest part of Jurassic Park, the book is that
and I can't believe I'm going to spoiler a 21 year old book but
The dinosaur sex change is explained by genes used from frogs from the whole "fill in the gaps" explanation. My problem with this is that if InGen was so awesome at genetic engineering that someone would go "Hey, shouldn't we use reptiles/amphibians that can't change their sex?" Like, did no one ask this?
To be fair to Crichton, Brontosaurus was discredited while the book was in post-production. He didn't really have the opportunity to change it.
And I think re-prints of the book say Brachiosaurus.
Holy shit, my world has just been rocked. I was just about to point out that he wasn't above fictionalizing dinosaurs when he needed to, and was going to use the dilophosaurus as my example, but apparently that motherfucker was real.
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I always thought Pachycephalosaurus and Parasaurolophus were awesome. When in doubt, just hit some shit with your head.
Also, I totally didn't know they were actually using thagomizer, now. That is so awesome.
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I always thought Pachycephalosaurus and Parasaurolophus were awesome. When in doubt, just hit some shit with your head.
When I was in kindergarten, I went to a science museum, where you played a computer game that let you guess what the dinosaurs were called. All the older kids thought I was making Parasaurolophus up. I showed them!
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The bigger info from Jurassic Park, the film, as pointed out by Wikipedia is that the Velociraptors in that movie were Utahraptors before the Utahraptor was discovered. They essentially made up a dinosaur and then while filming, that fake dinosaur turned out to be real.
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My problem with this is that if InGen was so awesome at genetic engineering that someone would go "Hey, shouldn't we use reptiles/amphibians that can't change their sex?" Like, did no one ask this?
They might have thought they disabled it
or watever
I know a lot of dudes who do this shit and they constantly fuck up, it's just the nature of the game
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My favorite has always been the ankylosaurus. He's low to the ground and pretty chill looking, which I admire, but he's tough and has spikes and a tail that could probably fuck you up. He's non-confrontational, but he also isn't a victim.
also, I always laugh at the dude waving at the camera while dinosaurs run him down
Utahraptor is the green one. It's about the same size as the Velociraptors in JP. The grey one is an unknown raptor. It could be a large Utahraptor or something of it's own.
Dinosaurs have to be the coolest thing ever. Why are we not seeing them in films? Why can't we get another Jurassic Park - yet not have it be Jurassic Park? I mean, we saw a few in King Kong, but that's in no way as satisfying as seeing a whole film based around them.
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edited March 2011
Sorry guys but dinosaurs were put here to test our faith in God
They were never real. Nope.
I know a person who actually believes that dinosaurs never existed. I can't imagine a childhood completely lacking of DINOSAURS
T-Rex is my favourite, fuck yeah
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Oh man dinosaurs are so fucking rad.
When I was eight, I got a huge box of all kinds of awesome dinosaurs for Christmas from "Dr. Alan Grant." My parents kicked ass.
I used them to build my own model Jurassic Park. It was outstanding.
for some reason, I like this thread! When I heard the t-rex was a hunter and not a scavenger after that crappy debate, I was happy.
T-Rex was a scavenger (according to Jack Horner which is good enough for me) and the raptors in JP were indeed created for the movie, they just lucked out in having a similar dinosaur get discovered later on.
Also, fuck yes to this guy, the Archaeopteryx
Charles Darwin predicted his existence before he was discovered.
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that was a Brachiosaurus
I think the book had the Brontosaurus instead.
Edit: It appears that I am wrong.
I think you're thinking of The Flinstones.
You're clearly not familiar with the Greeks.
And I think re-prints of the book say Brachiosaurus.
This says it all. Forget everything else - when this bad boy screams, everyone listens. It's as if he thought we'd had enough velociraptor action and needed to remember who truly ruled the roost. T-Rex ftw. That scene - and the similar one in The Lost World where it roars it's displeasure at New York - gives me chills each time. Just looking at it's name invokes awe and fear. Tyrannosaurus Rex. I'm gonna say that again.
Tyrannosaurus Rex.
Fuck yeah.
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you all wrong
BEST DINOSAUR WASSSSSSS
dilophosaurus
it could wrinkle its nose.
and I can't believe I'm going to spoiler a 21 year old book but
Holy shit, my world has just been rocked. I was just about to point out that he wasn't above fictionalizing dinosaurs when he needed to, and was going to use the dilophosaurus as my example, but apparently that motherfucker was real.
BUT!
they were about the size the raptors are portrayed in the movie
and as noted in both the book and movie, there is no evidence that they could spit venom like that or had a neck frill
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When I was in kindergarten, I went to a science museum, where you played a computer game that let you guess what the dinosaurs were called. All the older kids thought I was making Parasaurolophus up. I showed them!
They might have thought they disabled it
or watever
I know a lot of dudes who do this shit and they constantly fuck up, it's just the nature of the game
This was my favorite as a kid.
Which is why I used Armadon in Primal Rage.
I have a hilariously awesome book where they live at the bottom of the Marianas trench.
also, I always laugh at the dude waving at the camera while dinosaurs run him down
The best dinosaurs though...
Utahraptor is the green one. It's about the same size as the Velociraptors in JP. The grey one is an unknown raptor. It could be a large Utahraptor or something of it's own.
Clearly all of you were seeing a very different image than I was for reasons I cannot fathom.
Nothing's forgotten, nothing is ever forgotten
They were never real. Nope.
T-Rex is my favourite, fuck yeah
When I was eight, I got a huge box of all kinds of awesome dinosaurs for Christmas from "Dr. Alan Grant." My parents kicked ass.
I used them to build my own model Jurassic Park. It was outstanding.
T-Rex was a scavenger (according to Jack Horner which is good enough for me) and the raptors in JP were indeed created for the movie, they just lucked out in having a similar dinosaur get discovered later on.
Also, fuck yes to this guy, the Archaeopteryx
Charles Darwin predicted his existence before he was discovered.