Hold on to your butts, Jurassic Park returns to theaters.

MalReynolds

GoldenSeducer wrote: »

smof wrote: »

I just read that in the original script the ending had the two raptors being shot and crushed by falling fossils, and the t-rex was only featured after a re-write. Maaan that would have been tragic if Spielberg hadn't re-written it. The t-rex roaring while the "When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth" banner falls in front of it is fucking dino-adventure-movie-ending perfection.

Suddenly, the end of the Grant campaign on the Genesis game makes A LOT more sense.

This, a thousand times.

I remember playing it, thinking, "All I have to do is survive until the T-rex gets here," and repeteadly dying, confused. Finally, I called the Sega tip-line, got my answer, and was even more confused.

Because I didn't want it to end that way. It shouldn't end that way.

So I shut it off.

Raijin Quickfoot

I'm a little disappointed with the blu ray. The transfer just isn't that great.

It's definitely the best version out there, but I feel like it should have been more.

Lars

When I went to Hawaii for my honeymoon, we took a helicopter tour of the island of Kauai. During the flight, the pilot would point out a lot of locations where movies were filmed and such (Raiders of the Lost Ark, Pirates of the Caribbean 4, etc.). We all had to wear headsets with speakers in them due to the noise.

At one point, the helicopter passed through a valley to the famous Jurassic Park waterfalls and as soon as it came into view the theme to Jurassic Park starts blasting over the headphones just like it did in the movie. So that was really cool. The helicopter landing pad was no longer at the base of the waterfall though, as apparently it's private property and so they had to remove it after filming was done.

On a different day we ended up visiting the trees where Alan Grant finds the dinosaur eggs (a location that has actually been used in a lot of other films too). We were also going to go to where the Jurassic Park Gate was, but we ended up not having time and all that remains of the gate now is a post on either side of the road anyways.

Of course we didn't see any dinosaurs, but there were unexpectedly an absolute ton of wild chickens, which may be relevant since I guess they descended from dinosaurs. Apparently when that big hurricane devastated Kauai back in the 90s (it actually hit during the filming of Jurassic Park), basically every chicken coop on the island was busted open, resulting in many chickens being freed into the jungle. With no natural predators on the island, they bred like rabbits and now they're like the island's number one pest.

MrMonroe

so will there be non-3d showings?

Butler

Lars wrote: »

When I went to Hawaii for my honeymoon, we took a helicopter tour of the island of Kauai. During the flight, the pilot would point out a lot of locations where movies were filmed and such (Raiders of the Lost Ark, Pirates of the Caribbean 4, etc.). We all had to wear headsets with speakers in them due to the noise.

At one point, the helicopter passed through a valley to the famous Jurassic Park waterfalls and as soon as it came into view the theme to Jurassic Park starts blasting over the headphones just like it did in the movie. So that was really cool. The helicopter landing pad was no longer at the base of the waterfall though, as apparently it's private property and so they had to remove it after filming was done.

On a different day we ended up visiting the trees where Alan Grant finds the dinosaur eggs (a location that has actually been used in a lot of other films too). We were also going to go to where the Jurassic Park Gate was, but we ended up not having time and all that remains of the gate now is a post on either side of the road anyways.

Of course we didn't see any dinosaurs, but there were unexpectedly an absolute ton of wild chickens, which may be relevant since I guess they descended from dinosaurs. Apparently when that big hurricane devastated Kauai back in the 90s (it actually hit during the filming of Jurassic Park), basically every chicken coop on the island was busted open, resulting in many chickens being freed into the jungle. With no natural predators on the island, they bred like rabbits and now they're like the island's number one pest.

I want to live on the island with unlimited free chicken.

Jasconius

MrMonroe wrote: »

so will there be non-3d showings?

This is what I want to know.

I haven't found any yet

Raijin Quickfoot

Looks like I'll be seeing this Tuesday afternoon.

smof

Lars wrote: »

Of course we didn't see any dinosaurs, but there were unexpectedly an absolute ton of wild chickens, which may be relevant since I guess they descended from dinosaurs. Apparently when that big hurricane devastated Kauai back in the 90s (it actually hit during the filming of Jurassic Park), basically every chicken coop on the island was busted open, resulting in many chickens being freed into the jungle. With no natural predators on the island, they bred like rabbits and now they're like the island's number one pest.

Life found a way.

MrMonroe

Jasconius wrote: »

MrMonroe wrote: »

so will there be non-3d showings?

This is what I want to know.

I haven't found any yet

I found one in Oakland, CA easily enough

Enc

You stare at a chicken in a clearing. You stare... and it stares right back at you.
And that's when the attack comes. Not from front,
but from the sides.

Raijin Quickfoot

I'm pretty sure chickens vision is based on movement though.

Enc

Chickens don't want to be fed they want to hunt.

Karrde1842

The point is…you are alive when they start to eat you. So you know..try to show a little respect.

TrippyJing

Enc wrote: »

You stare at a chicken in a clearing. You stare... and it stares right back at you.
And that's when the attack comes. Not from front,
but from the sides.

Duke 2.0

Enc wrote: »

You stare at a chicken in a restaurant. You stare... and it stares right back at you.
And that's when the meal comes. Not from breast,
but from the thighs.

Enc

TrippyJing wrote: »

Enc wrote: »

You stare at a chicken in a clearing. You stare... and it stares right back at you.
And that's when the attack comes. Not from front,
but from the sides.

This was exactly what I was picturing in my head.

DrIanMalcolm

Laura Dern wrote:

I was talking with Nicolas Cage, and we had just done Wild at Heart together, and I said to him, “Nic, they want to put me on the phone with Steven Spielberg, but they want to talk to me about a dinosaur movie…” And he was like, “You are doing a dinosaur movie! No one can ever say no to a dinosaur movie!” I was like, “Really?” And he’s like, “Are you kidding? It’s a dream of my life to do a movie with dinosaurs!” [Laughs] So he was such an ­influence on me. Then I talked to Steven and he goes, “I know that you’re doing your independent films, but I need you to be chased by dinosaurs, in awe of dinosaurs, and have the adventure of a lifetime. Will you do this with me?” And I was like, “Sure."

This quote is amazing

TrippyJing

I want YOU

to have an ADVENTURE

Buttlord

DrIanMalcolm wrote: »

Laura Dern wrote:

I was talking with Nicolas Cage, and we had just done Wild at Heart together, and I said to him, “Nic, they want to put me on the phone with Steven Spielberg, but they want to talk to me about a dinosaur movie…” And he was like, “You are doing a dinosaur movie! No one can ever say no to a dinosaur movie!” I was like, “Really?” And he’s like, “Are you kidding? It’s a dream of my life to do a movie with dinosaurs!” [Laughs] So he was such an ­influence on me. Then I talked to Steven and he goes, “I know that you’re doing your independent films, but I need you to be chased by dinosaurs, in awe of dinosaurs, and have the adventure of a lifetime. Will you do this with me?” And I was like, “Sure."

This quote is amazing

i totally buy nicolas cage being flabbergasted at the idea of saying no to a dinosaur movie

Enc

Nicholas Cage should have been in that movie. He would have been better than the Austrailian.

/waves arms
Look, guys. GUYS. I know you want to talk, I get that. But you see over there? They are going near the Tyrannosaurus Paddock. Right?

Okay.
~shrugs coat a bit looser and adjusts wig~

Lars

One of the Futurama dvds has a funny commentary where one of the writers went to an auction to buy some fossilized trilobites, but was unable to because Nic Cage also showed up and proceeded to buy all of the fossils.

MalReynolds

A small portion of our population is transfixed by Nicolas Cage and the things he does; he is an everpresent phantom in our lives, hovering just so above us, so that if we look - if we turn our third eye skyward - we will see him and he will enter our thoughts; his manic energy, his total devotion and drive, his ethereal specter casting the most magnificent shadow over our bodies, minds, and souls; if ever to meet Ser Cage, one would fall immediately to the ground and weep, not from happiness or sorrow or pain, but from an emotion unfelt by any singular presence before, a feeling that comes from outside our understanding of space and time, a singular note on a cosmic violin that only we can hear stirring inside us; and true, true, so very true, he visits our dreams, and says little, but stares, and in this we see absolute purity, the lies and filth of the world crumbling away to reveal nothing but the absolute beauty of what can and will be; and true, true, in these dreams, he speaks words of such clarity that they catapult us from sleep with such vigor as the air in front of us moves at speeds unmatched other than the wind coming forth from an erupting volcano:

"We're going to [i]steal[/i] the Declaration of Indepden[i]ce[/i]."

Buttlord

nicolas cage fucking owns

Etchwarts

SirEtchwarts wrote: »

I sure hope his nature finds my way

8->

I was wondering why no one did anything with this post (I was actually proud of it)

But then I realized I got the quote wrong!

Suicide is the only honorable option at this point.

Lord Dave

Lars wrote: »

When I went to Hawaii for my honeymoon, we took a helicopter tour of the island of Kauai. During the flight, the pilot would point out a lot of locations where movies were filmed and such (Raiders of the Lost Ark, Pirates of the Caribbean 4, etc.). We all had to wear headsets with speakers in them due to the noise.

At one point, the helicopter passed through a valley to the famous Jurassic Park waterfalls and as soon as it came into view the theme to Jurassic Park starts blasting over the headphones just like it did in the movie. So that was really cool. The helicopter landing pad was no longer at the base of the waterfall though, as apparently it's private property and so they had to remove it after filming was done.

On a different day we ended up visiting the trees where Alan Grant finds the dinosaur eggs (a location that has actually been used in a lot of other films too). We were also going to go to where the Jurassic Park Gate was, but we ended up not having time and all that remains of the gate now is a post on either side of the road anyways.

Of course we didn't see any dinosaurs, but there were unexpectedly an absolute ton of wild chickens, which may be relevant since I guess they descended from dinosaurs. Apparently when that big hurricane devastated Kauai back in the 90s (it actually hit during the filming of Jurassic Park), basically every chicken coop on the island was busted open, resulting in many chickens being freed into the jungle. With no natural predators on the island, they bred like rabbits and now they're like the island's number one pest.

We did the same thing on our honeymoon. Probably the same tour company.
Those chickens are hilarious.

Mysst

Lord Dave wrote: »

Lars wrote: »

When I went to Hawaii for my honeymoon, we took a helicopter tour of the island of Kauai. During the flight, the pilot would point out a lot of locations where movies were filmed and such (Raiders of the Lost Ark, Pirates of the Caribbean 4, etc.). We all had to wear headsets with speakers in them due to the noise.

At one point, the helicopter passed through a valley to the famous Jurassic Park waterfalls and as soon as it came into view the theme to Jurassic Park starts blasting over the headphones just like it did in the movie. So that was really cool. The helicopter landing pad was no longer at the base of the waterfall though, as apparently it's private property and so they had to remove it after filming was done.

On a different day we ended up visiting the trees where Alan Grant finds the dinosaur eggs (a location that has actually been used in a lot of other films too). We were also going to go to where the Jurassic Park Gate was, but we ended up not having time and all that remains of the gate now is a post on either side of the road anyways.

Of course we didn't see any dinosaurs, but there were unexpectedly an absolute ton of wild chickens, which may be relevant since I guess they descended from dinosaurs. Apparently when that big hurricane devastated Kauai back in the 90s (it actually hit during the filming of Jurassic Park), basically every chicken coop on the island was busted open, resulting in many chickens being freed into the jungle. With no natural predators on the island, they bred like rabbits and now they're like the island's number one pest.

We did the same thing on our honeymoon. Probably the same tour company.
Those chickens are hilarious.

Was the tour company Island Hoppers?

Enc

Mysst wrote: »

Lord Dave wrote: »

Lars wrote: »

When I went to Hawaii for my honeymoon, we took a helicopter tour of the island of Kauai. During the flight, the pilot would point out a lot of locations where movies were filmed and such (Raiders of the Lost Ark, Pirates of the Caribbean 4, etc.). We all had to wear headsets with speakers in them due to the noise.

At one point, the helicopter passed through a valley to the famous Jurassic Park waterfalls and as soon as it came into view the theme to Jurassic Park starts blasting over the headphones just like it did in the movie. So that was really cool. The helicopter landing pad was no longer at the base of the waterfall though, as apparently it's private property and so they had to remove it after filming was done.

On a different day we ended up visiting the trees where Alan Grant finds the dinosaur eggs (a location that has actually been used in a lot of other films too). We were also going to go to where the Jurassic Park Gate was, but we ended up not having time and all that remains of the gate now is a post on either side of the road anyways.

Of course we didn't see any dinosaurs, but there were unexpectedly an absolute ton of wild chickens, which may be relevant since I guess they descended from dinosaurs. Apparently when that big hurricane devastated Kauai back in the 90s (it actually hit during the filming of Jurassic Park), basically every chicken coop on the island was busted open, resulting in many chickens being freed into the jungle. With no natural predators on the island, they bred like rabbits and now they're like the island's number one pest.

We did the same thing on our honeymoon. Probably the same tour company.
Those chickens are hilarious.

Was the tour company Island Hoppers?

There are only two or three total, so it's likely the same one.

wandering

Vern, Outlaw Film Critic wrote:

Mega-acting is the term I decided to use instead of “overacting” when I mean it as a compliment. “Overacting” means you’ve gone too far, you have too large an amount of acting, like overfilling a glass and it spills all over the place and you have to clean it up. Mega-acting doesn’t spill because it’s a deliberate stylistic choice. It may be absurd, cartoonish, exaggerated, operatic, but not an accident. You didn’t overfill the glass. You purposely used a huge stein. Classic examples of mega-acting include Nic Cage as Castor Troy in FACE/OFF, Nick Nolte in HULK, Nic Cage in THE WICKER MAN.


[...]

Mysst

I don't blame you for not getting that joke.

Lars

Lord Dave wrote: »

We did the same thing on our honeymoon. Probably the same tour company.
Those chickens are hilarious.

I think ours was called Blue Hawaiian Helicopter Tours or something similar. The helicopter was definitely blue. We bought a dvd of our flight as well.

In regards to the chickens, what we found funny was how much the locals seemed to hate having them around. At a luau we went to the host told everyone that they were free to take home any chicken they caught because they were everywhere and he didn't want them. Apparently our hotel also employed some sort of service to keep chickens off their property. It was basically like how in Futurama owls have become the #1 pest instead of mice, but with chickens.

Surprisingly, I don't remember having any issues with chickens trying to cross the road when we were driving around.

When we finished watching Lost recently, we watched one of the blooper reels and there's this scene where an off-screen rooster keeps crowing and interrupting Jack trying to say his line, and we just cracked up at that.

smof

Enc wrote: »

Nicholas Cage should have been in that movie. He would have been better than the Austrailian.

/waves arms
Look, guys. GUYS. I know you want to talk, I get that. But you see over there? They are going near the Tyrannosaurus Paddock. Right?

Okay.
~shrugs coat a bit looser and adjusts wig~

There was an Australian?

Balefuego

I think he means Muldoon?

Lord Dave

Enc wrote: »

Mysst wrote: »

Lord Dave wrote: »

Lars wrote: »

When I went to Hawaii for my honeymoon, we took a helicopter tour of the island of Kauai. During the flight, the pilot would point out a lot of locations where movies were filmed and such (Raiders of the Lost Ark, Pirates of the Caribbean 4, etc.). We all had to wear headsets with speakers in them due to the noise.

At one point, the helicopter passed through a valley to the famous Jurassic Park waterfalls and as soon as it came into view the theme to Jurassic Park starts blasting over the headphones just like it did in the movie. So that was really cool. The helicopter landing pad was no longer at the base of the waterfall though, as apparently it's private property and so they had to remove it after filming was done.

On a different day we ended up visiting the trees where Alan Grant finds the dinosaur eggs (a location that has actually been used in a lot of other films too). We were also going to go to where the Jurassic Park Gate was, but we ended up not having time and all that remains of the gate now is a post on either side of the road anyways.

Of course we didn't see any dinosaurs, but there were unexpectedly an absolute ton of wild chickens, which may be relevant since I guess they descended from dinosaurs. Apparently when that big hurricane devastated Kauai back in the 90s (it actually hit during the filming of Jurassic Park), basically every chicken coop on the island was busted open, resulting in many chickens being freed into the jungle. With no natural predators on the island, they bred like rabbits and now they're like the island's number one pest.

We did the same thing on our honeymoon. Probably the same tour company.
Those chickens are hilarious.

Was the tour company Island Hoppers?

There are only two or three total, so it's likely the same one.

Yeah, I don't remember, but it's a pretty tiny island.
And I know there's at least one tour company that DOESN'T play the Jurassic Park theme, so that narrows it down.

smof

Balefuego wrote: »

I think he means Muldoon?

Oh right. Muldoon is English, Enc.

A lot of Americans seem to get Australian and English accents mixed up. Do we really sound the same to you guys?

Or are you making a joke in which case ignore me.

smof

SirEtchwarts wrote: »

SirEtchwarts wrote: »

I sure hope his nature finds my way

8->

I was wondering why no one did anything with this post (I was actually proud of it)

But then I realized I got the quote wrong!

Suicide is the only honorable option at this point.

Nobody responded because you're already dead to us.

Lord Dave

smof wrote: »

Balefuego wrote: »

I think he means Muldoon?

Oh right. Muldoon is English, Enc.

A lot of Americans seem to get Australian and English accents mixed up. Do we really sound the same to you guys?

Or are you making a joke in which case ignore me.

We just have trouble believing in an Englishman being that badass
Or having such a cool hat
I only know of one such person besides Muldoon

Balefuego

brits and aussies don't sound the same to me, but I do find the various british accents extremely confusing.

like I notice differences but fuck me if I know what any of it means

smof

Lord Dave wrote: »

smof wrote: »

Balefuego wrote: »

I think he means Muldoon?

Oh right. Muldoon is English, Enc.

A lot of Americans seem to get Australian and English accents mixed up. Do we really sound the same to you guys?

Or are you making a joke in which case ignore me.

We just have trouble believing in an Englishman being that badass
Or having such a cool hat
I only know of one such person besides Muldoon

I know exactly who you mean

Balefuego

someone tell me what kind of accent Rose Leslie has, I like that one.

smof

Well she's Scottish, but seems to have a pretty posh English accent in interviews. Ygritte's accent in Thrones is generic Yorkshire, which all of the Starks and other Northern folk seem to have.