“Nobody cares about these animals anymore.” [*I* LOVE YOU DOLORES]
Story: Seventeen years after a tragic accident that devastated the research island for Jurassic Park, the “Neo-Jurassic Era” has become passé. But as the dinos die out in most areas of the world, there are still uses for the living beasts who reside around the equator. Medical uses. Ka-ching! So when hotshot businessman Martin Krebs throws money at paleontologist Henry Loomis, “covert operative” Zora Bennett, and her team? Well, blood samples from the three largest bois out there sounds like a bad idea; let’s grab the boat! Meanwhile, a family decides to sail too close to the area. Will they all meet the Mosasaurus? Of course they will. And that’s just for starters.
Genre I’d put it in: Sequels With A Lower Budget Feel But Are Still Fun
Release Date: 2025
Remake, Sequel, Based-On, or Original: Part of the whole Jurassic Park *waves hands around vaguely* thing.
Gotta say: In psychology and economics, there’s a little thing called the Sunk Cost Fallacy. It’s when you believe you should stick with something simply because you’ve already invested so much time in it. Book series, that painting you began in lockdown and haven’t touched since, that relationship/friendship/familial entanglement, your money pit of a condo. Stick with it, even if it’s no longer serving you. A few folks asked me if I was hitting Rebirth simply for this reason, as I’d seen all the other Jurassic films. And sure, that was part of it.
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