I've always been a fan of dinosaurs — not as much as I was at 10, when I could name them all, as my mum often reminds me — but I enjoy seeing them on-screen, whether it's in blockbusters like 65 or random Tubi movies like Dinosaur Hotel. And so I've been waiting for Jurassic World: Rebirth later this year with anticipation and trepidation in equal measure.
I recently watched a touring Jurassic Park parody play — it's called "Hold Onto Your Butts", and I'd recommend seeing it if you can — and it reminded me that I didn't remember the original Jurassic Park as well as I should, prompting a rewatch that evening. Viewing the classic movie with the new one in the forefront of my mind, I was reminded of what made the original so great... and how all of the Jurassic World movies have lived or died by remembering that strength.
