7.2 | / 10 |
Users | 4.2 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.2 |
Twenty-two years after the events of Jurassic Park, Isla Nublar now features a fully functioning dinosaur theme park, Jurassic World, as originally envisioned by John Hammond.
Starring: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Irrfan Khan, Vincent D'Onofrio, Ty SimpkinsAdventure | 100% |
Action | 94% |
Sci-Fi | 74% |
Thriller | 14% |
Horror | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 MVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.00:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.00:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1
Spanish: DTS 5.1
French: DTS 5.1
English SDH, French, Spanish
50GB Blu-ray Disc
Three-disc set (2 BDs, 1 DVD)
UV digital copy
DVD copy
Blu-ray 3D
Slipcover in original pressing
Region free
Movie | 4.5 | |
Video | 5.0 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 3.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
"Nature always wins." Or, perhaps better said in Jurassic Park lore lingo, "life finds a way." Sometimes, however, "life" isn't just natural selection, out in the wild, biological makeup, or instinct. Sometimes, "life" is man's own avarice, his blindness to reality, his failure to learn from past mistakes, his devotion to money and stature rather than common sense and the fundamental ways of the world. Jurassic World takes that lesson to heart, a lesson that's not at all dissimilar from the common theme shared with the first film, but it's only accentuated here considering the hard facts that must have been foremost on the minds of the men and women who decided it would be a good idea -- read, great for the bottom line -- to go a second round with nature and mess with history. Oh, life finds a way, alright, and the filmmakers have found a way not to reinvent the wheel but make it slicker, more efficient, more dynamic. This fourth film in the Jurassic Park franchise is easily the second best in the series and not too far behind the first. It's a thrill ride worthy of the Jurassic name and one of the most purely entertaining movies of the last several years.
Jurassic World's 3D presentation is neither great nor terrible. It offers some good moments and a quality bit of natural depth, but there's not
much in the way of truly dazzling effects that make it stand far apart from the perfectly wonderful 2D-only image, which is also included in this package. Depth more than
satisfies in a general sense and there's a tremendous sense of expanse to the screen in vast overhead shots that reveal a magnificently
wide-open space above the island. More intimate and crowded jungle interiors are likewise impressive, particularly as shrubs, trees, and other natural
bits take on both volume and a real sense of place in such shots. Even more confined
spaces, like a helicopter interior, reveals a noticeable appearance of depth between seats and characters. Casual dialogue sequences, like those taking
place in the darkened control center, aren't anywhere near as dynamic. The film does lack a constant sense of visual excitement coming the other way.
Dinosaur snouts and some claws sometimes appear to extend beyond the screen, but there's not that flinching, awe-inducing sense that the world is
spilling out of the screen as there is that it's expanding back into it. Various bits of debris and a few projectiles do, for a few brief moments of 3D bliss,
seem to leap out of the screen's audience-end confines. Most disappointing is that big scene of the water bound dinosaur leaping out of the pool -- the
one featured so prominently in the trailer -- isn't really any more dynamic in 3D than it is in 2D. Minor crosstalk was evident upon playback for the
film's duration.
On the other side, the traditional visual elements hold up very well. The picture may not be quite so organically filmic, precisely colored, and
painstakingly detailed as the above referenced 2D-only picture, but grain retention is evident, details both broad and intimate satisfy, and colors are
nicely robust,
including those lavish jungle greens. Black levels hold and don't go any darker than necessary. Flesh tones retain that very mild warm push.
Note that screenshots have been sourced from the 2D-only Blu-ray and are not absolutely representative of the 3D picture quality.
Jurassic World stomps onto Blu-ray with a full-throttle DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 lossless soundtrack. The track is expectedly robust and precise, a perfect companion to a movie of this type and scale. The series' familiar main theme presents beautifully, playing with exacting clarity that brings even the finest orchestral nuances to vivid aural life. Spacing is superb, low end support is tight and balanced, and surround usage is constant and enveloping. Various atmospherics heighten the impact of numerous scenes, including casual din at the park's main hub, airport and park PA announcements, blaring alarm sirens, or rustling leaves and insects and other jungle-type ambiance. As with the music, the track creates a full, wide, and completely enveloping listening environment that makes great use of the added surround channels for a tighter, more organic sense of immersion. But the main attraction comes, obviously, by way of the heavier effects. Dinosaur footfalls hit hard and shake the listening area. The creatures' screams and shrieks and various other guttural sounds are terrifyingly detailed and robust. Various bits of mayhem yield heavy crashes and flying debris that saturates the stage with the madness. Gunshots are nicely deep and impactful. Dialogue enjoys firm center placement, effortless definition, and consistent prioritization, even in the midst of the most chaotic moments. This is a brilliant, top-shelf presentation from Universal.
Jurassic World's 3D disc contains no unique extras, but the deleted scenes and the Chris & Colin Take on the World supplement are
presented in MVC 3D format but do not appear to actually offer a 3D image. All of the other below-listed extras can be found on the included
2D-only disc, including the two aforementioned supplements in
duplicate. A DVD copy of the film and a voucher for a UV/iTunes digital copy are included with purchase.
Jurassic World is easily the best of the series since the original. It retains that same magic, that sense of scope and awe, that feeling of novelty and adventure, even as it's little more than that first film repurposed, jazzed up with better visual effects and a mild reworking of the core story. The movie never slows or sputters and only disappoints in a couple of areas, but the sum is a breathtaking, wild, fully engaging and exciting movie that's much closer to a true sequel to the original than either The Lost World or Jurassic Park III. Universal's Blu-ray 3D presentation of Jurassic World isn't at all bad. The 3D effects satisfy but sometimes leave the viewer wanting a little more than raw depth. Sound is terrific and supplements are fine. This is the package to own for 3D owners, though the 3D novelty will probably wear more quickly than one's enjoyment of the film, which plays just as well, if not a bit better, in traditional 2D.
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