The Jurassic Games (2018) Reviews

• Fun movie which seems to be receiving a lot of hate

  Horror_UK2018-06-01

  I had the opportunity to watch this, but was not too sure after seeing that it had an IMDb ranking of only 3.8. According to reviews, it was ok acting, an awful script and even worse SFX. I'm glad I took the opportunity, as this was a fun film, with great acting and, whole some of the effects could have been better with a higher budget, there was nothing that caused me to stop believing in the story being shown to me. Some of the effects, particularly many of the dinosaurs, were really good. The acting was definitely above par for a low budget film and the script worked well. Let's face it, a low budget film needs a different rating system than a Hollywood movie which has millions of dollars thrown at it and the backing of a studio - something which many armchair experts tend to ignore. Another plus, for me though maybe not for some, was the lack of sex scenes, which are generally added to film & TV shows now to make up for a lack of content and plot. I have given this 8 stars, because it passed the cigarette test. I didn't have to stop watching to go outside to smoke while it was on, which is a good sign to me on how good a film really is. If you're looking for a film that you can just watch and enjoy, then this is definitely one you should check out.

• Before the fakes come in

  kaefab2018-05-22

  This movie suffers from what all those low budget sci fi do, the atrocious special effects. This could have been a decent movie honest the story was original but in a movie where you need a tone of FX to replicate the dinosaurs etc it just fails, the effects are so bad that you just give up watching the movie.

• Terribly derivative but still a bit of a romp

  iantrader2018-06-16

  It's not a bad movie, it's just far and away not as good as it might have been. You've got to blame the (sigh) writer/director for that although he did have a hand with the writing which is possibly why it's not as bad as it might have been. First of all it's so derivative - the Jurassic Park series, of course, Running Man, Ender's Game, the Death Race series, and all the YA movies like Maze Runner and the Hunger Games. And loads more. And, yes, it was made on a budget, hence the complain about the poor SFX although for a B movie they're not too bad. I was thinking they must have got a job lot of dinosaur graphics. Anyway, taking all that into account, the story line isn't too bad as far as these things go - I can't believe one reviewer actually said it was original!! - go figure - and it's generally pacy enough to keep you watching, at least with one eye, although you know how it's going to end. Maybe you've got to be in the right mood to watch something like this but it you are, give it a whirl.

• Not a bad flick! The hate is not deserved in it's case.

  barbosiiro2018-06-19

  Yes, yes! We know, we know, Jurassic Park fans have a beef with whatever is not Jurassic Park. Heck, they would bash the Discovery Channel if given a chance. But the movie is not bad at all. The story was nice and fun, acting was decent, SFX not great but not a fail at all. For the most part, the special effects were decent, with some fails here and there, but nothing to ruin the movie. If you watch movies JUST to see special effects, you might not like it. Just enjoy the story, it is more original than most of the "great" Hollywood ones.

• Enjoyable so long as you are not expecting a blockbuster.

  cjones44-967-5747992018-08-13

  Take a mash-up of the basic concepts from THE CONDEMNED & STAY ALIVE, then add dinosaurs. That gives you the overall premise of THE JURASSIC GAMES. This one is of a much lower budget, so the cast is not well-known and the graphics are only passable because of the VR setting. The plot layout was entertaining and the acting quality is mediocre but not terrible. Enjoyable so long as you are not expecting a blockbuster.