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Jurassic World: Rebirth – Movie Review

What’s it about?

Dinosaurs in the city have mostly died out but they’re still flourishing in remote islands around the equator. Turns out they could also hold the key to some pretty major human disease breakthroughs, so BACK TO THE ISLAND PEOPLE GO. AGAIN.

What’d we think?

Despite my sarcasm in the description, Jurassic World: Rebirth feels like a return to form for a franchise that was getting a bit tired and stupid. It’s gone back to what it should be: characters going “Ooooh dinos! Wait, OH NO, dinos!” Then chasing and chomping. Not “hey here’s some crazy dino science you won’t understand and also somehow our main problem now is giant locusts and not dinosaurs.” Some plot holes but who cares when the chases are this tense and Jonathan Bailey has those little glasses on.

Elizabeth is a journalist who's been in love with film ever since she pestered the manager at her local video store to hire her at age 14 (Seriously, she went in every Friday at 4pm and asked "Any jobs yet?" Pretty sure he hired her just to shut her up). She started reviewing with Anthony Sherratt in 2004 as a way of justifying the obscene amount of money she spent on movies to her parents. This two-person side-hustle eventually became Super Quick Reviews, which now comprises a team of reviewers from across Australia. She's also now a regular contributor for Empire, the world's biggest film magazine (coincidentally also because she just showed up at the office and pestered the editor to hire her.) A self-confessed media tart, Elizabeth has also written for many other publications including Woman's Day, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Sun-Herald, The Age, Take 5, SheSAID, Mamamia, Your Tango, and My City Life. She likes long walks up the makeup aisle (check out her beauty product-filled instagram @thebeautypalate) and correcting people's grammar.
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