New Jurassic Park has all the thrills and spills

New Jurassic Park has all the thrills and spills

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Scarlett Johanson stars as Zora Bennett and Jonathan Bailey stars as Dr Henry Loomis in Jurassic World Rebirth.

If you usually stray away from action packed blockbusters but have someone in your life begging you not to watch another romcom, take them to see the latest film in the iconic dinosaur movie series, Jurassic World Rebirth.

Released three years after the previous installment of the Jurassic World trilogy, Rebirth takes the audience on an adventure to Saint-Hubert, a forbidden island in the Atlantic Ocean where dinosaur experiments including crossbreeding and mutilations once ruled in a hot, jungle climate reminiscent of prehistoric times.

In a setting five years after Jurassic World Dominion, the Earth’s environment has largely changed, proving difficult to keep de-extinct dinosaurs for both science and entertainment as the popularity of dinosaurs decreased.

The aquatic Mosasaurus caused trouble for the crew’s boat as they approached Saint-Hubert in the Atlantic Ocean.

In a dangerous adventure, a pharmaceutical company enlists the talents of Zora Bennett (Scarlett Johanson), a covert operations specialist and her team alongside paleontologist Dr Henry Loomis (Jonathan Bailey) to capture the DNA of three dinosaurs on the island to create a drug used to help heart disease.

While sitting on the edge of your seat, viewers watch on the big screen dinosaurs coming to life including the aquatic Mosasaurus and Spinosaurus – which haven’t been seen since Jurassic Park 3 in 2001 – as well as the peaceful herbivore Titanosaurus, and high-flying Quetzalcoatlus.

Would it even be a Jurassic Park movie without the classic Velociraptor or T-Rex?

In addition to the well-known and either loved or feared dinosaurs, Rebirth also featured some out of this world, mutated species which come face to face with our beloved characters as we cross our fingers, hoping they survive the unpredictable jungle.

With lots of action and minimal gore, it’s a movie families with pre-teens can enjoy together.

The Titanosaurus is a massive dinosaur species, but not to worry, they’re herbivores.

However, unlike the beloved 1993 original, Rebirth was lacking some hardcore science throughout the film, with the exception of the introductory scenes. It also had an almost too easy achievement of the crew’s goals to collect the dinosaur DNA which required the use of some impressive and creative technology.

The seventh Jurassic Park movie is definitely one to splurge on to watch on the big screen but be aware you may be watching some scenes through your fingers while you cover your face in secondhand anxiety for the characters.

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

Rating: M

Run Time: 134 minutes

Distributor: Universal Pictures

In cinemas: July 3