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[Gwangi]

I think it's just jarring and unexpected. It's not overly gruesome or graphic, but the whole scene just feels oddly extended and kinda bordering on slapstick. It's almost Rube Goldberg-esque in how it plays out with her getting snatched up, tossed between multiple pterosaurs, dropped in the water, scooped up in another pterosaur's jaws (repeatedly), before being once again dragged upward by that same pterosaur before being finally finished off by the Mosasaurus.

For me, it's not so much whether it's "deserved" or not, it's just that a sequence lasting nearly a full minute, drawing out one character's death, seems odd in the context of the rest of the movie, and the franchise in general. I'm not in the camp that's upset because it wasn't "deserved", but it definitely stood out as a strange scene to me.

I can respect that take. Honestly, by the time we get to the 4th film in a franchise I think we could have used more outlandish death scenes in these dinosaurs-run-amok films. It shouldn't have felt unexpected, it's what the entire film should have been. Especially Dominion.

I agree with P @PumperKrickel, these Bite Club toys are kinda odd. I feel like the last batch was better. The Giga is the best of these three while the other two are too misshapen and not as cute as they probably should be.

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

I think the Giga is meant to be chasing Ian in the vehicle..I guess they figured the "must go faster" worked. The funny thing is the Giga never killed anyone or really anything that I can recall.


I thought it might be, would have been better in green if so.  Someone on FB mentioned there is a scene with a baby Galli. I don't know though I haven't seen one.

It's a bit strange to include giga/malcolm when the other two are some of the most iconic deaths in the franchise. Nedry obviously, but also that poor assistant.

Aside from an anachronistic battle with a Tyrannosaurus in the prologue and a deer I don't think the Giganotosaurus killed anyone. I can't remember exactly though

Ah yeah the opening..it didn't even start it then, the Rex did.     It didn't even kill the deer, the Therizinosaurus did, then the Rex found it only to have it stolen by the Giga. Honestly she acted the most like a real animal. She's the top predator so she sleeps and eats all day..not really much more is needed. But if they wanted a villain they made her too realistic and not enough evil.

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

I think it's just jarring and unexpected. It's not overly gruesome or graphic, but the whole scene just feels oddly extended and kinda bordering on slapstick. It's almost Rube Goldberg-esque in how it plays out with her getting snatched up, tossed between multiple pterosaurs, dropped in the water, scooped up in another pterosaur's jaws (repeatedly), before being once again dragged upward by that same pterosaur before being finally finished off by the Mosasaurus.

For me, it's not so much whether it's "deserved" or not, it's just that a sequence lasting nearly a full minute, drawing out one character's death, seems odd in the context of the rest of the movie, and the franchise in general. I'm not in the camp that's upset because it wasn't "deserved", but it definitely stood out as a strange scene to me.

I can respect that take. Honestly, by the time we get to the 4th film in a franchise I think we could have used more outlandish death scenes in these dinosaurs-run-amok films. It shouldn't have felt unexpected, it's what the entire film should have been. Especially Dominion.

I agree with P @PumperKrickel, these Bite Club toys are kinda odd. I feel like the last batch was better. The Giga is the best of these three while the other two are too misshapen and not as cute as they probably should be.

We just need a Dinosaurs Attack! movie already.. MA rating and all. 

[crazy8wizard]

I think the Giga is meant to be chasing Ian in the vehicle..I guess they figured the "must go faster" worked. The funny thing is the Giga never killed anyone or really anything that I can recall.


I thought it might be, would have been better in green if so.  Someone on FB mentioned there is a scene with a baby Galli. I don't know though I haven't seen one.

It's a bit strange to include giga/malcolm when the other two are some of the most iconic deaths in the franchise. Nedry obviously, but also that poor assistant.

Aside from an anachronistic battle with a Tyrannosaurus in the prologue and a deer I don't think the Giganotosaurus killed anyone. I can't remember exactly though

Ah yeah the opening..it didn't even start it then, the Rex did.     It didn't even kill the deer, the Therizinosaurus did, then the Rex found it only to have it stolen by the Giga. Honestly she acted the most like a real animal. She's the top predator so she sleeps and eats all day..not really much more is needed. But if they wanted a villain they made her too realistic and not enough evil.

I really do like how it was depicted more like a natural predator but I still have no idea what Colin Trevorrow meant about it being "like the Joker".

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

I think the Giga is meant to be chasing Ian in the vehicle..I guess they figured the "must go faster" worked. The funny thing is the Giga never killed anyone or really anything that I can recall.


I thought it might be, would have been better in green if so.  Someone on FB mentioned there is a scene with a baby Galli. I don't know though I haven't seen one.

It's a bit strange to include giga/malcolm when the other two are some of the most iconic deaths in the franchise. Nedry obviously, but also that poor assistant.

Aside from an anachronistic battle with a Tyrannosaurus in the prologue and a deer I don't think the Giganotosaurus killed anyone. I can't remember exactly though

Ah yeah the opening..it didn't even start it then, the Rex did.     It didn't even kill the deer, the Therizinosaurus did, then the Rex found it only to have it stolen by the Giga. Honestly she acted the most like a real animal. She's the top predator so she sleeps and eats all day..not really much more is needed. But if they wanted a villain they made her too realistic and not enough evil.

I really do like how it was depicted more like a natural predator but I still have no idea what Colin Trevorrow meant about it being "like the Joker".

All I can think is it was supposed to be the master villain aka Joker to the franchise's Batman/T.Rex . That said I don't think one opening scene was enough to establish that history/background. The Giga killing her in the past wasn't really anything that made her "what she became" either. The Giga had none of the insanity or evil-ness we got with the Indominus or Indoraptor.. it's just a really flimsy comparison.

[PumperKrickel]

I really do like how it was depicted more like a natural predator but I still have no idea what Colin Trevorrow meant about it being "like the Joker".

He later said he meant the colouration. The greenish skin and the face markings that sorta look like runny make-up. Still feels like a reach, but I kinda see it.

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

I really do like how it was depicted more like a natural predator but I still have no idea what Colin Trevorrow meant about it being "like the Joker".

He later said he meant the colouration. The greenish skin and the face markings that sorta look like runny make-up. Still feels like a reach, but I kinda see it.

Wow..that's sorta...lame?  Now if they had given her big red lips I could maybe see it..

[crazy8wizard]

The only Joker with smeared makeup I can think of is Heath Ledger's joker and even that barely resembles the Giganotosaurus. Lame reach but I guess I can see it.

[Faelrin]

All I remember is that really dumb thing about him saying it "wanted to watch the world burn". I mean it did see its world burn, and in its mouth, but wanted, eh doubtful. Otherwise it was like the most normal animal in the film. Didn't even kill anyone. 

I wonder if the coloration thing came after all the jokes and ridicule that statement about it caused?

[GojiraGuy1954]

I really do like how it was depicted more like a natural predator but I still have no idea what Colin Trevorrow meant about it being "like the Joker".

He later said he meant the colouration. The greenish skin and the face markings that sorta look like runny make-up. Still feels like a reach, but I kinda see it.

What was the "it just wants to watch the world burn" part about then lol

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

Yeah I feel he was talking without know what he was really saying.

I think on the plus side we did get a very realistic behaving animal again, not just a monster..which seems to be what some of the production wanted? lol

[PumperKrickel]

What was the "it just wants to watch the world burn" part about then lol

Idk, he mysteriously left that part out of his explanation.

I can only imagine the Giga's role received major rewrites during production. It probably was supposed to be more of a monster at some point, which would explain why it receives a death similar to the Indominus and the Indoraptor. Maybe it was supposed to have evil dna and that's what made the former two hybrids so cruel and aggressive.

[CityRaptor]

Given that Trevorrow seems to make some dicisions based on what his kid says ( i.e. removal of Stegoceratops from Jurassic World to make the Indominus feel more special....uh, never mind the other three hybrids), I wouldn't be surprised if his kid had a Batman phase at the time.


Also that Compy with Yaz? It's wearing a cone of shame!
Selection of repaints the figures come with seems to be a bit more diverse this time. Last time you could tell who becomes a couple based on the species they came packed with. Of course we haven't seen Sammy yet, so she may still share species with her girlfriend.

[Prehistory Resurrection]

[Faelrin]

Mattel's doing a young T. rex for the next 93 Classic set, and boy does it look amazing:



Edit: Here's a new pic of the Crushivores Spinosaurus, which seems to be following in the same vein as the Bite Club figures, with a mini human recreating a certain scene (Nash in this case, the pilot from JPIII). Complete with the phone, poo pile, and a mini green T. rex from the looks of it. Gotta pick up this set and get a pic with the Ceratosaurus smelling that poo pile, lol.



Edit 2: Here's the set the Imaginext Becklespinax is in that got leaked a while back:

[Pachyrhinosaurus]

While I don't think I'll be picking it up, the new '93 set looks great in that packaging. I always wondered why the new trilogy didn't stick with the classic look for merchandising.

[Carnoking]

Oh wow, that rex set is epic!

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

I'll get it, even though my favorite young Rex was the brown version. Who's the human supposed to be? 

I generally leave these in box as they just look better displayed in them anyway.

[Gwangi]

I'll get it, even though my favorite young Rex was the brown version. Who's the human supposed to be? 

I generally leave these in box as they just look better displayed in them anyway.

I've always liked this color scheme more than the brown but I never actually owned either. Still don't. I'll definitely be getting this one. The T. rex looks fantastic and I'll likely keep the packaging too.

 I agree with @Pachyrhinosaurus, the Kenner packaging and JP colors look so much better than Mattel's or the JW colors.

The human is Ray Arnold.

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

I'll get it, even though my favorite young Rex was the brown version. Who's the human supposed to be? 

I generally leave these in box as they just look better displayed in them anyway.

I've always liked this color scheme more than the brown but I never actually owned either. Still don't. I'll definitely be getting this one. The T. rex looks fantastic and I'll likely keep the packaging too.

 I agree with @Pachyrhinosaurus, the Kenner packaging and JP colors look so much better than Mattel's or the JW colors.

The human is Ray Arnold.

The juvenile Rex was my first Kenner Rex. The adult took forever to come out like a month or two more after that. 

I'm a bit concerned about how far the paint extends and how long the tail is. That killed the new Bary for me.

Is he? I heard it was supposed to be Scrap Davis a couple hours ago?