Yesterday, Husband and I left Infant with his grandparents and took off to see a movie in the theater for the first time since Guardians of the Galaxy last year. Fitting, since both movies had the same star. You'd think we were huge Chris Pratt fans, which we totally are, but that part was actually just pure coincidence.
I'm certain I was That Guy(Girl) in the theater to the people around us. I spent the whole two hours gasping and laughing and fist-pumping and clapping. I know I married the right man because he was right there with me the whole time.
You guys. I literally cannot remember the last time I was that into a movie. (Pirates of the Caribbean, maybe)? Suffice to say, it's been a WHILE.
Jurassic World did not disappoint. I was so, so scared it would. 4th movies have a history of suffering, badly, and I was inwardly terrified I would walk out of the theater yesterday with a sick feeling in my gut from disappointment.
Nope. I was grinning, like an idiot, for at least an hour. I haven't done that for a movie in a long time, either.
All the shout-outs to zoo culture in general and at least one to my zoo in particular were hilarious, endearing, and surprising.
Chris Pratt trains his velociraptors pretty much exactly the same way I train my horse, cues and all. Amazing.
The nods to the previous Jurassic Park films were numerous and nostalgia-inducing. The opening for potential future films was subtle but clear.
And the monsters.
My beloved velociraptors: everything I wanted and more. A cameo from our good friend the T-Rex from the first movie. The mosasaur was pretty good, too, and quite the awesome nod to my marine park days. The pteranodons might've been the scariest ones in the movie, though. And the new dino, the Indominus Rex? Chilling.
It was tense. It was funny. It was beautiful. I cried, several times.
It had a few faults. But I loved it so much I'm overlooking them.
It's pretty much a guarantee that we'll see it again, and it's also pretty much a guarantee that I will subsequently purchase any and all Jurassic World merchandise as it becomes available. I'm hooked, guys. I have a new favorite movie. Take my tiny contribution to your millions of dollars opening weekend and bleed me dry.
I am yours, Jurassic World.
Everything is Jurassic World, and Jurassic World is everything.
I have to admit that I was surprised how much I enjoyed it, also! Definitely it was a fun and engaging movie, and Chris Pratt SOLD it. (I think he has a bright future as an action star -- he's mastered the protective alpha with a sensitive side and a great sense of humor kind of vibe.)
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