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Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)

After the surprise success of Jurassic World (making around $1.6 billion at the box office), it was inevitable that there would be a sequel. Like The Lost World in 1997, this film doesn't quite have the magic of the previous one. The film sees Claire who is now running the Dinosaur Rescue Group and is leading a recovery team to rescue Blue the raptor before a volcano on Isla Nublar. Quite why you would build a tourist park with an active volcano is a mystery. But the film doesn't spend very long on the island which is a shame really but it moves to a giant house. It’s at this point we are introduced to Rafe Spall. Spall is the baddie of the movie and its clear he is the baddie from the very first scene he is in when he is charming towards Claire. It turns out that there is a guy who is even more loathsome and that's some guy played by Toby Jones. The film attempts to rewrite a bit of the backstory for Jurassic Park with Lockwood being the guy that helped John Hammond (Richa...