The four stars was awarded because I managed to watch until the end. I must admit that was hoping for some kind violent deaths, maybe some nudity. But, no, sadly, that didn't happen. Introduction of certain characters was wasted, and underused (smh). The four stars were given because it actually kept me for, unknown reasons, watching, maybe the wine, the hot chicks, or the maybe some nudity. Hang in there, have a bottle of wine before watching and you may just enjoy the time you wasted.
36 Reviews
Dinosaurs in jail...
paul_haakonsen31 December 2015
"Jurassic City" should be taken for what it is, which is a cash-in on the popular "Jurassic Park" franchise, complete with the fairly bad CGI dinosaurs and effects, as well as some wooden acting performances.
The story is about a group of young fraternity girls being arrested for driving and driving. They are taken to a correctional Facility that apparently also holds a hardened serial rapist. A militant group brings a load of secret cargo to aforementioned Facility, but as the cargo breaks out, the Facility becomes the hunting grounds for predatory dinosaurs.
A very generic, albeit implausible storyline with enough plot holes to make even a Swiss cheese jealous. And this is complimented by CGI animated dinosaurs that just weren't fully believable. They could have used a bit more money and effort of the CGI effects.
The movie does have a couple of familiar faces on the cast list, just to lure in the audience because the semi-famous actors didn't have that big roles after all. I am, of course, talking about Ray Wise and Vernon Wells here. The overall acting in "Jurassic City" was as to be expected from such a movie; wooden, prehistoric and forgettable.
All in all "Jurassic City" is not overly worth the time and effort, and there are far better movies in the same genre available.
The story is about a group of young fraternity girls being arrested for driving and driving. They are taken to a correctional Facility that apparently also holds a hardened serial rapist. A militant group brings a load of secret cargo to aforementioned Facility, but as the cargo breaks out, the Facility becomes the hunting grounds for predatory dinosaurs.
A very generic, albeit implausible storyline with enough plot holes to make even a Swiss cheese jealous. And this is complimented by CGI animated dinosaurs that just weren't fully believable. They could have used a bit more money and effort of the CGI effects.
The movie does have a couple of familiar faces on the cast list, just to lure in the audience because the semi-famous actors didn't have that big roles after all. I am, of course, talking about Ray Wise and Vernon Wells here. The overall acting in "Jurassic City" was as to be expected from such a movie; wooden, prehistoric and forgettable.
All in all "Jurassic City" is not overly worth the time and effort, and there are far better movies in the same genre available.
Poor CGI
jamdifo30 January 2015
Warning: Spoilers
Typical end of the world movie that uses dinosaurs, mainly the raptors. Where as in Jurassic Park they were scary and menacing with top notch effects, here they are cartoonish to the point you can't take them seriously. Hence, this leads to a lack of any suspense thru out the movie.
When you witness the first kill by a raptor within the first 5 minutes of the movie, you see how cartoonish the whole movie will be. Even the blood is cartoonish. I felt like I was watching something like Song of the South which mixed in live actors with animated characters/background. This was the opposite, live actors/background with animated raptors. I know this is a low budget, but if you can't get it right, then don't do it.
Most of the actors fulfill various stereotypes and the performances are not worth writing about. Though it was nice seeing veteran actors Ray Wise and Vernon Wells try to make something out of this comedy.
When you witness the first kill by a raptor within the first 5 minutes of the movie, you see how cartoonish the whole movie will be. Even the blood is cartoonish. I felt like I was watching something like Song of the South which mixed in live actors with animated characters/background. This was the opposite, live actors/background with animated raptors. I know this is a low budget, but if you can't get it right, then don't do it.
Most of the actors fulfill various stereotypes and the performances are not worth writing about. Though it was nice seeing veteran actors Ray Wise and Vernon Wells try to make something out of this comedy.
Just a massive load of ...
mainoslaatikkoni29 January 2015
Horrible acting, even worse animation. A high school crew would have made a better movie. A movie about dinosaurs getting lose in a prison. The dinosaurs were worse animated than Sponge bob. Lighting effects were non-existent. Come on, it's 2014 and you couldn't find a decent graphics artist. Every special effect was like a 15 year old game on the lowest settings. Just please no one watch this movie. Not worth a single second, let be 90 minutes. It was 90 minutes of straight torture. I'm just gonna type nonsense for the last few lines, because there's nothing more to say about this movie. It could be said in one line.. Just do not watch it and please don't let this director or producer make any more movies.
So bad it can't make it into the "So Bad It's Actually Good" category
joaophilippe-mb-monteiro18 February 2015
It is just wrong. CGI is cheap, monsters/blood/explosions don't connect to the set, to the lights; editing is awkward, sometimes a kill is full frontal, gory details and all, and sometimes it happens off-screen; story is as thin as you probably guessed, lines vary from utilitarian to abscond, with maybe an attempt at making it into genre sub-culture but unconvincingly so.
And light/camera work is terrible: if you where willing to actually see the faces, the expressions of the people at work in front of you during one of those "let me explain myself" scene, you are out of luck one time out of two - which is, in these times of all-digital processing, kind of a shame.
And it is full of mistakes, big and small, that you'll surely find a list of on this fine website if only people can be coerced to report on them.
I hope the people who worked that film had fun, where getting paid and all that, and legitimately didn't hold too much hopes for the success of that thing.
As much as I enjoyed Attack the Block, Pacific Rim or Independence Day or other stuff that people should obviously watch without taking it the least bit seriously, well, we are seriously into Anaconda III or various alligator/saurian Terribly Bad CGI siblings territory here; this is definitely no Snakes On A Plane.
And light/camera work is terrible: if you where willing to actually see the faces, the expressions of the people at work in front of you during one of those "let me explain myself" scene, you are out of luck one time out of two - which is, in these times of all-digital processing, kind of a shame.
And it is full of mistakes, big and small, that you'll surely find a list of on this fine website if only people can be coerced to report on them.
I hope the people who worked that film had fun, where getting paid and all that, and legitimately didn't hold too much hopes for the success of that thing.
As much as I enjoyed Attack the Block, Pacific Rim or Independence Day or other stuff that people should obviously watch without taking it the least bit seriously, well, we are seriously into Anaconda III or various alligator/saurian Terribly Bad CGI siblings territory here; this is definitely no Snakes On A Plane.
Fantastically awful. Worst movie ever. Loved it!
amonettecapella29 March 2017
This is officially the worst movie I have ever seen. Every single aspect is a train wreck, from the totally implausible plot to the incredibly crappy special effects. The acting is wooden, the dinosaurs came out of a cereal box, the characters are all complete idiots and the script is a disaster.
If you like movies that make you shout at the TV and do shots whenever something really stupid happens, this one's for you. It goes well with alcohol and any snack that can easily be thrown at the screen.
I loved it.
If you like movies that make you shout at the TV and do shots whenever something really stupid happens, this one's for you. It goes well with alcohol and any snack that can easily be thrown at the screen.
I loved it.
This movie is really LAME
lorri-larry-nichols1 February 2015
I gave this movie a 2 only because it gave me an opportunity to look at Kevin Gage... if Kevin Gage had not been in this movie I would have turned it off after the first 15 minutes. There is plenty of female eye candy in this movie, I think they might have added those scenes after they realized the movie could not stand on the dinosaur dynamics alone. I am positive not very many people are going to say this is their favorite movie... not even in the top 10,000! But... if you are a Kevin Gage fan it might be worth a gander. I need 2 more lines of text - so I will just say there is some action in this movie, just not enough to make the movie interesting.
Seriously terrible
slothmister3 April 2015
The idea is OK, some dinosaurs escape captivity and run wild.
But...
The acting is terrible. Some of the worst I have ever seen. Too melodramatic when they should be dramatic and way too dramatic when there was no need.
The special effects are horrendous! Jurassic Park had good special effects, Jurassic City just looked fake. The dinosaurs were on a slightly different lighting level to the rest of the scene. It reminded my of the original Godzilla movies.
The story had some stupid twists, stuff that would never happen in real life and one specifically which is so bad it made me wonder what the writers were thinking.
All in all, one of the worst films I have ever seen, but not in an annoyingly bad way, just in a "what am I watching" type way. If you have 90 minutes to waste then you could do worse than this one, but it will be a waste of 90 minutes.
But...
The acting is terrible. Some of the worst I have ever seen. Too melodramatic when they should be dramatic and way too dramatic when there was no need.
The special effects are horrendous! Jurassic Park had good special effects, Jurassic City just looked fake. The dinosaurs were on a slightly different lighting level to the rest of the scene. It reminded my of the original Godzilla movies.
The story had some stupid twists, stuff that would never happen in real life and one specifically which is so bad it made me wonder what the writers were thinking.
All in all, one of the worst films I have ever seen, but not in an annoyingly bad way, just in a "what am I watching" type way. If you have 90 minutes to waste then you could do worse than this one, but it will be a waste of 90 minutes.
Not even funny. Just plain bad...
Delluvian10 February 2015
This is among the worst films I've ever seen. And I don't mean so bad it's funny. Because it's not even funny. It's just plain bad.I don't even know what's the worst part of it. The "acting", the horrible CGI, the total lack of continuity, the awful script, the talentless directing or the fact that nothing made any sense what-so-ever! And when you react to nothing making sense in a film like this, that says quite a lot. In fact, it was so bad that I decided to take the time to write this review just to save others the time it takes to see it.
Not funny, not scary, not cool, not entertaining. Just... Bad. Do NOT waste your time with this garbage. Watch a funny kind of bad film instead.
Not funny, not scary, not cool, not entertaining. Just... Bad. Do NOT waste your time with this garbage. Watch a funny kind of bad film instead.
Excellent as you only need to watch 25 mins!
TAoUZOne4 March 2016
You have to give it one star if you don't have the strength to loose a chunk of your life torturing yourself for the full feature. However it generously delivers all it's low- expectations from the beginning enabling you to do something more useful like sort out your fridge or organise your toilet paper by different weights. The following is due to the fact that IMDb requires you to submit a minimum 10 lines, sorry in advance. 19 mins in there is some clichéd girl on girl action in a prison. The title sequence isn't bad, it matches the red of the tight short dress that the dark haired girl wears. There's a decent ironic analogy of Freud's structural model of the pschye captured through Altmanesque segues, actually there isn't I'm just fluffing out the 10 line minimum. Oh there are lingering shots of a woman's behind as she gets into a Jacuzzi. Sorry what was I reviewing again? It's already left my mind.
incredible
grmgmyxpn6 February 2022
I was glued to my seat. It's better than The Blob (1958)
Futoko17 February 2015
Everyone's been too harsh on this poor movie. It's a B movie, they deserve a different kind of respect. Do people know how hard it is to make a movie? If I made this I'd be proud.
The actors acted their wee socks off and a couple of them were really good. They even had that mad punk from Mad Max II & Weird Science. He's a legend. Looking a bit different but his voice gives him away, straight away.
The cinematography was good. Whoever did the special effects did their best with whatever Jurassic software they had. The story was... well, it's a B movie.
I was glued to my seat throughout, (went for a pee once). Watched it with my grandsons & they enjoyed it immensely.
The best bit is there wasn't too much gore or bloody splatterings to make it kid unfriendly. They could have made this a very bloody movie just for the sake of it but carefully held back. Professionals in the making.
This is a good popcorn B flick. This was 10X better than Sharknado 1 and 2. This is on a par with The Blob (1958). No, actually it's better. I will definitely watch Jurassic City 2, where hopefully we get filled in on why there were dinosaurs loose in the city.
Recommended viewing. 7/10 B rating.
The actors acted their wee socks off and a couple of them were really good. They even had that mad punk from Mad Max II & Weird Science. He's a legend. Looking a bit different but his voice gives him away, straight away.
The cinematography was good. Whoever did the special effects did their best with whatever Jurassic software they had. The story was... well, it's a B movie.
I was glued to my seat throughout, (went for a pee once). Watched it with my grandsons & they enjoyed it immensely.
The best bit is there wasn't too much gore or bloody splatterings to make it kid unfriendly. They could have made this a very bloody movie just for the sake of it but carefully held back. Professionals in the making.
This is a good popcorn B flick. This was 10X better than Sharknado 1 and 2. This is on a par with The Blob (1958). No, actually it's better. I will definitely watch Jurassic City 2, where hopefully we get filled in on why there were dinosaurs loose in the city.
Recommended viewing. 7/10 B rating.
Not good
napoleanWilson-120 March 2020
Either this writer has no idea how the prison system works, or he just doesn't care. The movie didn't make a lick of sense from beginning to end. I could list all the ridiculous things, but it's just not worth it. I know this is just a dumb dinosaur movie, but even so, its got to be close to real life at some point.
I saw this only because of Robert LaSardo. He does a good performance but it's not enough, he is drowning in a sea of dross.
A decent way to spend a Sunday afternoon
michelbovenkamp26 June 2015
So, this movie has been through the grinder with not so many fans out there. It seems clear to me that you should not expect an A-list Blockbuster when putting this DVD in your DVD-player.
That being said, and keeping this flick being a B-movie in perspective, I quite enjoyed it. Needles to say, this movie feeds on a respectable franchise that recently got re-hyped. The movie aims at a specific audience by throwing tons of dinosaurs, minimal dressed young ladies and carnage at you. The plot is simple, but enjoyable.
The special effects and CGI are not top-nudge, but do deliver their point. The acting is not always decent, but the characters are established well enough and their characters are quite developed. The writing contains some well written plots and some over the top plot- holes. All by all, I would give this movie a 5/10.
If you're expecting a carnage filled action movie that you can enjoy on a lazy Sunday afternoon, this is the right movie for you. If you are looking for a story to captivate you, you should move along.
That being said, and keeping this flick being a B-movie in perspective, I quite enjoyed it. Needles to say, this movie feeds on a respectable franchise that recently got re-hyped. The movie aims at a specific audience by throwing tons of dinosaurs, minimal dressed young ladies and carnage at you. The plot is simple, but enjoyable.
The special effects and CGI are not top-nudge, but do deliver their point. The acting is not always decent, but the characters are established well enough and their characters are quite developed. The writing contains some well written plots and some over the top plot- holes. All by all, I would give this movie a 5/10.
If you're expecting a carnage filled action movie that you can enjoy on a lazy Sunday afternoon, this is the right movie for you. If you are looking for a story to captivate you, you should move along.
Save your money
mbaprilia19 October 2015
Writing a review of this . . . uh . . . film is not quite as bad as watching it. And if I can save anyone else the pain that I went thru, then maybe it is worth it.
Is it any good? No. Not at all.
Acting OK? No. Not at all.
Dinos rock? No. Not at all.
Interesting story? A twist maybe? No and No.
I have a soft spot for "b" movies, but I don't know what this is.
Save your money and get something else. Anything.
You might think I am being harsh or grandstanding. Believe me you will stop thinking this if you ever dare to contaminate your DVD with Jurassic City. Go for a walk instead.
Is it any good? No. Not at all.
Acting OK? No. Not at all.
Dinos rock? No. Not at all.
Interesting story? A twist maybe? No and No.
I have a soft spot for "b" movies, but I don't know what this is.
Save your money and get something else. Anything.
You might think I am being harsh or grandstanding. Believe me you will stop thinking this if you ever dare to contaminate your DVD with Jurassic City. Go for a walk instead.
I really WANTED to like this movie, BUT ...
orion_ss17 February 2015
Warning: Spoilers
I really wanted to enjoy this movie. I am a big Monique Parent fan ( she played Scarlet ), but she only had a bit part, and not put to good use ( IMHO ). A couple of other faces I recognized but could not put names to until I checked on IMDb.
I had put in a pre-order to get the DVD, and waited for its final release and arrival in my mail box.
A HINT at a little girl on girl action, but, nada. Girls in bikinis but no T&A ( which MIGHT have made this bearable ). Most of the "action" ( and I use the term loosely ) is in a jail ( which is where the producers belong ). No spoiler alert needed; I fell asleep after an hour. I'll try again tonight.
I'd recommend saving your money and wait to see it on SciFi or other cable channel.
I had put in a pre-order to get the DVD, and waited for its final release and arrival in my mail box.
A HINT at a little girl on girl action, but, nada. Girls in bikinis but no T&A ( which MIGHT have made this bearable ). Most of the "action" ( and I use the term loosely ) is in a jail ( which is where the producers belong ). No spoiler alert needed; I fell asleep after an hour. I'll try again tonight.
I'd recommend saving your money and wait to see it on SciFi or other cable channel.
I gave them 2 stars because they tried
acesheila30 March 2019
I don't know how hard they tried, but they managed to put a movie out. There was hope for this movie. I love a good dinosaur-runs-amok movie done well. This was not that. Seriously, the Dino CGI was like 1984. Were they working off an Atari? The characters were uninteresting...except the serial killer and the bushy-haired guy who could sing. The movie was so much nothing that I am out of things to say. Just spend the time doing something actually worth your time and don't watch this movie. And tell your friends too. Friends don't let friends watch movies this bad.
Complete trash
jeffwohlrab24 November 2019
Serviceable Jurassic Park knock off that has plenty of dino kills and B movie charm
daniel-mannouch4 May 2020
Warning: Spoilers
Jurassic City is the spiritual successor to Jurassic Park rip offs from the 90s such as Carnosaur in that it finds a novel way to minimise screen time of the dinos whilst relying on the talents of it's cast to maintain suspense. Not that doesn't happen in Jurassic City, but what we do get is a combination of cheap looking CGI dinosaurs, an intriguing prison environment and characters who are given just the right amount of development to push this B-movie along at a comfy pace.
It's a dumb dinosaur film, but it does have good production value, it does have endearing character, types, and it also has a fair number of kills. The whole film comes as a combination of an Asylum creature feature and Assault on Precinct 13. If you are actively looking for a modern day, trashy dinosaur film, then I could not think of anything more that you could ask of a film such as Jurassic City. A perfectly serviceable B-movie and nothing more.
It's a dumb dinosaur film, but it does have good production value, it does have endearing character, types, and it also has a fair number of kills. The whole film comes as a combination of an Asylum creature feature and Assault on Precinct 13. If you are actively looking for a modern day, trashy dinosaur film, then I could not think of anything more that you could ask of a film such as Jurassic City. A perfectly serviceable B-movie and nothing more.
You Know What I Can Say After Watching This Film? I'd Never Do So Again.
bryanoshea10 July 2015
Juarssic City Review:
Intro:Juarssic City! It seems to me that this flick was an independent one. And guess it was made by Sean Cain. How much was that shocking? Well I'm definitely a huge fan of the Juarssic Park franchise so i better answer that question a lot quicker. So does this movie did as well as other good independent films or is it inferior to the entirety of Juarssic Park movies? Let's find out.
Story:The story of this film as you know is somehow predictable and forgettable! yep I said that. You see the plot of the movie is just bull crap. All of it is written stupidly. You stupid Sean Cain! Go get a life! Oh and the ending was poorly-clichéd. Yeah like that of course. Like i said before all the story is predictable forgettable stupid and just bull crap. 3/10
Animation: I can not start looking at the CGI dinosaurs from this flick. They're just terrible! I ADIMIT IT! they're all terrible! And you know what? I don't extremely care about them. Also I felt a bit frustrated about the rest of the movie's animation. These dinosaurs are all nothing but terribly-animated animals! I just prefer the ones from the Juarssic Park trilogy and Juarssic World. I for one bet that you never knew that all the movie's animation a bit frustrating and very terrible! 3/10
Characters:Just so you know the Characters of the film are annoying and idiotic as ever. Even the dinosaurs acted way terribly. All of them are out of character and given no character development. They're dumb they're bold and they all just need to go ahead and screw themselves. And yep they're annoying and completely idiotic as I said before. Screw you Sean Cain! 3/10
Outro:Hey guys do you want to know what I can say after watching this movie? I would never do so again. With a predictable stupid forgettable and crappy story terrible animation and characters that are annoying and completely idiotic as ever this flick is truly inferior to the whole and entire Jurassic Park franchise. And yes I definitely order you folks to stay away from it because you're with all the Juarssic Park films The Land Before Time and maybe even Disney's Dinosaur. While this movie may not be one of the worst independent films ever it's extremely perfect for me to give it 3 dying T-Rex faces out of 10. Mr Sean Cain I hate you. And you know what? I think you should give up your own career and rot in hell forever. Now if you guys will excuse me I better put my very own Indomuins Rex in my dinosaur movie called Jurassic Box-Office!
My rating 3/10 * and a half stars
Intro:Juarssic City! It seems to me that this flick was an independent one. And guess it was made by Sean Cain. How much was that shocking? Well I'm definitely a huge fan of the Juarssic Park franchise so i better answer that question a lot quicker. So does this movie did as well as other good independent films or is it inferior to the entirety of Juarssic Park movies? Let's find out.
Story:The story of this film as you know is somehow predictable and forgettable! yep I said that. You see the plot of the movie is just bull crap. All of it is written stupidly. You stupid Sean Cain! Go get a life! Oh and the ending was poorly-clichéd. Yeah like that of course. Like i said before all the story is predictable forgettable stupid and just bull crap. 3/10
Animation: I can not start looking at the CGI dinosaurs from this flick. They're just terrible! I ADIMIT IT! they're all terrible! And you know what? I don't extremely care about them. Also I felt a bit frustrated about the rest of the movie's animation. These dinosaurs are all nothing but terribly-animated animals! I just prefer the ones from the Juarssic Park trilogy and Juarssic World. I for one bet that you never knew that all the movie's animation a bit frustrating and very terrible! 3/10
Characters:Just so you know the Characters of the film are annoying and idiotic as ever. Even the dinosaurs acted way terribly. All of them are out of character and given no character development. They're dumb they're bold and they all just need to go ahead and screw themselves. And yep they're annoying and completely idiotic as I said before. Screw you Sean Cain! 3/10
Outro:Hey guys do you want to know what I can say after watching this movie? I would never do so again. With a predictable stupid forgettable and crappy story terrible animation and characters that are annoying and completely idiotic as ever this flick is truly inferior to the whole and entire Jurassic Park franchise. And yes I definitely order you folks to stay away from it because you're with all the Juarssic Park films The Land Before Time and maybe even Disney's Dinosaur. While this movie may not be one of the worst independent films ever it's extremely perfect for me to give it 3 dying T-Rex faces out of 10. Mr Sean Cain I hate you. And you know what? I think you should give up your own career and rot in hell forever. Now if you guys will excuse me I better put my very own Indomuins Rex in my dinosaur movie called Jurassic Box-Office!
My rating 3/10 * and a half stars
Honestly, just don't.
jonathanzeidman21 April 2020
Z-grade cash in
Leofwine_draca23 June 2018
Warning: Spoilers
JURASSIC CITY is another mindless Z-grade B-movie designed to cash in on the release of JURASSIC WORLD. I was surprised that it wasn't made by The Asylum or the Sy Fy Channel. The story is preposterous and involves a secret military experiment that releases a horde of ravenous velociraptors into a prison currently inhabited by a bunch of bimbo characters and the usual one tough good guy. A number of characters are munched in bad CGI effect scenes while old-timers Ray Wise and Vernon Wells are there to run around in an attempt to convince you that a proper story is present. Protagonist Kevin Gage delivers the most laid back performance ever, never showing a trace of emotion even when confronting his own seeming death.
Truly Awful!!!
jdwilkins2000-125 August 2017
I don't usually bother to write an IMDb review for movies that I dislike, but this horrible film was so bad that I felt compelled to issue a warning to any unsuspecting viewer out here who might stumble upon it by mistake. This may very well have been the worst movie I have ever seen. Everything about it stank: Sleazy CGI, wooden acting, no plot, terrible direction, a poor soundtrack, the list goes on and on. Save your money and avoid this like the plague. The only reason I gave it a score of 1 is that IMDb doesn't have a zero available.
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