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Currently working my way through a small pile of dvds, blu-rays and 4K UHDs.

I revisited the second Jurassic World on a cheap second hand 4K UHD (which thankfully played just fine). Really enjoyed myself. The only other film I've seen by this director, is the modern horror masterpiece The Orphanage. Bearing that earlier film in mind, it's probably not surprising that Fallen Kingdom is the closest in the franchise, to being a straight up horror film. As much as a PG 13 rating allows anyway. There's even some gothic type imagery involving dinosaurs, if such a thing is possible.

It's always nice to see Toby Jones making a supporting role appearance (same with Ted Levine and Geraldine Chaplin) and it was pretty cool to see Guillermo del Toro being given special thanks in the end credits. It's also probably the closest we'll ever come to seeing an adaption of the ageing Dino Crisis video game by Capcom. I seem to recall that this film was fairly poorly received at the time. Not sure why, I see it as an improvement over the prior movie. Was fun to revisit. If I had to award a score, it would probably be 7.5/10.

btw I sometimes get a bit fed up with the overuse of cgi in films. I think the classic example is a fake looking snake near the beginning of Terminator 3 (couldn't they just have filmed a real snake?). I don't mind using cgi when it's absolutely necessary and I have to say that here, the computer effects were absolutely flawless (even in 4K resolution), a real showcase for how to use digital technology.

Edit: Just ordered a cheap blu-ray of J. A. Bayona's A Monster Calls.