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Hey folks, Harry here. I'm up in my hotel room in Burbank watching the University of Texas fight the Aggies on the post-turkey bowl fight... I'm doing my best not to do any work to find out anything cool, and I look down on the floor at the discarded LIFE section of my father's USA TODAY newspaper and I see the headline "JURASSIC PARK III will send shivers with spinosaurus"
Well, it seems that ol Claudia Puig at USAToday, went out and grabbed some info for all of us that believe this JURASSIC PARK will most likely be the best. I'm saying that because for some reason, I believe that the Joe Johnston is going to knock this one out of the park.
Enough of that... It seems that William H Macy and Tea Leoni are the parents of a 12 year old boy stranded on the island after that parasailing accident, that we told y'all about a couple of months ago. First off, the idea that William H Macy is Tea Leoni's husband... RULES!!! GO BILL MACY!!!! YEAH!!!! The article also describes a scene where Leoni is to be suspended 18 feet off the ground from a plane... that sounds intense.... and they describe the Spinosaurus (broken here ages ago) as being 44 feet long and weighing 26,000 pounds... and they mention a battle between a T-Rex and this monster.... FUCKING A... that's what I'm talkingb about. Alessandro Nivola says, "I run through the jungle a lot and use every means possible to escape the clutches of the monster." YEAH! That's what it is supposed to be. I can't wait to see the first real hardcore trailer for this film. Uh oh... The game is getting good... I'll talk atcha later....
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How cool would that be?
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It's about time William H Macy got a BIGGGGG!!! Staring role.
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Harry you think this third installment will be the best of the series? I will be greatly surprised if it is, after all the first one in my mind was revoulutionary for film, not until that freakin T-Rex scream in my face did I realize what they are capable of doing in CGI now and it just blew me away. The movie was pretty damn good though...Windtalker is going byebye---->
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A Kaiju-esque battle in a mainstream American movie!? "Fucking-A" is right!
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The first Jurassic Park scared the hell out of me. The second--though not quite as nail bitingly tense--still managed to be a thrilling and enjoyable ride. And from what I hear of the latest production, I'm not going to be disappointed. Third time's the charm.
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I read this twice so if I am wrong then I will ban myself from posting anything to AICN for.. oh a day. Am I right in that Harry is giving space to a scoop from USA Today? How terrifically lame. Capital L lame. Boy, someone help Harry out here and give him some true insider information, PUH-LEEEZE!
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Alessandro Nivola (Pollux Troy) is in this? Fucking-A! That guy is a nutty actor. What the hell has he been doing anyway?
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was Macy and Nina Hartley in Boogie Nights!
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hopefully, that will be the all consuming thought in the mind of the new dino. . .mmmmmmmm, breast implants. ...
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Nov 24, 2000 5:28:17 PM CST
If a William H. Macy type can successfully nab a Tea Leoni type,
by arcturus
Really!
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Makes me happy to hear all these actors I like are in this high-profile movie. Best Tea Leoni moment: trying to get the apple in her mouth, inside the big glass globe she has on her head, in an episode of the Naked Truth. Just a-lickin' and a-suckin'. By the way here's my vote for Russell Crowe as Marshall in an all-new Land of the Lost movie, with Macy as Enoch the good Sleestak. No, how 'bout Macy as the uncle who comes looking for them after Marshall goes into the pylon, with Jack Black and Anna Paquin as Will and Holly, and Verne Troyer as Chucka the Pakuni, and Dave Chappelle as Enoch the good Sleestak. That'll be Jurassic Park 4. This post is dedicated to Joe C.
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we'll see. I don't know about tea leoni, but we'll see. at least grant is returning... i haven't really been keeping up with the news on this... are they returning to the island from the first movie, or the second movie? i wish they'd return to the original island, it would be cool to see all the old sets and whatnot in ruins. I AM JIGAMONKEY.
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Three years ago, in November, I believe, some archeologists had found remains of a dinosaur, that is exactly like the Utah-raptor, or Velociraptor, but it was 9 feet high, and 36 feet long. I might be wrong on the 36 feet, but it's in the 30's. It was on the news for like three days, and than ended. I'm surprised with something that surprising to be discovered and announced, that nobody would think of using it, as far as Jurassic Park goes. If I remember right, it was the November after The Lost World came out. Anyway, they called this new discovery, "Mega-raptor." Too bad they didn't think or remember it to use it in a JP movie.
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Hey, its a world.
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Shoutout to Bill's portrayal of Walter Finley an die Show MAUDE!!
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Last time I saw him was in the great film BEST LAID PLANS. Great performances all around, was truly given a chance to flex his acting muscles (with Reese Witherspoon and Josh Brolin) against a really twisted and entertaining script. Go see it.
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Jurassic Park made almost 400 million dollars in the United Statess alone, yet it is still underrated. That movie was amazing. It was the movie that made me want to becom a filmmaker. I have never walked out of a film so excited. I was ten when it came out, so maybe that is why I loved it so much and continue to love it. JP3 will not be better than Jurassic Park. I mean, the basic story is weak... it's about rescuing one kid? There will be a massive death count, all for one child?
I don't know. But the rest of it sounds tight. Bill Macy is awesome. I can't wait to see if they get it right, and get this franchise back on track after The Lost World. -
that's it....
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that's it....
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Nov 24, 2000 9:12:54 PM CST
Even playing a wrinkled mother in "Family Man" Tea Leoni still m
by docsisx
drool. A lot
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Remember those cards?! They were great! "Shredding the Colonel!" Heh, heh...Now there's a movie to make!
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...hmm I dunno...
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William H Macy and Sam Neill - 'nuff said. The movie will rock because the filmakers know the other JPs just were not good enough and somehow always missed the mark. Joe Johnston is a technical wiz too so it will work out.
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I truly HATE HER. She is without a doubt the biggest no-talent pseudo-actress working today. What exactly does she bring to any role? Answer: NOTHING. She should go back to waitressing. The woman CAN NOT ACT HER WAY OUT OF A PAPER BAG! Please Joe Johnston, just have a T-rex or some other hungry dinosaur gobble her up and then later on poop her out again, that would be fun! Ciao gang. Hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving, except for Ms. Leoni. As for her husband David Duchovny, why don't you love me?
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Nov 25, 2000 2:10:00 AM CST
How about, The same man who brought us the Millenium Falcon?
by andy travis
He's more than just Jumanji.
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Bill Macy is the original bad ass mf. Anyone catch his comeback performance on Norm?
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He is married to Felicity Huffman, who I think is better looking than Tea Leoni.
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I'm sorry, I just had to post this after reading the talk back saying that this new film wouldn't be nearly as good as the last two because Speilberg wasn't directing.
I loved the original Jurassic Park, even after reading the novel, I loved it a lot. I still love it today, it's a good fun movie with plenty of chills and excitement....but Lost World...it was crap. I was so ashamed when I saw that, "This can't be Speilberg, it just can't!"
The whole movie...it was just crap from start to finish. I hated it, couldn't stomach the lameness of it all. Yes, the dinosaurs were pretty, yes the scene with the Japanese business men was funny, but the plot was terrible, the writing awful, the characters uninteresting...and this was before I even got to read the novel (wich was completely different, the Lost World movie was only very loosly based on the book, it honestly didn't deserve the name)
Speilberg is a great director, he makes some great movies, but Lost World was not one of them. I don't know if JP3 can touch the first one, but it would be hard pressed to be worse than the second. (All of this is, of course, my opinion. Feel free to disagree.) -
None of you know what the script is really about. Its about nuclear radiation mutating the dinos. Check out a script sample I got.
Tea: Help Help!
Dinosaur X1: We reptiloidsssss are driven to mate with all femalesssss!
Tea: You already tore all my clothes off and ravaged me,what more could you do to me?!
All the Utah Raptors begin to laugh evily. There huge brains throbbing in the moonlight. Slowly greasy dicks slide out of hidden sacks.
Tea: ubrg UGBRG!
Dinosaur G9: You put it in her mouth? Why did you do that?
Dinosaur X1: It feelssss ssssoooo good.
Pack instinkt takes over and all the raptors join in.
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I think JP3 will fail the same way as The Rocketeer did (business-wise). Jurrasic Park was fun in '93 but it's old news now. Not many people are bothered if there's another sequel or not, what with so many newer franchises already established or making a comeback (T3)... Further note, Steven Spielberg is the worst, lamest-excuse of an artistic film-maker in the history of the cosmos.
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You know, it's getting to the point in hollywood where the romantic pairings are freaking absurd. Don't get me wrong; William H. Macy can do no wrong by me. If William H. Macy walked into my house and punched my grandma in the head and pissed on my carpet, I'd be like "Hello, Mr. Macy. Thanks for stopping by my house! It's an honor! I hope you didn't bruise your hand on my grandma! Can I get you a Diet Rite?"
Anyway....
My point was that we shouldn't be applauding these casting decisions, we should be angry at the studios for insulting our intelligence. Outside of Anna Nicole Smith, elderly men, no matter how charismatic, generally do not land the choice kittens. And Bill H. Macy, in normal society, would not get Tea Leoni without some sort of tranquilizer. What's next? Sean Connery starring opposite Katie Holmes in Joe Esterhaus' "Rock the cradle of love"?
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Lay off patting yourself on the back in your stories Harry, it is pretty sad.
I think this movie will not be the money making machine it once was for two reasons:
1. Pokemon
2. Jeff Goldblum
Sound silly? Think about it. JP1 & 2 did really well financially, because there was this whole interest going on with Dinasaurs. This spawed all sorts of vial creations like "The Land Before Time" and those twisted Dino-soldier toys. Kids (and thus parents who bought the tickets) were interested in seeing it. The whole Dinasaur thing is kind of dead now, and kids are looking to Pokemon, Digimon and that type of shit. I dunno, just a thought
"You know, they say talent skips a generation, so hey, I'm sure your kids'll be sharp as tacks"
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And Jeff Goldblum ,even though I hate his ass, did create a lot of draw with the masses of moviegoing idiots out there who misinterpret his slow acting delivery style as high IQ. Sad, but true.
Oh and one last thing, there is a REALLY GOOD chance that Tia Leoni will stink this movie up big time: anyone remember her less than stellar contribution to the Bruckheimer classic "Bad Boys"? She was FUCKING HORRIBLE in that. (Not that Smith and Lawrence were any support).
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but I'll probably end up seeing it on HBO or something. The first Jurassic Park was pretty good, but the second one sucked so badly. I
think this movie will be pretty much the same as the other ones (I wonder if Micheal Crichton is writing the script. If so, it could turn out like the first one, or it could turn out like the Lost World. The book wasn't actually that bad, but the movie was completely unbelievable). Well, that's all I have to say [as if you care] -
Dinosaurs are perpetually popular. There was no big "dinosaur trend" before JP anymore than normal. Land Before Time came out in the mid 1980s, man! Also, before Pokemon, you had Power Rangers. Before Power Rangers, you had TMNT. All were hugely popular, so there was always a distraction from dinos. If JP3 works as an entertaining popcorn flick, then it will probably be successful. As big as JP1? No, but what is?
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The person who critiqued Harry's grammar is right. A demonstration of a basic understanding of the English language and its rules is not at all pretentious or pompous or whatever the hell that you called it. Harry now has quite a few readers, will probably get more now that his quotes are showing up in film advertisements, and a basic demonstration of comma usage and, ahem, s-p-e-l-l-i-n-g, would do wonders to lend him some credibility beyond " a movie junkie who started a movie fan website." That
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This is going to be the best? "F**king A????" Harry is either on drugs or has been replaced by a 14 year old.
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You know, Tea Duchovany is pretty hot, but I gotta agree about the acting. Remember Deep Impact when she was doing the MSNBC commentary, in the middle? My God that was horrible. I bet she doesn't even own that movie herself, it was so bad.
And Rocketeer ruled, even if nobody but me saw it in the theater.
Peace
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I suppose I'm the only one who was actually disappointed that the Mystery Men movie dicarded his original origin of having found King Arthur's magical shovel from his pre-Excaliber days as an humble stable boy. But, I'm off-topic. Come on guys, do any of you doubt that this Jurrasic Park 3 thing is gonna blow big, vile, greasy, brown chunks? The first film wasn't all that great, the second made all its money in its opening weekend before everyone realized it was basically stool and stayed away in droves, this latest doesn't even have Saint Steven going for it. It WILL suck as few have SUCKED before. Ya heard it here first, guys! (Or actually, maybe not since the suckitude of this flick is a fait accompli)
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Finally, there's someone with a normal brain in here!
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why do people hold jurassic park as such a great movie, but the sequel as shit? anyone watching the movie will realize that they're both pretty much equal. bad writing, dull acting, and some excellent dino action. if nothing else, i'd hold lost world as being superior for the better dino stuff. i'm looking forward to JP3 simply because the dino action is going to be like nothing we ever could have seen in the previous two
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My comment is simple, speilberg and company obviously do no research on dinosaurs, first it was the raptors and dilophosaurus, now the spinosaurus, they say it is bigger and meaner than the t rex, not so, i love dinosaurs and the spinosaurus is longer, 49ft to the trex's 39ft, but the t rex is far more masive weighing in at 6.3 tons compared to the spinosaurus 3.9 tons and there are also two theroes to the spinosaurs behaviour, eating dead animals, never hunting live or eating large fish as to the t rex does hunt and kill its own food . T REX WINS! nuff said.
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Nov 27, 2000 11:46:12 AM CST
Yesss! A fiesty 12-year-old X-treme sport child will take off p
by lshb
One can only hope that he has a spikey bleached-blonde haircut and says 'Whoa' alot. Sarcasm aside, first problem: Why the hell would anyone want to rescue a child like this in the first place? Second, _parasailing_ accident carries child to mysterious quarantined island hundreds of miles off shore? Ayup. I recommend a return to the elements of JP1 pertaining to children such as where the little dinophile is blown clear off the fence when the electricity comes back on and bleeds from the ears for a while.
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Nov 27, 2000 4:32:30 PM CST
The only way this could be good, is if it was all dinosaurs (no
by iamlegolas
But that was already done with the BBC's "WALKING WITH THE DINOSAURS". Kick ass!
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I rarely post anything here, but I have made one consistent observation- Alot of you talk-backers need to chill out. Many of you bitch and whine about movies that you haven't even seen a TRAILER for yet. I seem to remember about 90% of the posts on here for X-Men were all about how crappy the movie is going to be, Hugh "Jackass" is going to suck as Wolverine, Blah blah blah. Now X-Men is considered to be (especially here) the best comic book movie ever. This is just an example.
Fact is, none of you have any idea whether or not it's going to suck. So keep off your damn high-horse and wait until you can make a fair judgement. Why don't you bitchers take an exmple from some of the obviously more intelligent people on this forum and CALM DOWN! Stick to examples of what you didn't like about the first two instead of just screaming "Tea Leoni's in it, I hate it already!"
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They don't attack the people right away. They stare at them as if to say "Look I'm uglier than you". The first one surprised us because we've never seen anything like it before. But by repeating the same process and calling it a sequel, it's pretty much crap.
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Yes, the dinos in JP3 will be at least 47% more evil than their lost world counterparts....
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I truly cannot fathom the amount of preposterous hubris it takes for someone to make a moronic statement like Jurassic Park was lame. Look, jackass, if you think that Jurassic Park sucked, then you have absolutely no clue about films. You have been sniffing your own ass-finger so long that it has destroyed all your brain cells. Even on TV, Jurassic Park is incredible. Think of the images from that film that are now part of our permanent cultural lexicon. Think about the kids in the car, watching the water in the glass ripple as the Tyrannosaur neared them. That is brilliant storytelling - engaging, visual, it tells you everything you need to know, and fills you with the right kind of excitement and dread. Or how about the Putnam who runs into the toilet to escape the monster, and then the walls crash around him? Or how about the rear-view mirror "Objects may be closer than they appear" and then the T-Rex is huge in the mirror. Once again, brilliant storytelling. Creative use of an everyday object to make the whole moment seem fresh and even more exciting. Or how about Newman's fat ass stumbling around blind on the muddy hill, and the spitting dinosaur is sizing him up and he says, "Look at me, I have nothing on me to eat!" or something like that. Come on, that shit is funny. And are you telling me that sick triceratops wasn't the realest fucking dino ever? And are telling me those velociraptors didn't scare the shit out of you? Come on, don't be a Putnam. You know that shit was scary. You're only tring to play it off, because its always cool to bag on shit that everyone else likes. You're a rule breaker, a risk taker. You're original because your tastes are so sublime. Jurassic Park is a great movie. I thought the acting was fine in it. It's an adventure flick, you dorks. You want nuance? They were running from dinosaurs - they were supposed to be scared, and they were. What the hell more do you want? Of course it has flaws as a movie. When was the last time you saw "Citizen Kane", the greatest movie of the twentiest century? Remember the scene where the blond pal was an old fart down in Florida, being interviewed about Kane? That was some of the lousiest acting I've ever seen. My God, that man is lame. As a young guy, he was fine, but when he tried to act old, he looked like a Jr. College theatre major in a shitty production of "Our Town." So even the great "Citizen Kane" has flaws. Also, it seems silly to cheer Bill Macy for getting a Jurassic Park flick. Think back. You haven't seen a lot of A-List star performances from Sam Neil, Laura Dern, or Jeff Goldblum in quite a long time. I don't think this flick is really going to do much for Bill or Tea. They'll get a nice big paycheck, but that's it. Finally, I just have to say that the phrase, " 'nuff said" is really stupid. Please find something less sucky with which to end your posts. Thanks.
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Just to defend my theory:
First of all, Land before time came out in 1988: kind of a stretch to say "mid eighties" don't you think?
And if you look a little more closely, you will notice that Land Before Time II-VII (that's right, they have made 7 of them) started coming out in 1994: a year after Jurassic Park. I think that supports my argument much better than you would have us believe. I am not saying that diansaurs are not "ever-popular", I am just saying that their popularity reached a peak in the early-mid 90s. You obviously have little contact with the demographic I am referring to, or else you would know how fixated children get on "what's popular", like Pokemon et al. I admit, my error was indicating that Land Before Time came out after JP1, but the 6 sequels began coming out a full 6 years after the original, right after the JP1 phenomenon. -
SPIELBERG IS ONE OF THE GREATEST DIRECTORS TO EVER LIVE!!! I'll admit JP2 sucked. Everyone makes a bad movie here or there. Give him a break. And who cares what kind of grammar Harry uses? It's his web site and he can do what he wants with it. You dorks are lucky he even lets you post such stupid ass comments. Go attend a seminar on "The Correct Usage of the English Language". This is a MOVIE web site. GET A FUCKING LIFE!!!!!!! If I were you Harry I would ban this idiot and others who attack how you write off this site for good!!!! PLEEEEEEEEEEASE!!!!!!!!!
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In JP: Lost World, who killed all the people on the boat carrying the T-Rex? C'mon, WHO? Did raptors sneak on board, slaughter the crew, then jump ship and swim to Malibu?
Did the giant T-Rex suddenly shrink in size, wander around the ship eating all the crew, then return to the hold and grow back to it's original size?
Did the helicopter crew suddenly have one of those 'bad ideas' and decide to reunite the baby rex with it's mother, and once the baby rex ate the crew, the helicopter people shot it with tranquilizers, toss it back on the 'copter and pretend it had never happened?
What are we missing folks? WHAT HAPPENED TO THE SHIP'S CREW! raddspencer@hotmail.com Email me, let me know, tell me please!
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