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Post by theropod on Mar 26, 2013 23:38:34 GMT 5
Well, I'm not a huge JP fan, but I thought some would be interested to see this: sphotos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/486104_488897574490785_365403635_n.jpgNot sure whether its official, but it looks like that. Furthermore, that's nearly exactly the silhouette of the tübingen-specimen of liopleurodon. Let's hope it won't end up at 25m. An underwater sequel would be really cool tough. |
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Post by theropod on Mar 27, 2013 20:44:52 GMT 5
Just use this thread to debate everything related to JP
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Post by Grey on Mar 28, 2013 1:17:48 GMT 5
Nothing official, but almost definitely we'll have sea animals for the fourth.
I guess you would be a fan if you had grown up with the film.
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Post by theropod on Mar 28, 2013 1:41:55 GMT 5
Yeah, I guess so. I grew up with WWD, pretty epic as far as entertainment is concerned too.
The ultimate film for me would be a modern version of it, with correct facts. But anyway, I love sea creatures, lets hope they show some interesting ones in JP4
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Post by Grey on Mar 28, 2013 18:06:11 GMT 5
Well, you can wait for the WWD 3 D movie.
But the JP franchise will remain cult. This film have pretty much heavily popularized once again the prehistoric to the general audience, and was the all first creation to depict dinosaurs as active, fast, dominant creatures.
Among the guys of my generation or less, JP have emphasized the interest for dinosaurs and cinema as well. Fans count often future paleontologists and cinema workers. There was a huge before/after with it.
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Post by theropod on Mar 28, 2013 19:52:14 GMT 5
That's only logical, after all it was the first major film produced with 3D computer generated images. I suppose on a smaller scale that has happened with several of the major productions (eg. the lost world, not the JP sequel but the original stop motion one based on Arthur Conan Doyle's book or for my generation with WWD), but none have ever had an impact comparable to jurassic park.
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Post by Grey on Apr 1, 2013 12:24:17 GMT 5
Horner :
"Movie dinosaurs aren't nearly as glamorous as real ones, which were brightly colored. "Steven has made the point several times to me that colorful dinosaurs are not very scary," Horner said. "Gray and brown and black are more scary. I worked on [the television series] 'Terra Nova' with Steven as well, and he did get some color into some of those. So I think by ['Jurassic Park] IV,' we'll have a little more colorful animals."
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Post by theropod on Apr 1, 2013 15:23:38 GMT 5
Now that sounds good! I suppose for the same reason all the animals in JP were scaly.
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Post by Grey on Apr 5, 2013 21:49:06 GMT 5
A new frightening species for JPIV : Sequel hype. Details are scarce about Jurassic Park 4, which Spielberg will executive-produce and Colin Trevorrow will direct. But count on a new, previously extinct creature rising to stardom. "I can't actually tell you who that will be," says Horner, who will consult on the new film. "But you'll want to keep the lights on after you see this movie." www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2013/04/03/jurassic-park-3d/1996081/The article itself is interesting. My bet is for now on Carnotaurus, featured in The Lost World novel but never used in the movies since. |
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Post by theropod on Apr 5, 2013 22:09:14 GMT 5
C. sastrei would be cool, and if the Jeep had problems escaping that T. rex, they won't escape Carnotaurus...
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Post by Grey on Apr 5, 2013 23:01:04 GMT 5
The Carnotaurus in the TLW novel had also one fearsome specificity which made them very dangerous and even avoided by the raptors and the rexes on Isla Sorna, not evidenced by anything in the fossil records but justly not possible to prove and which could certainly have occurred among dinosaurs...
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Post by Grey on Apr 13, 2013 8:05:17 GMT 5
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Post by theropod on Apr 15, 2013 21:47:48 GMT 5
I just finished reading The Lost World (JP somehow wasn't available as an E- book and I didn't want to wait so long, neither read it in German).
One funny thing I noticed:
Carnotaurus is given the skin of an octopus (fantasy so far, I couldn't imagine a reptile to evolve it in evolutionaryly relatively short spans of time, but indeed a good one), and said to be an ambush hunter. Now ironically, it is said to be neither fast nor active. On reading up-to-date literature you'll soon notice carnotaurus is now acknowledged as one of the fastest of all non-avian dinosaurs, due to its extremely specialized and strong Caudofemuralis longus
Great lecture tough, despite the inaccuracies. I can wholeheartedly suggest it to any dino-fan out there.
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Post by Grey on Apr 16, 2013 2:43:04 GMT 5
Good to hear you finally read it.
Yes, I thought about that too. We can perhaps envision that it is possible a species of hunter has evolved with such skills, but Carno likely is not the best contender. Now the novel is 1995, but yes, great read. The Carno scene is intense...
Too bad you could not start with the first one, but no big problem.
The first one is probably even better than TLW. I greatly recommend it to you !
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Post by theropod on Apr 16, 2013 20:13:55 GMT 5
I'll certainly read it sooner or later, as soon as I can get my hands on it...
I'd imagine something like ceratosaurus or many other neoceratosaurs (eg. Mahjungasaurus), all rather short legged and heavily built, would be good ambush hunters.
I too love the Carnotaurus-scene, one of the best in the whole book!
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