Eric Peterson

All the bad reviews I'm seeing are complaining about language and F Bombs. Don't watch the show if you don't like it, but it doesn't mean it's worth a bad review. Also, to think that it's just a show designed to shit on solar and wind, it's not the point. The point is that this country (and the world for that matter) run on oil whether you like it or not. Solar and wind are a pipe dream, the only way forward is nuclear. Get over it and enjoy the show. So far I'm liking it, one episode in. It is fairly realistic and has good writing. As a father, Thornton is relatable. Pleasantly surprised that I have another show to watch in a sea of otherwise terrible crap.

The movie wasn't *terrible*, but it left a lot to be desired. The biggest problem with it is that there just isn't enough backstory. It felt like a sequel with no story building, and you aren't really sure what the movie is even supposed to be about until roughly halfway through. I think we all expected it to be more of an action movie, or at least have some greater story to tell, but in the end I really couldn't even tell you why the film was made in the first place. Watch it once to say you have, then never watch it again.

While definitely being better than Fallen Kingdom, Colin Trevarrow has shown yet again that he doesn't know how to direct this series. In my opinion, only Spielberg understands what fans of this franchise want. Dominion was a huge mess of random events struggling to hold a cohesive story together. Too much forced action, FAR too many forced call-backs to the original JP1. It made the film feel disingenuous, like it was dangling a nostalgia laced bait to reel in original fans. About the only thing the film got right was inclusiveness of acting cast. Having stronger female roles and persons of color without feeling like they were included to give the IDEA of inclusion. Acting was fairly solid, which is honestly one of the only things that saved the rating from a 1 star; that and the obligatory CGI/dinosaurs (who doesn't love them?). Finally, without spoilers, the final dinosaur fight scene (again the forced call-backs), felt completely insane and unrealistic in all meaning of the sense. In summation, the film felt like almost every other movie made in the last decade: overreaching and overrated. If I hadn't felt obliged to watch it due to my fandom of the entire Jurassic Franchise, I would have saved my $20.