ROTTEN TOMATOES: Will Spielberg Return to Helm "Jurassic Park 4"?

Will Spielberg Return to Helm "Jurassic Park 4"?

by Scott Weinberg | September 19, 2006

Steven Spielberg has said several very flattering things about the work Joe Johnston did on "Jurassic Park 3," but recent chit-chat seems to indicate that S.S. might be interested in stepping back into the director's chair (if and when) "JP4" starts moving forward.

From IGN FilmForce: "Johnston reportedly remains Spielberg's pick to direct JPIV, according to Sky News and CinemaBlend.com. Should Johnston bow out, however, Spielberg is said to be willing to come back to helm the fourth movie.

If Spielberg is indeed willing to return to the dino-franchise then what does that mean for Indiana Jones IV? Both JPIV and Indy IV have a tentative 2008 release date."

Click here for the full article. And as far as Mr. Spielberg goes, I'll believe it when I see it start pre-production.

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Mikeal420 writes:
on Sep 19 2006 02:24 AM

[b]Don't Do It[/b]
Spielberg should continue doing the brilliant work he's been doing this past 10 years, not revert back to some old series that was never anything special. The first Jurassic park was thriling but was no masterpiece along the lines of Minority Report or AI. The Lost World lacked any depth and part 3 just sucked.
I thought Spielperg was going to direct a remake of "Westworld", what happened with that???

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South_park300 writes:
on Sep 19 2006 04:36 AM

"The first Jurassic park was thriling but was no masterpiece along the lines of Minority Report or AI"

um, no?

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CyberJackal writes:
on Sep 19 2006 05:44 AM

Bah, JP 3 was better than The Lost World. The Lost World was just plain awful.

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jeremyd4 writes:
on Sep 19 2006 05:53 AM

"The first Jurassic park was thriling but was no masterpiece along the lines of Minority Report or AI"

..yes, because it was so much better

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new12play writes:
on Sep 19 2006 07:06 AM

Minority Report is one of this decade's masterpieces. Sorry, but I have to agree with Mikeal. I can't say that about AI. The first Jurassic Park was great, and I believe Spielberg could do something special with the fourth one.

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atreyu83 writes:
on Sep 19 2006 07:24 AM

From Spielbergfilms.com:
"As Steven Spielberg's career has shown us in the past, anything can happen, but at this point, there is absolutely nothing to indicate that Johnston has passed on returning to the 'Jurassic Park' series or that Spielberg will be retaking the reins."

Source:
http://www.spielbergfilms.com/general/1075

Moral of the story:
Rotten Tomatoes should stop posting baseless rumors and report more real news.

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Zen Bullet writes:
on Sep 19 2006 07:34 AM

Jurassic Park was a great idea . . . for ONE MOVIE. It was flawed, but immensly entertaining and nicely-paced.

Building it into franchise never felt like an inspired decision, but more like one led by the wallet. The Lost World is one of Steven's absolute worst films. Sometimes his pictures are hit-and-miss, but other than the movie "Hook", never did they feel so comittee-run.

JP1--- 8.5/10
The Lost World--- 5/10
JP3--- 4/10
JP4--- I don't even want to know

I'd call AI an attempt at a masterpiece that fell on its face. It's the kind of failure that at least was a failure of vision rather than a failure of inspiration. It wasn't cynical, which was nice.

Minority Report was really good, a bit cold, but still worthwhile.

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the-russian writes:
on Sep 19 2006 07:51 AM

In reply to this comment (#844472)
"The first Jurassic park was thriling but was no masterpiece along the lines of Minority Report or AI."

AI? Really? Masterpiece? That's overexaggerating a bit, and to say that the first Jurassic Park wasn't as good as these, that's just silly...

Not that box office scores are a direct link to how "great" a film is, but didn't JP hold like the number 2 spot for highest grossing film of all time a few years back?

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moross1018 writes:
on Sep 19 2006 07:52 AM

[b]waste of time[/b]
dong jp4 would be a setback in SS standards. he has achieved greatness and
should be doing something else that would be more of a mark for the next great
director to take over.

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ramack writes:
on Sep 19 2006 08:16 AM

[b]Let it die[/b]
Let the series die with the little dignity it has left.

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dubz33 writes:
on Sep 19 2006 09:38 AM

[b]bring it back[/b]
yes i agree with that jp3was pretty weak and jp2 wasnt the best but just the point of dinosaurs living now is pretty cool i would like to see what S.S. does with the film BRING IT BACK

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unbreakable_samurai writes:
on Sep 19 2006 11:21 AM

I would really like to see him do it.

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SIRxxxTMG writes:
on Sep 19 2006 12:10 PM

Jurrasic Park -- Great, great movie.

Jurassic Park 2: -- Horrible peice of shit.

Stay away from 4.

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South_park300 writes:
on Sep 19 2006 01:05 PM

Minority Report and AI aren't TERRIBLE movies, but the first Jurassic Park movie is far superior. i don't care what any of you say haha.
and yeah, JP3 was better than The Lost World.

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homeimp writes:
on Sep 19 2006 01:43 PM

[b]Sure I'll go[/b]
I thought Jurassic Park III was actually pretty good. At least compared to the second one which had few great set piece scenes, but uninteresting characters.

Of course A.I. and Minority Report are better than all 3 of the dino movies. But it's rather unfair to compare them. They are different genres of film intended to appeal to completely different audiences.

If I could only have one of those films, I'd take A.I. The best of Spielberg combined with the best of Kubrick. Not quire a perfect fit perhaps, but for me it's about as good as it gets at the cinema.

I'll still go to JP4 if they make it, but I can't imagine a satisfactory plot. Of course I said that about JP3 and it gave me quite a bit more than I expected.

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Master King Sexington writes:
on Sep 19 2006 01:46 PM

If they show one dinosaur get shot in the face with a gun I'll be happy. You never see them shoot a dinosaur in any of the movies, but if I were going to a dino infested island I know I'd be packing. Well, whether he does it or not, I'll be there. I sorta hope he doesn't though cuz I need Indy 4 to be great

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aknddon3 writes:
on Sep 19 2006 03:01 PM

[b]Minority Report Was okay and AI is one of the wors[/b]
That says it all, the original poster does not know what he is talking about. AI is the worst Kubrick movie, just barely nudging out Eyes Wide Shut. Oh and AI had the worst actor of all time, Haley Joel Osment.

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new12play writes:
on Sep 19 2006 05:13 PM

Minority Report is the best "intelligent" action film to come out in the last decade. The entire eye scene was magnificently filmed. The first 2/3rds was a wonder of cinema, and even though the final 1/3rd does desire a little more, the movie as a whole was simply movie magic. Show me a better sci-fi/action or even just action film than Minority Report in the last 10 years

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aknddon3 writes:
on Sep 19 2006 06:00 PM

In reply to this comment (#844489)
You want a better sci-fi movie? Serenity

You want a better action movie? POTC or POTC2 or Spiderman 1 or 2, Serenity, X2, Batman Begins, etc. Do you want me to keep going?

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MOO_V_NUT writes:
on Sep 19 2006 06:20 PM

[b]JP4: Wait, There's Still More Dinos.[/b]
How can they possibly come up with a even half-way decent script/plot/character for a fourth JP movie. I really liked the first, despite some of the more "creative" aspects. And a sequel wasn't out of the question, even though it was disappointing. But a fourth, come on!

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