Why is this movie so hated?

Although I enjoyed Jurassic World overall, there is no question that the effects and music were better in this movie.

JP3 is more closely tied to the spirit of the original. I don't mind that Jurassic World is its own thing (in fact I prefer something new at this point), but it didn't really do anything new that was particularly exciting. It did convince me that modern special effects are not necessarily better than what we had then. I enjoyed Stan Winston's work here, and his loss is still hugely felt.

It's by far the weakest of the franchise but it's not terrible. It just has less to say than the other film, its a little adventure movie, like something Ray Harryhausen would cook up.

I prefer this one over number 2! The list world to me is boring and the plot is eh and I find it to be the most oddly cast movie ever (Julianne Moore and Vince Vaughn?!?).

But I prefer jurassic world over both 2 and 3.

Because it was a turd of a movie. There was no plot, a giant duck chasing everyone through the whole goddamn movie, "talking" raptors, the list goes on!

And not to mention characters so goddamned annoying I was hoping they would get eaten then pooped - out then stepped on!!!

While I can't comment on Jurassic World (I've yet to see it), Jurassic Park 3 is hated for many reasons.

1. The characters are utterly forgettable. While the first film had great characters (and the second movie had some), this film lacks any characters you can care about, because they're all so bland and cliched (i.e. the divorced couple, the retired man who decides to join in after declaring that he wouldn't). Not to mention that certain characters are pointless and only there to increase the film's bodycount.

2. The utterly boring story. While it is nice to see Dr. Grant again, the story is really boring, focusing on a couple of bathroom store owners trying to get their kid back. Whoo. Not only is this really dull, but it also has several plot holes throughout the story (i.e. how Ellie Sattler can get the military to save Grant, but the bathroom store owners couldn't convince the US embassy to save their son).

3. The bland setpieces. These are poor as not only do you not care about the characters, but due to their often poor editing (mainly the frequent quick cuts) it makes it hard to tell what is going on.

4. The terrible designs on the dinosaurs. While the effects are good, the designs of the dinosaurs are often hideous, making the film hard to look at at times.

5. The failed attempts at humour.

6. "Alan!"

7. A phone ringing inside a dinosaur.

8. The pointless "dramatic parts", as they are often so short, they leave little impact on the audience.

9. The alarming ending, whereby pterodactyls are flying away from the island, potentially going to eat people around the world, but is portrayed as something wondrous.

10. Breaking up Grant and Ellie for no reason.

11. The plot conveniences (i.e. the hole in the electric fence, the kid running into Dr. Grant).

12. Being utterly boring throughout. 88 minutes has never felt so long.

13. Killing off a great franchise for over a decade.

14. Tea Leoni's dreadful performance.

15. The unnecessary overly violent parts.

16. Being one of the worst sequels ever made.

In my opinion, and to many others, that is why Jurassic Park 3 sucks.

Probably because it had the simplest plot out of the entire quadrilogy which is really unfair.

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-Benjamin Francis Leftwich

I saw the original Jurassic Park in the theater in 1993 when I was 14, and I loved it. I got it when it came out on video and watched it regularly.

I saw Lost World just one time, in the theater when it came out in 1997, when I was 19. I thought it was okay. Haven't seen it since (until last week).

I just saw Jurassic Park III for the first time just last week, when I bought all the JP movies on DVD for the first time, at age 37.

I actually liked it. Is it better than the first one one? Hell no. Is it better than the second one? Eh, I don't know. But for years I've heard about the hate for this movie, but I didn't come away with any hate. I thought it was okay enough. Some cheesy and unbelievable moments, but whatever. I'll probably watch it again whenever I get in a JP mood and watch the trilogy.

My thoughts on why JPIII is hated:
1. The Spino 'beating' the T Rex is the main reason in my book. I've read several interviews with people much more qualified than me to answer why that wouldn't happen.

2. My own personal feelings on the dino sounds - in the original JP, the T Rex roars were incredible! I remember seeing people in the audience covering their ears!! In JPTLW, the T Rex roars were more like a small elephant. JPIII, the Spino has a decent sound, but still no comparison to the original T Rex.

3. Way too much left unexplained.

4. The ending.