Is it just me, or did everyone take the Pterodactlys flying off the island a little too lightly? I mean, the things damn near killed them and when the things are leaving the island, the best that they can do is say things like "Its a whole new World for them" or "They better not build a nest near Okalhoma". Its like, these things are dangerous and they're not the least bit worried about it. Anyone else think the same thing?
shareConcur. I thought the same thing. This could cause a huge problem and get a lot of people killed. Yet no one really seems to care much. There's really nothing to stop them from nesting near highly populated areas, and since they are the only dinosaurs off the island, there's not really going to be any natural predators around the keep their numbers in check. The implications of them flying off to find new nestings grounds are actually pretty grave and Grant doesn't even really bat an eye.
shareI guess that might play a plot element in the 4th film since a map in the 2nd film showed that there are about 5 or 6 islands including the other 4 that have been explored yet so possibly explore site c.
shareYep, a whole new world and a whole new diet.
A sucky end to a sucky movie.
I actually came here to ask the same question. The chick makes the joke about Oklahoma, they laugh it off, and then we see the dino birds soaring through the sky as triumphant music swells, and the whole time I'm thinking, "Uh...yeah, in the next few days those things are gonna start plucking little kids out of their yards and eating them."
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The chick makes the joke about Oklahoma, they laugh it off, and then we see the dino birds soaring through the sky as triumphant music swells, and the whole time I'm thinking, "Uh...yeah, in the next few days those things are gonna start plucking little kids out of their yards and eating them."
What could they have done though? Two of them are paleontologists (I count Billy to that), two are just everyday people and the third is a kid. Whatever should be done to stop them from flying off it's not THEIR job. They were't armed, were injured, hungry, tired, etc, what were they supposed to do? They were most likely just so relieved to be off the damn island that they didn't care either way, figuring that someone else would sort it out.
shareWell that's pretty much the opposite of what Malcom and his annoying girl did in JP2.
They too had no skill to deal with it, but they did.
In this one, no one cares...
In the book (and I think the movie also) they mention that Isla Sorna (the site of the original theme park) was somewhere around 150 miles off the coast of Costa Rica. Its possible that Site B was even further from the mainland.
Am I the *ONLY* one here who thinks there's something questionable about the idea of these creatures flying 100-200 miles from the Pacific Ocean to the mainland? I mean, MAYBE its possible but I think it would make more sense that these small brained creatures would return to the island in search of food rather than flying enormous distances for no apparent reason.
Keep in mind, we saw pterodactyls in 'The Lost World' as well. So they've been "free" to roam around for quite some time. And we can assume that no pterodactyls made it to mainland central America between 1997 and 2001 when 'Jurassic Park III' takes place. Actually, the original takes place in 1993 and presumable Site B was shut down sometime after the disaster in the original theme park. So really, none of them have escaped between the year 1993 and 2001. I think its safe to say that the mere fact that they can fly doesn't guarantee that they'll be able to cross such enormous distances. Sure, there are birds who migrate vast distances. But we're talking about large reptiles here - who presumably need more food, right?
Yeah, I can see your point.
shareI think its easily possible, many types of birds can fly for more than a day non stop without much effort if the wind is right, i'd imagine that a pterodactyl could fly for longer than most birds alive today.
Then if you also think about the Galápagos Islands and how they're more like 550 miles(i think) away from the nearest coast in South America and birds managed to get there.
Even Spiders have managed to get to the Galápagos Islands by shooting their web in the air and letting the wind carry them. The wind has managed to carry them 500 miles to the island. Obviously its crazy unlikely but it's just an example to show how important wind is and how it could carry birds to the island and back if its going the right way and if theres an updraft.
They should have definitely been worried.
They needed to stay around the lysine rich islands?
share"i really don't think a tiny flock of pterodactyls (if that's what they were) would cause a large problem for the world."
Exactly Caligula! The whole scene was juxtaposed with the arrival of the military on the island. You were expected to think that if any future problems were to occur, the military, rather than unarmed civilians would be on hand to deal with them.
Yeah I thought Dr. Grant's reaction in particular was pretty weird, considering he understood as well as anyone else the grave implications of it. It was pretty inconsistent of him, after all his admonishments of people who wanted to go anywhere near dinosaurs.
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Yes, but as already stated it was not their task to stop them from nesting. They are just five regular individuals, what can they possibly do?
That's what the military is there for!
Besides feed the "birds"? Nada.
shareI always thought it was a nod to the original, which also sees them flying at the end. In reality those birds could create some serious havoc. Think about it, it is a sunny Sunday afternoon and you see these giant birds thought to be extinct attacking everyone on the street. Unless someone had a shotgun on hand, those things are going to do damage before the cops or the army get there to terminate them.
shareThe original was just plain old regular birds - not dinosaur birds. It was a nod to the belief that dinosaurs evolved into modern day birds.
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