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Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom 4K Blu-ray delivers truly amazing video and audio in this excellent Blu-ray release
When the island's dormant volcano begins roaring to life, Owen and Claire mount a campaign to rescue the remaining dinosaurs from this extinction-level event.
For more about Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom 4K and the Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom 4K Blu-ray release, see Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom 4K Blu-ray Review published by Martin Liebman on September 8, 2018 where this Blu-ray release scored 4.0 out of 5.
If there's one lesson to be learned from what is now more than two decades of Jurassic Park unwritten rules and regulations, it's to never
return to the park, no matter the reason, no matter the possibilities for profits, no matter the stakes, no matter the morality of the action. "How
many
times must the point be made?" Ian Malcolm asks at film's end. Until revenues begin to dry up, Ian. True for the profiteers in the movies and true in
the
board room at movie studios. Indeed, the franchise, which began with Steven Spielberg's groundbreaking Jurassic Park, was rebooted in 2015, and is now on the fifth film in the series, the second in the
World trilogy, and has never been shy
about telling stories featuring characters making relatively poor decisions, albeit usually with good intensions, that lead to disastrous results.
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom is every bit the spectacle it should be, but whether it's a
worthwhile film is another matter entirely. The film explores good ideas on life and death and the existence of the species -- man and dinosaur alike
-- but the red meat within the movie rings a bit hollow, playing with familiar beats that most closely resemble the storyline from the first sequel, The Lost World: Jurassic Park.
An unstable volcano is threatening to destroy everything on Isla Nublar, including the last remnants of dinosaur life, leaving them once again extinct.
But a political firestorm has erupted alongside the volcano, with some claiming the dinosaurs should be saved while others, including Dr. Ian Malcolm
(Jeff Goldblum),
argue for their extinction, for man to accept nature's course correction and again free the world of their presence, as it had been for millions of years.
Claire
(Bryce Dallas Howard), who is fighting to save the endangered creatures, is introduced to a plan to transplant the dinosaurs to a safe, isolated
sanctuary with "no fences, no cages, no tourists." It's an illegal and risky venture, but Claire agrees to return to the derelict park in the name of
saving several of the creatures, including Blue, widely believed to be the most intelligent of the dinosaurs. But Claire will need help. She recruits
Owen (Chris
Pratt) to assist in capturing Blue, and brings two of her co-workers, Zia (Daniella Pineda) and Franklin (Justice Smith), for their expertise. Little do
they know that treachery abounds and some will risk everything in hopes of profiting from the dinosaurs one last time.
It's impossible to watch Fallen Kingdom, especially from the outset and through its first half, and not feel a little like the movie is headed
down the same well-beaten Jurassic path. It must be difficult to innovate the same basic concept: dinosaurs run wild, humans run for their
lives, chaos ensues. Admittedly there are some new twists -- the addition of an erupting volcano adds a fair bit of drama and a newfound source of
intensity missing from the previous films -- but it's not until the second half, which blends the stuff of dinosaur nightmares with some more heady
ideas and concepts that the movie finally finds a distinction from the others in the pack. Perhaps most interestingly, the film offers a unique peek into
the earliest history
of Jurassic Park and introduces some of the braintrust behind the original idea, those who were very close to, but previously unseen with, the old
guard face of the franchise, John Hammond. The movie delves fairly deep, albeit with action still the main driving force alongside, into some
interesting and dangerous ideas that concern both hard science and hard profiteering, neither of which, admittedly, are necessarily new to the series
but that are presented in a way that advances the understanding of the world within the series while still allowing for plenty of bread-and-butter
dinosaur action scenes and scares, the latter in particular in the film's final act.
Indeed, there is some impressively realized horrific imagery throughout the film which yields some of the most
intense, and scariest, moments in what is now a five-film franchise. The visuals bring an immediacy and sense of dread to the film and franchise,
which has
always used perspective and portending terror to frighten characters and audiences, but it's a little more amped up here. The general dinosaur
visual effects are first-rate, as viewers have come to expect, and there's a complete seamlessness between man, dinosaur, and environment, and
whatever demarcations between real and digital there may be in any given scene are nearly impossible to see. The cast is fine, including a few
newcomers such as Toby Jones and James Cromwell, neither of whom will likely go down in franchise lore as amongst the best developed characters
but who, in this film, add their own necessary qualities into the narrative, which does help propel it down a thematically darker road in its second half.
The included screenshots are sourced from a 1080p Blu-ray disc. Watch for 4K screenshots at a later date.
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom rises on the UHD format with a very satisfying 2160p/Dolby Vision-enhanced presentation. The add to clarity,
courtesy of the upscaled 4K resolution, is obvious right off the bat. The image appears more clean and clear, if not a little more glossy in places, but
never at the expense of the film's cinematic state. Details are tangentially more robust and complex compared to the Blu-ray. There's certainly not an
astronomical rise to textural efficiency or crude level detailing over the 1080p presentation, but the 2160p resolution does allow for some fine-tuning
that even the
excellent Blu-ray cannot entirely handle or reveal. Though refinements are slight, the up in clarity is obvious and the improvements, however generally
minute
they may be, do bring the movie a little closer to that desirable theatrical look and feel. Viewers will note modestly increased details on skin and
terrain, for instance, while even digital constructs appear sharper and more menacing.
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom features Dolby Vision color enhancements, and while there is not a significant, drastic alteration of the film's
palette and presentation, the adds the format brings to the movie are immediately obvious and very welcome. Color density is improved. Lava is a key
beneficiary in the film's first half. The color appears more stable, a little darker, but the increase in saturation and density to fire-hot oranges and reds
and
whites and even ashy blacks help make every scene with exploding fire or slowly creeping lava all the more visually intense. The image is rendered a
little darker on the whole. Natural greens around the island are more stabilized and intensely saturated, for example. Black levels present with more
pronounced shadows in lower light and with more impressively firm depth and detail over the Blu-ray. Skin tones are a little darker too. This is a good
upgrade from the Blu-ray. It's not the most dynamic UHD on the market and it doesn't offer the starkest contrast between the same film on the two
formats, but the increases to detail and particularly color accuracy make the UHD the way to go.
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom chomps onto UHD with a prodigious DTS:X soundtrack. The film begins with an underwater sequence that
produces some impressive sounds of intense depth, including an overhead component, that puts the aquatic pressure right in the middle of the home
theater. Large and heavy doors push open through the stage, which transitions to a raging surface storm that punishes the listening area with sonic
intensity, and sonic bliss, from all directions. As the action shifts to the dry but dangerous land, volcanic eruptions spew not only hot lava but intense
bass and stage-saturating goodness. Helicopter rotors slice through, and above, in some scenes. Dinosaur vocalizations range from shrieking to
intensely deep and dominant. Action scenes are never wanting for more perfectly harmonious stage chaos, with every speaker and the low end
engaged for the duration. On the other end of the spectrum, Claire's introduction is met with bustling office space din, which is very clearly defined and
very prominent, but balanced, throughout the stage. Buzzing flies in chapter 10 encircle the listener. Every example of small environmental support
effects present with perfectly tuned positioning and sonic detail. Music is triumphantly large and fully enveloping, supported by expert low end
accompaniments. Dialogue is clear, center-focused, and well prioritized throughout.
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom's UHD disc houses the same featurettes found on the Blu-ray. A Blu-ray copy of the film and a Movies
Anywhere digital code
are included with purchase. The release ships with an embossed slipcover.
On Set with Chris & Bryce (2160p, 3:05): A look at the chemistry between the film's leads, and their performances.
The Kingdom Evolves (2160p, 4:33): A look at Fallen Kingdom within the context of the new trilogy. It also explores J.
A. Bayona's direction and the vision he brings to the movie.
Return to Hawaii (2160p, 2:41): A quick look at shooting in Hawaii.
Island Action (2160p, 6:01): Crafting some of the key action scenes in Hawaii (and elsewhere around the world).
Aboard the Arcadia (2160p, 5:53): Shooting various scenes onboard the ship on a soundstage, including crafting a key scene that J. A.
Bayona believes to be the heart of the movie. It also looks at dinosaur animatronics.
Birth of the Indoraptor (2160p, 4:09): A closer look at the movie's newest dinosaur addition.
Start the Bidding! (2160p, 3:18): Crafting a key action scene from late in the film.
Death by Dino (2160p, 1:33): One of the film's unlikable characters bites the dust, er, gets bit. Gruesomely.
Monster in a Mansion (2160p, 3:06): Bayona crafts a key scene based on influences from the first Jurassic Park as well as
1979's Dracula.
Rooftop Showdown (2160p, 3:48): Making a climactic confrontation at film's end.
Malcolm's Return (2160p, 3:07): A favorite character appears to bookend this film.
VFX Evolved (2160p, 7:08): A detailed exploration of honoring the dinosaurs of past Jurassic Park films while using cutting-edge
technology to make them more realistic.
Fallen Kingdom: The Conversation (2160p, 10:16): Bryce Dallas Howard, J. A. Bayona, Colin Trevorrow, Chris Pratt, and Jeff
Goldblum chat about all things Jurassic.
A Song for the Kingdom (2160p, 1:26): Actor Justice Smith performs on-set.
Chriss Pratt's Jurassic Journals (2160p, 12:08 total runtime): Pratt introduces audiences to various individuals who make the movie
work. Included are Vivian Baker, Makeup Artist; Mary Master, Hair Stylist; Chris Murphy, 1st
Assistant Sound; Dean Bailey, Stunt Edge Car Driver; Peter Harcourt, Diver; Daniella Pineda and Justice Smith, Actors; Jody Wiltshire, Set PA; Kelly
Krieg, Assistant Script Supervisor; J.A. Bayona, Director; James Cox, Stunt Performer; Rachelle Beinart, Stunt Double; and Bryce
Dallas Howard Chris Pratt, Actor.
Jurassic Then and Now - Presented by Barbasol (2160p, 3:06): A montage of categorized moments from the franchise.
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom sees the franchise teetering on fatigue, though this film's ending does at least show the promise for
what might in store for the coming 2021 sequel. Fallen Kingdom is the most idea-driven film since the original. The trade-off is that it's not as
purely fun as Jurassic World. The first half delivers classic franchise thrills while the second
half takes on a darker tone as characters wrestle with a number of ethical questions and surprise revelations, of course still with the trademark
dinosaur
violence and action scenes in full bloom, not to mention a fairly healthy dose of horror cues mixed in as well. Universal's UHD is unsurprisingly
top-rate. The 2160p video is terrific, the DTS:X soundtrack is terrific, and the disc is
packed with featurettes. Highly recommended.
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