tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.comments2023-10-29T06:50:22.166-04:00Love in the Time of ChasmosaursUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6489125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-52993697154120200892017-12-14T11:36:08.671-05:002017-12-14T11:36:08.671-05:00A little thought about the Paleoart Survey. I appr...A little thought about the Paleoart Survey. I appreciate this very servey very much and hope that it will become more and more widespread over the years. Something that troubles me a little when looking at the results is that this is a survey for a art form evaluated by its own participants. So it is very self reflecting, a very inside perspective. That is great, don't get me wrong, but I imagine it could be interesting to have a little wider scope, with a second survey for researchers or other paleo enthusiasts. Making one for the public would be nonsensical right now, but getting a better picture of what the whole paleo-world thinks could be more fascinating. Do non-paleoartists see the same problems we see, do they appreciate Paleoart as much as we think? What paleoartists do they know, how much are they willing to pay for artwork? I know this would be really difficult to pull off, so these are in the moment just some musings that went through my brain so I write them down before I forget them again.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05879808999246638877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-54806233718213886282017-12-13T03:07:37.710-05:002017-12-13T03:07:37.710-05:00Theropods...Theropods...Reprobushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10650084661969561056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-75523309975757694782017-12-13T03:07:01.462-05:002017-12-13T03:07:01.462-05:00Awesome artwork, really make those therapies look ...Awesome artwork, really make those therapies look like living animals.Reprobushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10650084661969561056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-46967210483226559152017-12-11T07:53:44.283-05:002017-12-11T07:53:44.283-05:00This is pretty interesting to read, and pretty wil...This is pretty interesting to read, and pretty wild to think that at least four people see me as an inspiration, and even more wild to think someone wrote "plastospleen" as an inspiration, imagine your inspiration using that username?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12678430097717115171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-47684095697323107232017-12-08T18:52:34.578-05:002017-12-08T18:52:34.578-05:00Seems like a reasonable reaction to seeing a small...Seems like a reasonable reaction to seeing a small child in the street.Marc Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01894846069567096349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-2170236024080722262017-12-08T02:02:26.887-05:002017-12-08T02:02:26.887-05:00Dinosaur movies are truly vile things. I accidentl...Dinosaur movies are truly vile things. I accidently saw a five second clip of a old stinker called "King Cong" that portrayed dinosaurs as massive slow moving reptilian brutes and I went screaming naked out of my apartment and kicked a small child in the face. OffWithTheirHeadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10036930493837052361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-74765799564406635002017-12-04T13:25:41.259-05:002017-12-04T13:25:41.259-05:00Your website is really cool and this is a great in...Your website is really cool and this is a great inspiring article. <a href="https://www.elias-rubenstein.com/de/texte/hoehere-aspekte-der-kunst/" rel="nofollow">künstler</a><br />Muhammad Hassanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04282277249728542966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-35728923347111936452017-12-03T23:59:01.499-05:002017-12-03T23:59:01.499-05:00Good stuff as usual. Just 1 nit-pick: You forgot m...Good stuff as usual. Just 1 nit-pick: You forgot my 21st pair of reviews (which I picked to coincide w/Thanksgiving): https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=799782856894997&id=100005898705187raptor_044https://www.blogger.com/profile/10538231485096397412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-79129669002925794602017-12-03T18:27:54.500-05:002017-12-03T18:27:54.500-05:00And so the word "Egerkranian" officially...And so the word "Egerkranian" officially enters the English language. <br /><br />Thanks for the shout out and for a great read! J.E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07533763878318668907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-61836935730266235482017-11-30T00:59:32.952-05:002017-11-30T00:59:32.952-05:00Will LTA2 contain original Knight artwork so that ...Will LTA2 contain original Knight artwork so that one can compare it side by side with Witton's takes?Andreas Johanssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08802392912541974977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-60915888541398411552017-11-29T16:08:59.655-05:002017-11-29T16:08:59.655-05:00I neither hate nor like the ending - I simply cann...I neither hate nor like the ending - I simply cannot recall it. Andreas Johanssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08802392912541974977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-38179491929694772462017-11-29T14:35:39.384-05:002017-11-29T14:35:39.384-05:00Aside from being way too big and bulky, I really l...Aside from being way too big and bulky, I really liked the carnotaurs in Disney's Dinosaur.Zachary Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05035947146927565746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-60655842005452072702017-11-29T04:10:38.914-05:002017-11-29T04:10:38.914-05:00The term paper writers stated that they lived in b... The <a href="https://thetermpapers.net/" rel="nofollow">term paper writers</a> stated that they lived in both Europe and the United States. Living in a foreign country is very, very different than visiting the same country for a few weeks. First off, you probably wouldn't be staying at a B&B. You'd have a house or an apartment and you'd have to fix your own meals, do your own housework and shop for your own groceries. Perhaps you'd like to go out to a restaurant from time to time and Europe offers a wide variety of restaurants across all price ranges.marciduncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00684630065554511022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-29394624329595485562017-11-28T19:34:31.474-05:002017-11-28T19:34:31.474-05:00It is terrible. I was sort of looking forward to s...It is terrible. I was sort of looking forward to seeing the chameleon carnotaurs (however ridiculously stupid) ... but they didn't make it into the movie. (Maybe for the best, though, given how much JP influences popular depictions.)Mike Keeseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00147156174467903264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-41000280268385101832017-11-27T23:09:28.698-05:002017-11-27T23:09:28.698-05:00The book is awful. I tried a couple years ago; did...The book is awful. I tried a couple years ago; didn't even make it halfway.Zachary Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05035947146927565746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-32868472739105643922017-11-27T19:06:01.073-05:002017-11-27T19:06:01.073-05:00@Marc Vincent
"Happily, Crichton changed hi...@Marc Vincent <br /><br />"Happily, Crichton changed his mind (no doubt a sizeable advance was involved), and his sequel novel to Jurassic Park was published in 1995."<br /><br />Out of curiosity, what did you think of it? I haven't read either novel in forever, but I remember liking the sequel more. Like you, "I was keen to see a more naturalistic portrayal of dinosaurs".<br /><br />BTW, just a heads up: I think you're really gonna like my Feb. 2018 negative review given the the book shares several striking similarities w/this movie.raptor_044https://www.blogger.com/profile/10538231485096397412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-38679005912518395392017-11-27T17:38:52.777-05:002017-11-27T17:38:52.777-05:00I remember watching TLW in its opening week at a c...I remember watching TLW in its opening week at a cinema in Weymouth. Dragged three friends along with me to watch it, too. They were brutally objective about it, whereas I had already decided how good it was going to be, and I wasn't able, on an emotional level, to divorce myself from that. <br /><br />And whilst I do think it's a fairly well-polished movie, I don't care about anyone or anything in it. None of the dinosaurs feel like characters; they seem anonymous - even the T. rex parents. Couldn't tell 'em apart, and their behaviour was identical. Nearly every character has willingly put themselves in danger, either for ethically questionable reasons, or for morally sound reasons which are still tainted. The science speak is HORRID and turns me right off characters I'm supposed to like. In fact, the only guy I liked gets pulled in half by the two parent tyrannosaurs fairly early on, in a scene which I think put me off the whole film. It was so violent, I was stuck thinking about that scene for the rest of the movie! The CG is fine, but the baby Tyrannosaurus is a horribly clunky animatronic puppet and every time it gets screen time, I feel like Stan Winston commentary should be playing.<br /><br />And the gymnastics scene... Oh gawd, why? "Hey, raptor, gimme thirty seconds so I can set up this routine. Don't move!"<br /><br />JP3, for all its faults, didn't leave me with that bitter taste in my mouth. It was a bit meh, but I was expecting worse.<br /><br />I don't have those nostalgic feels for TLW, probably because seventeen-year-old me felt some sort of betrayal! :Dgaffamondohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14397360821807022637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-27870990117760782742017-11-27T17:34:04.104-05:002017-11-27T17:34:04.104-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Mike Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06039663158335543317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-56615634687525044452017-11-27T16:47:13.144-05:002017-11-27T16:47:13.144-05:00I didn't mention Pete Postlethwaite in this po...I didn't mention Pete Postlethwaite in this post, but I should've done. He was brilliant, as usual.Marc Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01894846069567096349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-66037403927211324172017-11-27T16:13:22.003-05:002017-11-27T16:13:22.003-05:00Lost World is the melancholy story of our hero Rol...Lost World is the melancholy story of our hero Roland Tembo as he looks back on his life and realizes it is perhaps not what he imagined.Sastreihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12891778877207869378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-75709649918440107592017-11-27T15:03:00.048-05:002017-11-27T15:03:00.048-05:00Yeah! I understand that! My problem was I read the...Yeah! I understand that! My problem was I read the first book in 1990 and put it down thinking it was a brilliant examination on the ethics of exploiting scientific advance. The films hijacked it for entertainment value. Sure they introduced post renaissance dinos to Joe Public, but Crichton's message was just pushed to one side! Never was that more apparent than in the San Diego scenes. CaptainSumohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02799987519393119907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-20592153725274836682017-11-27T14:58:32.563-05:002017-11-27T14:58:32.563-05:00For me, the absurd San Diego ending is the saving ...For me, the absurd San Diego ending is the saving grace of the movie, and a sequence I'll happily watch again out of context. Lots of great details and the VFX crew pushing the limits beyond what they were able to do with the CGI rex in the last film.Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16291031323944721219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-45678726700302969402017-11-27T14:44:11.686-05:002017-11-27T14:44:11.686-05:00The ending seems to be really divisive. A lot of p...The ending seems to be really divisive. A lot of people hate it, mostly for the reasons you've mentioned. On the other hand, others think it's a good bit of silly fun (I tend to fall into that camp).Marc Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01894846069567096349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-57413805587276287702017-11-27T14:34:58.264-05:002017-11-27T14:34:58.264-05:00I always hated this one, more than any other film ...I always hated this one, more than any other film in the franchise. I could never get past the San Diego ending. It's like something from Godzilla! All that's missing is King Kong entering stage-left and the rumble kicking off!CaptainSumohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02799987519393119907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-11101794083291245222017-11-26T08:59:29.973-05:002017-11-26T08:59:29.973-05:00"And that's when he learned what dinosaur..."And that's when he learned what dinosaurs actually looked like and that sci fi movies are just pretend."Chris DiPiazzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732594604741735181noreply@blogger.com