The Jurassic Games (2018) User Reviews (110)

Neither a Jurassic disaster or a Jurassic thrill ride

[TheLittleSongbird · 4/10 · 29 June 2018]

Was not expecting much from 'The Jurassic Games'. It just sounded terribly derivative to the point of being a blatant rip off, the cover/poster looked cheap and like something you'd find advertised for a SyFy or Asylum film, it had a low rating and the reviews were less than promising. So in all honesty was expecting something terrible.

Seeing 'The Jurassic Games' with an open mind and fairness intended, it turned out to be not near as terrible as expected. At the same time, didn't find it a particularly good film either. Just for the record, am somebody who hates being critical and is more often than not encouraging and aims to be balanced and tries to evaluate rather than completely gushing or bashing, so will always severely object to being called an armchair critic/expert that is thrown around a lot immaturely.

There are positives. There is colour and atmosphere in the setting and some slickness in some of the shots. The music is not over-bearing, variety-less or monotonous, even when not being exactly memorable.

A few of the dinosaurs are fun and have some personality that avoids going too far on the goofiness or scare factor. Some of the acting is better than average and there is the odd thrill.

However, the limited budget shows in particularly the not always very well organised editing and the ropy effects. The dinosaurs don't steal the show as much as they should and their contributions not particularly memorable or well used. The human characters are underwritten and have little development or endearing personality, despite the actors' best efforts.

Also found too much of the dialogue on the wrong side of dumb and cheesy, complete with some soapy moments, and that it didn't flow very well. The film is extremely derivative, interesting premise with far too over-familiar execution that has nothing new. The lack of imagination and suspense also hurts the film, too much evokes cringing and the thrills are sporadic. The direction felt like they were not in control of the material and not at ease with the genre.

Overall, not a disaster, not a thrill side. Instead on the lower side of somewhere in between. 4/10 Bethany Cox

Before the fakes come in

[kaefab · 4/10 · 22 May 2018]

This movie suffers from what all those low budget sci fi do, the atrocious special effects. This could have been a decent movie honest the story was original but in a movie where you need a tone of FX to replicate the dinosaurs etc it just fails, the effects are so bad that you just give up watching the movie.

Terribly derivative but still a bit of a romp

[iantrader · 5/10 · 16 June 2018]

It's not a bad movie, it's just far and away not as good as it might have been. You've got to blame the (sigh) writer/director for that although he did have a hand with the writing which is possibly why it's not as bad as it might have been.

First of all it's so derivative - the Jurassic Park series, of course, Running Man, Ender's Game, the Death Race series, and all the YA movies like Maze Runner and the Hunger Games. And loads more.

And, yes, it was made on a budget, hence the complain about the poor SFX although for a B movie they're not too bad. I was thinking they must have got a job lot of dinosaur graphics.

Anyway, taking all that into account, the story line isn't too bad as far as these things go - I can't believe one reviewer actually said it was original!! - go figure - and it's generally pacy enough to keep you watching, at least with one eye, although you know how it's going to end.

Maybe you've got to be in the right mood to watch something like this but it you are, give it a whirl.

Not Great but Not Awful

[nowego · 5/10 · 16 June 2018]

Low budget, OK, not great special effects, nothing glaringly bad like most low budget rip off movies and not as bad as some reviewers have said, though they did lack a bit

This one had a pretty good plot, but suffered mostly from a low budget. It is a bit of a rip off of The Hunger Games with Jurassic Park thrown in. We get spoiled by the blockbusters and expect the same from every movie, this is not a blockbuster with a blockbuster budget.

Some of the acting was, while not terrible, a bit below par.

This is the type of movie you watch with a fun group of friends. Not a movie to be taken too seriously, as it doesn't take itself too seriously.

Not a movie I would recommend.

Low grade CGI + poor script + dubious acting = The Jurassic Games

[paul-catanach · 1/10 · 22 August 2018]

The opening scene with the game show host wearing some kind of dinosaur's skull as a helmet sets the tone for what is a truly bad film. Numerous illogical twists in the plot, poorly thought out fight scenes (a 110lb girl hangs a 240lb man by placing a noose around his neck and running the rope over a branch. She weighs HALF of him so how does she haul him off the ground?) had me laughing for the first 30 minutes before coming to my senses and abandoning the film.

Don't waste your time on this. Go for a walk, a run, a drink, a meal or shopping. Anything but this. You'll thank me.

Poor visual effects

[stglplp · 2/10 · 25 May 2018]

Low-budget movie. The characters' stories were built in a sloppy manner. The acting, on the other hand was not so bad and as well as the story line. However, they skipped so many details of the story or trying to chase the story line so hard which leads to so many confused and unreasonable details along the movies.

Best nights sleep ever

[kristianjphiorns · 2/10 · 13 February 2019]

Awful film but did provide a great nights sleep as it was so utterly boring.

Rubbish

[Stenun · 1/10 · 6 December 2018]

While watching this film, I was debating in my head whether it deserved a 2 or a 3. But then I reached the utterly atrocious ending and now I'm giving it a 1.

Bad writing, bad directing, bad effects. Heck, there's even bad morality. Apparently the makers of this film think it's fine to kill people, just not on television. How else can the behaviour of the "good" guys be excused but that of the "bad" guys is condemned?

A waste of time for all concerned - especially the audience.

Give it a chance

[atigelaar-75195 · 7/10 · 17 January 2019]

When I saw the movie only had a 3.7 I was curious about how bad it would be. But I have to say, it's NOT that bad at all! Alright, the effects aren't great and do look cheap but the story is great and I wasn't bored for a second. Really, just give it a try.

Just wow (in a bad way)

[curtisratcliff · 1/10 · 1 February 2019]

Im being deadly serious, whoever rated this piece of trash anymore than a one must of been involved with the production in some way, It really is bad

Fun movie which seems to be receiving a lot of hate

[Horror_UK · 8/10 · 1 June 2018]

I had the opportunity to watch this, but was not too sure after seeing that it had an IMDb ranking of only 3.8.

According to reviews, it was ok acting, an awful script and even worse SFX.

I'm glad I took the opportunity, as this was a fun film, with great acting and, whole some of the effects could have been better with a higher budget, there was nothing that caused me to stop believing in the story being shown to me. Some of the effects, particularly many of the dinosaurs, were really good.

The acting was definitely above par for a low budget film and the script worked well.

Let's face it, a low budget film needs a different rating system than a Hollywood movie which has millions of dollars thrown at it and the backing of a studio - something which many armchair experts tend to ignore.

Another plus, for me though maybe not for some, was the lack of sex scenes, which are generally added to film & TV shows now to make up for a lack of content and plot.

I have given this 8 stars, because it passed the cigarette test. I didn't have to stop watching to go outside to smoke while it was on, which is a good sign to me on how good a film really is.

If you're looking for a film that you can just watch and enjoy, then this is definitely one you should check out.

Enjoyable so long as you are not expecting a blockbuster.

[cjones44-967-574799 · 6/10 · 13 August 2018]

Take a mash-up of the basic concepts from THE CONDEMNED & STAY ALIVE, then add dinosaurs. That gives you the overall premise of THE JURASSIC GAMES. This one is of a much lower budget, so the cast is not well-known and the graphics are only passable because of the VR setting. The plot layout was entertaining and the acting quality is mediocre but not terrible. Enjoyable so long as you are not expecting a blockbuster.

trash

[enjotwo · 1/10 · 29 January 2021]

This movie is straight trash. In every single way. The only good thing about the film i enjoyed was the end credits.

Disgrace

[megtee14 · 1/10 · 18 January 2019]

I would have rated 0 if that was possible. Don't even waste your time. Terrible visual effects, story is terrible, acting is pretty shocking. Some funny moments but only because of how bad it is.

Terrible...

[eskimosound · 1/10 · 2 March 2019]

Bad acting, bad script, bad lighting, bad effects, badly thought through... Don't waste your time, should have been a YouTube Movie shot on an iPhone.

Terrible

[rjbushtn · 1/10 · 16 January 2021]

The one good thing I could say about this movie is that it had a good plot. Terribly executed though. From the beginning of the movie it was obvious that the creators didn't do any research about the dinosaurs that they have portrayed in the movie. For example we know that the Velociraptor is a pack hunter that will leave a decoy in order to distract its prey. We also know what the Tyrannosaurus Rex sounds like and that was 100% not it. On top the Pterodactyl not acting as a lone wolf when we have found that they hate working in pacts like they did in the movie. The scene where the saber tooth gets trapped is also horribly done as we believe that the sabertooth tiger could jump up a distance much greater than the one portrayed in the film. Not a good film. 0.5/10

Trash.

[mhorg2018 · 1/10 · 14 August 2019]

Another cheaply made film to get over on the dinosaur craze. Based on The Most Dangerous Game and the running man, convicts are hooked into a holographic matrix where they fight dinosaurs. If you die in the matrix, you die in real life. Filled with stereotypical characters in the usual dumb situations, I'm glad I didn't pay to see this.

B-Movie mash up of "Running Man" and "Jurassic Park"

[one9eighty · 5/10 · 28 August 2018]

First things first, this is not as bad as some of the reviews make it out to be. It's not the worst low-budget film I've seen by a long way. I actually found myself enjoying it in parts too.

In the future convicted murderers get the chance to 'volunteer' for a reality TV programme which mixes "Battle Royal", "The Running Man" and "The Hunger Games" with "Jurassic Park". The 'volunteers' are immersed in a virtual reality landscape and their bodies are hooked up to lethal injections; they have to navigate their way out of a dinosaur themed manhunt, and manage to be the last person standing - if they die in virtual reality, the lethal injection is administered in real life. Surviving as the last person rewards them with a pardon for their crimes and gives them their freedom back. Some parts of civilization aren't happy with the games and protest, some people are avid fans and have made the games a part of their staple celebrity obsessed life. The line-up for this year is announced, a mix of psychopaths, cannibals, and sociopaths. Amongst them, one man who swears his innocent and is using the games as his last attempt for freedom. The story follows this 'innocent' man as he has to deal with his fellow volunteers as well as the dinosaurs in a fight not just for freedom, but his life - will he survive?

A lot of the reviews on here lambast the terrible CGI, and I won't lie, I have seen better - but I have also seen a hell of a lot worse so I can forgive it. Another criticism I've read is that the acting wasn't great, it's not gritty or authentic - I won't lie, it wasn't, but I've seen a hell of a lot worse, from bigger named actors too (the weakest character in this for me was the use of Joy - I didn't believe her threat and her 'smacked-arse-face' just annoyed me. Another negative review is that the plot is poor - ok, it wasn't out and out original, but I've seen worse rip-offs of films delivered worse; at least this film has the manners to mash-up films rather than directly rip them off. In general I found this film ok, I've seen better, and I've seen worse. It was a watchable film for a lazy day that wasn't offensive and didn't make me feel like I'd lost 2 hours of my life. Sure there were plot holes and inaccuracies, cheap special effects and camp acting, but it also had a charm to it, a decent pace and was totally harmless - hell, culturally it also has the potential to ask questions about celebrity culture, human ethics, entertainment, law and punishment, and a whole lot more - but it doesn't delve into them on account of it being a B-movie. I'm going to give this a 5 out of 10.

A really good film that doesn't deserve the hate

[craftboytde · 7/10 · 7 July 2019]

This was solid, the characters weren't amazing, but they had some traits and most of the acting was really solid and everyone (mostly) was trying. The effects are really good, everyone says they aren't. but this all takes place in a virtual world which explains if some cg isn't amazing, so quit it. this was really well paced and was never boring. the story could have been a little more unique, but I never once was bored or felt like this was a copy. check it out

Garbage

[ems-05210 · 1/10 · 19 August 2019]

This is by far one of the worst movies I could ever imagine. The CGI is crap. The characters are poorly written and their acting is atrocious. I like B movies but this was torture to watch.

Not Oscar-worthy, but well worth the rental.

[harbhippo · 8/10 · 31 May 2019]

It seems this movie is either getting slammed by reviewers who expected Spielberg, or praised by people who just wanted a fun movie. Count me with the latter group. Look, the writing, acting and directing are all better than adequate. The complaints come down to the special effects, ie, the dinosaurs. Yes, the dinosaurs look like virtual reality / computer game graphics. But think about it - that's what they're supposed to be. These people are in a virtual reality game, with virtual monsters, and so I don't mind in the least that the monsters look all digital and stuff. I recommend getting a copy in BluRay from your friendly neighborhood Redbox, or however you like to see HD movies, sit back with some snacks and enjoy it. It's not "Jurassic World," but it's better than a made-for-SyFy movie.

It wasn't that bad

[bestford · 7/10 · 12 April 2019]

Daft bit gory and fun. Ok so it's not going to win any awards but it was entertaining and killed an hour or so. People are too critical these days just relax and enjoy the corn. Plus I love a T-rex or 3....

Watchable

[halostail · 5/10 · 11 November 2023]

It's not bad but it's not good, definitely a movie to watch if you're bored, easily new what the ended would be though, CGI isn't bad for a low budget movie

It's not bad but it's not good, definitely a movie to watch if you're bored, easily new what the ended would be though, CGI isn't bad for a low budget movie

It's not bad but it's not good, definitely a movie to watch if you're bored, easily new what the ended would be though, CGI isn't bad for a low budget movie

It's not bad but it's not good, definitely a movie to watch if you're bored, easily new what the ended would be though, CGI isn't bad for a low budget movie.

Don't waste your time

[xbfalcon · 3/10 · 26 June 2018]

Hands down the worst acting I've ever seen, this movie has no redeeming qualities whatsoever.

NO MORE GAMES!

[nogodnomasters · 4/10 · 17 June 2018]

Jurassic Games is a Death Row Game Show done in a cyber Jurassic world with a few things that didn't exist in the Jurassic world. It is an excuse to use badly CG figures because they are supposed to be that way. 10 death row contestants play the cyber game and if you die in the game etc. etc. Anthony Tucker (Adam Hampton) is the fan favorite, someone who claimed to be innocent. Of the 10 murderers on the show only one was an African-American and two were women...really bad demographics. The lone survivor will be set free. Don't need to watch the whole thing to figure that one out.

The film shows Americas inane love for reality TV programs. There are those that protest the show, but the ratings are good. The characters, acting, dialogue, camera work all could have been better. The maze aspect, which was billed as a fan favorite, was a bit boring. A little blood, no real gore. Similar to an Asylum production.

Guide: F-word. No sex or nudity.