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Jurassic Park (1993)
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The Lost World (1997)
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Jurassic Park III (2001)
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Jurassic World (2015)
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Children are
Important players.
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Alexis and Tim
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Kelly Malcolm
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Eric Kirby
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Gray and Zach Mitchell
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We correct our
Long-standing
misperceptions about
Dinosaurs.
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Raptors are smart, not dumb, pack
hunters. They have inverted hip-bones, like birds.
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T-Rex did not abandon his/her
young. Instead, were good parents.
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Velociraptors can vocalize and
communicate with one another during pack hunting.
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No.
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The Herd (Swarms
of dinosaurs on the run).
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Gallimimus
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Compsognathus, stegosaurus
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Yes (fleeing Spinosaurus)
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Yes (In an open side truck,
park-goers watch Gallimum race by on a Savannah).
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Man’s hubris causes
the chaos.
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Isla Nublar: re-introducing
dinosaurs to the world in the 20th century.
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Isla Sorna: Capture of dinosaurs
by InGen, and transportation of T-Rex to San Francisco.
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A plane of mercenaries lands on
Isla Sorna, breaking international law and endangering the crew.
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Yes – same hubris as before, a theme park
with dinosaurs, but more importantly, creation of the Indominus Rex.
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A cute dinosaur kills a
morally-corrupt person
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Dilophosaurus/Nedry
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Compsognathus/Dieter Stark
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No
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Yes, if you count the
Velociraptors as cute, which I do/Vic Hoskins
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Adults gain new understanding of
children.
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Alan’s time with Alexis and Tim
makes him re-consider his feelings about children, and family.
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Ian Malcolm mends his relationship
with his estranged daughter, Kelly.
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The Kirbys rescue their son, Eric,
and reconcile as a family.
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Claire Dearing realizes how
important her nephews are to her, and fights to save their lives.
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T-Rex saves the day.
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Yes (in the welcome center)
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Yes, by rescuing its infant, and
by killing the film’s villain, Hammond.
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It tries, but is killed in combat
with a Spinosaurus.
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Yes, the T-Rex comes out of
captivity to double team the Indominus Rex with Blue.
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Monday, June 18, 2018
The Jurassic Park/World Movie Matrix
Monday, October 23, 2017
The Thing-a-Thon: The Thing Matrix
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Who Goes There?
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The
Thing (1951)
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The
Thing (1982)
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The
Thing (2011)
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A saucer discovered in the ice
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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An untrustworthy scientist
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Blair
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Carrington
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Blair
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Halvorson
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Dogs
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Yes (a Thing!)
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Yes (killed by the Thing)
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Yes (a Thing!)
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Yes (A Thing)
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Identity Test
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Blood Test
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No
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Blood Test
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Teeth Fillings
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Set Aflame
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Block of Ice
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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The Thing Wins
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No
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No
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Ambiguous
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Yes
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Setting
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Antarctica
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North Pole
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Antarctica
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Antarctica
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Shape-shifter?
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Yes
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Sunday, March 05, 2017
King Kong Week: The King Kong Movie Matrix
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King Kong
(1933)
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King Kong (1976)
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King Kong
(2005)
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King Kong
vs. Godzilla
(1962)
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King Kong
Escapes
(1967)
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King Kong Lives (1986)
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Queen Kong (1976)
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King Kong (or another giant ape)
climbs a large edifice and international monument.
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The Empire State Building
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The World Trade Center
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The Empire State Building
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Yes. Capital Building.
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Tokyo Tower
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No
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Big Ben
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King Kong (or another giant ape)
falls in love with a human being.
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Ann Darrow
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Dwan
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Ann Darrow
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Fumiko
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Susan Watson
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Hank Mitchell
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Ray Fay
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King Kong fights a giant monster
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T-Rex, Pterodactyl.
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Giant snake
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T-Rex, Pterodactyl, more.
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Octopus
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Gorosaurus
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No
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T-Rex and Pterodactyl.
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King Kong (or other giant ape)
subdued and returned to human civilization
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By ship, to New York.
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By oil tanker, to New York.
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By ship, to New York.
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Boat, to Tokyo.
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By airlift, to the Arctic.
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Yes
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Yes, by boat, to London.
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King
Kong (or other giant ape) lives in peace, on distant, wild, and unexplored
terrain.
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Skull Island
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Yes: Kong Island
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Skull Island
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Faro Island
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Mondo Island
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Borneo
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“Darkest”
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King Kong shakes humans around on
a log over a chasm.
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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No
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No
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No
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King Kong lives behind a huge
wall.
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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No
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No
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King Kong (or other giant ape) holds in his hand a human
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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King Kong (or other giant ape) is
defeated by human technology
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Yes. Biplanes.
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Yes. Helicopters
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Yes. Biplanes
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No.
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No
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Yes. Tanks (and an artificial
heart)
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No
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King Kong is viewed as a financial
boon.
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Yes (by Denham)
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Yes (By Fred Wilson)
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Yes (by Denham)
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Yes (by Pacific Pharma).
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Yes (By Doctor Who).
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No
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Yes (By Luce Habit)
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