"I hate the word IP, but there are only two franchises I would absolutely drop everything for and just do them. I already did one of them with 'Star Wars,' and this was the other one," Edwards said. "So when Steven gives you this script, you're just checkmated immediately."
From the 'Jaws'-like boat scenes to all the nostalgic hat tips to 'Jurassic Park,' the movie felt like it was following the usual blockbuster formula, though it gets points for at least telling a stand-alone movie.
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