I've seen several films of late, so I suppose I should post about all of them here in one giant post...
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Watched this with the family and a group of church friends. This was a fairly enjoyable adventure, though it feels a bit like a retread of some territory. For instance the escape of the film's main dino-baddy (previously done with Jurassic Park 2) and ole Dr. Wu coming up with some amalgamation of real dino and "super genes", just like last time.
It's a decent popcorn film, but not much more than that.
3/5
A Quiet Place
So this was a unique film that felt a bit like an M. Night Shyamalan piece, but without the ridiculous dialogue or over-the-top twist. Very sobering, very intense, and well done. There are some disappointments and it leaves you with some "Well, why couldn't the military have just done (insert solution here)" type of questions. I won't go into that because they would be spoilers, but all-in-all I recommend this film be viewed at least once for the experience.
3.75/5
Rampage
Good popcorn fun. Less humorous or corny than I expected it to be, which was fine. I don't mind taking the subject matter seriously in order to add some amount of tension. The action was top notch, and the effects seemed well done for the most part. A nice homage to the game, even if it strays far, far away from the "story" in the game.
Look closely inside the offices of Energyne and you will see a Rampage machine in there. Nice touch.
3/5