J. Ryan

Why does this franchise still exist? Chris Pratt is ok, but he's not really given much to do here. Bryce Dallas Howard, who I'm sure is capable of so much more, does even less. Her perfunctory role could have been played by any other actress. Everyone else is just a stock character. They're so one-dimensional, they would disappear if you looked sideways at them.

The first half is by the numbers, but somewhat enjoyable. The second half, once off the island, turns into a B-movie horror with a super FX budget. One by one, the stock villains get dispatched, in really not that creative ways. And Jeff Goldblum, (sigh) ... is reduced to a preachy cameo.

Take the original Spielberg film, strip away any soul, humanity, and subtlety, and you get Fallen Kingdom. Save your money.

I echo everyone else's comments here. Voice talents aren't the problem. Conroy, Lester, even Melissa Rauch were fine in their roles. The writing was just tonally inconsistent. Fart jokes? Singing? After some bloody death scenes? AND what was up with that very, very awkward sex scene? It was like a porn parody.

Hard to believe this was a Bruce Timm project.

And the ending ... or rather lack thereof. You may not like it, but you may like the end credits scene even less. #NotMyBatmanAnimatedSeries

Hannibal isn't bad. Hugh Dancy and Mads Mikkelsen are both very competent in their respective roles. My issue is more with the re-imagining of Special Agent Will Graham. Petersen's portrayal back in 1986's Manhunter (directed by the always awesome Michael Mann) was nothing short of groundbreaking. His Will Graham teetered on the verge of going too deep into the mind of psychopaths, yet was still resolute in his determination to stop these madmen. Manhunter was so good that Ed Norton's Red Dragon, while competent, felt completely redundant. Dancy's Graham is far more ... sensitive, almost equivocating. It's not necessarily bad, but different enough that I can't quite get my arms around this. It's OK, but not sure I can say it's a must-see.