Posted by Matthew
on July 04, 2018
Movies,
Reviews /
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Jurassic Park is a great movie. More than that, it is one of my favourite movies. You can debate its quality if you like –I know that plenty of people rank it in the middle of Spielberg’s filmography– but for me it is the film that made me believe in movie magic. I feel it’s important that you know this going into this review, and that you also know that none of the films in the rest of the franchise come close to recapturing that original magic, and that includes this one.
This one at least tries to do something new and different, so that’s something.
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Tags: BD Wong, Bryce Dallas Howard, Chris Pratt, Daniella Pineda, Isabella Sermon, JA Bayona, James Cromwell, Jurassic Park, Jurassic World, Justice Smith, Rafe Spall, Ted Levine, Toby Jones
Posted by Matthew
on January 06, 2016
Podcast /
Comments Off on Awesome Friday 2015 in Review Podcast!

Holy shit it’s been a year! We’re back with a year in review podcast episode where we dive head first into Star Wars, Creed, Mad Max, Spectre, and Call of Duty: Black Ops 3!
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Tags: Creed, Jurassic World, Mad Max: Fury Road, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Year in Review
Posted by Simon
on January 01, 2016
Editorial,
Games,
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Happy New Year! As you may have noticed, we had a quiet second half of the year here at Awesome Friday, but that’s not to say we weren’t busy. It’s the opposite, actually; between work, and kids, and writing an entire bloody book in November, I’ve barely had time to indulge in my twin pleasures of games and movies, let alone write about them. Looking back over the year, there are a number of titles that I wish I’d had the chance to watch and play, but I also discovered I engaged with enough entertainment to put together a list.
So, here is it: my Best Of 2015.
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Tags: Ex Machina, Grow Home, Halo 5: Guardians, Hotline Miami 2, It Follows, Jurassic World, Mad Max, Mad Max: Fury Road, Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation, Nuclear Throne, PS4, Splatoon, What We Do In The Shadows, Wii U, Xbox One
Posted by Matthew
on April 20, 2015
Trailers /
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There’s a new trailer! And it’s good! Woo!
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Tags: BD Wong, Bryce Dallas Howard, Chris Pratt, Colin Trevorrow, Jake Johnson, Judy Greer, Jurassic World, Nick Robinson, Omar Sy, Ty Simpkins, Vincent D'Onofrio
Posted by Matthew
on April 19, 2015
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Over the weekend director Colin Trevorrow released three new posters for Jurassic World. Huzzah! Let’s take a look!
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Tags: Bryce Dallas Howard, Chris Pratt, Colin Trevorrow, Jurassic World
Posted by Matthew
on December 18, 2014
News /
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And in a continuing feel good theme director Colin Trevorrow tweeted a photo of Chris Pratt hanging out with a Raptor from Jurassic World.
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Tags: Chris Pratt, Colin Trevorrow, Jurassic World
Posted by Simon
on November 25, 2014
News,
Trailers /
Comments Off on Jurassic World Trailer – If Something Chases You…Run

After the tantalising glimpse of the new Jurassic Park movie from earlier this week, the first full trailer is now here and gives us a very tasty idea of what’s coming in Jurassic World. Let’s watch!
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Tags: Colin Trevorrow, Jurassic Park, Jurassic World, Steven Spielburg
Posted by Matthew
on October 14, 2014
Posters /
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Bask in the glory of the first poster for Jurassic World. Words can’t describe how much I like this poster. Well, they can, I like it a lot. Let’s take a look.
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Tags: Colin Trevorrow, Jurassic Park, Jurassic World
Posted by Matthew
on May 29, 2014
Movies,
News /
Comments Off on Read This: SlashFilm Interviews Jurassic World Director Colin Treverrow

Whether you’re a fan of Jurassic Park or a fan of good film making you should probably read this interview.
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Tags: Colin Trevorrow, Jurassic World