#Zach Hammond

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Dead Space Remake (2023)

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"You're crazy, Hammond. You're gonna get us all killed!"

I was watching TheRadBrad's playthrough of the Dead Space cashgrab Remake, and as it approached the end, I think the biggest problem I had with it by far was how they handled Zach Hammond.

The big draw of the game is the fact that Isaac has a voice in the remake. Gunner Wright does an okay job. It's pretty much on par with his other two performances in DS2 and DS3. I'm so accustomed to Silent Isaac, though, that a lot of the dialog for him (in the beginning) feels like "self-insert" dialog. It gets better towards the end (like there's a genuine sense that they were finding Isaac's voice as they figured out how to make him a proactive character).

But, regarding Hammond: I don't quite know how to put it into words, but Remake Hammond's characterization lacks any charisma. He's bland as hell. Anthony Alabi's performance isn't bad, but the direction and writing doesn't hide his 'okay-ness' as an actor. The story really makes Remake Hammond feel like an inexperienced commanding officer. There's no sense of wisdom or situational control.

The caustic the dynamic between him and Kendra Daniels is erased entirely, and I hate that. It played a big part in how Hammond and Kendra were characterized.

In the absence of it, it makes Kendra cop-jacketing Hammond more suspicious than in the original, because it's lacking that conflict (and the implication that these two people don't like each other before being stuck on a ship full of undead monsters).

Even with as little you got to see him in the 2008 original outside of transmission cinematics, it was how Peter Mensah characterized him that seemed to make him extremely present in the story. How he talks about helping Isaac find Nicole, how he tries to keep his cool when dealing with Kendra and the Necromorphs. There's also that sense of arrogance that comes with a position like his, that you see in his clash with Kendra (who also has an arrogance about her).

You don't really get that dynamic with either Kendra or Isaac in the remake. DSR minimizes Hammond's role in the game, by, I guess 'mid-point', when Isaac has to deal with hydroponics and the USM Valor. This appears largely in favor of the Elizabeth Cross and Jacob Temple subplot, and more back-and-forth dialog between Isaac and Kendra.

One thing I actually liked about OG Hammond was how little the Marker appeared to influence him. If anything poised a risk to Hammond's life, it was the deadly environment of the ship and the Necromorphs. The latter literally rips him apart, but he's of sound mind when it's happening. It hurts to watch him die so violently, even with Silent Isaac's exaggerated grief (or non-reaction IIRC).

The remake tries to insert this relationship with red shirts named Chen and Johnston to flesh Hammond out as a character. This is a change I would've appreciated if Chen and Johnston survived beyond the opening gambit to actually earn the ending they give Hammond. But they don't.

Hammond basically speed runs Marker Madness toward the end of the game, and gets a silly sacrificial death scene that leans hard on a relationship type that was better established in Dead Space: Extraction with Nathan McNeil and Gabe Weller.

I think Peter Mensah did a lot with the little he was afforded. As one of the two primary speakers in the game outside of Tonantzin Carmelo (OG Kendra's actor), he communicated the tension created by the no-win scenario that was the USG Ishimura outbreak.

And about Kendra Daniels, I personally loved how abrasive she was in the original, but this iteration of Kendra isn't bad (Brigitte Kali Canales is definitely the strongest performer in the game). I actually enjoyed the dimensionality they gave her (particularly in her dynamic with Isaac), even if they made her the "Evil Lesbian". I just wish they hadn't removed the beef between herself and Hammond.

(As far as remakes go, DSR isn't bad. It's a different take on the Visceral Games franchise. Some of its ideas land better than others. It just has the shitty luck of being a EA property still.)

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Another theory on why Isaac can kill Necromorphs easily: the behavior of a necromorph is defined by who the person was or their position prior to infection so they remember their former lives which defines their combat prowess. The Ishimura necromorphs were once miners, medics, engineers, etc so they have no combat experience resulting in them using strength by numbers and using the most basic of tactics like playing dead or ambush tactics while the necromorphs from the Valor are more skilled since they were once soldiers. The biggest evidence is the Tau Volantis necromorphs who use teamwork and even use weaponry alongside the Twitchers on the Sprawl.

[aleksandr1507]

Dead Space Official Launch Trailer | Humanity Ends Here🔥🔥🔥

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Lucy ( and Zach ), owned by @Furious_art

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Seasons and Ships

Hello! This is just a little thing so let people know what I ship in which seasons! If you don't see a season on here, I haven't seen that season. If you don't see a ship on here, ask me about it! Let me be clear now, I'm willing to write for the ships, but please check the list or ask me to make sure I'm okay with it. Thank you!

Mighty Morphin'

Jason Lee Scott/Zach Taylor/Billy Cranston/Trini Kwan/Kimberly Ann Hart

Jason Lee Scott/Billy Cranston

Trini Kwan/Kimberly Ann Hart

Jason Lee Scott/Tommy Oliver

In Space:

Kimberly Ann Hart/Tommy Oliver

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Andros/Zhane

T.J. Johnson/Cassie Chan

Carlos Vallerta/Ashley Hammond

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Lost Galaxy:

Leo Corbett/Kai Chen/Damon Henderson/Maya/Kendrix Morgan

Leo Corbett/Kai Chen/Damon Henderson/Maya

Leo Corbett/Kai Chen

Leo Corbett/Kai Chen/Damon Henderson

Leo Corbett/Kai Chen/Kendrix Morgan

Leo Corbett/Damon Henderson

Leo Corbett/Maya

Leo Corbett/Kendrix Morgan

Kai Chen/Damon Henderson

Kai Chen/Maya

Kai Chen/Kendrix Morgan

Damon Henderson/Maya

Damon Henderson/Kendrix Morgan

Maya/Kendrix Morgan (Lost Galaxy)

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Lightspeed Rescue:

Carter Grayson/Kelsey Winslow

Carter Grayson/Dana Mitchell

Carter Grayson/Ryan Mitchell

Chad Lee/Kelsey Winslow

Joel Rawlings/Angela Fairweather

Chad Lee/Joel Rawlings

Chad Lee/Marina

Kelsey Winslow/Dana Mitchell

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Time Force:

Wes Collins/Jen Scotts/Lucas Kendall/Katie Walker/Trip Regis/Eric Myers

Wes Collins/Jen Scotts/Lucas Kendall/Katie Walker/Trip Regis

Wes Collins/Jen Scotts/Trip Regis/Eric Myers

Wes Collins/Trip Regis/Eric Myers

Wes Collins/Jen Scotts

Wes Collins/Trip Regis

Jen Scotts/Katie Walker

Lucas Kendall/Katie Walker

Trip Regis/Eric Myers

Eric Myers/Wes Collins

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Wild Force:

Cole Evans/Merrick Baliton/Princess Shayla

Cole Evans/Merrick Baliton

Taylor Earhardt/Alyssa Enrile

Danny Delgato/Max Cooper

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Ninja Storm:

Shane Clarke/Tori Hanson/Dustin Brooks/Hunter Bradley/Cam Wantanabe

Shane Clarke/Tori Hanson/Dustin Brooks/Blake Bradley/Cam Wantanabe

Shane Clarke/Tori Hanson/Dustin Brooks/Cam Wantanabe

Shane Clarke/Tori Hanson/Dustin Brooks

Shane Clarke/Tori Hanson

Shane Clarke/Dustin Brooks

Shane Clarke/Hunter Bradley

Shane Clarke/Blake Bradley

Shane Clarke/Cam Watanabe

Tori Hanson/Dustin Brooks

Tori Hanson/Hunter Bradley

Dustin Brooks/Hunter Bradley

Tori Hanson/Blake Bradley

Tori Hanson/Cam Watanabe

Dustin Brooks/Blake Bradley

Dustin Brooks/Cam Watanabe

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Hunter Bradley/Cam Wantanabe

Blake Bradley/Cam Watanabe

Dino Thunder:

Conner McKnight/Ethan James/Kira Ford/Trent Fernandez-Mercer

Conner McKnight/Ethan James

Kira Ford/Trent Fernandez-Mercer

Tommy Oliver/Hayley Ziktor

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S.P.D.:

Jack Landors/Sky Tate/Bridge Carson/Z Delgato/Syd Drew

Jack Landors/Sky Tate/Bridge Carson

Jack Landors/Sky Tate

Z Delgato/Syd Drew

Jack Landors/Bridge Carson

Jack Landors/Z Delgato

Jack Landors/Syd Drew

Sky Tate/Bridge Carson

Sky Tate/Z Delgato

Sky Tate/Syd Drew

Bridge Carson/Z Delgato

Bridge Carson/Syd Drew

Sam/Nova

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Mystic Force:

Nick Russell/Maddison Rocca

Nick Russell/Chip Thorn/Xander Blye/Vida Rocca

Nick Russell/Chip Thorn/Xander Blye/Maddison Rocca

Chip Thorn/Xander Blye/Vida Rocca

Nick Russell/Chip Thorn

Chip Thorn/Vida Rocca

Maddison Rocca/Xander Blye

Maddison Rocca/Amelia Jones (Dino Fury)

Udonna/Leanbow

Daggeron/Jenji

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Operation Overdrive:

Mack Hartford/Will Aston/Dax Lo/Ronny Robinson/Rose Ortiz/Tyzon

Ronny Robinson/Rose Ortiz

Mack Hartford/Will Aston

Mack Hartford/Tyzon

Will Aston/Ronny Robinson

Tyzon/Vella

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Jungle Fury:

Casey Rhodes/RJ Jameson

Lily Chillman/Theo Martin

Dom Hargan/Fran

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R.P.M.:

Scott Truman/Flynn McAllister/Summer Landsdown/Dillon/Ziggy Grover

Scott Truman/Flynn McAllister/Summer Landsdown

Scott Truman/Dillon/Ziggy Grover

Scott Truman/Flynn McAllister

Scott Truman/Summer Landsdown

Scott Truman/Dillon

Scott Truman/Ziggy Grover

Summer Landsdown/Tenaya

Flynn McAllister/Summer Landsdown

Flynn McAllister/Dillon

Flynn McAllister/Ziggy Grover

Summer Landsdown/Dillon

Summer Landsdown/Ziggy Grover

Dillon/Ziggy Grover

Ziggy Grover/Doctor K

Gem/Doctor K

Gem/Tenaya

Gemma/Doctor K

Gemma/Tenaya

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Samurai:

Jayden Shiba/Anonio Garcia

Kevin Yamamoto/Mike Sato

Mia Wantanabe/Emily Tanaka

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Megaforce:

Troy Burrows/Emma Goodall/Noah Carver/Gia Moran/Jake Holling/Orion

Troy Burrows/Emma Goodall/Noah Carver/Gia Moran/Jake Holling

Troy Burrows/Orion

Troy Burrows/Jordan

Emma Goodall/Gia Moran

Emma Goodall/Noah Carver

Jake Holling/Noah Carver

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Dino Charge:

Tyler Navarro/Chase Randall/Koda/Riley Griffin/Shelby Watkins/Ivan of Zander

Tyler Navarro/Chase Randall/Koda/Riley Griffin/Shelby Watkins

Chase Randall/Koda/Shelby Watkins/Kendall Morgan

Tyler Navarro/Chase Randall/Riley Griffin

Tyler Navarro/Shelby Watkins

Tyler Navarro/Riley Griffin

Chase Randall/Koda

Koda/Phillip Phillips

Shelby Watkins/Kendall Morgan

Heckyl/Levi Weston (Ninja Steel)

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Ninja Steel:

Brody Romero/Preston Tien/Sarah Thompson/Calvin Maxwell/Hayley Foster

Brody Romero/Preston Tien/Sarah Thompson

Brody Romero/Preston Tien/Calvin Maxwell

Brody Romero/Preston Tien

Preston Tien/Calvin Maxwell

Sarah Thompson/Hayley Foster

Sarah Thompson/Levi Weston

Sarah Thompson/Viera

Calvin Maxwell/Hayley Foster

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Beast Morphers:

Devon Daniels/Ravi Shaw/Zoey Reeves/Nate Silva

Devon Daniels/Zoey Reeves/Nate Silva

Ravi Shaw/Roxy

Devon Daniels/Ravi Shaw

Devon Daniels/Zoey Reeves

Devon Daniels/Nate Silva

Ravi Shaw/Zoey Reeves

Ravi Shaw/Nate Silva

Zoey Reeves/Nate Silva

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Dino Fury:

Zayto/Ollie Akana

Zayto/Ollie Akana/Amelia Jones/Javi Garcia/Aiyon

Zayton/Ollie Akana/Amelia Jones/Izzy Garcia/Aiyon

Zayto/Ollie Akana/Amelia Jones

Zayto/Ollie Akana/Javi Garcia

Amelia Jones/Izzy Garcia/Fern

Ollie Akana/Javi Garcia

Amelia Jones/Izzy Garcia

Izzy Garcia/Fern

[fan-a-saurus-rex]

Sanctuary | Part 1

(Gif credits to @felixlefebvre )

Plot: It’s been several years since humans started sharing earth with dinosaurs for the first time in history. The massive creatures are now protected under law, but that doesn’t mean that they aren’t still in danger. That’s why you dedicated your life to helping them.

Pairing: Zach Mitchell (Nick Robinson) x Reader

Warning: none

Masterlist and Requests/Prompts

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You had been at Jurassic World in December of 2014, the day of the incident. You had only been 17 at the time. You were on a school trip for Science Club. It had started out fun and exciting for the first few days, but the third day was a total disaster, as anyone who was there could attest to.

Shortly after recovering from your injuries, you celebrated the holidays with your parents and returned to school. Months later you graduated high school and started attending college. You decided to study paleontology.

You had always loved dinosaurs growing up and finally getting to see them was a dream for you. You had hopes that someday, you could apply what you learned in school to a future career.

What you hadn’t ever expected to happen was for dinosaurs to be living amongst human worldwide, outside of the confines of a zoo setting. They lived amongst the wildlife of modern day, amongst people.

When the opportunity to work at the Biosyn Sanctuary, now known as the Hammond and Lockwood Memorial Sanctuary, after the company had been shut down due to corruption at the highest level you couldn’t resist the offer. You started working amongst some of the top scientists in the field as well as other experts.

At the sanctuary you were in charge of the health and well-being of the prehistoric animals. They may be living wild, but are protected under law. Any animal that becomes ill or injured is taken care of at the sanctuary. The sanctuary is also in charge of taking in any rescued dinosaurs that being illegally trafficked on the black market.

At the moment you are in charge of monitoring any baby dinosaurs that were born at the sanctuary. It was likely, especially with the dinosaurs living in a natural setting, that any babies born would need medical attention, but it was still necessary to do from time to time. Since it was nesting season, things had been a bit busy for you.

“Y/n, found another nesting site, pretty sure it belongs to a herd of triceratops” you heard one of the technicians in charge of watching the security cams say across the room.

You walked over and looked on the monitor. “Interesting, lots of nests this season” you said smiling “thanks for the heads up, I’ll grab someone from security and head down to check them out”

“Good luck, I’ll keep a lookout as always, radio back if you need anything”

“Will do, channel 5!”

He gave you a thumbs up and you grabbed a walk-in-talkie from the desk and it tuned it to channel 5. You walked down the hall to Claire and Owen’s office to let them know you’d be heading down to the nest site and would need a security escort.

“Morning! They found a nesting site on the east side of the sanctuary, headed down now. I’ll need security to take me down” you said as you walked in, grabbing some necessities.

You hadn’t been paying too much attention to who was in the office at that time so it shocked you when you heard a voice that didn’t belong to Claire or Owen.

“I’ll escort you down”

You turned to see Zach, Claire’s oldest nephew sitting at Owen’s desk.

“Oh thanks Zach, give me just a minute” you said, blushing a bit, you’d had a bit of a crush on him since you met, even though he was your best friend.

Zach and his brother Gray had been at Jurassic world the day of the accident as well. But they were caught up in much more chaos than you ever were. You didn’t talk about it with him that often, neither of you liked to remember what happened.

Zach graduated the same time as you. You both ended up at the same university, though you hadn’t met till a few years ago. Just like you, his experience shaped him to love the prehistoric creatures that now shared the planet with you. While you took a more biological approach in your studies, he chose to study animal behavior of dinosaurs, inspired by Owen’s work with the Raptors. He was now working as a security escort for the scientists at the sanctuary. His expertise on animal behavior and tracking gave him a keen sense to look out for dangerous situations.

Naturally his younger brother Gray, had also studied paleontology in college. He was now working to get his graduates degree and was an intern at the sanctuary. He spent a lot of time studying with Dr. Allan Grant and Dr. Ellie Sattler.

You grabbed a few more things from the office and put them in your bag.

“Okay, let’s head out” you said heading for the door.

You both headed outside to the hangar where all the helicopters and armored vehicles were stored. You knew you weren’t permitted to drive so you got into the passenger seat, while Zach got in the drivers seat.

“Where on the east side are we headed?” He asked

“There is a rocky clearing just outside the forest, about a mile from the lake” you said showing him a map of the sanctuary.

“Okay, I know where that is” he said starting the engine and driving the two if you out there.

“So, anything interesting been happening lately?” He asked while driving.

“Besides monitoring 15 different nesting sites and chasing down new hatchlings that need to be given post hatch check-ups?” You asked laughing softly.

“Yeah” he said smiling

“Not really, just the usual. Owen has been keeping tabs on some sketchy dudes in Utah who were supposedly seen holding some Stegosaurus in a barn on a horse ranch. But the area was raided by local police and they didn’t find anything. They must have let the stegs go once they knew they’d been had.” You said laughing.

“Too bad, I was looking forward to arrivals”

“Me too, I’m tired of chasing down babies” you said laughing as you realized you’d finally pulled up to the nesting site, about 100 feet away as to not disturb the animals.

You got out quietly and grabbed your backpack. You headed over to the first nest and peaked inside. You heard a soft snort and looked over to see a mother Triceratops standing about six feet away.

You put your hand out to calm the creature “it’s okay Mama, just checking” you said as the female dinosaur began to calm down, shaking her head around playfully.

You bent down and counted the number of eggs, noting their condition. You did the same for each of the other 10 nests on the site, but the last one seemed…off, for lack of a better term.

“Zach, come here” you called.

As he approached you looked down at a nearly empty nest, aside from a few broken eggs.

“New mother?” You asked him curiously. Sometimes first time mothers were clumsy with their eggs and didn’t exactly monitor them as they should.

“Maybe” he said examining the nest further “the eggs were definitely crushed before they began to develop” he noted.

You looked around the area a bit more for other clues as to what might have happened. Suddenly you spotted something you’d never seen before.

A set of strange tracks were spotted around the area, headed in the direction of the wooded area. You’d never seen tracks like these before but they appeared to be from a creature that walked on two legs, most likely something big, judging by the size of the prints left behind.

“Shit….” You said, looking over at Zach.

“What the hell made those?”

“I don’t know….the look like nothing ever seen before” you said, taking out your phone to document the tracks. “Let’s get out of here before it comes back” you said.

Zach nodded and headed back to the vehicle with you. You radioed back to the sanctuary headquarters.

“Found some strange prints at the nest site, most likely from a predator. About 1 and a half feet in length. One of the 11 nests was compromised.” You said.

You heard Owen over the radio moments later “come back to the headquarters, well someone out to get plaster casts”

“Coming back now” you said.

You looked over at Zach, a bit concerned. The predators were usually kept at bay, feeding on local wildlife such as deer and elk, many of which were bred specifically for feeding purposes.

When you returned to headquarters you noticed some higher-up security personnel packing up to get plaster casts of the prints. You gave them the necessary information they would need, as well as showed the images you’d taken. They looked just as confused as you.

You went inside shortly after to share your findings with Claire and Owen.

A few hours later the team came back with a single set of cast tracks. You watched as Owen and Dr. Grant examined them.

“I’ve never seen anything like them, fascinating” you heard Dr. Grant say.

“And the eggs at the nest were crushed?” Owen asked you.

“Yeah” you said quietly. “Did the team find anything else while they were out there?”

“Unfortunately no, just the tracks” Owen said “we’ll continue to monitor the site, and all other known sites, just in case this thing comes back….whatever it is”

That one statement gave you a chill up your spine. ‘Whatever it is’ was not a comforting phrase to hear, especially after all the bullshit you’d witnessed in the past. Jurassic World scientists creating a hybrid, the heir to Lockwood’s fortune using the DNA from said hybrid to create his own abomination, and individuals breeding and training predatory dinosaurs as weapons of war was bad enough. Now this?

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To be continued….

[kwebtv]

The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers - Syndicated - September 14, 1986 - December 11, 1986

Science Fiction / Animated (65 Episodes)

Running Time: 30 minutes

Voice Stars:

Robert Bottone as Brappo / Little Zach Fox

Sandy Marshall as Buzzwang

Maia Danziger as Annie Oh

Corinne Orr as Kiwi Kids / Queen of the Crown

Laura Dean as Aliza Foxx / Jessica Foxx / Niko

Jerry Orbach as Zachary Foxx

Earl Hammond as Captain Kidd

Ray Owens as Macross

Hubert Kelly as Walther "Doc" Hartford

Doug Preis as Bubblehead the Memory Bird / Shane "Goose" Gooseman

Henry Mandell as Crown Agent

Lucy Martin as Darkstar

[hauntedbythefanficsofmypast]

What a Jurassic Mess

Chapter One

"And what if a dinosaur escapes?! It's hard enough knowing Claire works and lives there full time! Now we're sending all of our kids there." Emily huffed a laugh as her and Alice fit the last bag into the van. Alice simply smirked, rolling her eyes as she shut the trunk.

"I'll get the 2nd pair of twins, you try to calm worrywort."

"He worries because he cares, plus Jurassic World didn't have a good start when Hammond first brought the idea up." Emily said, shooing her oldest back into the house. She walked towards her husband, smiling and chuckling softly. "Sweetheart, relax, my sister is running Jurassic World. She wouldn't agree to take our kids there if it wasn't safe." Jack sighed looking away from her and to Simon and his friends and then Zach who was with his girlfriend.

"I know I'm just," he sighs, turning back to her "I'm worried something unplanned will happen and mess things up."

"You trust me?"

"Always, without question."

"Good, because I trust my sister. You kids will be safe and have a great time before coming back for Christmas."

"I'll only be gone till the 23rd. We're going to visit my Aunt, haven't seen her in seven years." Simon said looking at his dad with a fond smile. Nick glanced between father and son before voicing the question that had been on the tip of his tongue for a while.

"And why is your dad panicking over it?" Simon laughed ruffling his hair, as he looked back to his friends. "Let's just say if something goes wrong where Aunt Claire works and lives it'll be dangerous. He's the only one worried though, anyway I'll see you guys when I get back! Enjoy the game without me." Simon says as Gray runs up to them. He grabs Simon's hand tugging him towards the van with a bright smile.

"Come on Si! I don't want to be late!" Simon laughs, pulling his hand away and wrapping an arm around his shoulder.

"Alright alright I'm coming mini-me!" Gray huffs a laugh before pulling away and rushing back to the van. "See you guys when I get back!"

"Have fun Si! Text me if you meet any cute girls!" Nick called, causing Abby to elbow him.

"Let me know if you, well you know?" Abby said not wanting to out Simon, causing the blonde to smile.

"Be safe Si" Leah called out as he got into the van.

"Zach, come on we'll be late." Simon called out to his own twin, things had been tense between them ever since Zach started dating Veronica. Said girlfriend glared at Simon for the interruption when Zach wasn't looking, and look, he could have his moment's of Simon Logic but he knew without a doubt Veronica hated him. Simon had no clue what he did to his brother's clingy girlfriend but she hated when Zach spent time with him, and Simon would never admit it out loud but it hurt to see his twin pick her over him. He smiles nervously before moving into the seat on the right side of the van leaving the left open for Zach. Zach kissed Veronica goodbye before getting in and closing the door. Nick, Abby, and Leah stood waving goodbye, keeping a quiet obvious distance from Veronica, as the van pulled out and drove down the road.

"Don't worry Si, you and the other Musketeers will survive this separation." Jack teased looking at Simon in the rearview mirror, smirking as the eye roll he received. "And Zach you're not going off to war ya know, little less dramatics." He said shifting his gaze to Zach, who frowned looking actually upset. Emily turned around patting Zach's knee with a smile.

"I know it hurts, Sweetheart."  Simon nudged Zach gently grinning at his twin trying to calm him down but just barely stopped himself from slouching when Zach glared at him.

"It'll be okay Z." He said softly trying not to let the hurt show in his eyes when Zach ignored him putting his headphones on. Simon held back a sigh and smiled at Alice who ruffled his hair. He pulled his phone out and opened gmail, he wanted to email Blue one last time before both couldn't get emails. Rather in his case checking them, Alice and Gray had teamed up together and managed to get Simon, Zach, and Nora to agree to only using phones to take pictures. 

From: frommywindow1@gmail.com

To: blugreen118@gmail.com

Date: Dec. 15 at 4:23pm

Subject: Re: Vacation + My brothers Girlfriend 

Blue,

Today is the start of my somewhat epic vacation. I wont go into too much detail, I dont want to brag when I know youre going to be in the middle of nowhere, but I don't know if I'm looking forward to this or not. Lets start with reason number one:

Me and all my siblings will be leaving on a plane tonight, landing tomorrow morning and then getting on a boat that will take us to an island. Exciting? Would be if the island didnt have a bad history.

My next reason! I will be spending a week with my brother! Who used to be my closest sibling but has been pulling away from me to the point of absolute heartbreak. I havent talked about it with you because admitting it hurts even more but at this point Im convinced he hates me as much as his girlfriend does.

Third and final reason, we will be staying with our aunt, which would be cool if this wasnt our first time seeing and talking to her in seven-yes seven years.

Blue I am so nervous about this vacation. I was looking forward to it and hoping things between me and my brother would get better but Im almost positive his girlfriend turned him against me. I just wish I knew what I did to her.

Though I think the worst part of this is knowing that we wont be able to talk again until school is about to start up. I dont know what I'll do without your emails and knowing I'll have to go so long without them sucks.

Besides that I hope you have a great holiday with your dad. I know you don't celebrate Christmas but enjoy the time off it affords us. 

I'll miss hearing from you,

Love, Jaques

Simon went to grab his headphones but stopped when Gray tapped his hand gently. “What's up Mini-me?” Gray smiles softly, leaning his head against the side of Simon’s seat.

“You okay?” Simon nodded, holding Gray’s hand in his. “Are you sure I know when you’re lying Si.”

“I’ll be fine, Gray. Don’t you worry, it's my job to worry about you after all. Now tell me what are you most excited about seeing?” Gray’s eyes lit up as he started on about the different dinosaurs he wanted to see.

“But I’m really, really excited to see the Mosassaurus! Though it's not really from the right era as the others, it's still so cool!! I just wish I could ask how they got its DNA, are mosquitoes able to get blood from fish? They’d have to do it really quickly, but even then the Mosassaurus would have had to be really close to shoreline at the time of it all!” Simon smiled listening to Gray ramble on about dinosaurs. ‘Zach may hate me now, but at least Gray still looks up to me.’

"I'm so jealous. You all are going to have so much fun!" Emily said ruffling Gray’s hair and kissing Simon's cheek. Gray smiled leaning back against Simon who wrapped his arms around him. "Si, everything is-"

"Yes mom. I checked all the tickets and I have mine and Gray’s. Everything is right and no one will be left behind." Emily smiled cupping his cheek before looking over to her other kids. 

"I love you all. Now come on, family hug, stop groaning Zach." Emily said, dragging everyone into a hug with Jack. She let them pull away when Zach pushed out of the hug. She bit back a sigh watching Simon deflate as Zach turned away from him. "Okay, Nora, Alice has your ticket and Simon has Gray's, and Zach you have yours?" Zach was staring out the window at the planes, headphones on full blast.

"Zach!" Jack called out, grabbing his shoulder and turning him to look at Emily. He waited until Zach pulled his headphones down to speak again. "Listen to your mother." Emily smiled before addressing all the kids.

"Alright, take care of each other, and answer your phones. I'm serious, it's the green button. When you see my name, push it okay?" Alice smiled, waving her hand.

"Don't worry mom, we'll be fine." Emily sighed, unable to hide her smile.

"Alright, alright, just remember if something chases you…run" They all groaned rolling their eyes as Simon moved and placed his hands on Gray's shoulders pushing them towards their gate.

"Alright, yep! That's our que by mom bye dad." Emily laughed watching as their other kids followed her.

"Bye guys! Miss you already!"

"Bye!" They called together as Emily hugged Jack's arm watching them.

"I'm so nervous, what if they get chased?" Jack said, looking down at his wife. Emily patted his arm while watching their kids.

"Relax. Claire wont let anything happen to them."

"Did you call her?"

"Straight to voice-mail. But they'll be fine, she handles twenty-thousand people a day. She can handle our five." 

As they were deboarding the plane Gray ran up to Zach grabbing his sleeve. "How big is the island?" Zach was focused on his phone as he took it off airplane mode.

"Big." Gray huffed, rolling his eyes at the answer.

"But how many pounds?"

"That doesn't make sense." Zach said walking away towards the ferry, Simon walked up wrapping an arm around Gray.

"Ya know, I bet Aunt Claire would know. We'll ask her when we see her today." Gray smiled wrapping an arm around his waist as Simon led them towards the ferry.

"I'll ask her then since Zach is still pouting over leaving his girlfriend." Simon bit back a laugh as they joined the rest of their siblings. "You know, when they first opened, they had eight species. Now they have fourteen herbivores and six carnivores. That's like fifty tons of food a week." Everyone nodded except Zach who was focused on some girl below them.

"That's pretty cool G-man." Alice said, leaning over to ruffle his hair. "I can't wait to hear all the facts you've got in that head of yours." Nora leaned over grinning.

"I can't wait to see dinosaurs!" She said getting everyone but Zach to laugh.

"You know me," Simon said, leaning against Alice. "I am going to eat my weight in oreo and reeses desserts!" Alice snorted, pulling him closer. 

"I swear Bub, keep eating all those reeses and oreos and you'll put on weight." Simon blushed, pushing her away.

"I don't eat that much!" Zach turned, raising an eyebrow, giving Simon a rare smile.

"Says the person that has a secret stash of both hidden in his closet." Simon huffed pouting slightly looking at him.

"You weren't supposed to tell that secret." Simon said, biting back a sigh when Zach seemed to close off again. 'What did I say wrong?' Zach's eyes hardened as he turned away starring off at the island. Alice glared slightly, opening her mouth to say something but stopped when Simon waved his hand.

Gray ran down the ramp with a bounce in his step, Simon making sure to keep up with him, as their other siblings took their time. The park announcement system chiming in to welcome all the guests.

"Welcome to Isla Nublar, home of Jurassic World. We hope you have a safe and enjoyable stay with us." 

Gray stopped staring at Zara who was holding a tablet with their last name on it. "Where's Aunt Claire?" He asked, grabbing Simon's sleeve as the others joined. Zach just gave him a sullen look while Alice sighed softly walking over to talk with Zara.

"I'm sure she just got hit with a last minute meeting. She is running the park after all." Simom said trying to cover for Claire, but Zach's snort at his lie didn't help.

"Come on guys, let's get on the monorail!" Alice called out besides Zara smiling but all of them could tell it was strained. Simon reached out grabbing Zach's sleeve and tugging him along behind them. His shoulders were losing tension as Zach didn't pull away from him.

Zach stared at the back of Simon's head, opening his mouth to say something before closing it with a sigh. He follows behind nodding to Zara when she gets them early board access to the monorail and they get front seats. He says nothing as Simon sits down next to him. Gray glances at Zara sitting behind Zach, and Nora and Alice sitting in the seats adjacent. "Si, can we share a seat." Simon turns to him smiling some tension leaving his shoulders as he scoots closer to Zach allowing Gray to sit with them. Zach huffs, noticing the Smion is barely even sitting on the seat before pulling him down. Not saying anything as he has Simon sit on his right thigh.

"Zach?" Simon says looking at him but stops when Zach looks away, Simon smiles as they sit waiting for the other guests to finish getting on.

"Alright everyone be ready for a little jolt as we begin our adventure to Jurassic World!" The monorail announcements called out as they began moving. "Okay, those of you in the front of the train should be able to see our main gate, built from the gate of the original park, over twenty years ago." Gray jumped up rushing to the front to see the gates with the others. Simon turned looking at Zach.

"This is gonna be a fun vacation!" He said trying to keep a smile on even though Zach wasn't looking.

"Mhm."

"I know we won't see much of Aunt Claire but at least all of us are here."

"Mhm."

"And it's a place Gray has been wanting to go for a while, not only that but mom and dad didn't have to pay a thing. I think that's the best part."

"Mhm, the coolest." Simon sighed glaring at the ground. He stood up pulling Zach out of his thoughts as he turned to look at his twin. "What are you-"

"The least you could do is pretend not to hate me, I don't even know what I did." Simon said, brushing away tears before turning around and walking forward to join Gray. Zach reached out to stop him but just sighed slouching back in his seat looking out the window.

"You're the one keeping secrets."

The moment the monorail stopped Gray was off running around and looking at things. Simon brushed past Zach hurrying after Gray to keep up with him. Zara followed behind them as Nora and Alice beelined towards the Escalators. Simon was herding Gray back towards the center with a soft smile. Zara looked up from her phone looking at them annoyed as Gray darted off to look at another attraction. “Your aunt arranged to meet you at one o’clock.” She missed Alice’s eyes roll as her gaze followed Gray. “Can he slow down?” Zach looked at her as Gray and Simon stepped on to the escalator, Gray waving excitedly and calling out to them.

“Come on!”

“Nope.” He said, popping the ‘p’ as he walked past her getting on the escalator.

Zara pushed the doors open to the hotel room letting the kids follow her as she continued typing on her phone. “Your aunt’s got you VIP access. So you can get on all the rides without waiting in line. We’ll head down a little before one to meet with your Aunt before you hit the park.”

Alice whistled as she looked around the hotel room before moving over to the bed that had her bag in front of it. Nora beamed as she moved over to the mini kitchen in the room as Gray rushed to the window, throwing it open to look at the park.

"Do you think I'd be able to cook in here?" Nora asked excitedly looking at what the kitchen had. Alice shared a grin with her as she pulled a camera out of her bag.

"Maybe breakfast only since I plan on trying to enjoy every restaurant they have here!" she said causing Nora to laugh and nod moving over to join Gray at the window.

Zach flopped down on the bed as he typed on his phone.  Gray bounced in place smiling at Nora before rushing over to Simon and grabbing his hoodie sleeve.

“Can we go?” He asked, his eyes shining as he turned looking out the window again. Zach didn’t even look up from his phone as he responded to Gray.

“Dude she said we had to wait.” Gray huffed looking at him and rolling his eyes.

“I don’t want to wait anymore!” 

MasterList

Chapter Two

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Fundies and Adjacents I Follow: Marriages & Babies Born in 2023

January:

Genesis Laura Liberty Reber was born to Lemuel and Hannah on January 2.

Emily Haight and Justus Stangl married on January 14.

Valkyria Claudio was born to Darienne (Moravek) and Fredo on January 15.

Madeline Langdon and Zachary Garcia got married on January 16.

David Silas Robertson was born to Reed and Brighton on January 20.

Scottie June Love Weaver was born to Vanessa and Jeff on January 27.

February:

Hailey James Clark was born to Katie (Bates) and Travis on February 17.

March:

Phillipos Luke Papapostolou "Pippo" was born to Jenny and Elias on March 16.

Rhett Alan Webster was born to Alyssa (Bates) and John on March 18.

Hudson James Hill was born to Matthew and Kayla on March 19.

April:

Hannah (Paine) and Levi Pelletier welcomed a little girl sometime in April.

Charles Ervin Holt was born to Spencer and Hayley Holt on April 6.

Josiah Paine and Alyssa Nickles married on April 8.

Willie Robertson Jr. and Abby Hammond married on April 28.

May:

Brooklyn May Hoover was born to Ashley (Salyer) and Eric on May 1.

Kayson Clark Manaraze was born to Kayla (Clark) and Cameron on May 9.

Logan Smith and Lindsay Haight married on May 16.

Gunner James Forsyth was born to Joy (Duggar) and Austin on May 17.

Haven Belle Huff was born to Sadie (Robertson) and Christian on May 22.

Nora Kate Duggar was born to Jedidiah and Katey (Nakatsu) on May 24.

Haven Mae Kahle was born to Brance and Cherise on May 29.

Eliza Muckerheide was born to Darbs (Trewhella) and Isaiah.

June:

Ryan and Erin Alexander welcomed a little girl sometime in June.

David and Paige Williams welcomed a little boy sometime in June.

Lily Robertson and Austin Stalbaum married on June 5.

Owen Matthias Wissmann was born to Matthias and Michelle on June 17.

Benson William Blair was born to Brooklyn (Collingsworth) and William on June 30.

Haven Proell was born to Rochelle (Trewhell) and Nick.

July:

Susanna Wissmann and Drew Jarred married on July 1.

Gideon Daniel Hill was born to Kaylee (Rodrigues) and Jonathan on July 5.

Geneva Claire Silberman was born to Anastasia (Salyer) and James on July 9.

August:

Atlas Gray Hoover was born to Hannah (Salyer) and Luke on August 1.

Iliya Andrii Petrenko was born to Ellissa (Baird) and Andrii on August 2.

Matt Reith and Rachel Raylyanu married on August 4.

Theodore James Wissmann was born to Nathanael and Katrina on August 7.

Lincoln Bontrager and Susanna Helferich married on August 12.

Lily Jo Bates was born to Zach Bates and Whitney (Perkins) on August 15.

Rafe Alden Wikstrom was born to Lauren (Andregg) and Devin Wikstrom on August 21.

Baby Girl Trewhella was born to Talia and Matthew.

September:

Calvin Driscoll and Brisee Schnack married on September 1.

Margot Lea McDaniel was born to Emma Mae (Jenkins) and Joshua.

Sophia Trewhella and Maxwell Trego got married on September 10.

Ryker Cruise Bates was born to Lydia (Romeike) and Trace Bates on September 12.

Wells McEacharn Robertson was born to John Luke and Mary Kate on September 12.

Liberty Arabella Staddon was born to Robert and Kendalyn on September 19.

Indiana Levi Chase "Indy" was born to Ashley (Driscoll) and Landon Chase on September 23.

Audrey Ann Busenitz was born to Rachel (Wissmann) and Alan on September 26.

October:

Sailor and Skye Wilson were born to Jonah and Grace on October 4.

Denver Alan Patton was born to Gabrielle (Perez) and Andrew on October 8.

Emerson Wells and Jackson Bates married on October 14.

Mia Gayle Paine was born to Alyssa and Josiah on October 14.

Maverick James Young was born to Kristen Nicole and Justin on October 16.

Luca Charles Mauro was born to Christiana (Clark) and Michael on October 20.

Evie Mae Metz was born to Courtney (Collingsworth) and Michael on October 20.

Hayes Gerald Willis was born to Lexi and Jeremiah on October 24.

William Gage Paine was born to Erin (Bates) and Chad on October 30.

November:

James Ezra Schadt was born to Amber (Perez) and Levi on November 1.

Isla Jane Barger was born to Michelle (Seewald) and Elijah on November 3.

Isaiah Valiant Arakel Afarian was born to Rachelle (Waller) and Joseph on November 10.

Kimberleigh Noel Roberts was born to Sophia (Meggs) and Jacob Roberts on November 26.

December:

Dakota Rae Kenney was born to Cat (Smith) and Aaron on December 11.

Lydia Ballinger and Thomas Herring married on December 13.

Lilian Noelle Storms was born to Sara (Trewhella) and Jason on December 18.

George Augustine Seewald was born to Jessa (Duggar) and Ben Seewald on December 19.

Jonathan Hartono and Tannia Christy married.

This year, 50 babies were born and 14 weddings were held.

Top Families:

Bates- 5 babies born, 1 wedding held

Robertson- 4 babies born, 2 weddings held

Trewhella- 4 babies born, 1 wedding held

Paine- 3 babies born, 1 wedding held

Clark- 3 babies born

Salyer- 3 babies born

Wissmann- 2 babies born, 1 wedding held

Driscoll- 2 babies born, 1 wedding held

Noyes- 2 babies born

Duggar- 3 babies born

Hill- 2 babies born

Wilson- 2 babies born

Collingsworth- 2 babies born

Perez- 2 babies born

Seewald- 2 babies born

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“Ishimura, do you copy? Come in. This is USG Kellion.”

Planet Cracker Starship, USG Ishimura - Dead Space Remake (2023)

[junebugzjuniperr]

#dead space #isaac Clarke #kendra daniels #zach hammond #YEAAAAAAAAAAHHHAAAAHAGAA LITERALLY THE DUDE JUST FUCKIN WENT AT EM #funny as hell Love the expressions 😭😭😭

Decided to do an art about how the original Dead Space 1 feels for Kendra if you've played the game before

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As much as I love the alternate ending of the Dead Space Remake, I would’ve loved it if the alternate ending was Isaac joining Kendra’s side. Like he convinces her that he can be an asset to EarthGov and wants revenge on the Unitologists for taking away Nicole alongside his mother and father causing Kendra to pause and stand down before saying fine and the two make it off Aegis VII together with Kendra telling him that this is only the beginning and that she’ll convince her higher ups about his recruitment.

Then we get a transmission where EarthGov debriefs someone about a Marker site and refers to that person as “Agent Clarke” as we hear Isaac’s voice give a solid copy.

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Dead Space Official Launch Trailer | Humanity Ends Here🔥🔥🔥

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Da Jurassic Park a Jurassic World: I 15 momenti migliori della saga

"Possiedo un'isola, al largo del Costa Rica." Con queste parole, John Hammond (Richard Attenborough) diede il via ad un viaggio indimenticabile, nell'estate del 1993. Destinazione: Jurassic Park, il più spettacolare parco divertimenti mai costruito, ma anche il più pericoloso. Il film di Steven Spielberg, basato sull'omonimo romanzo di Michael Crichton, fu un autentico fenomeno al box office mondiale, incassando quasi un miliardo di dollari (somma poi raggiunta nel 2013 con la riedizione in 3D), e vinse tre Oscar per gli effetti speciali e sonori.

Una scena di Jurassic Park

Seguì poi Il mondo perduto: Jurassic park, diretto ancora una volta da Spielberg, e poi Jurassic Park III, con Joe Johnston in cabina di regia. La morte di Crichton nel 2008 aveva teoricamente congelato qualsiasi piano per un quarto episodio, ma alcuni anni dopo il progetto venne riavviato e nel 2015, ventidue anni dopo l'inizio della saga cinematografica, è uscito Jurassic World, inizio di una nuova serie di avventure, seguito da Jurassic World 2: Fallen Kingdom del 2018 e Jurassic World 3: Dominion nel 2022, ma molto presto un altro film si aggiungerà alla saga anche se per ora non si hanno molti dettagli sulla trama e la partecipazione di Scarlett Johansson. Questa è la nostra lista dei quindici momenti più memorabili della saga ideata da Crichton e Spielberg. Ovviamente si sconsiglia la lettura a chi non abbia ancora visto i film, poiché la classifica contiene qualche piccolo spoiler…

15. L'attacco dei volatili

Jurassic World: l'attacco dei rettili alati

I fan degli pterodattili dovettero attendere la fine de Il mondo perduto: Jurassic park per vederli in un breve cameo, dato che per motivi tecnici e finanziari non fu possibile utilizzarli nel primo episodio. I dinosauri volanti furono poi ripescati ed utilizzati come si deve nel terzo capitolo, con una sequenza d'azione situata in una voliera su Isla Sorna. Al di là di qualche buco di logica (a che serve una voliera sull'isola che non era destinata al pubblico?), questo scontro fra i volatili e il gruppo capitanato da Alan Grant (Sam Neill) funziona per un motivo molto semplice: nel contesto di un terzo episodio piuttosto deludente che non fa altro che riprendere stancamente gli elementi più riusciti dei capitoli precedenti, tale sequenza rappresenta l'unico vero lampo di originalità. Da non dimenticare neanche la versione "aggiornata" che si vede nel quarto film, sorta di rielaborazione preistorica de Gli uccelli di Alfred Hitchcock.

Jurassic Park III: lo Pteranodonte

14. Il cameo di Jimmy Fallon

Chris Pratt ospite da Jimmy Fallon per parlare di Jurassic World

Nel primo episodio John Hammond si vantava di non aver badato a spese, arrivando persino a convincere il noto attore teatrale Richard Kiley a prestare la sua voce alla narrazione della visita guidata del parco. In Jurassic World, l'idea di una celebrità coinvolta nelle attrazioni del parco è portata al livello successivo, nella sequenza in cui i fratelli Zach e Gray Mitchell (Nick Robinson e Ty Simpkins) percorrono una zona dell'isola all'interno di una girosfera. Le istruzioni di sicurezza del veicolo fanno parte di uno sketch comico di Jimmy Fallon, noto soprattutto in America in quanto veterano di Saturday Night Live e attuale conduttore del celeberrimo Tonight Show. Il suo cameo avrà più senso per il pubblico americano, ma rimane una bella frecciatina alla mentalità industriale dell'entertainment statunitense.

13. "Non andate nell'erba alta!"

Il mondo perduto - Jurassic Park: i raptor attaccano nell'erba alta

Una delle scene più cariche di tensione de Il mondo perduto: Jurassic park, e il grande ritorno in scena dei velociraptor, anche se si vedono poco. Dopo essere scampati all'ennesimo incontro con i tirannosauri, i cacciatori ingaggiati da Roland Tembo (Pete Postlethwaite) decidono di attraversare un campo d'erba alta per mettersi al riparo. Un errore che si rivela letale per la maggior parte di loro: mentre avanzano, vediamo cinque predatori avvicinarsi. E poi urla, ruggiti e la vista fugace della coda del raptor mentre questi divora la sua preda. Un ottimo esempio di ciò che Spielberg è in grado di fare quando non è costretto a ripetersi (cosa che accade durante lo scontro successivo con i velociraptor, ma quello è un altro discorso).

12. La morte di Dieter Stark

Il mondo perduto - Jurassic Park: Peter Stormare in una scena

Abbiamo già "visto" i procompsognati in azione all'inizio de Il mondo perduto quando aggrediscono una bambina, rendendo parzialmente pubblica l'esistenza di Isla Sorna e dei dinosauri (ma in realtà l'aggressione non viene mostrata, ne udiamo solo le conseguenze). Perciò è facile immaginare cosa succederà a Dieter Stark (Peter Stormare) quando questi si perde nella foresta e incontra uno di questi dinosauri piccoli ed in apparenza innocui. Ebbene sì, il sadico cacciatore fa una brutta fine: inciampa dopo aver cercato di scavalcare un ramo, al che i procompsognati gli saltano addosso e lo divorano vivo, mentre la macchina da presa si allontana mostrandoci il sangue di Stark che scorre nell'acqua. Una sequenza al contempo spaventosa e divertente, grazie alle doti comiche di Stormare.

11. Il T-Rex a San Diego

La più grande differenza fra il secondo episodio della saga e tutti gli altri è la presenza dei dinosauri nel nostro mondo. Nello specifico, un Tyrannosaurus Rex a San Diego, merito del bieco Peter Ludlow (Arliss Howard), nipote di John Hammond, il quale vuole aprire un Jurassic Park in California. Ovviamente, il rettile gigante decide di seminare panico e distruzione, radendo al suolo anche un negozio dell'ormai defunta catena Blockbuster. Da notare che fra le persone che fuggono alla vista del T-Rex vi sono anche dei turisti giapponesi, allusione evidente al franchise di Godzilla (il primo episodio, invece, citava apertamente King Kong).

Il mondo perduto - Jurassic Park: il T-Rex a San Diego

10. La morte di Dennis Nedry

Jurassic Park: un'immagine del dilofosauro

Difficile piangere il decesso di Dennis (Wayne Knight), un informatico della InGen che, per questioni pecuniarie, decide di tradire Hammond e mettere a repentaglio la vita di tutte le persone presenti su Isla Nublar. Una scelta che si rivela fatale per lui quando si perde e si imbatte in un dilofosauro, che prima lo acceca sputandogli negli occhi e poi lo azzanna quando cerca di fuggire in macchina. Non è la morte più spassosa per un personaggio odioso (quella è riservata all'avvocato Donald Gennaro, divorato dal T-Rex mentre è seduto sulla tazza di un gabinetto pubblico), ma certamente la più meritata, anche perché Knight, noto ai più come Newman, la nemesi di Jerry Seinfeld, dà a Nedry quell'aura viscida necessaria per renderlo simpaticamente detestabile. L'attore, fra l'altro, avrebbe espresso un parziale rimpianto per quanto riguarda la sua morte sullo schermo: per questioni di censura (Jurassic Park in America è PG-13), l'uccisione è stata attenuata rispetto al romanzo, dove Nedry viene addirittura decapitato.

9. I raptor "addomesticati"

Jurassic World: Chris Pratt tiene a bada i dinosauri in una scena del film

Aveva fatto alzare più di un sopracciglio l'idea di vedere nel quarto film un personaggio capace di addestrare e controllare i velociraptor. E invece l'idea funziona grazie a due elementi essenziali, entrambi evidenti nella sequenza in cui ci viene presentato questo strambo rapporto fra uomo e rettile: innanzitutto, il carisma e la bravura recitativa di Chris Pratt, il cui Owen Grady è allegro e al contempo serissimo, consapevole del pericolo cui va incontro ogni giorno; in secondo luogo, la rivelazione che i raptor, pur dandogli retta, rimangono dei predatori e potrebbero facilmente cercare di divorarlo un giorno o l'altro. Come scopre lo stesso Owen verso la fine del film, quando i raptor decidono di ubbidire a qualcun altro…

8. La metafora del canarino

Jurassic World: BD Wong è il dottor Wu

L'avevamo già visto nel primo episodio, dove spiegava che tutti i dinosauri di Jurassic Park erano femmine, e quindi teoricamente non in grado di riprodursi. Dopo ventidue anni, ritroviamo in Jurassic World l'attore BD Wong, sempre nei panni del Dr. Wu, scienziato al serivizio della InGen. A lui spetta una delle battute più memorabili del film, quando gli viene rinfacciata la creazione del "mostro" Indominus Rex. La sua risposta: "Il termine 'mostro' è relativo. Per un canarino, un gatto è un mostro. Noi siamo solo abituati ad essere il gatto." Un riassunto abbastanza autoironico in merito all'arroganza dell'uomo in tutta la saga, pronunciato da un personaggio intrigante che potremmo rivedere in un eventuale quinto film.

7. Mr. DNA

Jurassic Park: Mr DNA

Come ridurre al minimo tutte le spiegazioni scientifiche circa la creazione dei dinosauri residenti a Jurassic Park? La risposta: Mr. DNA, un simpatico personaggio animato - talmente popolare da avere diritto ad un cameo anche in Jurassic World - che in pochi minuti chiarisce i vari discorsi su zanzare, resina, frammenti di DNA ed uso di materiale genetico delle rane per resuscitare il T-Rex e compagnia bella. Oltre ad essere uno strumento narrativo efficace e memorabile, la sequenza permette anche a Spielberg di rendere omaggio a uno dei pionieri dell'animazione, Winsor McCay, noto per il cortometraggio Gertie the Dinosaur, realizzato nel 1914.

6. L'evoluzione secondo Ian Malcolm

Jurassic Park: Malcolm, Hammond, la dottoressa Sattler e Gennaro in una scena

Passato alla storia come un film d'avventura intriso di horror, il primo Jurassic Park è memorabile anche per la sua forte componente comica, grazie soprattutto a Jeff Goldblum nei panni di Ian Malcolm. Tra i suoi tanti momenti di gloria non possiamo non menzionare il suo brillante riassunto di quanto sta vedendo: "Dio crea i dinosauri. Dio distrugge i dinosauri. Dio crea l'uomo. L'uomo distrugge Dio. L'uomo crea i dinosauri." E l'impagabile commento di Ellie Sattler (Laura Dern): "I dinosauri mangiano l'uomo. La donna eredita la Terra."

5. T-Rex vs. Indominus

Jurassic World: L'Indominus Rex sbircia tra i cespugli

Per tutta la durata di Jurassic World, il dinosauro denominato Indominus Rex ci è stato venduto come il rettile più temibile in tutta la storia del parco ("Più grande, più spaventoso, più fico", come direbbe il nostro "amico" Wu): gigantesco, capace di mimetizzarsi e rimanere invisibile ai sensori termici… Insomma, un bel problema. Ragion per cui, per sconfiggerlo, Claire Dearing (Bryce Dallas Howard) fa l'unica cosa logica: liberare il T-Rex. Il vecchio si scontra con il nuovo (con un aiutino da parte dei velociraptor e del mosasauro, che dà il colpo di grazia all'Indominus), dimostrando la propria superiorità. A rendere ancora più emozionante la situazione per i fan di vecchia data è un dettaglio piccolo ma fondamdentale: il T-Rex in questione è lo stesso che ci terrorizzò nel primo episodio. Invecchiato, ma ancora re indiscusso della giungla (come ci conferma l'inquadratura finale del film).

Jurassic World: l'Indominus Rex in una scena del trailer

4. L'entrata in scena del tirannosauro

Presagito per gran parte del film, l'ingresso del Tyrannosaurus Rex non poteva che essere trionfale: mescolando abilmente immagini e suoni per mostrarci solo una parte del rettile prima che la minaccia si riveli in tutto il suo splendore, Spielberg costruisce una sequenza magistrale e carica di tensione, alleviata solo parzialmente dall'uscita di scena di Donald Gennaro. Grazie anche a questo debutto, il T-Rex è divenuto uno dei personaggi più amati della saga, ragion per cui continua ad apparire nei seguiti, anche se l'originale rimane imbattibile.

Jurassic Park: il T-Rex in azione sotto la pioggia

3. T-Rex vs. Raptor

Potevamo ritrovarci con un finale molto diverso: nella prima stesura del copione di Jurassic Park, lo scontro fra umani e velociraptor si concludeva con Alan Grant che si serviva dello scheletro appeso al soffitto dell'edificio principale per sconfiggere i predatori. Questa soluzione narrativa non convinse particolarmente Spielberg, il quale decise di dare un ultimo momento di gloria al vero eroe del film: il T-Rex. Eccolo quindi all'apice della gloria, al centro della stanza e circondato da ciò che rimane del sogno di John Hammond, a dimostrazione di quanto affermato precedentemente da Ian Malcolm: la vita ha trionfato.

Jurassic Park: il T-Rex irrompe nel Centro visitatori

2. I raptor in cucina

Jurassic Park: Raptors a caccia

Anche qui abbiamo a che fare con una figura annunciata a lungo - fin dalla sequenza d'apertura - ma sostanzialmente invisibile per gran parte della durata della pellicola: il velociraptor. E come il T-Rex, questo predatore spietato, che caccia in branco, ha diritto ad un momento da antologia, ossia la famosa sequenza della cucina. Un grandissimo gioco di ombre e suoni, quasi interamente realizzato senza trucchi digitali (i raptor erano degli uomini in costume nella maggior parte delle inquadrature) e impreziosito dalla bravura dei giovani Joseph Mazzello e Ariana Richards. Anche a distanza di ventidue anni, rimane un piccolo capolavoro del brivido.

1. "Benvenuti a Jurassic Park"

Jurassic Park: la prima apparizione del Brachiosauro

Impossibile dimenticare l'emozione provata la prima volta che si è assistiti a questa sequenza, sulla quale si regge gran parte dell'efficacia del primo film della saga. Eh sì, perché il punto di non ritorno, per quanto riguarda la sospensione dell'incredulità, era la prima apparizione in carne ed ossa - si fa per dire, ovviamente - della fauna di Isla Nublar, all'epoca una vera rivoluzione nel campo degli effetti speciali (una combinazione di CGI ed animatronics). Spielberg era consapevole dell'importanza di questo momento, e fa in modo che tutto funzioni esattamente come deve: la bellezza impareggiabile dei dinosauri, le facce stupite di Sam Neill e Laura Dern (bravissimi a recitare davanti al nulla), la musica trionfale di John Williams (inspiegabilmente ignorata in fase di nomination agli Oscar) e l'entusiasmo paterno di John Hammond, che parla con i due archeologi ma in realtà si rivolge al pubblico: "Benvenuti a Jurassic Park!"