When early trailers for movies come out, there’s often a lot of complaining about the special effects, with many not realising that due to the fact it’s months until the release the shots we’re getting aren’t in there finished form.
That was certain true of the Jurassic World trailer, but now the Super Bowl spot is here, which contains many of the same shots but the quality of the dinos has certainly improved. Hell, there’s even a shot which in the original trailer was just people running and screening, and now is full of pterodactyls.
There are also a few neat additions, such as Chris Pratt showing he’s figured out how to work with the velociraptors and stop them eating him, as well as glimpses of the movie’s fearsome genetically created beasty, the Indominus Rex.
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