Sadly, the Jurassic Park 30th Anniversary Steelbook Set Looks a Bit Phoned In

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2nd May 2023 08:04PM

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Let’s just cut to the chase, this is the embodiment of ‘spared some expense.’

Courtesy of bol.com we have the first look at the Jurassic Park 30th Anniversary collectors set and while at a distance it seems to be a nice package, at closer inspection it just doesn’t hold up. From the steelbook cover just being a trace-over of a statue to the slip case looking like a bit like a photoshop filter disaster – and of course the art cards using Jurassic World dinosaurs rather than Jurassic Park – we have to wonder how this thing made it past approvals.

Wait, why is the Jurassic World T. rex on a beach, why is that the Jurassic World Dilophosaurus and WHY is Dr. Malcolm holding a lightsaber? We are interested in that collectible booklet… but…

We can go on about how influential Jurassic Park is as film and how well-regarded the first film is amongst all fans new and old. We can spit out metrics and have a long discussion about how Jurassic Park has been poorly managed via a series of poor attempts at cash in’s without the work and love required. But that’s just putting more work in than the franchise does itself these days, which is deflating. So instead, we’ll leave you with some pictures, tweets, and a song.

Does someone in the home entertainment department actually hate Jurassic Park, and they’re in charge of the art?

To be fair, the more recent attempts aren’t as awful as this 2013 poster. But let’s be real, that’s a low bar.

Ok, ok, we’ll stop kicking when they’re down – but the point is that don’t impress us much.