The Jurassic Games (2018) IMDB
The concept of this movie will remind you of 2 movie that had a baby. If The Running Man had a baby with Jurassic Park, after having gotten really drunk this is the movie that would be made. The concept is a group of 10 convicts have an opportunity to gain their freedom by surviving a made for tv contest. Only 1 person can win, by surviving the 4 stages of the games. The convicts are thrown into a VR created world where they must survive being hunted by a variety of dinosaurs.
The game is set-up like this: Stage 1 - get to the safe zone in an hour while being chased by dinosaurs. Stage 2 - survive a maze full of raptors. Stage 3 - make your way safely across a large minefield. Stage 4 - Mystery zone…most likely to help boost the tv ratings and keep the audience engaged.
That’s the set-up. Well, until the VR system malfunctions…then we get a twist in the script. But before that, to start Stage 2 each contestant must solve a digital maze with their finger before entering the real physical maze full of raptors. When you are chased by hungry dinosaurs, reaching a dead end in a maze takes on a new meaning.
While this is not an award worthy movie, I will say for such a small budget film, the dinosaurs look good, so this does not make my list of The 10 worst maze movies to avoid. In fact, it must have done well enough, because they made a sequel ! : The Jurassic Games: Extinction (2025).
I give it a 4.8/10. Watch it for the amusement.
Here is the trailer for the movie:
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