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Jurassic World Dominion: Extinction would be a welcome escape from these dinosaurs

The latest painful dragging out of what was once an awe-inspiring spectacle would have you running gladly into the gnashers of the nearest T-Rex

Jurassic World Dominion: ‘The dinosaurs are by far the smartest characters, unburdened by the cloth-eared dialogue, cardboard characterisation and exhausted plotting.’

In the midst of all the mayhem in 1993’s original Jurassic Park, Steven Spielberg’s camera breaks away from an enormous T-Rex chomping down on some poor unfortunate to slowly pan across shelves full of theme park merchandise in the gift shop: T-shirts, soft toys and baseball caps, destined never to be sold now that chaos has clawed its way loose.

Although the joke raised a sardonic laugh among audiences three decades ago, it’s nonetheless striking ...