Picking Nits
The hosts question nearly inaudible punch lines and the simplified science while ultimately defending the exposition and scientist-hero effect.
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- Numerous under-the-breath punch lines are mixed so quietly that viewers can miss them, including dialogue about babies in Montana.
- Mr. DNA is defended as an excellent exposition device even while the science behind the park is called laughable in retrospect.
- The movie’s simplified science is partly forgiven because it inspired interest in paleontology and presented scientists as heroes.