Or, as it should have been called, "Planet Of The Dinosaurs". Kylo Ren is an astronaut who goes back in time 65 million years.
When @Diacanu said "Kylo Ren" I had to struggle to remember who that character was. Star Wars is so dull.
I spent some time looking for information about dinosaur population density. The only species I can find anything for is T. rex. Apparently paleontologists' best estimate is that, within its range, the Tyrannosaurus had a population density of about one per 100 square kilometers, or two in an area the size of Washington, D.C. The long edge of D.C. is 10 miles from end to end. If you and two other humans were dumped into random spots within that territory before it was a city, it would probably be a very long time before you met either of the others. Granted, that's only one species -- and an apex predator, so other species would have to be a lot more common. But think about what you see if you go out into the woods away from any trails. You'll see and hear a lot of birds, but sightings of anything large will be infrequent. Even at the height of deer season, how long do hunters typically have to sit before they see a single deer?
You ever seen Deathproof? Tarintino's ode to grindhouse movies. Instead of taking the George Lucas approach where you imbue the spirit of an old film into one of modern tastes, he basically did a movie that could have been shot identically in the 70s. Blech. I'm sure that there's probably someone out there that would like a gritty, realistic take on deer hunting, but not me. And the 5 minutes of dinos in the movie wouldn't be a bad thing, after all, we didn't get that much more of the shark in the original Jaws. But if people are bitching about the lack of dinos in the movie, then I don't think we're looking at a storyline as gripping as Jaws. Finally, there's this: In just about every historical account, where humans show up to a place where no humans have been in at least centuries, if not longer, the animals they encounter don't have any fear response to humans. And it's only when we start eating them that the rest of them figure out that if they don't run away and hide, they're next on the menu. Presumably, if these are the first humans the dinos have ever encountered, they're unlikely to see us as a threat, so they'd be more visible. Again, until we started eating them.
I saw "65" last night & thought it was GREAT. It was like a long Star Trek or Outer Limits episode. BUT ... yeah ... BUT ... I DO have & share the same paleontological & scientific criticisms of the movie as paleontologists. Aside from that I thought it was a fun adventurous romp. I suggest & endorse others to see "65" in the movie theater while it's still playing.
Yeah but deer disappear for hunting season. It's going to vary. I got off the highway last night and encountered about eight deer in two groups over a stretch of two or three miles.
