It adds laughs, I guess, but aside from a few well-placed jokes it ruins the rewatchability and annoys many viewers.
Jurassic Park has jokes that aren’t as misplaced. Same with some other older blockbusters. But studios just don’t care anymore.
I watched Jurassic Park again for the first time since I was a child about a year ago. When it first came out, most people were stunned by the special effects and it was regarded as mainly a movie about the effects. I remember thinking if it were released now it would be considered oddly cerebral for a Hollywood movie.
So it may be more about quality of the writing and delivery than anything.
And including the quips in the middle of action scenes for no reason. The lawyer in Jurassic Park being eaten on the toilet is funny, Legolas and Gimli doing their schtick is kinda funny, but a Marvel hero saying something in the middle of saving Earth from aliens is annoying when it happens all the time.
