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Summary: Nothing Wrong with a Good Monster Movie
Review: THE LOST WORLD was a bad book and an only slightly better movie. Crichton was writing a tie-in book for a movie that hadn't been made yet (when he wrote JURASSIC PARK, he probably didn't think his vision could convincingly be put to film. Spielberg's faults, which usually don't include making uninteresting movies, was at his dullest with THE LOST WORLD. So it was perhaps for the better that both usually capable storytellers abandoned JURASSIC PARK III, which turned out just fine. If the original JURASSIC PARK was FRANKENSTEIN for a more modern age, this one is PETER PAN (which is borrowed from extensively). The message is that if you approach this movie as a boy who never grew up, you will like it. It has nifty special effects, monsters chasing screaming people, and a fast, fast pace. (THE LOST WORLD has a literary antecedent, too - Arthur Conan Doyle's book by the same name. What the message was supposed to be is beyond me). The movie moves so fast that it seems too short - the ending just sneaks up and is somewhat unsatisfying. Other low points? The dialogue is bad. The plot is silly. The featured role, yet again, of a child is annoying. And the featured creature - the "spinosaurus," while based on a real fossil (that was destroyed in World War II) looks fake. Part of what makes Jurassic Park work is that the dinosaurs are so realistic that their very images evoke wonder about what they were really like. The spinosaurus doesn't work both because it looks unreal, and nobody ever heard of it even if a fossil did exist once. But then you get beyond that when it battles a T-Rex and then its back to being a boy who never grew up. Little boys don't care about any of those things. Except the part about it being too short. Which JP3 was. Despite the flaws, I was left wanting more. Oh well, I guess I'll have to wait for JP4.
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Summary: A Jurassic Sequel!
Review: The year 2001 must be the year of sequels! There are so many of them this year. However, the sequel that stands out most is Jurassic Park 3. The days of the cheesy sequels like "Jaws 3" are gone. Even though Steven Spielberg did not direct this third installment, he did produce the film. The result is the usual non-stop action,thrills, and best of all great big dinosaurs! Sam Neill and Laura Dern are back from the first movie. I really like Neill's character in this version more. He is more human, and a lot of things are explained more in this movie. Also look for Wlliam H. Macy (ER,"Boogie Nights") and Tea Leoni ("Deep Impact") as the couple searching for their lost son. Sure, the movie is not without its faults. The movie is barely an hour and a half long, and you must see the first movie to fully understand this third installment. And yes, movie critics will blast "Jurassic Park 3" for not having a great storyline. That maybe so, but when I go see a "Jurassic Park" movie I go there to see action and dinosaurs and not Sir Laurence Oliver reciting Macbeth. What you get in "Jurassic Park 3" is non-stop action and a purely fun summer sequel...
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Summary: GREAT MOVIE, BUT NOT LONG ENOUGH
Review: THIS IS A GREAT MOVIE, I WOULD GIVE IT 5 STARS BUT IT WAS MUCH TOO SHORT. IT WAS ABOUT A HALF HOUR SHORTER THAN THE OTHER TWO. THE DINO'S ARE AMAZING, THEY LOOK AS REAL AS EVER. THE ACTING IS GREAT EXAPT FOR TEA LEONI, IN MY OPINION LAURA DERN SHOLD HAVE HAD THAT PART. BUT LAURA DERN DOES APPEAR IN IT TWICE WITH A VERY SMALL ROLE(A CAMEO)THIS MOVIE INCLUDES A GREAT CAST FEATURING SAM NIELL, WILLIAM H. MACY, TEA LEONI, TREVER MORGAN, AND MICHALE JETER. THE TWO BEST SCENES IN THIS MOVIE IS THEM CROSSING THE CAGE AND GETTING ATTACKED BY THE PTERADACTYLS, AND THE AMAZING FIGHT BETWEEN THE T-REX AND THE SPINEASAURES IF YOU WANT TO SEE A GOOD MOVIE, LIKED THE ORIGNAL 2, AND DONT MIND IF ITS SHORT, I SUGGEST YOU SEE THIS MOVIE
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Summary: Better than The Lost World.
Review: Jurassic Park 3 is good, but has some major problems. At least it was better than The Lost World. Here are some problems with JP3: Most dinosaur sequences are too short, some lasting no longer than 2 minutes. The best sequences are "the river" sequence, and "the bridcage" sequence which put in alot of effort and suspense for the film. Joe Johnston's direction for some scenes are too quickly shot, and makes it hard to figure out what is happening. Some scenes shot too quickly are: The plane scene, and the raptor scene. Some of the scenes look to phony, especially the opening scene when they land on the island, and the very last scene. Finally, the dinosaurs look very fake, relying more on computer graphics than animatronics. The ending is stupid, and the last scene reminds us of the last scene for the original JP. The cast is great, but some characters are a little too dry. Steven Spielberg should have directed this film. The film has some interesting dinosaurs and sequences, which kept me into this film. The film is good, but too short and it seems like it was thrown together without any effort. Overall I just barely liked this film, and give it a B-.
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Summary: Jurassic Park III, lacks bite of original recipe
Review: Jurassic Park III is a 90 minute thrill ride, that does its job. That job is to entertain you for [$]. It does, dispite major holes in the script and action sequences that look hurried and hollywood polished. Having Sam Neil return was a nice touch, but the characters chose their fate, making it hard to root for them in the 1st place. This movie has great potential if they would have spent more time on the visual effects. They are good, but not as good as the original. "They packaged it, they threw it on a plastic lunch box, and now they want to sell it" as Malcolm would have said. I give the movie 3 stars simply because of its title JURASSIC PARK III, and because the premise of the movie still goes beyond the imagination of any other film, though it lacks the same feel as the orginal or even The Lost World.
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Summary: Better than the first two
Review: A previous reviewer remarked "Build them dinos, and they will come." So I came myself and plunked down my green stuff hoping to be reasonably entertained for my hard-earned dollars. And I wasn't diappointed. I actually thought this movie was better than the first two. The second movie wasn't bad, but I just couldn't get over the bit where all the great hunters had lost all their weapons and rifles by the time the T-rex wandered into their camp. The T-rex proceeds to chase the disorganized band of humans in their jeeps as they watch in terror in the rearview mirror as the T-rex is gaining on them, which led to one of the funniest unintentional pieces of humor in the movie. One guy in the passenger seat is looking in the side mirror, and you can see "Objects in the mirror are closer than they appear" written on the bottom of the glass, with the T-rex, of course, hot on their tail. I heard an interview on NPR that Terry Gross did with the director of the movie and he said this was quite accidental, but when they discovered it they decided to leave it in. But getting back to the tete-a-tete with the T-rex. Not one hunter even got off a shot at the big dinosaur. Even Pete Postlethwaite, the lead hunter, didn't get off one shot. The dinos were indeed smarter than the humans, and I was hoping they'd win, which they pretty much did. Well, JPIII's plot may not have been written my Marcel Proust, but at least it lacks the gaffs of the previous two. And there is one choice section missing from the earlier movies--the pterodactyl scene. For my money, the 15-minute section with the pterodactyls, as they try to pick off the humans, is the best part of the flick. A nice touch and almost worth seeing the movie just for this one part. That having been said, I feel compelled to point out that there is no way a pterodactyl could actually pick up a human, even a 10 or 11-year old boy. Pterodactyls, although they had 27-foot wingspans, had bodies that were only the size of a large turkey. They were designed to glide effortlessly but simply don't have the strength to lift even a small human off the ground. Anyway, I go to movies like this because sometimes I just want to be mindlessly entertained for my money, and there is no better way than a movie like this one.
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Summary: Exitcing and Intenst Sequel
Review: I went and saw Jurassic Park 3 on Friday evening. And let me tell you, it was one of the wildest movies I have ever seen in a theater. It, of course, was not as good as the first Jurassic Park, but sequels never are. But it did come pretty close. This might not of topped the first, but it sure did the second one. I know this movie hasn't been crittacly acclaimed, but I personally enjoyed it. Besides who cares what critics hace to say anyway? I say if you like excitement and like to be scared then I highly recommend this film to anyone. I'll deffinatel have a good time.
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Summary: A strong sequel, better than the second
Review: Even though I did not particularly like The Lost World very much (mostly because of the T-Rex in California), I was very excited about seeing the third installment in the Jurassic Park series. And I was not dissapointed. This is an action packed film from beginning to end, and is very entertaining. This movie does however, suffer from two major flaws, and one minor flaw. The first and biggest flaw is that this movie does not feature much of a story. The only real intriguing thing to the story is that we have now discovered that the raptors can communicate vocaly. The other major flaw is that this movie is just too short to be a Jurassic Park film. Instead of the two hour long movie we have grown accustomed to, we get a movie that just barely clocks in over ninety minutes, which gives this a kind of rushed feeling. The minor flaw, the humor. This is a Jurassic Park film, humor and Alan Grant do not mix. That is why you put Ian Malcolm into the movie,(who does not appear in this film, but is mentioned) to create humorous situations, Alan is meant to be the dark serious character. This leads to many jokes where you find yourself sitting there not laughing wondering why the people around you are even chuckling. The largest problem with the humor is that, it is things which have been done in many other films and just aren't executed well here. This is the second best in the series(they don't even come close to the first one, the only one with an intriguing story). And while I recommend this movie, I first recommend that you take your thinking caps off before stepping into the theater.
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Summary: Somewhat Entertaining, Should Have Been More So...
Review: After finally seeing JP3, I was disappointed. This movie lacked the sense of wonder and awe of Jurassic Park. The story and movie seemed "thrown together" to make a quick buck. The film also appeared "dark" to me, e.g., fuzzy outlines of images and it had that "cheesecloth over the lens" look about it. The story line was completely unbelievable to me. It was almost like a serial movie reminiscent of "Raiders of the Lost Ark." Action, action, action with little character development and very little believability. Sam Neill seemed like he was "tired, but show me the money and I'll do it again." I wish Laura Dern had had a bigger role. The little kid I didn't care for at all. Obnoxious. No empathy. Overall, I enjoyed the dinosaur sequences, but the film was too short, and the ending was quite unbelievable to me as well. Oh well...it's hard to top the first JP, and sequels are never as good as the originals (most of the time, anyway). The producers could have done much more with this film than they did, in my opinion.
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Summary: Not exciting, not thrilling, not fun
Review: When i saw jurassic park i was amazed. i loved it. The best part about the entire movie was the climax. Four years later i saw the lost world and again was amazed. I heared about jurassic park 3 a while ago and wanted to see it. i saw it opening day and thought it was the worst film ive seen in a long time. the begining was terrible,the ending was terrible and there was no climax. the dialouge didnt make sense either. TELL ME THIS HOW THE HELL CAN U HERE THE CELL PHONE IN THE DINOSAURS BODY. Go see it if u want but its not worth it. This reminded me of a tv special because there was no violence. Just a bunch of junk.
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