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Summary: TREX RULES!!!!!
Review: This movie is my favorite dinosaur movie! It has fantastic music, a great story, and my favorite dinosaur is the star- TREX!!!!!!!! I also liked the ending! I REALLY recommend this movie. But there's one last thing I want to say, BUY THIS MOVIE!
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Summary: Welcome to Jurassic Park!
Review: Steven Spielberg's 1993 blockbuster is still the best of the Jurassic trilogy, and the film retains all the amazement and anticipation it had when it was first released. After the critical and commercial failures of Always and Hook, Spielberg returns to form with one of the most astounding adventure films ever made.Spielberg's dinosaur adventure is not his best film but it's up there with the all-time greats. Taken from Michael Crichton's thrilling novel, Jurassic Park is one of the most entertaining and exciting films ever made. The special effects are from FX maestro Stan Winston, who did the special effects for Aliens (1986) and Terminator 2 (1991). The seamless combination of CGI and robotic creatures creates some truly terrifying action set- pieces. Despite what some critics thought when the film was released, I feel that all the principal actors give good performances, especially Sam Neill as Alan Grant and Jeff Goldblum as Dr. Ian Malcolm. But admittedly, the special effects are the main attraction, and Winston's dinosaurs (which won him another Oscar after Terminator 2) are truly frightening. Great entertainment. The film's transfer onto DVD is first- rate, with superb picture and sound. The special features are exceptional, with a 50 minute 'making of' of the film and trailers for Jurassic Park, the Lost World and the teaser for Jurassic Park 3. Most interesting, however, is the footage of early pre-production meetings with Spielberg and the FX team discussing how certain shots and effects should be done. Also, there's a Phil Tippett animatic "Raptors in the Kitchen", showing how claymation assists the director in visualising the shots and camera angles. Also there are storyboards, production photos and web links. A 5 star film, 5 star extras. Excellent entertainment.
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Summary: "Spectacular Monster Movie!"
Review: Spielberg certainly delivers with this spectacular monster movie, packing in the thrills and awesome dino effects. But that's about it, as Spielberg wastes no time in trotting out the dinosaurs, leaving little room to develop a strong, human story. What "Jaws" did that this movie didn't was not show you the shark until later in the movie, building on the human dyamics of the story, and holding you in suspense so when you do finally see the shark, it is a truly amazing. But while this is an undeniably entertaining movie, the characters are hollow and cardboard, and by the end, it's really just your standard monster flick with a touch of Spielberg's technical wizardry. I'm giving it four stars since the movie does essentially what it should do: entertain. It has memorable set pieces and groundbreaking special effects, something we've come to expect from Spielberg. Yet it hardly delivers the wonder and awe of one of his more ambitious projects.
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Summary: One of the Greatest Movies Ever!
Review: This is the best movie ever! I first saw it when I was eight years old and it scared the bejezzus out of me, but I saw it later and enjoyed it so much. It has a great message that preaces against modern science and greedy corporations, especially the ones in the life sciences. The Dinosaurs look almost life-like, and I commend the puppeteers on their excellent work. The acting is also really great. Joseph Mazzello, Jeff Goldblum, Laura Dern, and Sam Neill are all great in it. This movie is great and if you haven't seen it, (Which I doubt you haven't,) go buy it and see it. This IS a great movie and I give it five stars.
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Summary: Still the best of the three
Review: It's amazing that our family pops this movie in on a regular basis, and it still works as enjoyable viewing. Never mind that the sequels have more dino footage, and more advanced dino footage, which is, after all, why we watch the films. This film still has something which the other two do not have. In a word, chemistry. While all the films lack any real character development, this one has more characters that we really care about. With the others, you could pretty much predict who was going to get eaten first, as they generally went after the most unlikeable actors. Yes, this one went for the blood-sucking lawyer first, but even he had some charisma. In the other movies, we really didn't care that the "bad guys" got wasted. In this film, we feel bad for just about all the victims. And yes, the number of dino-minutes are down in this film, but where they do occur, they are used well. Our very first glimpse of the herds on the island is still breathtaking. The feeding of the "veggie-saurus" by the kids is vintage Speilberg. And the timing of the T-Rex coming out of the trees to chase the jeep is cut so tightly, one still is unsure whether they are going to get away, even after multiple viewings. I rate I, III, and II as my favorites, in that order.
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Summary: The dinosaurs saved the movie
Review: I can't remember looking forward to a movie more than "Jurassic Park" after having read the book umpteen times. The movie does some justice to the book, and should have done a lot more. The acting is adequate; the casting ranges from good to awful (I liked Jeff Goldblum as Ian Malcolm but Sam Neill was not, and is not, Alan Grant, and Laura Dern was terrible as Ellie Sattler), and the plot changes were unneccessary and detract from the story. There was no need to make Ellie Grant's girlfriend; there's not enough fire between them to generate any interest; and the movie tried to take P.C. too far with the children and transformed the nerdy older boy and the bratty younger girl (she was so obnoxious in the book I wanted to feed her to a raptor) into the computer whiz older sister with a whiny little brother. If it weren't for the dinosaurs, the movie would be a washout. But the dinosaurs save the day. The computer effects are so breathtaking that one wants to drop the popcorn and gasp, good goshamighty, those are REAL DINOSAURS!! The dinosaurs, in fact, have more personality than the people. The tyrannosaurus is the tough guy on the block and the raptors are the boyz in the hood, lean mean killing machines. I would have liked to see some more plant-eaters (a stegosaur or two would have been nice) but what there was, was terrific -- the gallimimus stampede is so real it makes you want to duck down in your seat, and there's a hilarious spot when the girl goes "kitchy-koo" to a brachiosaurus, and the reptile responds by saying "achoo" and spraying a gallon of brachioboogers into her face. The movie's ending is far more upbeat than the book, anticipating "Jurassic Park 2", and the dark undertone of the book, that playing God is one of man's worst mistakes, somehow doesn't come across as strongly in the film. But the dinosaurs are a miracle in themselves, and make the movie the ultimate fun ride it is.
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Summary: Great Movie!
Review: This is the most incredible movie I have seen in a long time. The graphics are incredible and the story line intriguing!
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Summary: thunderous hit!
Review: This film was a runaway hit back in 1993, and still carries quite a punch today. If a really deep story and plot are what you are looking for, go elsewhere. If you want jaw-dropping effects, sheer amazement, and spine-tingling chills, look no further.
The point of this film is that dinosaurs can now be produced by cloning. That said, many different species have been created and put into a park setting for tourists to ride through and spend money in. Naturally, the parks developer doesn't see the danger involved, only the happy faces of children the world over as they hear that dinosaurs once more walk the earth.
Of course, things go wrong. A disgruntled employee shuts the park systems down in order to steal and sell dino-embryos to an outside competitor. Of course, a tropical storm hits at just that time, disrupting his and everyone else's plans. In the chaos that ensues, several big dinos escape their pens, notably the T-Rex, who then proceed to have a buffet meal of the visitors.
The main principles among the humans escpae at the end, leaving the dinos free to do what they will. Being a dinosaur fan since early childhhod, I was thrilled this movie came out. When the first sauropod walked majesticaly across the screen, I was in awe. It all seemed so real! That feeling of awe was keenly built by Spielberg in this film, which then was turned into a feeling of danger, then to doom.
The real stars of this movie are, of course, the dinosaurs, both CG and robotic and puppet. They intermove with the real people so seamlessly you believe they are real as well. This was one I very quickly added to my DVD collection, where it has provived many hours of enjoyment. The picture transfer is perfect, and the sound is incredible.
Despite some flaws, like one-dimensional charactors, amd weak plot, the breathtaking special effects more than make up for it, and make this one worth owning.
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Summary: A great collector's edition for Jurassic Park fans
Review: The bonus material on this DVD make this movie a good buy. The picture and sound quality are also excellent.
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Summary: A real thrill ride
Review: Whilst obviously comparable to Spielberg's other big monster movie, 'Jaws', this is still excellent in its right. Based on the Michael Crichton novel it retains the barest threads of the scientific argument. Indeed, this argument is mostly represented by Jeff Goldblum who is rapidly demoted to a back seat. That's not too important though seen as this is the kind of movie that manages to genuinely fascinate its audience with its outstanding special effects. Even several years on, the sight of the T-Rex clawing its way past metal fencing remains spectacular. Basically this is a rollercoaster ride and little else but for what it is, 'Jurassic Park' is great fun. Placing its little humans in various apparently inescapable situations seems to be the story, but what situations they are! There's a car falling through a tree inch by inch, a huge T-Rex and a particularly nasty little one that seems cute and innocent at first. Most impressively though, it remains pretty scary. Rather than overusing the big T-Rex, the raptors are much scarier and more efficient at making the audience jump. One particularly well constructed scene has two kids hiding out in a kitchen which is being stalked by two vicious raptors. The acting, as in many movies like this, is incidental. Neill plays a pretty flat main character, Dern excels as a feisty archaeologist, the kids are good value, Goldblum is fun whilst Attenborough doesn't appear to do anything. Most importantly though 'Jurassic Park' grips from the very beginning and will keep you on the edge of your seat. It's not the most complicated movie ever,..., but it's definitely thrill-packed.
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