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Summary: Better than I expected
Review: This film was much better than I expected, however, it still is far removed from the first JP film. A creative plot to return the professor to the island, that lands the "tourists" in a heap of trouble. If you enjoyed the first two Jurassic Park films, you'll probably enjoy this one as well. It is very suspenseful, and introduces a whole new prehistoric fear in the "hunted."
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Summary: Incredible dinosaurs...wait, is that the actual plot?
Review: Running...screaming...yes, all is as it should be in a good dinosaur romp. The trouble is that there isn't much else to this film, but if you're just looking for a little mindless entertainment that'll have you glancing nervously out your windows at night, this will do, as the Spinosaur is pretty darned terrifying, what with being larger than the T-Rex, and having hands and arms and whatnot. There is naturally a lot of suspense in the film, which of course result in the deaths of all the Red Shirts.They really should have either left out the plot entirely, and gone with only the primal fear factor, rather like a roller coaster ride, or they should have picked up their ... and written an actual reasonable plot that held water. What they presented in the storyline department was simply abysmal. There is incredibly weak dialogue, and human acting that is, for the most part, outdone by the lizards. Sam Neil, whom I normally like, was pretty awful. The dinosaurs, though, were outstanding; the animation is fabulous. They really do look real enough to reach out and touch, even moreso than the previous JP films. I'm a little annoyed, though, with the treatment of the T-Rex and the Raptors. The T-Rex has an exceedingly brief cameo in JP3, during which it battles and is killed by the Spinosaur, just to prove how tough the Spinosaur is. I was peeved that they felt they had to demonstrate how much scarier the Spinosaur was by having it whomp the poor old T-Rex, whose scare factor must have dropped since they used it in the previous two movies, and we needed
something *even scarier*. Scarier. Than a T-Rex. ...Huh? But ok, whatever, so there's a new bully in town, and he's hungry. Fine. Let's talk about the Raptors, shall we? The Raptors were very scary in the previous two films, without a doubt. But now, oh no! We've underestimated their intelligence and capacity for communication!! Whatever will we do? Well, for starters, we'll steal their eggs and make ourselves bait, how's that? Ok, steal eggs; check. Make selves bait; check. Run through the jungle like crazed weasels making a lot of racket; check. Yes, we're pretty much guaranteed to get eaten...unless! By gosh, it's so crazy that it just....might....work!! You can almost hear Joel from MST3K speak the "alpha" Raptor's line for him: "Talking humans?!" [slapping forehead] The way they escaped the Raptors actually made me say, quite audibly into the dark and crowded theatre, "ARRRGH!!" Looking to my left and right revealed either confusion ("What's her problem?") or total sympathy ("Amen, sista.") The whole Raptor thing in JP3 was a tired old cliche that they were trying to make scary again. Sure sure, they're lurking everywhere. Sure sure, they're smart as hell. Yawn... A huge unexplained plot point is how the heck these new species got there in the first place. Neil, at one point, acknowledges "yup, these surely weren't on InGen's list o'critters," and one might think they'd eventually work their way back around to explaining it, but oh well. ... I won't go any further, but there are others. Overall? Somewhat disappointing on a fully-satisfying scale, but it had me clenching the arms of my chair in suspense a couple of times, much to my own surprise. It needed more of the whole "impact tremor" thing the first movies made good use of - but that's a personal thing, I just happen to find big, huge, footsteps from an unseen large-toothed predator absolutely terrifying. If you go into this without expecting a great plot, you should be pretty entertained by the quality of the dinosaurs, and with the adrenaline-laden chase scenes.
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Summary: They are back and so is the action!
Review: The Jurassic Park trilogy started in 1993 with the first movie directed by Steven Spielberg. In 1997, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, sequal followed which was also directed by Steven Spielberg. Then in 2001 the movie continued with more action and more dinosaurs then ever. Jurassic Park 3, however, was not directed by Steven Spielberg who decided to produce it but directed by Joe Johnston. This sequal provides more action than the first two movies. Also the dinosaurs in it are more realistic and more dangerous than ever before. The special effects are also much better. Jurassic Park 3 satrts off with a boy and his step-father parasailing off the coast of Isla Sorna, the island on which The Lost World takes place. After going through some fog the parasailers look down out the friends on the boat but all they see is smeared blood over the side of the boat. They start to panic. They look ahead and see that the boat is going to crash into some rocks so the father cuts the rope and they head to the island. The movie then cuts to Dr. Grant who was is the first one. He is talking to his friends who is played by Laura Dern(they both come back after staring in the first one together). As the story goes on Dr. Grant encounters a adventure seeking couple(played by William H. Macy and Tea Leoni). They want Dr. Grant to be their tour guide as they fly over Isla Sorna. Dr. Grant says no but then they offer to pay him as much as he wants, so he agrees to go. Along with him Dr. Grant takes his friend Billy along with him. When they arrive at the island they fly above it for a while and then tell the captain to land. Dr. Grant then yells in protest. He tells them they canno land on this island because it is too dangerous. They then punch him and he becomes unconcious. When he wakes up he hears the wife yelling a name. When he asks what she is doing they say that it was their that was one of the parasailers. She keeps yelling and he tells her to stop because itss a bad idea. Then they hear giant footsteps. Uh-oh! THey all run into the plane and start it. They go down the run way when one of the piolets runs out of the woods telling them to stop and get him. Knowing they can't they keep going. All of a sudden a dinosaur runs out and eats him justs as the plane lifts off. The dinosaur then makes the plane go into the woods and it crashes. Then the dinosaur appears and reaches into the cockpit and eats one of the piolets. THe dinosaur then kicks the plane and it starts to roll. Then the dinosaur, getting fed up runs away, and the passengers get out. The action continues and the suspense grows. I don't want to give away the rest of the movie because I think you should enjoy the excitment. Go out and buy this movie because you will be absolutly pleased with your choice.
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Summary: yawn
Review: I'm sorry...but i was extremely dissapointed . I wont go into details because others seem to be quite good at that! i will say i even preferred TLW to this because there were quite a few scenes in that where i was at the edge of my seat...that did not happen here. i love dinosaurs and i love (usually) any movie which has them but here i was just so disheartened by the Velociraptors who appeared more like a bunch of ostriches obsessed with an egg rather than the fascinating creatures they are reputed to be! i had to see Jurassic Park again just to remind myself what i found interesting about them. i just hope they dont come up with another sequel. it would really kill the story.
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Summary: Great things still come in threes!!
Review: I have to admit I was worried going into this trilogy-making event. I knew Speilberg was no longer at the helm. And, well, we all remember Jaws 2, 3 and 4. But luckily, in this 3rd outing, Jurassic Park is still a picnic thanks to the competent direction Joe Johnston (Honey, I Shrunk The Kids and Jumanji). Many of the crew from the first 2 films return. And there's some good star power thrown in with William Macy, Tea Leoni and Michael Jeter; also, Sam Neill and Laura Dern are back. It must be said that the new dinos are delectable! There are still the scene-stealing special effects. Some of these moments are jaw droppingly gorgeous. A battle scene near the beginning goes on my list of favorite movie moments. We've come a long way since those battle scenes in the 1930s King Kong. There's also some wonderful dino-facts used in the film so pay close attention. The smartness of the Raptors is quite interesting. As for the characterizations, I'd change Leoni's character to be more emotional about poor old Ben. At least greave a little before going to the next situation. In fact, modern movies tend to give all the characters the attention span of your average 5 year old. How else could you stand there joking around when only a short time before a member of your party was torn apart by a razor-toothed lizard. But...it's a movie! It's fun! I rented J3 but will buy it here when I want to see it again. All three of these will be on my DVD shelf. The DVD has terrific images and sound on my player (pc computer with GeForce 2 card and WinDVD). Lots of extra stuff to check out - good for many hours of fun overall. I'd think the extras make this a must purchase for fans of the series. A solid 4 stars overall.
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Summary: JP3, Better than expected
Review: I saw this movie in the theaters. I thought it'd be okay and a fun movie to see as the other two were. I was wrong. This movie was awesome! The effects were pretty good and the movie was more funny than the other two. It has it's serious moments, but what I enjoyed was actually laughing quite a bit in a Jurassic Park movie. I also loved the fact they brought back Ellie and Grant. Ellie should've had a bigger part, but Grant pretty much covered it okay. I hope this is the last JP movie, because one more might ruin this great trilogy. A funny, exciting movie that you'll enjoy over and over again.
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Summary: They're back!!! The Dinosarus return....
Review: After being somewhat disappointed with the "The Lost World" I was a bit weary of a second sequel to the mega hit, "Jurassic Park". However, I was pleasantly surprised and liked this one a great deal. The new director, Joe Johnston, makes the movie an enjoyable thrill ride, much like the first in the series, with action from start to finish. And, because they are the REAL stars of the movie, we are introduced to a new dinosaur, even more terrifying than the towering T-Rex. The Spinosaurus is an incredible new edition to the menagerie of dinosaurs that we've come to expect in these movies. This is a good dvd and a nice companion to the other two. I recommend it as a really good adventure film.
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Summary: best jurassic movie ever
Review: this is the best jurassic park ever i own ever jurassic park movie i like all of them!{expect the lost world is a little boring} sam niel is good as Dr. Grant and Billy is good to! and i like the new dinosuar the spinosaurs its the coolest dino ever! if you liked jurassic park 1 and 2 youl love this one!
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Summary: Jurassic Park 3 will thrill audiences.
Review: Jurassic Park 3 takes audiences on a wild run when renowned paleontologist Dr. Alan Grant (Actor Sam Neill) agrees to accompany a wealthy adventurer (Actor William H. Macy) and his wife (Actress Tea Leoni) on an aerial tour of Isla Sorna, InGen's former breeding ground for prehistoric creatures. But when they are terrifyingly stranded, Dr. Grant discovers that his hosts are not what they seem, and the island's prehistoric inhabitants are smarter, faster, fiercer, and more vicious than what he has imagined.
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Summary: BIG summer movie
Review: The dinosairs looked more real this time. The story was a little thinner this time. It seems natural to capitalize on what the audience wants, big thrills. If thrills are what you're looking for, you'll find one or two here. For the most part, it provided what a summer movie should, high action, minimal story, but Tea Leoni was so annoying I hoped a dinosaur would just bite her freaking head off.
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