Jurassic Park (1993)

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• Mike S

  
  Words cannot describe how much I love this movie. It was one of the first films I ever saw in the cinema, and I remember until this day how I excited I felt afterwards. Not only does it brilliantly entertain my love and fascination for dinosaurs, but it's such a magical viewing… More
  Words cannot describe how much I love this movie. It was one of the first films I ever saw in the cinema, and I remember until this day how I excited I felt afterwards. Not only does it brilliantly entertain my love and fascination for dinosaurs, but it's such a magical viewing experience, that I can watch it a hundred times over and never lose interest. Here's just a few of the reasons why it's made such a profound imprint on me: <br/><br/>* Steven Spielberg's Directing: Flawless, wonderful and perfectly paced. The craftmanship of a true genius and visionary. <br/><br/>* The Special Effects: Monumental and groundbreaking for their time. Even now, almost 20 years later, they still stand firmly against contemporary CGI films. <br/><br/>* John William's Music Score: Only surpassed by his soundtrack for the Star Wars movies, this is some of the finest, most goosebump-inducing work he's ever done. I still listen to its themes for inspiration, whenever I work on my own artistic projects. <br/><br/>* The Cast: Every actor involved, even the youngest ones, does an applaud-worthy job in making the story fully believable. Their reactions and performances - impeccable without question.<br/><br/>* The Story: One of the most exciting (and original at the time) to ever be put on screen. I loved the book by Michael Crichton, and in the hands of Spielberg, the story became even better. <br/><br/>I could go on all day with this, but the point I'm trying to make here is that this is so much more than just a movie about dinosaurs running amok. That may be true for the sequels, but this first film in the trilogy is nothing short of pure Hollywood magic. A spellbinding adventure story, that moves, entertains and invites you to a world unlike anything you've ever seen. So when I say that this is one of my all-time favourite movies, I really mean that with every fibre in my being.

• Albert K

  
  CGI still amazing to this day. I'm just gettin sick of the score Steven Spielberg keeps using... the screechy, violin kinda music.

• Michael M

  
  Jurassic Park ties with Jaws as Spielberg's best motion picture. This movie was a huge turning point in his career. As he experiments with the use of CGI something not used in Jaws and Gremlins. He makes amazing use of the equipment and materials given to him and creates another… More
  Jurassic Park ties with Jaws as Spielberg's best motion picture. This movie was a huge turning point in his career. As he experiments with the use of CGI something not used in Jaws and Gremlins. He makes amazing use of the equipment and materials given to him and creates another tenseful, scary and legendary cinematic experience. Jurassic Park has an amazing script and solid acting from all its cast members, even from the children and amazingly, the dinosaurs.

• Jennifer X

  
  Jurassic Park has recently gotten some attention as a femmes-gone-wild allegory (since all the dinosaurs are female, Dr. Sattler's famous line of "dinosaur eats man, women inherit the Earth," the whole "life finds a way" quip), and I definitely see it, but… More
  Jurassic Park has recently gotten some attention as a femmes-gone-wild allegory (since all the dinosaurs are female, Dr. Sattler's famous line of "dinosaur eats man, women inherit the Earth," the whole "life finds a way" quip), and I definitely see it, but that doesn't stop it from being one of the most terrifying movies I have ever watched. I've seen this multiple times when I was young, and watching it again I remember the most random things - Jeff Goldblum being dug out of the hay, Nedry's digitized finger waving "unh, unh, unh!," the adorbs DNA video featuring cloned Richard Attenboroughs - the sheer immensity of the film has never worn off. This doesn't feel like mere popcorn entertainment.

• Matheus C

  
  Seeing it on the big screen 16 years afer its original release, one can see that after the big awe for the special effects have passed, it doesn't have much to offer above the level of "big dumb Hollywood spectacle". It definetly benefits from having Spielberg behind… More
  Seeing it on the big screen 16 years afer its original release, one can see that after the big awe for the special effects have passed, it doesn't have much to offer above the level of "big dumb Hollywood spectacle". It definetly benefits from having Spielberg behind the camera with some incredibly effective action scenes, but it also has too much of the political correctness and family issue themes which would taint some of the director's work from the late 90s on. I can't deny it being great fun, but contrary to the Indiana Jones films, I couldn't care less if all the characters were fed to the creatures is one big dinosaur picnic.

• Brad W

  
  Jurassic Park is one of the greatest achievments in film history and one of Steven Spielbergs best. The story is great fun and just pure summer blockbuster experience that people enjoy just for the pure fun of discovery, and Spielberg knows what people want at the cinema. The cast… More
  Jurassic Park is one of the greatest achievments in film history and one of Steven Spielbergs best. The story is great fun and just pure summer blockbuster experience that people enjoy just for the pure fun of discovery, and Spielberg knows what people want at the cinema. The cast is good, but not memorable or amazing, but they were not bad still. The special effects are incredible, no movie in history has interpreted dinosaurs so perfectly good, the scene with the long necked dinosaurs is a moment in history everyone remembers, I loved it. Jurassic Park is a incredible film that is just pure fun in every way, and it never gets old watching it.

• Liam G

  
  Blockbuster filmmaking at its finest. Superb direction, revolutionary special effects, likeable characters and very exciting and tense action scenes.

• Raymond W

  
  Steven Spielberg never fails to do the impossible, which at the time, most of the visual effects would have been. Jurassic Park is a spectacle of these effects which makes the creatures even scarier. The sustained sequences of tension and terror make this an edge of your seat ride… More
  Steven Spielberg never fails to do the impossible, which at the time, most of the visual effects would have been. Jurassic Park is a spectacle of these effects which makes the creatures even scarier. The sustained sequences of tension and terror make this an edge of your seat ride from beginning to end.

• Alexander D

  
  Good+

• Matt G

  
  Dr. Ian Malcolm: The lack of humility before nature that's being displayed here, uh... staggers me. A classic. A masterpiece. This was actually the first PG-13 movie I ever saw. When that T-Rex came up to that car, I was scared shitless, but couldn't take my eyes off the… More
  Dr. Ian Malcolm: The lack of humility before nature that's being displayed here, uh... staggers me. A classic. A masterpiece. This was actually the first PG-13 movie I ever saw. When that T-Rex came up to that car, I was scared shitless, but couldn't take my eyes off the screen. Steven Spielberg never lets us down, despite 'Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen' and 'Cowboys & Aliens', sorry Steven, I can't back you up there. Anyways, 'Jurassic Park' is a flawless film with some pretty magnificent special effects. Highly recommended. Read more reviews at www.creedsdelight.com

• Eric A

  
  Beast movie! Literally.

• Melvin W

  
  Dr. Ian Malcolm: What is so great about discovery? It is a violent, penetrative act that scars what it explores. What you call discovery, I call the rape of the natural world.  "An Adventure 65 Million Years in the Making" Jurassic Park is pure spectacle. It's a… More
  Dr. Ian Malcolm: What is so great about discovery? It is a violent, penetrative act that scars what it explores. What you call discovery, I call the rape of the natural world.  "An Adventure 65 Million Years in the Making" Jurassic Park is pure spectacle. It's a visual feast every time you watch. The film is stunning to look at and the dinosaurs could not look better. It's a thrilling and suspenseful movie that captures every kids fascination with dinosaurs. I doubt theres a child who has seen this movie and not been totally engrossed by it. It's rare that the same fascination kids have with a movie can be shared by adults. This is truly a movie for all ages. I know, it's not technically a kids movie, but look at the target market in the films Park. There kids and kids are a major market for Spielberg's thrilling Jurassic Park. Amazingly well made and extremely fast paced; this movies two hour run time flies by so quickly and it seems like you just started watching the film. As a visual experience, Jurassic Park is second to none. Okay, maybe it's second to Avatar. This is really is an extremely fun movie to watch though. It does have a few problems in my opinion though. I honestly don't care about any of the characters except, Alan(Sam Neill). He is the only likable character to me. Laura Dern is as annoying as ever in her role. Something about her just pisses me off. The only thing more annoying then her are the two little kids running around screaming and making weird faces the whole movie. I seriously wanted those two kids to get devoured by a T-Rex, so I wouldn't have to listen to them anymore. All the other characters weren't annoying, just not very likable. I don't care so much about them though, since they weren't onscreen as much as Dern and the two crumb snatchers. Other then the characters though, there is nothing to complain about with Jurassic Park. I really do love it.

• Sergio G

  
  Three hours outside the Apollo Satélite Theater waiting to see the last Steven Spielberg's premier: Jurassic Park. And the waiting worth the effort. Still give me goosebumps the main theme of John Williams while the scientists approach in a Dolphin helicopter to Nublar island.

• AJ V

  
  Out of all the dinosaur movies of the 90s, this is the best, and most popular film. It's got everything, action, adventure, excitement, scary dinosaurs, comedy, and a bit of romance too. I love this movie, and I highly recommend it.

• Jacob E

  
  I love and hate this film. I really do. On one hand, it represents a huge leap forward in special effects. For the first time, audiences got to see photorealistic dinosaur rendered in glorious CGI. But on the other, it's a butchering of one of the greatest sci-fi novels of all… More
  I love and hate this film. I really do. On one hand, it represents a huge leap forward in special effects. For the first time, audiences got to see photorealistic dinosaur rendered in glorious CGI. But on the other, it's a butchering of one of the greatest sci-fi novels of all time. Thankfully, the actors are enjoyable enough that you can overlook the (literally) dozens of deviations from the original novel.

• Jeff "

  
  I remember when Jurassic Park first came out. I remember the craze that was going on, the merchandising, the promotions. Everything. I was 8 years old at the time of it's release, but I still remember the feeling I got when I first saw Jurassic Park. It was simply wow. Looking… More
  I remember when Jurassic Park first came out. I remember the craze that was going on, the merchandising, the promotions. Everything. I was 8 years old at the time of it's release, but I still remember the feeling I got when I first saw Jurassic Park. It was simply wow. Looking back 18 years after it's initial release, Jurassic Park has stood the test of time. The film is a masterwork of Special effects. The film is as revolutionary as the original TRON was in 1982. Jurassic Park is a landmark film that remains a classic, unmatched by sequels or other special effects oriented films. With Terminator 2: Judgement Day, Jurassic Park paved the way for bigger, better and more sophisticated Special effects. Jurassic Park tells the story of a theme park where its habited by living, breathing dinosaurs grown from prehistoric DNA mixed with Frog DNA. Two archaeologists are invited by Billionaire John Hammond who owns the park and who seeks their endorsement. Things start well enough as they arrive, unfortunately a computer hacker is paid by a rival company to steal the embryos and to do so he must turn off the security system of the park to cover his tracks, thus unleashing the dinosaurs, including a T Rex. Rewatching Jurassic Park never gets old, the film is just as exciting as it was when first released. Steven Spielberg has crafted one of the most visually stunning pictures to ever grace the silver screen.

• Saskia D

  
  I saw this one again, what a great movie! They just don't make em like this anymore! (impossible because everything is possible in movies nowadays). I appreciate it even more because I understand it better. Every person in it represents a different viewpoint. When you're 12… More
  I saw this one again, what a great movie! They just don't make em like this anymore! (impossible because everything is possible in movies nowadays). I appreciate it even more because I understand it better. Every person in it represents a different viewpoint. When you're 12 years old, you just don't get that. Shit, it's been 17 years ago already! loved Goldblum's character.

• KJ P

  
  Jurassic Park is outstandingly brilliant! One of the best films of the 90's by far, and it stands alone as the only great dinosaur film. Amazing beyond belief, and I am willing to watch it over and over again!

• Jay H

  
  Underwhelming compared to the book.

• Jennifer D

  
  There is nothing better than dinosaurs on an island. It blends the old film world puppets with the CGI of the new film world and does so perfectly.

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