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T REXIFFIC!

Advantages: Some of the best CGI of the 1990's
Disadvantages: some unbelievable twists in the storyline

I went to see Jurrasic Park after reading the book first of all. I had high expectations and in terms of book to film versions I think the film does a very good job. This was one of the first films I saw in digital surround sound. It actually felt as though the velociraptors were chasing me from the back of the cinema! There are some very dodgy bits in the film...the hand in the wiring...the little girl who just happens to know what a unit system ...
...basically is a computer that runs the entire park...not bad for a small child!), The 'don't move...it won't hurt you if you don't move' yeah right!), the explanation of chaos theory... but on the whole this is a visual feast of special effects, great dinosaurs and amazing special effects. There is great use of CGI and considering it was a good few years ago now, the effects have stood the test of time. Of course the best thing in the film and star ...

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Review of Jurassic Park (DVD)

My Grandad in a film!!

Advantages: Ok storyline, good action
Disadvantages: Harrison Ford should not act out own stunts from now on

...is a real fan of Indiana Jones and even put me through watching the previous 3 films before we received this one, just so we were familiar with the stories, not that I could ever forget. We are taken to 1957 where Dr Henry "Indiana" Jones (Harrison Ford) has been captured by Colonel Doctor Irina Spalko (played by Cate Blanchett) and her convoy of Soviet agents who lead Indiana to Hanger 51 where in previous films we discovered is where the Government ...
...Irina wants Indiana to locate something for her that is contained within the Hangar and it is here that Indiana realises that his partner Mac (played by Ray Winstone) is actually helping the soviet's in order to gain a large payout. They leave with their wanted treasure and Indiana Jones manages to escape, how I wonder as Harrison Ford in his sixties is a lot less agile than in the earlier films as you would come to expect and this is clear as we ...

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Review of Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull (Blu-ray)

65 million years, then four more, in the making

Advantages: Effects are still okay
Disadvantages: but they don't show any development, story is a bit weak, especially the ending. There's only so long you can watch people get chased by raptors.

...night, I decided to watch The Lost World the next night. °°°The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)°°° After the disaster that happened in Jurassic Park, you'd think that would be it with breeding dangerous dinosaurs, but oh no. It turns out there was a Site B, a second island where the dinosaurs were allow to grow and develop for a few months before being moved to Jurassic Park. Aside from one recurring character and a two-minute visit from the kids, ...
...The lawyers of the owner of the island want a sort of photographic inventory drawing up, so a team of experts is sent in to document everything on the island. But it seems that wasn't enough for the lawyers as a separate team is sent in who want to actually transport the dinosaurs. While the photographic team is quiet and respectful, and leaves no trace of their being there, the second group takes a different approach - managing to piss off two t-rexes ...

liz1102 02.11.2006 · Read full review
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Review of The Lost World - Jurassic Park (DVD)

Dinosaurs Back Yeah Right!!

Advantages: CGI visual effetcs, plot, action packed
Disadvantages: Third film dragged down the Trilogy

Jurassic Park the Ultimate Collection - Certificate: 12 - 4 Disc collection - Studio: Universal - DVD Release Date: 29th August 2005 - Years of release: Jurassic Park (1993), Jurassic Park, the Lost World (1997), Jurassic Park 3 (2001) - Screen: Widescreen 16:9; anamorphic - Languages: English Dolby (5.1) - Run Time: 5 hours and 39 minutes approx - Region: Region 2 DVD Cast: Pete Postlethwaite, Julianne Moore, Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough, ...
...DVD features: Disk 1: Jurassic Park: - The making of Jurassic Park - Early pre production meetings - Storyboards - Location scouting - Phil Tippet, animations raptors in the kitchen - Foley artists - Production photographs - Dinosaurs encyclopedia - Production notes - Theatrical trailers - Talent profiles Disk 2: The Lost World, Jurassic Park - The making of the Lost World - Deleted scenes - Illustrations & conceptual drawings - Storyboards ...

jaygami1986 19.06.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Jurassic Park - The Ultimate Collection (Special Edition) (DVD)

Indy and the aliens

Advantages: Well-made, great special effects
Disadvantages: Just didn't capture my interest

...by his old partner, Professor Indiana Jones then discovers he has to take a leave of absence from his University job if he wants to keep it. Then he is stopped at a train station by someone called Mutt, who explains that Jones' former colleague, Harold Oxley, was kidnapped in Peru after having found 'the crystal skull'. Apparently, whomever returned the skull to its proper home would be given supernatural powers. Mutt is interested in the case because ...
...to not really being an Indiana Jones' fan. I've seen at least two of the previous films, so had an idea of what this one would be like, but didn't have the highest of expectations. Then again, I do appreciate Harrison Ford as an actor. And I think he does a good job here. He doesn't really look his age (nearly 70!) - I'd say he looks nearer 50, but the writers have based the film twenty years after the last one, so he is convincing enough as a physically ...

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Review of Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull (DVD)