... In the run-up to the release of the film, we'd been hearing the usual studio hype such as the fact that you wouldn't have seen anything quite like Jurassic Park before.
This time, they were right.
I have to say I was completely and utterly blown away by Jurassic Park the first time I ... Read review
On remote Isla Nuba entrepreneur John Hammond (Richard Attenborough) has built the ... more
ultimate theme-park, populated by genetically engineered dinosaurs painstakingly reconstructed from DNA extracted from prehistoric amber... and, of course, frogs! Adapte...
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Director Steven Spielberg's Jurassic masterpiece is back in this DVD Edition containing ... more
interviews and special behind-the-scenes footage.One of the most successful films in worldwide box office history, Jurassic Park remains a most compelling and spectacular experience. This thrilling adventure features Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum and Richard Attenborough.Featuring incredible special effects and action-packed drama, Jurassic Park takes you to a remote island where an amazing theme park with living dinosaurs is about to turn deadly, as five people must battle to survive among the prehistoric predators.Rediscover the breathtaking adventure you'll want to experience again and again.
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On a remote jungle island genetic engineers have created a dinosaur game park. An ... more
astonishing technique for recovering and cloning dinosaur DNA has been discovered. Now one of mankind's most thrilling fantasies has come true and the first dinosaurs that the Earth has seen in the time of man emerge. But as always there is a dark side to the fantasy and after a catastrophe destroys the park's defence systems the scientists and tourists are left fighting for survival...
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Adventure runs wild when renowned palaeontologist Dr. Alan Grant (Sam Neill) agrees to ... more
accompany a wealthy adventurer (William H. Macy) and his wife (Tea Leoni) on an aerial tour of Isla Sorna, InGen's former breeding ground for prehistoric creatures. But when they're terrifyingly stranded, Dr. Grant discovers that his hosts are not what they seem, and the island's native inhabitants are smarter, faster and fiercer than he ever imagined in this heart-stomping thriller.
Unless your species evolved sometime after 1993, whenJurassic Parkhit theatres, you're no ... more
doubt familiar with this dinosaur-bites-man disaster tale set on an island theme park gone terribly wrong. But if Speilberg's amped-up CGI creation left you longing for more scientific background and ... well, character development, check out the original Michael Crichton novel. Although not his best book (get a hold of sci-fi classicThe Andromeda Strainfor that),Jurassic Parkfills out the film version's kinetic storyline with additional scenes, dialogue and explanations while still maintaining Crichton's trademark thrills-'n'-chills pacing. As ever, the book really is better than the movie.--Paul Hughes, Amazon.com
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Various Artists Journey To The Island - Various Artists Raptor Attack - Various Artists Hatching Baby Raptor - Various Artists Welcome To Jurassic Park - Various Artists My Friend The Brachiosaurus - Various Artists Dennis Steals The Embryo - Various Artists Tree For My Bed - Various Artists Highwire Stunts - Various Artists Remembering Petticoat Lane - Various Artists Jurassic Park Gate - Various Artists Eye To Eye - Various Artists T Rex Rescue And Finale - Various Artists End Credits - Various Artists
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Paleontologist Dr. Alan Grant (Sam Neill) devoted his entire life to the study of ... more
dinosaurs but he never imagined he'‚´d have to be face-to-face with them...again. Eight years later InGen'‚´s debacle as well as the political and economic climate have taken their toll in the area of dinosaur research as public and private funding are becoming increasingly extinct. Desperate to fund research for his new theory of Velociraptor intelligence Grant is particularly vulnerable when wealthy adventurer Paul Kirby (William H. Macy) and his wife Amanda (Tea Leoni) approach him with a proposition. They will open their checkbook to him if he will accompany them on an aerial tour of Isla Sorna a second InGen site. Just adjacent to Isla Nublar this quarantined island has become both a primordial breeding ground for John Hammond'‚´s creations and a magnet for thrill-seekers eager to encounter them.
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Production Year: 2002 - Action/Adventure - Director: Vincenzo Natali - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring:Lucy Liu, David Hewlett, Anne Marie Scheffler, Joseph Scoren, Matthew Sharp, Jeremy Northam
Production Year: 2003 - Action/Adventure - Original Language: English - Classification: 12 years and over - Starring:Tom Welling, Kristin Kreuk, Michael Rosenbaum, Sam Jones III, Allison Mack, Eric Johnson, Annette O'Toole, John Glover, John Schneider
Production Year: 1964 - Action/Adventure - Director: Cyril Endfield - Original Language: English - Classification: Parental Guidance - Starring:Stanley Baker, Jack Hawkins, Ulla Jacobsson, James Booth, Michael Caine, Nigel Green
Production Year: 1977 - Action/Adventure - Director: Clint Eastwood - Original Language: English - Classification: 18 years and over - Starring:Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Pat Hingle, William Prince, Bill McKinney
Advantages: A ground-breaking, earth shattering dinosaur filled adventure!!! Disadvantages: None that I can think of... It's THAT good!!!
...have seen anything quite like Jurassic Park before.
This time, they were right.
I have to say I was completely and utterly blown away by Jurassic Park the first time I saw it in the cinema. It was packed full of the sort of thrills that you would expect from a Steven Spielberg film. The man certainly knows his stuff and appears to have the ability of having the entire audience on the edge of it's seat - or maybe even ... ...park for the public - Jurassic Park.
However, the problem is he needs to get endorsement from several reputable people - namely dinosaur expert, Dr. Alan Grant (Sam Neill), palaeobotanist, Dr. Ellie Sattler (Laura Dern) and mathematician and chaos theorist, Dr. Ian Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum). Hammond has grudgingly allowed his lawyer to be present too - so that he can show off his work and discover the full financial potential of this ... more
* * * Please note: This review first appeared on www.dooyoo.co.uk under my dooyoo alias of dlb74 * * *
It's hard to believe that it's been 13 years since Steven Spielberg's dinosaur epic hit the cinema screens. In the run-up to the release of the film, we'd been hearing the usual studio hype such as the fact that you wouldn't have seen anything quite like Jurassic Park before.
This time, they were right.
I have to say I was completely and utterly blown away by Jurassic Park the first time I saw it in the cinema. It was packed full of the sort of thrills that you would expect from a Steven Spielberg film. The man certainly knows his stuff and appears to have the ability of having the entire audience on the edge of it's seat - or maybe even under it - without even trying!
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THE PLOT:
The story revolves around the character of John Hammond (Richard Attenborough), a some-what eccentric but very rich old man who runs the Ingen corporation and has invested in the extraction of dinosaur DNA from pre-historic mosquitoes that sucked the blood of the dinos before being entrapped in tree-sap that became amber over millions of years.
From this DNA, he has cloned living, breathing dinosaurs and placed them into the ultimate theme park for the public - Jurassic Park.
However, the problem is he needs to get endorsement from several reputable people - namely dinosaur expert, Dr. Alan Grant (Sam Neill), palaeobotanist, Dr. Ellie Sattler (Laura Dern) and mathematician and chaos theorist, Dr. Ian Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum). Hammond has grudgingly allowed his lawyer to be present too - so that he can show off his work and discover the full financial potential of this amazing place.
The group is also joined by Hammond's visiting grand-children - much to the displeasure of Alan Grant - who doesn't like children.
Of course, all does not go to plan - and spectacularly so. A tropical storm hits the island during the first "tour" of the park. Matters take a huge turn for the worse when a greedy employee of Jurassic Park hacks into the computer system and shuts down power in a majority of the park in order to steal frozen dinosaur embryos - which are to be bought by a rival company of Ingen. Unfortunately the power is also shut down on the electric jeeps that are carrying the group as well as that of the electric security fences that contain some of the park's more dangerous inhabitants.
As the dinosaurs escape into the stormy night, the stranded group have to run for their lives from one incredible peril to another. Meanwhile, back in the control room, Hammond tries to get the power back online along with the one remaining member of his technical team, Ray Arnold (Samuel L. Jackson - and as this is a Spielberg film, don't be expecting Sam to come out with "God-damn! There are mother-f**king dinosaurs running around Jurassic mother-f**king Park!!!").
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THE ACTING:
The acting in Jurassic Park is very good - with a great cast working convincingly well against the dinosaurs. It's one of those rare films that I could probably count on one (okay... well maybe two) hand(s) - where you not only care about the characters but actually feel very scared for them.
The kids in the film are very convincingly terrified with their dino-encounters while the adults try to keep a cool head - even though they're just as scared. The cast works very well together - Sam Neill and Laura Dern are convincing as the romantically involved couple while Jeff Goldblum is great as Ian Malcolm and manages to bring a lot of humour to the film which is a welcome relief between some of the thrills and frights.
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THE SPECIAL EFFECTS:
Considering that Jurassic Park is now about 13 years old and still looks as good now as it did upon it's release says pretty much all that needs to be said about the special effects. They were special then and are still special now. The seamless blend of CGI from Industrial Light and Magic along with the incredible on-set puppets created by Stan Winston and Phil Tippett is so convincing, you never have time to stop to draw your breath - let alone doubt the dinosaurs that are running amok on the screen!
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THE MUSIC:
I couldn't possibly review this film with mentioning John Williams' stirring score. From the memorable main theme, the score ranges from very quiet tracks right up to some very suitably tense music to accompany the on-screen action.
I would easily rate this alongside some of John Williams' other classic scores such as Star Wars, Superman and E.T. etc...
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MY HISTORY WITH THIS FILM:
As I mentioned above, I was blown away by Jurassic Park upon seeing it on the big screen for the first time - and went to see it a total of 7 times if my memory serves me correctly. I remember that when I knew a big scare was coming, I would watch the entire audience jumping in their seats. An absolutely perfect response from a master film director.
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THE DVD:
This is the first version of the Region 2 DVD that I'm reviewing here as I bought my copy before the entire Jurassic Park was re-released as a four disc boxset.
The picture and sound quality is absolutely brilliant.
Sadly, there is no commentary track from Spielberg as he never records them - being of the impression that it's unthinkable for anyone - including himself - to talk over a film... Why worry? It would just further the cinema experience at home!
Presentation ratio: 1.85:1 Anamorphic PAL
Available languages: English Dolby Digital 5.1 German Dolby Digital 5.1 English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround Hungarian Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Although I don't have the world's most incredible surround system (no DTS - just 5.1) I can say that Jurassic Park sounded amazing and gave my speaker system one hell of a work-out! My floor rumbled during the scene where the T-Rex first breaches the fence around her enclosure as a thunder storm rages overhead. The sound was so intense it had me wiping beads of sweat from my forehead. It was that good.
The extras are pretty extensive too:
"The Making Of Jurassic Park" - 50 minute documentary which details the production of this incredible movie.
"Early Pre-Production Meetings" - featurette - which is very unusual and at the same time very insightful. This shows Spielberg and company getting together with ideas and plans for the film. It certainly shows us something we rarely get to see.
There are several storyboards including: "T-Rex Attacks", "Jeep Chase", "Velociraptor In The Kitchen", Omitted "Baby Trike Scene" and "Original Ending" which are all very interesting - especially with the storyboards for the scenes that never made it into the final film.
"Phil Tippett Animatics: Raptors In The Kitchen" - featurette which was a test to see whether or not the scene could be carried off with a Ray Harryhausen-esque effect. Obviously, the ideas changed before the film was made but this is still a very interesting chance to see one of their experimentations that didn't make it into the film.
Among the other extensive extras are:
Production photographs, a dinosaur encyclopaedia, talent profiles of the cast and crew.
There are trailers for Jurassic Park, Jurassic Park: The Lost World and a teaser trailer for Jurassic Park III.
There are some extra DVD-rom features including: - Screen Savers - Web Links and - Live JP III Events
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MY CONCLUSION:
This film is aging very well indeed - and should still look good in another 13 years. As convincing as the dinosaurs are, they would be nothing without a reliable cast of human characters - and this film delivers on that count too!
A monster movie of epic proportions, Jurassic Park thrills in all the ways you'd expect from a master director at the top of his game. 100% Spielberg magic! A magical, dino-filled thrill ride of a movie... What else can I say?
Advantages: Fast paced, great dinosaurs Disadvantages: Now seems 'old'
...stumbled across was the three Jurassic Park DVD. I'd last seen the first one several years ago, so that's where I started.
°°°Jurassic Park (1993)°°°
The basic premise of this movie is an island full of dinosaurs; I imagine that most people know that one way or another. The island is built like a theme park, and we (the audience) are shown around part of the park in the form of a tour, including how supposedly they bread dinosaurs from blood found ... ...disk 1°°°
~~~The Making of Jurassic Park - hosted by James Earl Jones
A 50-minute documentary about the making of Jurassic Park. JEJ explains how Spielberg wanted to create a movie that wasn't full of movie monsters, but instead realistic, credible, dinosaurs. The show also tries to justify the technique used in the movie to create the dinosaurs from blood in mosquitoes. There is a long segment about the making of full size dinosaur models, and ...
liz1102 02.11.2006
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Advantages: Adventurous, original, effects, music Disadvantages: None
...long to review this film. Jurassic Park has been my favourite film ever since the first time i saw it! As far as i'm concerned nothing comes close to it in terms of my taste in movies. Everything about this film grabs me, enthrawls me, sucks me in and totally fills my heart with adventure!
♦♦♦The Plot ♦♦♦
The story is set in the modern times of today (well actually in 1993) about a scientist named John Hammond ... ...through the giant gates of Jurassic park into a prehistoric land of mystery.........
(I'm not going to expand on anymore of the plot, as I do not want to give away any spoilers)
♦♦♦ Opinon ♦♦♦
This film is amazing in every dimension - the plot, the suspense, the acting and the effects are all phenomenal. Movie making as come along a lot in recent years but the special effects and geniusness around this film ...
Chocolatyclaire 20.06.2007 (02.07.2007)
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...huge fan of the first Jurassic Park film, and always thought it could never be beaten in terms of its predecessors Jurassic Park 2 and 3. For me Jurassic Park signified what Steven Spielberg was always about, a brilliant director. Sure the story isn't an academy award criteria film, but the special effects, realism and guts to make a big blockbuster film certainly paid off. This review is on the 1993, sci -fi smash hit Jurassic Park, directed By ... ...with him. The origins of Jurassic Park go back to Michael Crichton, novel of the same name. Spielberg always thought of the books concept and idea as brilliant and wanted to bring it to the big screen.
The film was a huge box office success grossing well over $915 million worldwide.
The Plot:
Well yes, Jurassic Park is about Dinosaurs; however it's set in the modern world and thus attracts more drama, more excitement. John Hammond, the CEO of ...
jaygami1986 07.05.2008
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Advantages: Great story, great set pieces, great FX Disadvantages: Can't think of any
“Ah, yes, Dickie, old chap, got a bit of project you might be interested in, old man … not, it’s not a follow up to Gandhi and no you don’t have to play a spiv … what’s that, old chap? … well, Spielberg’s involved and we’ve got a couple of decent young actors up for it, Sam Neill and Jeff Goldblum. Splendid, splendid.
“What’s it about? Well, it’s some delightful old hokum about ... ...… name of John Hammond who’s a bit of a bounder, sees himself messing with the sacrosanct unwritten laws of Nature herself and has the money to buy the knowledge to create life…
“Frankenstein? No, Dickie Darling, it’s not a Frankenstein movie in any way, shape or form, apart from extremely tenuously. This old buzzard has got hold of some dinosaur DNA by drilling into some amber and extracting the blood from some sort ...
dave27 03.07.2001
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Advantages: great 'making of', decent extras, action Disadvantages: no commentary
...the first time they saw Jurassic Park. It was the first movie that really exploited CGI effects to the maximum by creating living breathing creatures on screen. Add to that a really good story and some very tense moments and it's easy to see why this is one of the biggest films of all time. For those who haven't seen it (and there can't be many) I'll give a brief summary. On an island in Hawaii a millionaire has created a safari park where dinosaurs ... ...well as a teaser for Jurassic Park 3. This is actually very poor with just some shots of undergrowth cut to music and a dinosaur growl. Nothing like the action packed clips now coming out for the new film. This is an essential film with some decent extras and well worth a look. ...
utero 21.05.2001
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Steven Spielberg directed this blockbuster thriller based on the popular book by Michael Crichton. Millionaire John Hammond (Richard Attenborough) asks two dinosaur experts (Laura Dern and Sam Neill) to act as consultants on his entrepreneurial endeavor--an amusement park with DNA-cloned live dinosaurs as the main attraction. The paleontologists, along with a mathematician (Jeff Goldblum) and Hammond's two grandchildren, takes a run-through tour of the park. But soon the joyride turns to terror when an impending hurricane, an unscrupulous engineer (Wayne Knight), and the rebelling dinosaurs begin to destroy the park. Spielberg considered the most popular star of the film to be a computer-generated Tyrannosaurus rex. The special effects in general are spectacular. As Hollywood's preeminent director, Spielberg was used as a kind of financial savior for Universal Studios, which was hurting economically prior to the dinosaurian venture. Spielberg made a deal with Universal--his dream project, SCHINDLER'S LIST, would be green-lighted if he agreed to make JURASSIC PARK for the studio first. By the time SCHINDLER'S LIST premiered in December 1993, JURASSIC PARK, which had been released six months earlier, had broken E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL's worldwide box-office record.
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UNIVERSAL PICTURES UK; UNIVERSAL MUSIC OPERATIONS, SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT; CINRAM LOGISTICS
"...Utterly convincing, the film has two of the best thrill set pieces ever..." (USA Today, p.1D, 11/06/1993)
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Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0, Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital Surround
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Steven Spielberg directed this blockbuster thriller based on the popular book by Michael Crichton. Millionaire John Hammond (Richard Attenborough) asks two dinosaur experts (Laura Dern and Sam Neill) to act as consultants on his entrepreneurial endeavor--an amusement park with DNA-cloned live dinosaurs as the main attraction. The paleontologists, along with a mathematician (Jeff Goldblum) and Hammond's two grandchildren, takes a run-through tour of the park. But soon the joyride turns to terror when an impending hurricane, an unscrupulous engineer (Wayne Knight), and the rebelling dinosaurs begin to destroy the park. Spielberg considered the most popular star of the film to be a computer-generated Tyrannosaurus rex. The special effects in general are spectacular. As Hollywood's preeminent director, Spielberg was used as a kind of financial savior for Universal Studios, which was hurting economically prior to the dinosaurian venture. Spielberg made a deal with Universal--his dream project, SCHINDLER'S LIST, would be green-lighted if he agreed to make JURASSIC PARK for the studio first. By the time SCHINDLER'S LIST premiered in December 1993, JURASSIC PARK, which had been released six months earlier, had broken E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL's worldwide box-office record.
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