Jurassic Park (DVD) > Reviews

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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 Steven ... Read review

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 ... Read review

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 ... Read review

Advantages: Mightily impressive special effects
Disadvantages: Weak story, screenplay, acting

On a recent visit to the cinema, I noticed a poster for 'Jurassic Park III' which will be released in the UK this summer. I thought now was as good a time as any to voice my opinions on its predecessors 'Jurassic Park' and 'The Lost World', especially as my assessment of the two films is different to virtually every other reviewer! The summer of 1993 - I remember it well. The hype machine was in overdrive. Word of mouth was ecstatic. The nation ... Read review

Advantages: A worthy successor
Disadvantages: Not for young kids

...my money as good as Jurassic Park if not better. There, I’ve said it, let the flaming begin. I settled down last night for a relaxed night with a take away, a bottle of wine and a no-brainer dvd to watch, my girlfriend picked The Lost World, and who am I to argue – it is Spielberg after all. Down went the lights up went the surround sound and back we settled to re-watch this movie. A quick synopsis – After the events of Jurassic ... Read review

Advantages: Cracking adventure with superb SFX that still holds up today
Disadvantages: Not enough dinosuars!!!

With Jurassic Park 3 being released soon I thought I would dust off my JP DVD (well, I say dust off, but it’s not that old!) and watch it again. Quite simply I love this film. Although it is not my favourite film of all time (in the top twenty) it is the one that I have watched the most (at least fifteen times, please don’t judge me on that!). I think most guys have an inbuilt genetic love of Dinosuars, they fascinate us as a child ... Read review

Advantages: Nice special effects, the T-Rex
Disadvantages: None to note

I saw this film on it’s release based on the spcial effects that, for their time, were simply stunning. It’s quite an interesting story really, summed up beautifully by Jeff Goldblums character in the film: God creates dinosaur, god kills dinosaur, god creates man, man kills god, man creates dinosaur, dinosaur eat’s man. Forgive me if I’ve misquoted, but you get the idea. What Spielberg gives us is some decent acting from Sam Neill and Goldblum and ... Read review

Advantages: A great entertainer, full of thrill and a perfect sci - fi flick
Disadvantages: None

Jurassic Park is a movie about the pre-historic creatures Dinosaurs that prevailed Earth millions of years ago. Movie is based on a novel by the same name by Michael Crichton. Steven Spielberg has directed the movie and brought the pre-historic back to life through this brilliantly animated movie. Credits and Cast:- Directed by Steven Spielberg and based on the novel ?Jurassic Park? by Michael Crichton John Hammond played by Richard Attenborough Dr. ... Read review

Advantages: Brilliant story
Disadvantages: perhaps showing it's age

First released in 1993, Jurassic Park was one of Steven Spielberg’s most famous films. It was adapted from a book (which I have also read) by Michael Crichton and spawned 2 sequels so far. ------------------ The Story ------------------ From the film and book we are shown a slightly different world to the one we live in. Biological research and cloning has become something of a costly but financially rewarding venture for corporations. ... Read review

Advantages: graphic effects
Disadvantages: weak story - sometimes lack of credibility

...the third part of the jurassic serie is profiled in our cinema, for the greatest happiness... of the merchandisers and the producers, I wanted to give my opinion on the first episode of the series, which, moreover could be completely adapted to the second, so much the 2 films are (unfortunately) similar. This film takes us along to the heart of the enthralling history and intriguing dinosaurs, revisited by Steven Spielberg, incontestably the ... Read review

Advantages: Two great films and great extras too
Disadvantages: none

...beautifully in a box set. Jurassic Park is one of Steven Spielbergs finest movies as well as being a huge worldwide success. The dinosaurs escape and go on a spectacular rampage around the park paving the way to spectacular special effects. The Lost World took a different approach to the dinosaurs and let them roam free on an island then put humans in the middle. This too makes way for some spectacular action scenes and special effects. Both films ... Read review

Advantages: Special effects have to be seen to be believed, and excellent atmosphere
Disadvantages: Not anything really

This film is, at the present date, 8 years old, but it doesn't show at all. I watched it on video just the other day, and the special effects are comparable to any seen in films today. I'm sure we all know the plot by now - Richard Attenborough makes a dinosaur theme park from DNA extracted from a mosquito in amber, which promptly breaks down and sets all the dinosaurs loose on unsuspecting cast. The combination of excellent author - Crichton - and ... Read review