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Jurassic Park (1993) - Directed by Steven Spielberg
"What's so great about discovery? It's a violent, penetrative act that scars what it explores."
Spielberg's a freakin' genius. I don't think I've ever seen or heard of a movie he ever directed that was bad. He's still directed fun movies like Ready Player One. What I find most interesting about Spielberg is that he had a second hayday. His first was in the 70's as one of the Movie Brats, and his second was in the 90's. And his most famous 90's film is likely the movie adopted from Michael Crichton's novel, Jurassic Park.
This roller coaster of thrills centers around a theme park where dinosaurs have been recreated for show. Even the movie dangerous ones have been recreated, like the t-rex. But the people hired to endorse the theme park are worried about the aftermath of the creation, and their fears are soon confirmed when the creatures are set free.
I'm getting this out of the way: it's not as good as the book. The book went into some incredible scientific detail that the movie didn't even bother with. Michael Crichton's a literary genius. But Spielberg's a cinematic genius, so I'm not selling this movie out short. The movie's a lot of fun. And the dialogue is extremely good. It has a good share of wit, relates the characters together well, adds to their development as well as the plot's, can emphasize the thrills and is heavily philosophical. There are a lot of good qualities, and good quotes, to take from this movie.
We have a great cast of characters who, while not as well-developed as they could have been, all have something enjoyable about them. This is especially true for John Hammond (played by the wonderful Richard Attenborough), Jeff Goldblum's memorable performance as Iam Malcolm the mathematician, and Wayne Knight's sleazy Dennis Nedry. They all bring a lot of life to this movie. Heh.
The thrills are phenomenal. This is one of the most exciting movies even elementary schoolers can enjoy, because it's not a terribly violent movie, unlike the novel which had its fair share. While the film suffers from a couple of predictable moments, the movie's thrills are made better by expert special effects from 1993. And the car chase scene is probably the best part of the movie. It's almost as good as the cart-riding from The Temple of Doom.
Jurassic Park is a lot of fun from start to finish. It's not very sciency like the novel, so it's more family oriented despite the PG-13 rating. But hey, what can you expect from the director who invented PG-13? (No, he really did.) The first in a series of thrills, Jurassic Park is easily the best of the five.
"What's so great about discovery? It's a violent, penetrative act that scars what it explores."
Spielberg's a freakin' genius. I don't think I've ever seen or heard of a movie he ever directed that was bad. He's still directed fun movies like Ready Player One. What I find most interesting about Spielberg is that he had a second hayday. His first was in the 70's as one of the Movie Brats, and his second was in the 90's. And his most famous 90's film is likely the movie adopted from Michael Crichton's novel, Jurassic Park.
This roller coaster of thrills centers around a theme park where dinosaurs have been recreated for show. Even the movie dangerous ones have been recreated, like the t-rex. But the people hired to endorse the theme park are worried about the aftermath of the creation, and their fears are soon confirmed when the creatures are set free.
I'm getting this out of the way: it's not as good as the book. The book went into some incredible scientific detail that the movie didn't even bother with. Michael Crichton's a literary genius. But Spielberg's a cinematic genius, so I'm not selling this movie out short. The movie's a lot of fun. And the dialogue is extremely good. It has a good share of wit, relates the characters together well, adds to their development as well as the plot's, can emphasize the thrills and is heavily philosophical. There are a lot of good qualities, and good quotes, to take from this movie.
We have a great cast of characters who, while not as well-developed as they could have been, all have something enjoyable about them. This is especially true for John Hammond (played by the wonderful Richard Attenborough), Jeff Goldblum's memorable performance as Iam Malcolm the mathematician, and Wayne Knight's sleazy Dennis Nedry. They all bring a lot of life to this movie. Heh.
The thrills are phenomenal. This is one of the most exciting movies even elementary schoolers can enjoy, because it's not a terribly violent movie, unlike the novel which had its fair share. While the film suffers from a couple of predictable moments, the movie's thrills are made better by expert special effects from 1993. And the car chase scene is probably the best part of the movie. It's almost as good as the cart-riding from The Temple of Doom.
Jurassic Park is a lot of fun from start to finish. It's not very sciency like the novel, so it's more family oriented despite the PG-13 rating. But hey, what can you expect from the director who invented PG-13? (No, he really did.) The first in a series of thrills, Jurassic Park is easily the best of the five.