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Jurassic Park
One of my earliest memories was the dodgy tape my parents had recorded off of the television for Jurassic Park. This movie is what made me love dinosaurs as a six-year-old-boy, this movie is what drove me to learn how to spell the word 'Palaeontologist' before finishing Grade 2, this movie is what gave me nightmares, it's what made me go out and rent my first movie from Blockbuster Video (The Lost World and Hook to be precise), this movie is what made me beg my Father to take me to the museum, this movie is what made me start reading large novels at age 8 (the borrowing of Michael Crichton's book by an 8-year-old alarmed my Librarian, the lovely Miss Blundell), this movie is what made me seek out other great films. This movie is what helped me become the man I am today, and while I might not be as fascinated with dinosaurs as I was many years ago, I still get misty eyes when I remember every little thing this movie has done to me...
Jurassic Park is a film like no other, a film that will always be remembered and a film that is complete and utter perfection, whether it be Dr. Grant's subtle development as a character or Wayne Knight's Dennis Nedrey's comic relief, there is not one single millisecond in Jurassic Park to cause boredom or disinterest.
Describing this film in one word is incredibly difficult, but when I watch it I can say that MAGICAL would be the word to describe it. Everything in Jurassic Park is magical, the pace, the characters, the special effects, the score (arguably the best score ever made), the design, the story and the just...greatness that it is. Spielberg does a gobsmacking job at directing a film that has a such a golden pace and dozens of memorable scenes...heck, I can remember the whole movie! Though I do have to give massive credit to Sam Neill, who is the soul of this film (for me). Neill does an astounding job at Dr. Alan Grant and develops from a likeable character to one of the greatest characters ever known. Dr. Grant becomes such as hero at the end of the film...it's almost impossible to describe the feeling of payoff you get at the end of the film. I also tip my hat to Spielberg yet again, as he never actually showed Dr. Grant firing a gun (something that made him a more family friendly hero, and a believable character, as I for one cannot picture Dr. Grant firing a gun).
I also have to briefly mention that the puppets in this film never cease to amaze me. The animatronics and the CGI bled so well that even today it's sometimes hard to tell what is what. So...I tip my hat to Stan Winston too.
Overall Jurassic Park is one of the most essential films to see. It's one of the greatest films of all time and one of my absolute favourites.
...And for my rating? Well...I spared no expense...
One of my earliest memories was the dodgy tape my parents had recorded off of the television for Jurassic Park. This movie is what made me love dinosaurs as a six-year-old-boy, this movie is what drove me to learn how to spell the word 'Palaeontologist' before finishing Grade 2, this movie is what gave me nightmares, it's what made me go out and rent my first movie from Blockbuster Video (The Lost World and Hook to be precise), this movie is what made me beg my Father to take me to the museum, this movie is what made me start reading large novels at age 8 (the borrowing of Michael Crichton's book by an 8-year-old alarmed my Librarian, the lovely Miss Blundell), this movie is what made me seek out other great films. This movie is what helped me become the man I am today, and while I might not be as fascinated with dinosaurs as I was many years ago, I still get misty eyes when I remember every little thing this movie has done to me...
Jurassic Park is a film like no other, a film that will always be remembered and a film that is complete and utter perfection, whether it be Dr. Grant's subtle development as a character or Wayne Knight's Dennis Nedrey's comic relief, there is not one single millisecond in Jurassic Park to cause boredom or disinterest.
Describing this film in one word is incredibly difficult, but when I watch it I can say that MAGICAL would be the word to describe it. Everything in Jurassic Park is magical, the pace, the characters, the special effects, the score (arguably the best score ever made), the design, the story and the just...greatness that it is. Spielberg does a gobsmacking job at directing a film that has a such a golden pace and dozens of memorable scenes...heck, I can remember the whole movie! Though I do have to give massive credit to Sam Neill, who is the soul of this film (for me). Neill does an astounding job at Dr. Alan Grant and develops from a likeable character to one of the greatest characters ever known. Dr. Grant becomes such as hero at the end of the film...it's almost impossible to describe the feeling of payoff you get at the end of the film. I also tip my hat to Spielberg yet again, as he never actually showed Dr. Grant firing a gun (something that made him a more family friendly hero, and a believable character, as I for one cannot picture Dr. Grant firing a gun).
I also have to briefly mention that the puppets in this film never cease to amaze me. The animatronics and the CGI bled so well that even today it's sometimes hard to tell what is what. So...I tip my hat to Stan Winston too.
Overall Jurassic Park is one of the most essential films to see. It's one of the greatest films of all time and one of my absolute favourites.
...And for my rating? Well...I spared no expense...