Jurassic Park

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This film is based off the novel Jurassic Park written by Michael Crichton. Dr. Alan Grant, Dr. Ellie Sattler, and Dr. Ian Malcolm are told to explore a new experimental wildlife theme park to help aid John Hammond against the lawyers and investors. To test the idea of how the park would be viewed among popular audience's Hammond brings in his grandchildren Lex Murphy and Tim Murphy. Everything begins as an amazing adventure into the past, but just as quickly turns deadly.

This was a film 65 million years in the making... a corny marketing line, but effective. "Welcome, to Jurassic Park" is a much better tagline in my opinion. This film was directed by Steven Spielberg, and the screenplay was written by Michael Crichton and David Koepp. This film has recently had a major make-over and is re-released on blu-ray and DVD for new audiences. This film began something so amazing for its time that it still puts some modern films to shame. It also began the popularity of CGI technology in films. The film angle's chosen through editing, and the filming process, were great for building suspense and amazing looking animals. The small detailed special effect of the water moving as something giant approaches is iconic. The T-Rex has become legendary as has the Velociraptor. This film isn't a monster film, but is instead a science fiction that is still pertinent to this day (sheep cloning). There are small inconsistencies within the story, but it's small details that you have to pay attention to. The T-Rex is oddly placed within the small segments of story in that during the car ride it shouldn't have stopped in front of the T-Rex pin because the pin wasn't that far away, and the T-Rex randomly appears inside the large visitor's center. I can't say how loyal it is to the novel because I haven't read it. I was glad to see how much involvement the author had on the film though. I also enjoyed how this film kept up to date with the theories revolving around dinosaurs.

The acting is great, but the characters can sometimes become too much. Sam Neill plays the male leading role of Dr. Alan Grant. He digs up dinosaur bones, and is an expert in dinosaur theory. He is great playing the role of a child hating scientist. Laura Dern plays the leading female role of Dr. Ellie Sattler. She is the contrast to Grant's personality. She creates a really heartfelt character that audience's cheer for. Jeff Goldblum plays the role of Dr. Ian Malcolm. He is a scientist of chaos theory, and was brought in by the lawyer as another source of verification for the park's "safety".  His character can be annoying at times because he never stops talking, but he is also a voice of logical reason. Richard Attenborough is John Hammond. He is the man with the large wallet and an unobtainable dream to create something never seen before. He can become a bit too obsessively over the top, but it does work for his character. Ariana Richards, Lex Murphy, is humorous to watch. She is the comical relief for this film, and a change to children female film roles. Joseph Mazzello, Tim Murphy, is the adorable little brother that audience's get attached to. Bob Peck, Robert Muldon, is the gamekeeper of the island. He is the character who audience's enjoy watching, and establishes the animals as wild animals (like tiger, hyena's, etc.). Samuel L. Jackson, Ray Arnold, has a very memorable small role. Wayne Knight plays the villain role of Dennis Nedry. He is the reason that Jurassic Park falls into chaos. His character is slimy, and unlikeable, so that when he is eaten the audience's enjoys it.

I give this film a 10 out of 10 stars! It was an amazing film for its time. It established something that had never been seen before in film. They faced several challenges in this film, and surpassed them. There are a few small inconsistencies within the story line, and sometimes the characters are over done.

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