The Five Faces of **_JURASSIC PARK_**

------

:heart_eyes:

**Steven Spielberg's** classic adventure film blends realistic science, utopistic sci-fi and plenty of scares into a largely entertaining monster film.

**Sam Neill** is the perfect protagonist, **Laura Dern** his counterpart as an ironwoman. The two children are surprisingly natural. It's a very successful cast, helping to make the film feel real.

**Jeff Goldblum** puts in a performance that is not his best, but definitely my favorite of all his parts so far.

One of **John Williams's** best movie scores is as epic in scope as the _Indy_ or _Star Wars_ scores and as emotional as _E.T._

The cast is small and the events contained on a smaller surface, which always creates suspense and excitement better than too widened settings (lookin' at ya, _Lost World_!)

:smiley:

Amazingly, the visual effects still look convincing today. The blend of CGI and practical effects is perfect and helps bring the different creatures to life. It's one of those small details that truly make this film a classic.

The second half of the movie is fast-paced and filled with delicious monster encounters. It feels more like your typical monster movie action.

**Richard Dreyfuss** in one of his better parts; his character remains somewhat simple and clichéd, but suits Dreyfuss perfectly.

:neutral_face:

The tension builds up slowly with endless lines of more or less realistic sounding science thrown at the viewer as well as awe-inspiring scenes of dinosaurs.

The first half of the film is slow and unnecessarily dragged out. It doesn't even develop the characters very well, so they remain shallow throughout the rest of the feature.

Goldblum's character stops being relevant halfway through, which really is a shame, given his sassy persona.

The side plot with Nedry has little relevance to the plot other than setting things in motion. It feels like something that should carry on to the sequles, but never does.

Some unrealistic details in the script bother those who are educated in science, but create more tension for the average viewer.

:frowning2:

//

:face_vomiting:

//

------

**The Final Face:** :smiley:

**Overall : Unparalleled storytelling blends nostalgia and terror, producing one of the most extraordinary adventures ever on screen.**

Jurassic Park's groundbreaking special effects blended practical effects with cutting-edge computer-generated imagery, resulting in such realistic creatures that even many modern-day effects. Spielberg brought dinosaurs to life, capturing the imagination of every young child while still delivering thrills and scares. It's a beautiful combination of fantasy, adventure, and sci-fi terror. Jurassic Park set a new standard for storytelling and effects that inspired filmmakers to dream bigger and audiences to expect the magnificent.

"Life finds a way… to let us enjoy dinos in theaters"

Filthy rich millionaire John Hammond (Richard Attenborough) is about to open a dinosaur theme park. He invites a couple of experts to satisfy his investors. During a preview tour things go awfully wrong.

While ‘Jurassic Park’ is too simplistic to be a perfect movie it is blockbuster cinema at its very best. Spielberg grabs you by the throat from the get go and you instantly know you’re in for quite a ride.
The story is simple but effective. Author Michael Crichton did his very best to make the cloning dinosaurs part plausible. When you have living giant meat-eaters in your amusement park it’s not hard to come up with something which causes things to go south so fast before you can say T-rex.

The movie works because it doesn’t take itself too seriously. The characters are somewhat underdeveloped but their main purpose is to serve as dino treats. The Ian Malcolm character (Jeff Goldblum) is of little use but he’s funny. Grumpy Dr. Grant (Sam Neill) is the perfect counterpart. You can’t help but root for these characters.

What makes the movie stand out are the ground-breaking special effects. Even to this day it’s remarkable what ILM and Stan Winston’s crew achieved. Although a 'Jaws' approach would have perhaps worked better (Love the shot of the T-rex’ leg in the mud) the dinos look so realistic.

What ‘Jurassic Park’ does have in common with 'Jaws' is John Williams’ score. Although not as ominous and iconic as 'Jaws', Williams went for wonderment this time around. Perhaps not regarded as his most famous work it’s amazing. When the experts travel to the island Williams’ score does indeed give you a sense of wonderment. The scene where the visitors first lay eyes on the dinosaurs is movie magic.

Rereleased for its 25th anniversary it’s safe to say we rarely have had more fun in the cinema than while watching 'Jurassic Park'.

A cracking film about a team of archaeologists sent to evaluate a theme park with a difference. It has end-to-end thrills and some truly groundbreaking special effects. The acting is, however, another matter entirely. Sam Neill and Laura Dern as well as the truly irritating children, deserve to be eaten (preferably as early on in the film as possible) and Richard Attenborough's accent - well goodness only knows where that is supposed to come from. Bob Peck and Jeff Goldblum hold up their end of the bargain rather better and the dinosaurs are just magnificent. John Williams does his stuff with the score, too - all contributing to something you must see.

The classic jurassic park movie. It's a theme park where the dinosaurs eventually break out of. Once they taste human flesh they can't get enough of it.