Jurassic Park

Pros: Great Special Effects
Cons: Major lack of Character Development and Plot

With all the hype of a BLOCKBUSTER movie, Jurassic Park just NEVER made the grade...

I recall just waiting for the day it was to be released, and finally it arrived, I paid my $6 and went into the theatre and sat down with my soda in hand, the...

Pros: Historic Special Effects achieved
Cons: Poor Plot and lack of character development

Jurassic Park SCREAMS out to you, Steven....."I COULD HAVE BEEN SOMEBODY"! Now, I know that all the DinoFans out there will have a royal cow, but frankly, without the bigger than life special effects, what else did this film have to offer. I...

Pros: different from your typical film- good CG and soundtrack
Cons: overhyped- won't be remembered for the right reasons...

This was the first film of the 1990s which lived up to the hyperbole. Thankfully, it generated more revenue than Spielburg's own "E.T." which was the reigning highest grossing movie ever since its release in 1982. Jurassic Park was a hit both...

Pros: Special Effects
Cons: Script, Acting - except by the dinosaurs

Jurassic Park (1993)

The special effects in Jurassic Park are absolutely astounding as you watch dinosaurs of all types going through their daily routines, that is, until the computer system shuts down and the meat eaters get out from...

Pros: Jeff Goldblum's performance of Ian Malcolm is right on; dino special effects; has good laughs
Cons: Movie discards 95% of the book; terror of unearned knowledge replaced with kiddy stuff

Before I start, I have to say, I do like the movie Jurassic Park. I found it to be quite funny. However, in comparison to Michael Crichton's best selling book, it's pathetic and insulting. The special effects were awesome, with dinosaurs being brought...

Pros: Good effects
Cons: An average film

I remember going to see this film at the cinema about 8 years ago.
At the time it was hailed as a cinematographic masterpiece with ground breaking special effects and realistic dinosaurs roaming the earth.

While it does live up to being...

Pros: Good Special Effects, Big Budget
Cons: Weak plot and acting

Jurassic Park no doubt houses some of the best special effects of all films. Seeing it for the first time is definitely thrilling, and usually a first viewing calls for a second.

However, after about the second viewing, you seem to lose the...

Pros: Dynamite effects
Cons: Rotten acting

Three-and-a-half years ago, I reviewed this film and slapped it with a four-star rating, the highest honor I’ll dole out. I saw it twice in the theater and loved it, then once on video and still really liked it. Now, with The Lost World out, I decided...

Pros: Great computer animation, good acting in some parts
Cons: Mediocre by action film standards

If you're a dinosaur buff like I am, this movie is a must own. The computer-generated graphics and new theories about warm-blooded, smart dinos became commonplace through this movie. But aside from that, it's a pretty good action movie.

...

Pros: Great dinosaurs, special effects, drama and suspense.
Cons: The flawed story line, doesn't follow the book, too Speilbergish.

The Flawed Genetics of Jurassic Park. by James P. Zaworski The movie Jurassic Park, based on the book of the same name penned by Michael Crichton, is one of the most successful science fiction films of recent memory. The theme of the movie is ...

Pros: Interesting idea, A few good lines, Generally good acting, Good direction, Good DVD bonus features.
Cons: Light on character development, Predictable reversals, Erratic special effects

I remember when "Jurassic Park" was THE big special effects film of the summer. It was back in 1993 and I was working at a summer camp and most of my peers were excited about the movie. I saw it at a cheap theater on my day off and was unimpressed. I ...

Pros: impressive use of SFX
Cons: abundant use of cliches to make for "scary" moments

Modern storytellers, especially those in Hollywood, are fascinated with dinosaurs. They have always wanted to tell a plausible story where modern man somehow comes into contact with dinosaurs, and "Jurassic Park" is a film of grand designs that fulfils ...

Pros: Good computer-animated dinosaurs, good action scenes with T. rex
Cons: Boring characters, no attachment or involvement with them.

As is probably true with any prolific author whose works are routinely transferred to the screen, some adaptations are better than others. That's certainly true for Michael Chrichton's works; "Jurassic Park" is a fair movie, but it's not...

Pros: Pretty good
Cons: doesn't compare to the book

I think this movie was pretty good. It kept you on the edge of your seat with your mouth hanging open.
I would recommend this movie to people who are just slightly into scary movies, and movies that make the unbelievable-believable.
This movie...

Pros: the best computer graphics of it's time
Cons: it's very Hollywood

Here is a movie which stunned audiences with it's authentic computer imaging of dinosaurs running around with the characters on screen. Jurassic Park was a giant staple in the computer graphics industry. Thanks to the help of Lucas' ILM, the...