Jurassic Park

Pros: Suspense, effects, story
Cons: Film preserves characters Crichton killed and vice versa; suicidal charge by the last velociraptor

What can I say about Jurassic Park?  The book was probably the third best of the six Michael Crichton novels I have read (from best to worst, "Sphere," "The Andromeda Strain," this one, ...

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: Still incredible melding of CGI, Model action and animatronics - Oh, yeah,some acting too.
Cons: Science and Physical Earth History don't support this dinosaur premise.

Don't worry, it's OK - I ducked. Actually, although this beastie did exist, the only thing known about him is the double bony ridges fanning out on his forehead. It is entirely Spielberg whole-cloth that it projected a ruff like the Australian Gecko...

Pros: Great special effects, Action-packed
Cons: Jeff Goldblum

240 million years ago, dinosaurs walked the Earth. 63 million years ago, they ceased to exist. One million years ago, modern man evolved. Five years ago, dinosaurs walked the Earth.


PLOT

Five years ago, Scottish...

Pros: Assured direction and still-awesome effects make for a suspenseful movie.
Cons: Some annoying one-note supporting characters.

I haven't always been a movie addict. I only really developed my appetite for cinema during my teenage years, after I changed schools and fell in with a movie-loving crowd. In the summer after my freshman year of high school, I saw JURASSIC PARK on ...

Pros: The dinosaurs
Cons: T-Rex and Triceratops? Shouldn’t this be Cretaceous Park?

Jurassic Park was first released at the box office in 1993. I was a mere 8 years old. Dad decided since I had been a fan of dinosaurs my entire life, it would be a good movie to take me to see. Somehow, I don’t think he’d done his research. ...

Pros: T-Rex, dude
Cons: Lazy plotting

Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park is brilliant in that it cuts out the middleman and pimps itself. In teaching InGen founder John Hammond (Richard Attenborough), an aged philanthropist who prioritizes the marketing of his latest venture over its...

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: Special effects, the majority of the cast, score
Cons: Three cast members give poor performances, continuity errors, some weak dialogue

Ever since the first dinosaur skeleton was dug up, people speculated on how dinosaurs looked, and how they lived. "Dr. John Hammond" (Richard Attenborough) was one of those who speculated those things, and came up with a way to study them -- by bringing ...

Pros: Superbly directed thriller of dinosaurs running amok in a tropical amusement park.
Cons: Wooden acting. Insufferably cute children.

Mr. Brad, our interior designer, came for several days to help me co-ordinate Norman's sheets and pajamas in contrasting shades of silk brocade. His first choice, a nice paisley, was jettisoned when Norman woke up and screeched about the bugs crawling...

Pros: Special effects; acting is better than it's given credit for; Spielberg's direction
Cons: Brief graphic violence may not be suitable for younger kids (hence the 'PG-13' rating)

Although I had always been a fan of director Steven Spielberg's work, I felt that his 1991 Peter Pan film HOOK was a disappointment. But when he came back with the science fiction/suspense thriller JURASSIC PARK in 1993, the man was back on top of his...

Pros: Awesome action and suspense, Amazing special effects that surpass some of todays movies
Cons: Little character development, plot feels tacked on in places

Released way back in ’93, Spielberg took your standard “monster movie” and added his special touch to it, breathing life into what otherwise could’ve easily been a major flop. He used state of the art computer effects to give his dinosaurs realism, and...

Pros: Story, acting, special effects, directing etc.
Cons: none

Although this movie is not that new (it's been about 8 years since its debut), and I have seen it about 5 times already, I think it is only appropriate to give an opinion on this yet another masterpiece by Steven Spielberg.
And I am also writing an...

Pros: Motherf*ckin' dinosaurs man!
Cons: Plot? What plot? Script? Whatever...

Thanks, I’m Dick Dangerous. The motherf*ckin’ end. That’s what I said as I shoved a grenade up Skittles’ a*s to put paid to his attempts at destroying the world. There was a brief pause. “Oww,” said Skittles, “That ...

Pros: Suspenseful, realistic looking dinosaurs, carries a message
Cons: Some bad acting, a few scenes are predictable

I remember seeing Jurassic Park for the first time when I was little, and was amazed by how real the dinosaurs looked. This was amazing compared to any other cheezy dino flick that was ever made. The dinosaurs actually looked like REAL dinos, and not...