Spielberg is still supreme as an action director, and when the T Rex makes beefburger of the jeep, or the vicious 'Raptors stalk their human prey, the film inspires wonder and awe.
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06/24/06
Jurassic Park (1993)
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Reviews Counted:37
Fresh:31
Rotten:6
Average Rating:7.1/10
Consensus: Jurassic Park is a spectacle of special effects and life-like animatronics, with some of Spielberg's best sequences of sustained awe and sheer terror since Jaws.
Runtime: 2 hrs 7 mins
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Synopsis: Steven Spielberg directed this blockbuster thriller based on the popular book by Michael Crichton. Millionaire John Hammond (Richard Attenborough) asks two dinosaur experts (Laura Dern and Sam... [More]
Starring: Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough
Director: Steven Spielberg
Reviews for Jurassic Park
Top CriticThe excitement of Jurassic Park is in Spielberg's sense of timing, with the scene of the kids trapped in a jeep watching a cup of water tremble now a classic moment of cinema.
01/01/00
Top CriticSo the script and the performances aren't exactly Oscar material, but it scarcely matters given that the real stars here are the ILM-created dinosaurs, a miracle of modern moviemaking.
01/01/00
Top CriticSpectacle triumphs over sense, but with effects this effective resistance is futile.
03/04/08
Top CriticThe plot also conspires to harm the film's general credibility.
01/26/04
In the end, Jurassic Park succeeds because it's good entertainment.
01/01/00
This is the 2001: A Space Odyssey of dinosaur movies, one whose special effects render previous efforts obsolete.
11/05/08
The problem with the film, plain and simple, is that it focuses all of its energies on the dinosaurs themselves.
01/01/00
The well-selected cast is winningly sympathetic and entertainingly idiosyncratic.
06/05/07
Top CriticYou want great dinosaurs, you got great dinosaurs.
01/01/00
Top CriticTrue, the dialogue and performances are feeble, but the thing is basically no more -- and no less -- than a nifty monster movie that delivers crackerjack thrills.
04/17/01
Jurassic Park earns its spot in fantasy-film history.
01/01/00
The plot is equal parts Westworld and (believe it or not) Jaws 3-D.
06/05/02
The roller coaster movie ride of the summer!
01/01/00
The definitive dinosaur movie.
01/01/00
Jurassic Park does for live-action critters what Who Framed Roger Rabbit did for toons. In that sense, it's a cinematic landmark, but in terms of plot and character, it's about as well developed as Godzilla.
01/01/00
Steven Spielberg has tapped into the mother lode of human dreams and sense of wonder.
01/01/00
Mr. Spielberg has great fun with every last growl and rumble signaling the approach of danger...
05/20/03
Top CriticWorthy, even though its a simplistic monster movie at heart.
01/01/00
...is the movie worth all the hype? Partially yes, but mostly because of the special effects.
01/01/00
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