Spectacle triumphs over sense, but with effects this effective resistance is futile.
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03/04/08
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 CriticSpielberg 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.
06/24/06
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 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
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11/06/09
Top CriticThis is the 2001: A Space Odyssey of dinosaur movies, one whose special effects render previous efforts obsolete.
11/05/08
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08/18/08
The well-selected cast is winningly sympathetic and entertainingly idiosyncratic.
06/05/07
Top CriticThis is an exhilarating, sometimes terrifying monster of a movie that, once it gets you in its clutches, won't put you down again until the closing credits start to roll.
06/05/07
Top CriticThere's more soul to be found in any Kong close-up than in this film's overplayed reactions.
06/05/07
You won't believe your eyes.
06/24/06
An innovative, ingenious and spectacular sci-fi adventure. The special effects are truly dazzling.
03/04/06
The plot also conspires to harm the film's general credibility.
01/26/04
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05/20/03
Mr. Spielberg has great fun with every last growl and rumble signaling the approach of danger...
05/20/03
Top CriticGreat effects, a dime's worth of headache-inducing story.
04/02/03
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02/17/03
No review available.
01/24/03
Fads may come and go, but dinosaurs will always be cool... a fact for which Jurassic Park should be eternally grateful.
12/04/02
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