An efficient and surprisingly palatable finale to the Jurassic franchise.
Jurassic Park III (2001)
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Reviews Counted:11
Fresh:9
Rotten:2
Average Rating:6.2/10
Consensus: The dinos are as cool as ever, but there's too much of a "been there, done that" feel.
Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: Paleontologist Alan Grant (Sam Neill) has sworn never to return to Jurassic Park. But he needs funding for his research, so when a wealthy thrill-seeking couple (William H. Macy and Téa Leoni) come... Paleontologist Alan Grant (Sam Neill) has sworn never to return to Jurassic Park. But he needs funding for his research, so when a wealthy thrill-seeking couple (William H. Macy and Téa Leoni) come calling, Grant and his protégée, Billy (Alessandro Nivola), agree to take them on a sightseeing flight. By the time Grant finds out what their true purpose is--to land on the island and search for their missing son--all of their lives are in peril. And Grant's newfound theory about Raptor intelligence will have its deadly proof. Joe Johnston was the right director to take over Steven Spielberg's JURASSIC PARK series. He's experienced with special effects, having worked on the STAR WARS films, while his OCTOBER SKY demonstrates his skill at telling an emotionally involving tale. In JURASSIC PARK 3, with the help of a top-notch technical team and a talented cast (who began filming before the script was finished, improvising much of their dialogue), and a new dinosaur, Spinosaurus, that makes even T-Rex nervous, Johnston has fashioned a rousing adventure with state-of-the-art visuals. Clocking in at a tense 92 minutes, it's the fastest-moving, most action-packed film of the series. [More]
Starring: Sam Neill, William H. Macy, Téa Leoni, Laura Dern
Starring: Sam Neill, William H. Macy, Téa Leoni, Laura Dern, John Diehl, Michael Jeter, Trevor Morgan, Alessandro Nivola, Mark Harelik, Julio Mechoso, Taylor Nichols, Bruce A. Young
Director: Joe Johnston
Director: Joe Johnston
Screenwriter: Peter Buchman, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor
Producer: Larry J. Franco, Kathleen Kennedy
Composer: Don Davis
Studio: Universal Pictures
Reviews for Jurassic Park III
True, the film offers little new, but it's still stirring family entertainment...
This great dinosaur of a movie is shambling towards well-merited extinction.
It lacks the scale, the chills and the wonder of the original, but is more fun as a thrill ride than its sequel predecessor.
Compared to some of this summer's blockbusters ... this is better than average.
An all-action, helter-skelter, don't-forget-to-buy-the-computer-game ride that makes the two previous installments look like models of classic filmmaking.
As always, the technical credits are not only outstanding but the whole reason for the film to exist.
All it wants to do is scare a smile onto your face, and it often succeeds.
Not as awe-inspiring as the first film or as elaborate as the second, but in its own B-movie way, it's a nice little thrill machine.
It's a tribute to the action skills of director Joe Johnston (Jumanji is the relevant credit) that this film is as brisk and involving as it is.
A popcorn-chomping thrill ride that's perfect as a summertime distraction.
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