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Dinosaurs save this
Overall, I thought this was a pretty good movie, despite not being as good as the book. There were a few things that irritated me about this. <
>1. The preachiness of the of the "experts" in declaring that the park is bound to fail. That they were tampering with things they shouldn't and it would blow up in their faces. Well, sure, things blew up in their faces, but solely because Nedry shut down all the security that kept the dinosaurs locked in. There is nothing in the movie to suggest (other than the in your face sermons) that the park would have failed otherwise. <
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>2. The second, and bigger, problem I had was the fact that ALL the technical personnel are sent home on the day they are running their first trial run! Who does that?!? It wasn't even optional. They were ordered to leave. I'd imagine that if I ran a place like that, I'd ALWAYS want a support staff on hand, even when the park's closed, and most certainly when I'm sending people through it.

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"Remind Me to Thank John for a Lovely Weekend"
John Hammond (Richard Attenborough) has come up with the most incredible idea for a theme park yet. He has found a way to clone dinosaurs. He's thought of all the controls to keep the population in check and the dangerous ones under control. <
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>Unfortunately, his investors aren't sure that the park is safe. So, before he can open it, he has to bring in dinosaur experts Alan Grant and Ellie Sattler (Sam Neill and Laura Dern) and chaos theorist Ian Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum) to sign off on the park. <
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>The three are admittedly impressed by what they see, especially Alan and Ellie. But the wonder soon turns to horror when security goes down, freeing the creatures. Suddenly, the group finds themselves stranded on an island in a storm fighting to survive these creatures from the past. Will any of them make it off the island alive? <
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>This movie was one of the first to use computer effects, and it revolutionized the industry. Frankly, these effects still hold up even today. You'll really believe that these people are interacting with the dinosaurs. <
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>The biggest weakness is the story. It starts out very slowly while the science is explained. There's lots of talking in the first hour. Once the dinosaurs get loose, the movie kicks into high gear and becomes an edge of your seat thrill ride. It doesn't matter how many times I've seen it, I still get knots in my stomach during most of these scenes. Unfortunately, the climax is again weaker then it could have been. <
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>I have never understood why this movie was marketed at kids with fast food tie-ins and action figures. This isn't a kid's film. It's downright scary for at least half the length. <
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>Despite the weaknesses in the story, this is still a well deserved classic. If you haven't seen it, you're in for a heart pumping thrill ride.

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Spectacular Movie and Extra Features
This is a great DVD for the Jurassic Park fans. In the first place, you get the movie in its original wide-screen format. What makes it really rock is the bonus footage, including a couple of very well-filmed and informative episodes on the making of Jurassic Park. I had almost as much fun watching these documentaries as I did the feature movie itself.