Oneofthebiggestmoviesofalltime,"JurassicPark"isthestoryofregenerateddinosaurs.JohnHammond(RichardAttenborough)istheownerofanewlydevelopeddinosaurpark,butafteranemployeeiskilledinanaccidentheneedstosatisfylawyer'squestionsbybringinginateamtoprovetheparkissafe.TheteamincludesdinosaurdiggerAlanGrant(SamNeill),hisgirlfriend,paleontologistEllieSatler(LauraDern),mathematicianIanMalcolm(JeffGoldblum),andlawyerDonaldGennaro(MartinFerrero).AnotherofHammond'semployees,acomputertechniciannamedDennisNedry(WayneKnight)hasbeenhiredbyanoutsideorganisationtostealdinosaurembryos.
BasedontheMichaelCrichtonbook,thestarsof"JurassicPark"aredefinitelythedinosaurs.There'salotofpeoplewhodeservecreditforbringingtheseextinctanimalstobrilliantonscreenlife,butthemainfourareStanWinston,MichaelLantieri,DennisMuren,andPhilTippett.Mixedwithsomeunbelievablygreatsoundeffects,thesedinosaursaresomeofthemoststunningvisualeffectsI'veeverseenandrightfullyearnedanAcademyAward.
Thekingofthedinosaurs,theT-Rex,wasanamazingcreaturetosee,butsurprisinglyitwasoutdonebythevelociraptors.Theseraptorsprovidedsomeverysuspensefulmoments,andaredinosaursthatpeoplewillneverforget.
ThemaincomplaintI'vereadisthatthehumancharactershadnodevelopmentandthatthescenesthatdidn'tfeaturedinosaurswereboring.ThissurprisedmesinceitwasdirectedbyStevenSpielberg.Inmyopinion,theydidn'tneedtobemoredevelopedbecause"JurassicPark"isoneofthosemoviesthatjustdoesn'tneedthatmuch.Asforbeingbored,Ineverwas.Iknewitwasgoingtogetexciting,andthebuildupwasgreatthanksinparttothecharacters,thespecialeffects,andtheJohnWilliamsscore.Unfortunately,thedialoguewascheesyinseveralspotsperhapsexplainingwhypeopledidn'tlikethedino-freescenes.
Watching"JurassicPark"alwaystakesmebacktoJunethedayitopenedintheaters.Sittinginthatdarktheater,Iwasfullyentertainedforovertwohours.It'sgothumorandsuspense.Movieslikethisfueltheimaginationandofferanincrediblyreallookingpictureofwhatdinosaurlifewaslike.Italsohasamessageaboutsciencebeingperverseandgoingagainstnature,whichseemslikeaverytimelyissuewiththesubjectofreallifecloning.Thismovieis100%fun,andthoughnotthebestfilmof1993(Thatgoesto"TheFugitive"),itismyfavoritemovieoftheyear.