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It's hard to believe Jurassic Park is a 20-year-old film. We went out to see it in 3D at the theater, after, of course, having seen it numerous times on TV and/or VHS. (We don't have a DVD.)
The special effects are still incredible, especially on the big screen. NOTHING about the dinosaurs looks fake or "CGI-ish." It's still a great film to watch.
The thing is, though, since we've already seen it so many times, much of the thrill is gone. It would have been a totally different experience if we'd never seen it before. This is a great opportunity to take someone to see it who for some reason has not seen it yet.
The 3D effects were impressive. The film did have that "3D" look to it, but all-in-all, it added nothing substantial to the movie. It was still Jurassic Park. It would have been different if the film were intentionally shot in 3D so more emphasis would have been placed on the dinosaurs emerging from the screen and marching all over the audience. But that didn't happen, of course.
The movie has aged very well. Visually and technically it looks like a new movie, save for some clothing choices. It's funny that in 1993, if we were to watch a movie 20 years old, from 1973, that movie would look totally 1970s. But Jurassic Park doesn't "look" 1990s.
Highlights:
Wayne Knight as Nedry. Just love the character and performance. As comic relief he figuratively and literally filled the screen. And his interactions with John Hammond were priceless.
A pre-Pulp Fiction Samuel L. Jackson as the chain-smoking computer technician. I can't believe this is the same actor who played Jules later on.
Laura Dern, a scientist who has never heard of Chaos Theory but understands what to look for in dinosaur droppings.
The girl, Lexi: "This is Unix. I KNOW this!" Uh huh.
And of course Jeff Goldblum, who wisecracks throughout. Maybe not an Oscar-winning performance, but a great character.
and finally Sam Neil, well, I guess I thought he was fine.
The special effects are still incredible, especially on the big screen. NOTHING about the dinosaurs looks fake or "CGI-ish." It's still a great film to watch.
The thing is, though, since we've already seen it so many times, much of the thrill is gone. It would have been a totally different experience if we'd never seen it before. This is a great opportunity to take someone to see it who for some reason has not seen it yet.
The 3D effects were impressive. The film did have that "3D" look to it, but all-in-all, it added nothing substantial to the movie. It was still Jurassic Park. It would have been different if the film were intentionally shot in 3D so more emphasis would have been placed on the dinosaurs emerging from the screen and marching all over the audience. But that didn't happen, of course.
The movie has aged very well. Visually and technically it looks like a new movie, save for some clothing choices. It's funny that in 1993, if we were to watch a movie 20 years old, from 1973, that movie would look totally 1970s. But Jurassic Park doesn't "look" 1990s.
Highlights:
Wayne Knight as Nedry. Just love the character and performance. As comic relief he figuratively and literally filled the screen. And his interactions with John Hammond were priceless.
A pre-Pulp Fiction Samuel L. Jackson as the chain-smoking computer technician. I can't believe this is the same actor who played Jules later on.
Laura Dern, a scientist who has never heard of Chaos Theory but understands what to look for in dinosaur droppings.
The girl, Lexi: "This is Unix. I KNOW this!" Uh huh.
And of course Jeff Goldblum, who wisecracks throughout. Maybe not an Oscar-winning performance, but a great character.
and finally Sam Neil, well, I guess I thought he was fine.
