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11/06/09
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.
Theatrical Release:Jun 11, 1993 Wide
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
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Reviews for Jurassic Park
This 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
So 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
Spectacle triumphs over sense, but with effects this effective resistance is futile.
03/04/08
May be one-dimensional and even clunky in story and characterization, but definitely delivers where it counts, in excitement, suspense and the stupendous realization of giant reptiles.
02/13/01
The 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
Despite the ridiculous premise, Jurassic Park does an incredible job of showing us what dinosaurs might have looked and acted like.
01/01/00
The roller coaster movie ride of the summer!
01/01/00
Worthy, even though its a simplistic monster movie at heart.
01/01/00
An innovative, ingenious and spectacular sci-fi adventure. The special effects are truly dazzling.
03/04/06
This is Jaws with huge, scaly ridges. At times, it's more frightening.
01/01/00
Top CriticThe well-selected cast is winningly sympathetic and entertainingly idiosyncratic.
06/05/07
Spielberg 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
In the end, Jurassic Park succeeds because it's good entertainment.
01/01/00
Top Critic...is the movie worth all the hype? Partially yes, but mostly because of the special effects.
01/01/00
Mr. Spielberg has great fun with every last growl and rumble signaling the approach of danger...
05/20/03
Top CriticNo review available.
02/17/03
...short on logic and certainly short on plot, but long on thrills and amazement.
01/01/00
The biggest, grandest dinosaur movie ever.
01/01/00
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