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11/06/09
Jurassic Park (1993)
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Reviews Counted:10
Fresh:9
Rotten:1
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
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08/18/08
Top CriticThe well-selected cast is winningly sympathetic and entertainingly idiosyncratic.
06/05/07
Top CriticThere's more soul to be found in any Kong close-up than in this film's overplayed reactions.
06/05/07
Top CriticYou won't believe your eyes.
06/24/06
Top CriticMr. Spielberg has great fun with every last growl and rumble signaling the approach of danger...
05/20/03
Top CriticMay 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
Top CriticThis is Jaws with huge, scaly ridges. At times, it's more frightening.
01/01/00
Top CriticIn the end, Jurassic Park succeeds because it's good entertainment.
01/01/00
Top CriticJurassic Park does for live-action critters what Who Framed Roger Rabbit did for toons. In that sense, it's a cinematic landmark, but in terms of plot and character, it's about as well developed as Godzilla.
01/01/00
Top CriticYou want great dinosaurs, you got great dinosaurs.
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