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Jurassic Park III (2001)
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Reviews Counted: 153
Fresh: 75
Rotten:78
Average Rating: 5.2/10
Consensus: The dinos are as cool as ever, but there's too much of a "been there, done that" feel.
Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for intense sci-fi terror and violence
Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Theatrical Release:Jul 18, 2001 Wide
Box Office: $180,095,970
Synopsis: Paleontologist Alan Grant (Sam Neill) has sworn never to return to Jurassic Park. But he needs funding for his research, so when a wealthy thrill-seeking couple (William H. Macy and Téa Leoni) come... Paleontologist Alan Grant (Sam Neill) has sworn never to return to Jurassic Park. But he needs funding for his research, so when a wealthy thrill-seeking couple (William H. Macy and Téa Leoni) come calling, Grant and his protégée, Billy (Alessandro Nivola), agree to take them on a sightseeing flight. By the time Grant finds out what their true purpose is--to land on the island and search for their missing son--all of their lives are in peril. And Grant's newfound theory about Raptor intelligence will have its deadly proof. Joe Johnston was the right director to take over Steven Spielberg's JURASSIC PARK series. He's experienced with special effects, having worked on the STAR WARS films, while his OCTOBER SKY demonstrates his skill at telling an emotionally involving tale. In JURASSIC PARK 3, with the help of a top-notch technical team and a talented cast (who began filming before the script was finished, improvising much of their dialogue), and a new dinosaur, Spinosaurus, that makes even T-Rex nervous, Johnston has fashioned a rousing adventure with state-of-the-art visuals. Clocking in at a tense 92 minutes, it's the fastest-moving, most action-packed film of the series. [More]
Starring: Sam Neill, William H. Macy, Téa Leoni, Laura Dern
Starring: Sam Neill, William H. Macy, Téa Leoni, Laura Dern, John Diehl, Michael Jeter, Trevor Morgan, Alessandro Nivola, Mark Harelik, Julio Mechoso, Taylor Nichols, Bruce A. Young
Director: Joe Johnston
Director: Joe Johnston
Screenwriter: Peter Buchman, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor
Producer: Larry J. Franco, Kathleen Kennedy
Composer: Don Davis
Studio: Universal Pictures
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Reviews for Jurassic Park III
An all-action, helter-skelter, don't-forget-to-buy-the-computer-game ride that makes the two previous installments look like models of classic filmmaking.
An efficient and surprisingly palatable finale to the Jurassic franchise.
Mr. Johnston keeps the action and one-liners coming and, before you know it, it's over.
Much darker than the previous films, this third installment feels more like a horror flick set in amusement park than a good sci-fi adventure, though special effects, due to technology advances, are more sophisticated.
As seqüências de ação são boas, mas não o bastante para que ignoremos a fragilidade do roteiro, com seus péssimos diálogos e os personagens esquemáticos.
True, the film offers little new, but it's still stirring family entertainment...
It might as well be the crappy pilot for a Jurassic Park TV series or a feature version of Sid and Marty Krofft's Land of the Lost.
It's not art ... it's entertainment, and it knows it. Boy, does it entertain.
If you're looking for a tight script, interesting three-dimensional characters and something new with this movie, you will be disappointed.
For a sequel with a Roman numeral in the title, Jurassic Park III is more entertaining than expected.
Milking a Brontosaurus would be easier than milking this franchise any more . . . This pointless sequel is a tepid end (if there is a God) to the series
People who go to see Jurassic Park III are not there for character development, they want cool-looking dinosaurs, and that they will get in spades.
The Jurassic movies have by now palpably entered the plane of baldly profit-hunting, unpretentious entertainment...
Returning to Jurassic Park a second time wasn't the most fruitful journey ... it's no surprise that the third trip back to the dinosaur-ridden island borders on the offensive.
It’s not brilliant, it’s rather predictable, but it’s ok; it bowls along nicely and it does make you jump. What more can you ask of dinosaurs?
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