This is the 2001: A Space Odyssey of dinosaur movies, one whose special effects render previous efforts obsolete.
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11/05/08
Jurassic Park (1993)
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Reviews Counted: 36
Fresh: 30
Rotten:6
Average Rating: 7/10
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 Neill) to act as consultants on his... [More]
Starring: Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough
Director: Steven Spielberg
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08/18/08
Top Critic
Spectacle triumphs over sense, but with effects this effective resistance is futile.
03/04/08
Top Critic The well-selected cast is winningly sympathetic and entertainingly idiosyncratic.
06/05/07
Top Critic 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
Top Critic There's more soul to be found in any Kong close-up than in this film's overplayed reactions.
06/05/07
Top Critic 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
Top Critic An innovative, ingenious and spectacular sci-fi adventure. The special effects are truly dazzling.
03/04/06
Mr. Spielberg has great fun with every last growl and rumble signaling the approach of danger...
05/20/03
Top Critic
Fads may come and go, but dinosaurs will always be cool... a fact for which Jurassic Park should be eternally grateful.
12/04/02
True, the dialogue and performances are feeble, but the thing is basically no more -- and no less -- than a nifty monster movie that delivers crackerjack thrills.
04/17/01
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
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