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Jurassic Park III is darker and faster than its predecessors, but that doesn't quite compensate for the franchise's continuing creative decline.
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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. Nov 5, 2008 | Full Review…
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.
Derek Elley
True, the film offers little new, but it's still stirring family entertainment... Feb 9, 2006 | Full Review…
True, the film offers little new, but it's still stirring family entertainment...
Geoff Andrew
If there's one thing certain in this new instalment of Jurassic Park, it's that the critters are a whole lot smarter, faster and interesting than the Homo sapiens dropping in on them. Mar 19, 2002 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
If there's one thing certain in this new instalment of Jurassic Park, it's that the critters are a whole lot smarter, faster and interesting than the Homo sapiens dropping in on them.
Kevin Courrier
Bad news is the only news in Jurassic Park III. Jan 22, 2002 | Full Review…
Bad news is the only news in Jurassic Park III.
John Leonard
This great dinosaur of a movie is shambling towards well-merited extinction. Aug 10, 2001 | Full Review…
This great dinosaur of a movie is shambling towards well-merited extinction.
Peter Bradshaw
Too bad the script doesn't extend the same courtesy to the actors, who are saddled with dialogue neither man nor beast could respond to. Aug 9, 2001 | Rating: 1/5
Too bad the script doesn't extend the same courtesy to the actors, who are saddled with dialogue neither man nor beast could respond to.
Peter Travers
It's a solid bit of summer escapism, and when judged by that standard it holds up just fine. Nov 4, 2018 | Full Review…
It's a solid bit of summer escapism, and when judged by that standard it holds up just fine.
Zaki Hasan
Jurassic Park III ultimately falls right in line with its immediate predecessor... Jun 14, 2015 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
Jurassic Park III ultimately falls right in line with its immediate predecessor...
David Nusair
A marked improvement over its immediate predecessor, this film works as a fast and efficient thriller that offers a few great surprises along the way. Jun 11, 2015 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…
A marked improvement over its immediate predecessor, this film works as a fast and efficient thriller that offers a few great surprises along the way.
John Hanlon
The wonder of the first movie is long gone, but a few thrills still remain. Jun 7, 2015 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
The wonder of the first movie is long gone, but a few thrills still remain.
Josh Larsen
More than half an hour shorter than The Lost World, so at least there's a lot less of it to suffer through. Apr 17, 2013 | Rating: 5/10 | Full Review…
More than half an hour shorter than The Lost World, so at least there's a lot less of it to suffer through.
Tim Brayton
For kids who can handle nonstop action, it's good scary fun. Dec 24, 2010 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
For kids who can handle nonstop action, it's good scary fun.
Nell Minow
The third installment is darker and edgier than its previous two but it's still not enough to impact its audience. Jurassic Park III's ominous tone may be a plus but the dull narrative doesn't do it just and ultimately becomes flat to add on to the franchise. 3/5
Super Reviewer
Here we are in the homestretch of this shaky trilogy, and people probably went into this movie, scared out of their minds about how it will compare to both the original and the terrible sequel. I truly believe it falls safely in the middle of both. It will never be considered as great as the first by any means, but it is eons better that the film that preceded it. As a boy and his father are lost on the island after wanting to view it, their family is out looking for them, and who better to trick into coming with them than doctor Grant. With much better effects, a solid story, and a script that cares about it's source material, "Jurassic Park 3" is a very entertaining film from start to finish. You can completely skip the second film and come to this. They have pulled the series out of the gutter.
An unnecessary sequel that only provides shallow thrills thanks to a few intense situations. The plot is a predictable series of loosely stitched together chase scenes, the characters are pretty stock, and the visual effects have certainly lost their wow factor (in fact they look even more dated than the first two). The actors do their best and having Sam Neill reprise his role as Dr. Alan Grant certainly does not hurt matters but the cliche script provides little substance for the actors to work with. As long as you don't compare this to the first movie too much, their are some neat ideas at play. The bigger and deadlier Spinosaurus is a cool new addition to the franchise while the most original sequence involving the flying Pteranodons is also a decent highlight. If you can withstand a half-baked plot and dumb characters, then "Jurassic Park III" provides a decently short distraction, otherwise just watch the other two and skip this last entry.
While the visuals have lost their wow factor, this still maintains some of its acting and intense situations. While the raptors get unusual colours, T-Rex is replaced by a bigger and deadlier dinosaur; Spinosaurus. Sam Neill reprises his role as 'Dr Alan Grant' and, personally, is the highlight of acting in this film. Like with 'The Lost World', try not to compare too much with the original and this can be enjoyable.
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