Everybody likes dinosaurs

Rating: 9/10 (29 June 2005)

I thought most of the characters in Jurassic Park were poorly directed. Especially when our two paleontologists first see the living dinosaurs and their jaws drop, I thought the acting was far too bad to blame on the actors. The only real good human acting by an adult in the movie was Jeff Goldblum's come-on to Laura Dern as he explained chaos theory to her. It was a little creepy, but it was brilliant acting. And of course, Malcolm turns out to be right. If I remember correctly, he was also quite brave when it came time to distract the T. Rex.
Despite the generally bad acting, my fascination with dinosaurs, the special effects, and the general idea that they were the ancestors of the birds of today made this a wonderful story. Like most good movies, if you want a real treat, read the book. I would highly recommend it.