Perfect Example of the Magic of Movie Making!

Rating: 8/10 (2 February 2006)

In 1994 Jurassic Park was released on video. At that time I was nine years old. My dad had bought it and told me and my eleven year old brother we could only watch it after my dad viewed it first, and decided if it was appropriate for us. He watched it and told us we could watch it. The next weekend my dad made popcorn and kool aide and we three sat down to watch it together. Being nine years old, I didn't pay attention to the beginning much, and I only took notice when Dr. Grant pulled out his huge velocaraptor claw to show the boy. I was amazed. And then the music of the helicopter ride over the rocks going into the island hooked me. I hadn't even seen dinosaurs and I was already amazed. In this movie, there is something special and almost unspeakable about the value of this film. Jurassic Park captures what is so wondrous and untouchable. This is no ordinary movie about dinosaurs eating people. I can't say what it is about it, though. Is it seeing dinosaurs? Is it the great characters? Who knows. Yes, it scared me after watching it and I did have some bad dreams. But I have to say that this movie was one of my favorites from then on. I'm only 20 years old now, but, every time I watch Jurassic Park I feel like a child again, experiencing the wonder and excitement. Every single time I watch it, I lose my breath when the helicopter flies over the rocks in the beginning or when you get your first look of the brachiosauruses in the field. Now, that is how a movie is supposed to make you feel.