Hey..I've seen it for the fifth time now and it's still a chiller

Rating: 8/10 (8 July 1999)

When it first came out in 1993, I had such great expectation of the movie that disappointment was unavoidable. Okay..it has some great special effects but some of the characterisation are two dimensional at best, with plot holes and an abrubt ending that left a lot to be desired.
Subsequent viewings (and lower expectations) gave me a more balanced view of the whole experience...Spielberg has apparently trimmed the book, like he did in Jaws, merely to its content. JP is at heart a thrill ride, with some 'philosophical underpinnings'(which were more prevalent in the novel). More or less, JP deserved credit for giving the most astonishing special f/x ever, which surprisingly hold up pretty well with everything that Hollywood has come up with until now. (with the exception of The Phantom Menace...which still failed to 'astonish' as much as JP did.) (8/10)