"Spared no expense"

Rating: 10/10 (23 May 2008)

This is the first movie I saw that I still remember. I specifically remember watching at my cousin's house when I was about 4, but I did not get one thing that happened.
As the years went by, I saw Jurassic Park sporadically, but never got the storyline completely. Each time I watched, I would get a little more of it, but never the full thing. It was only recently I bought the movie for DVD finally and watched it, and fully got every detail.
Jurassic Park is a great Sci-Fi thriller with great special effects and a great cast. Sam Neill stars as Dr. Alan Grant, the not-technologically savvy, old fashioned archaeologist who does not take long to show that he is the protagonist. Laura Dern plays Dr. Ellie Sattler, the archaeologist who has an obvious crush on Grant. Jeff Goldblum portrays Dr. Ian Malcolm, the smart, witty, sly, laid back "Chaotician". Richard Attenborough plays John Hammond, the imaginative, happy, determined owner of Jurassic Park. Bob Peck plays Robert Muldoon, the cautious, trained, quick-thinking hunter/raptor-cage operator. Martin Ferrero plays Donald Gennaro, the wimpy, hesitant, greedy lawyer who seeks to close down Jurassic Park if not to make a fortune off it. Joseph Mazzello and Ariana Richards play Tim and Lex Murphy, John Hammond's grandchildren who's thirst for adventure gets them into this whole mess. Samuel L. Jackson makes an early appearance as Ray Arnold, the commanding computer tech who is caught in the middle of Jurassic Park's security problems and problems caused by Dennis Nedry (Wayne Knight), who seeks to steal embryos from Jurassic Park's lab to sell to a rival corporation.
Aside from a great cast, they special effects were first rate. Especially for 1993. They were better than a lot of movies we see nowadays. And they were not overused or anything.
The mix of an adventurous, eerie, inspiring sound mix along with scene lighting and weather make Jurassic Park an unforgettable film. Definitely worthy of the Top 250, although it does not seem to get that recognition.
This is a movie you just HAVE to see at least once. Like Jaws.
10/10.
If you have not seen this movie...you must be a zombie considering no one can go without seeing this once in their life.