Revolutionary. Still one my favorites.

Rating: 9/10 (7 June 2009)

Imagine witnessing one of humanity's biggest dreams -- seeing creatures long gone walk this earth again. Imagine dinosaurs and man side-by-side. And all this is made possible through the miracles of science. That's what happened in Michael Crichton's "Jurassic Park," where dinosaurs are genetically recreated from ancient DNA, to be put on display in a theme park, and people are invited to be the first visitors -- all for a terrible price.
In this 1993 adaptation of the bestselling novel, the terrible lizards are indeed brought to life -- using the latest state-of-the-art movie-making magic. This is the film that really revolutionized the use of the special effects we use today, most notably, CGI. Before 1993, CGI made been put to use in a few films, but it is this film that made it the norm for special effects. Computer generated figures when far away, and animatronics when close-by, dinosaurs once again roam the earth, looking as real as ever. This is a special effects technique that has been used, and abused, ever since. But the dinosaurs in this film, even today, still look fabulously -- and scarily -- real.
This film was fortunate that have ILM working on it -- the very team that made a name making the ground-breaking effects for "Star Wars," and "Jurassic Park" is another on of their triumphs. Helming this film is none other Steven Spielberg, who already had several big films -- "Close Encounters," "Jaws," "ET" -- on his resume, and this film was destined to ranked among his most famous films. Adding to this is the wonderful score by John Williams, no stranger to Spielberg films.
This movie has many things moviegoers crave for. It's got intense, pulse-pounding action. It's a got a great adventure. It's got entertaining one-liners, and likable characters. To top it all are the innovative special effects. And there is the "Frankenstein" message of the power to create life, and the misuse of it. This movie is the ideal adventure flick, a real blockbuster.
"An adventure 65 million years in the making." Indeed!