not sure what the fuss was about

Rating: 6/10 (2 February 2004)

Possible spoilers for the one or two people in the world who haven't seen this one yet. OK - it's OK. But I'm not sure why the sequels. It's not THAT good. I heard all sorts of ranting and raving about this film at one time. It took me several years to see it and maybe I just expected too much. It certainly isn't bad, but neither is it great. The special effects are OK but nothing to get excited about. Especially the dinosaurs...and that's bad because this is a film about dinosaurs. If the dinos aren't real, the film won't seem real. They just don't look that real. They somehow look and act mechanical. I thought the acting was pretty good throughout, but certainly nothing to write home about. Overall, I was very disappointed with what I saw vs what I was expecting. I just don't see what all the fuss was about.