Appraisal for Jurassic

Rating: Null/10 (26 April 2001)

Jurassic Park is surely a standard setter for all movies to come. Its revolutionary use of computer images ushered in a new era of movie special effects. The plot is surely one of the most original (not to mention intriguing) that I have seen to come from any entertainment company for quite some time. Setting some of the dinosaurian inaccuracies aside (as in the Velociraptors really being Deinonychus and the Dilophosaurs being an eighth their real size) Jurassic Park is a film that will continue to entertain audiences for years to come. It has a firm foundation in its plot and an ever-rolling dialogue. Be warned that Jurassic is not just about carnivorous dinosaurs tearing people to shreds, it also focuses on the issues of genetic engineering. Michael Crichton wrote a thrilling, suspenseful book that could have only been done a certain justice by Steven Speilberg. He intelligently cast the actors, scenario, and special effects crew. In closing, I'd just like to say that Jurassic Park is a great movie for anyone who likes to imagine what it would be like to see a living, breathing dinosaur. We were all kids at one time, and we reveled in a world of "what if". Jurassic Park is great because it brings out that spirit in all of us.