A Classic Amongst Classics

Rating: 9/10 (20 August 2001)

Wow! It doesn't matter how many times I watch "Jurassic Park" I always come away with the same expression...WOW! This has got to be one of the BEST movies ever made. Some may think it an exaggeration but I reckon that if you can watch a movie over and over again and still be glued to the screen as if it were the first time you'd ever watched it, then I say it's no exaggeration. It is a classic amongst classics.
This movie had something for everyone. The dinosaurs of course were the real stars of the show and how could they not be? They were so realistic, so scary and menacing...even the nice gentle ones were awesome! They played their roles perfectly!
There are so many things in this movie that I liked, too many to mention here but I have to say that one of my favorite sequences was Tim and Lex being stuck in the kitchen with the Velaceraptors. Talk about scary! I don't know what I would've done!! The chills, the intensity, the fear, those Raptor noises, those Raptor eyes...brrr...gives me chills just thinking about it.
I have to say that the whole premise to Jurassic Park was brilliant. A "Dinosaur Disneyland" for everyone. Of course, I never got chased by a Raptor at Disneyland and hopefully they never introduce that attraction there either but the story itself was great. It's a wonderful fantasy, the stuff scientists dream of.
I loved Sam Neill from his role in "Hunt For Red October" and can't imagine anyone else playing Dr. Alan Grant. Laura Dern was great as Ellie and how could you just not love Jeff Goldblum as Dr. Ian Malcolm? Bob Peck was very likeable as the Park's Warden and Wayne Knight as the very detestable Dennis. The actors had great chemistry and stronger hearts to survive all those dino chases!
All in all "Jurassic Park" ranks up there with such sci-fi's as "Star Wars" and "Jaws" Those are films that will last forever in the annals of film making. Add "Jurassic Park" to that list. It'll be spoken off when we're all old and gray and we can say, "Hey, I was there!"