Beautiful CG, good suspense, yet full of errors.

Rating: 6/10 (22 April 2006)

This movie influenced many many people, yet.. everything they say, while trying to sound extremely intelligent, is a loud slap in the face of every researcher, explorer, and archaeologist that devoted his/her life to studying these extinct creatures.
pretty much every dinosaur in this movie is incorrectly portrayed.
Take, for instance, the Tyrannosaur in the film. a modern human could easily escape from this huge creature, seeing as this dinosaur has a relatively short stride, almost akin to our own. Even Tyrannosaurids were at least partially feathered at one point in time. Sure, it looks awesome, but still... *slap in the face to.... yeah*
Now take Velociraptor. The actual velociraptor was small. The raptors in the movie didn't even have realistic proportions. people can whine about how it was "actually based off of utahraptor" and whatnot, but even after that argument, the creatures shared the same things that velociraptor did, being of the same Dromaeosaurid kinship.
I could keep going, but yeah... haha. I'm sure you guys don't wanna hear me moan about this crap anymore. Just don't write a paper in school using this movie as reference. You will be laughed at.
Now as i said, its full of beautiful graphics, wonderful suspense, and has a nice pre-historic atmosphere. They do a great job of making these creatures look alive. It is recommended for young adults that love dinosaurs. Older people might not like it that much, aside from the purdy CG, due to the corny acting, But as i stated, it is great for kids. (unless they are wieners and get scared by the huge T-rex Roaring.. haha.. I'm a dick.)
Rent it, but don't buy, unless you are a fan of the Director.
Graphics-wise, i rate the movie as a 9. Actual rating is 6.. just.. above average. At least in my book.