synopsis : original " jurassic park " survivor alan grant ( neill ) is tricked by paul and amanda kirby ( macy and leoni ) into leading an expedition to an island overrun by dinosaur , to rescue their stranded son .
grant 's team is picked off one by one as they encounter dinosaurs both new and familiar , and grant grows to realise that some breeds are more intelligent than he previously thought .
review : there is one reason why " jurassic park iii " is better than its immediate predecessor , " the lost world : jurassic park " .
the latter wasted 129 minutes of my life ;
the former , only 94 .
the first " park " was a marvellous film , full of awe - inspiring sights , interesting characters , and genuine thrills .
its two successors have been pale imitations , amounting to hundred - million - dollar b - grade horror movies .
at least this third entry realises it ; whereas " the lost world " tried to justify its existence with a ludicrous and overextended plot , " jurassic park iii " simply sticks its characters on an island with a bunch of dinosaurs and lets the mayhem begin .
there is a desperate sense of deja vu presiding over this movie ; the computer - animated dinos are no longer novel or exciting , and even the first - time presence of aerial lizards scarcely improves the situation .
remember that wondrous first trolley ride through the park in the original movie ?
nothing in this rehash even comes close .
add in execrable dialogue from screenwriters buchman , payne and taylor , and phoned - in performances by the normally capable macy and leoni , and
it is difficult to recommend the film to anyone but dino enthusiasts .
at least neill makes some effort to retain the dignity of his character , and there is much less gore than in " the lost world " , making this installment more suitable for children .
nothing in this rehash even comes close pale imitations execrable dialogue there is a desperate sense of deja vu it is difficult to recommend the film