On remote Isla Nuba entrepreneur John Hammond (Richard Attenborough) has built the ultimate theme-park, populated by genetically engineered dinosaurs painstakingly reconstructed from DNA extracted from prehistoric amber... and, of course, frogs! Adapted from Michael Crichton's novel, Steven Spielberg's classic blockbuster became a cultural and commercial phenomenon thanks in part to the enduring appeal of all things prehistoric. But the film's extraordinarily realistic digital dinosaurs also showcased the spectacular computer-generated effects which have since become... ubiquitous in Hollywood filmmaking. Indeed, in the years since 1993 it is debatable whether any film has revolutionised special effects to such an extent, and this DVD release offers the perfect opportunity to relive its visual and aural splendour (the film was also the first to be released with a DTS soundtrack). Given the rather insipid team of experts (including Sam Neill, Laura Dern and Jeff Goldblum) sent to approve Hammond's site, there is no doubt that the dinosaurs are the real stars of Spielberg's film. From the benign majesty of the towering brachiosaurus to the reptilian menace of the velociraptors, the inhabitants of Jurassic Park were a radical departure from their stop-motion predecessors, and remain compellingly real in their animalistic pursuit of survival at all costs. Most memorable of all is the T-rex, displaying a spine-chilling combination of physical ferocity and child-like bewilderment in the face of its reincarnation in the modern world. It was no surprise that in The Lost World sequel the T-rex once again took centre stage, but this first appearance still retains a unique power and a seminal place in film history. --Steve Napleton [show more]
Roaaaaaaaar, that is the sound my son now makes whenever he sees a dinosaur and to be honest it is mostly down to this film. (The noise was made I understand from a mixture of various creature noises such as a crocodile, lion etc.) Produced before we had the likes of walking with dinosaurs etc. it was an enlightenment into the probable lives of dinosaurs combined with an edge-of-the-seat gripping story line that we have come to expect from Steven Spielberg. Having enjoyed this film immensely myself when it came out and hearing that Mr. Spielberg had himself said he wouldn't let his kids watch it, I was fascinated to see what my kids would make of it considering their love of all thing prehistoric. They LOVED it, and positively leapt with joy whilst watching it from the lawyer being eaten on the toilet to the 'making them jump' velociraptors it was a big hit. The realism of the dinosaurs was and still is a benchmark by which other movies with prehistoric creatures quite often find themselves marked against. Visually it was a feast and to be honest Mr. Spielberg didn't really need to add much of a storyline to make this a fantastic film but the storyline is there, if a little basic in structure, and is certainly watchable over and over again. We may never truly know what dinosaurs were but this film has gone some way into searing into the minds of almost everyone who watched it the reality of dinosaurs and unveiled some of the mystery behind what would really happen if these great creatures and our own selves ever did meet.
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