“Yeah, but, John, if The Pirates of the Caribbean breaks down, the pirates don’t eat the tourists.” – Dr. Ian Malcolm
Number of Times Seen – Too many to count (Twice in theater on sequential days, cable, video, DVD and 13 Jul 2014)
Brief Synopsis – Days before a new prehistoric amusement park is to be opened, a group of scientists are given a tour in order to give their approval.
My Take on it – It’s actually been a few years since I watched any of the movies in this series and a conversation with my friend Kim from Tranquil Dreams sparked my interest in rewatching this.
I remember when this came out in the summer of 1993. My friends and I were extremely excited to see this because of all the hype and advertising. I loved it so much, that I went to see it again the following day because it was so cool seeing this on the big screen.
The special effects are done so well that ILM once again showed the world that they were (and still are) the leaders in effects in movies. The way they rendered the dinosaurs via CGI made them seem as real as anyone had ever done up until that time.
This movie won 3 Oscars in technical categories: Best Sound, Best Effects – Sound Effects Editing, Best Effects and Visual Effects. In 1993, Spielberg also won 7 Oscars for his other movie that came out that year – Schindler’s List (1993) giving him a total of 10 Oscars both two movies combined in the same year.
The cast is amazing with Sam Niell, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum , Samuel L. Jackson, Wayne Knight and Richard Attenborough.
My favorite part of this movie tho is the music from John Williams; he found a way to make a film score that makes one think of the grandeur of nature, the unexplored outdoors and the awe of seeing this new beautiful island for the first time, every time you hear it.
It’s one of my favorite movie scores and I love listening to it over and over. Hear it here!
Thanks again to Kim from Tranquil Dreams for the inspiration to rewatch this trilogy.
Bottom Line – Amazing movie! Spielberg is a genius and the special effects are amazing. A movie that should be seen on the big screen to get the best effect. Excellent music by frequent Spielberg collaborator John Williams! One of my favorite themes of all time!. Highly Recommended!
Rating – Oscar Worthy
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Amazing film, and although they kept it secret, there is more practical effects in this film than most would realize, including a giant T Rex machine puppet for most of the ‘big’ attack scene.
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Yes, yes, and yes. Jurassic Park wins all. I wish I had been old enough to see this in theater! I bet it was amazing. I guess I could’ve gone when it was re-released in 3D…but meh. Lol. Great review, Rob! 🙂
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Not a fan of 3D movies so as much as I wanted to see it again in the theater, I skipped the 3D experience
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Can’t blame you there–sometimes it’s just too much.
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Yup
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So many good memories of this film! Such a classic, and totally amazing. I love the film score by John Williams too!
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It was done so well. Definitely a classic. Tnx for stopping by and commenting Anna!
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Seminal flick, and what a magnificent score from Williams too. Great work Rob!
Adam.
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Tnx Adam. Completely agree
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Perhaps one of my all-time favorite lines in film come from this movie. It’s simple, and subtle, but man do i love it:
“Clever girl. . .”
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yea, great line but it didn’t help him at all 🙂 too bad he hadn’t been with Grant when he scared the kid in Montana 🙂
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Thats awesome! Its great to see you revisiting this 🙂 I should do the same soon..once the festival season blows over!
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it’s all thanks to you and Vince Vaughn 🙂
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Love this movie, those velociraptors used to creep me out as a kid.
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And now?
Tnx for stopping by and commenting vinnie
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