Jurassic Park
Jurassic Park is my all-time favorite movie and after recently listening to a podcast about Michael Chricton’s ER / The Pitt debacle, I decided I really must read Jurassic Park the novel, and it was really fascinating. And that, of course, made me want to re-watch the movie. It’s the first movie I remember having on VHS as a kid, and I watched it countless times. I wanted to be a paleontologist because of this movie. How can I not give it a 10? Michael Crichton, Steven Spielberg, Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough…. what a list of names. And that’s not even to mention Samuel L Jackson or Wayne Knight. The highest grossing box office movie until Titanic, the movie, obviously was a phenomenon, but watching it back, it’s amazing how well it still holds up visually. Spielberg pioneered some of the very first CGI and combined that with incredible animatronics to create some truly timeless movie magic. The story, the characters and acting… I have no notes. Perfection.
-Z
This was a rewatch for me after about 10 years or so, and I definitely got more out of it this time around. I do not remember it being so dark and suspenseful though - there are some pretty scary scenes! The world-building is of course very cool, the visuals hold up well, and there are some really clever moments, but also some really cheesy and overly dramatic ones. Watching Z geek out about dinosaurs though? Priceless.
-E
