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42 out of 100

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6.4 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 129 Ratings

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 30
  3. Negative: 7 out of 30
  1. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    75
    Not as awe-inspiring as the first film or as elaborate as the second, but in its own B-movie way, it's a nice little thrill machine.
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  2. Mr. Showbiz
    Reviewed by: Cody Clark
    60
    The ending is so absurd, in fact, that it feels like it was improvised by a committee of 6-year-olds. If the raptors truly were intelligent, they'd have eaten the final reel.
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  3. Philadelphia Inquirer
    Reviewed by: Carrie Rickey
    38
    Has to be the sorriest excuse for a reprise since "Highlander — The Final Dimension."

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 38 out of 65
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 65
  3. Negative: 20 out of 65
  1. IzaakV
    10
    I love this movie. The mere fact that they brought it out just for more 'jurassic park action' is good enough for me.
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  2. Halfwelshman
    4
    The Lost World wasn't a terrible sequel, and neither is Jurassic Park III. It inherits the drawbacks of the series thus far - criminal under-development of characters and a script that leaves a lot to be desired. The effects are still fantastic of course,and there's enough action here to keep event the most ardent dinophiles entertained. My main problem with Jurassic Park III is that without Spielberg in the director's chair, the film lags behind it's predecessors in terms of quality. Clearly all the film's budget went on the admittedly fantastic looking Spinosaurus, but unfortunately this means a lot of the rest of the film looks a little cheap. There's no hiding where the money ran out, as there is a multitude of scenes in confined spaces, most which appear to be ill-disguised studio sets. Essentially, Joe Johnston has ripped away the Jurassic Park series' blockbuster crown and replaced it with the rather less regal B-Movie paper hat, which is rather tragic.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. Jedi_Jettson
    3
    Absolutely underdone and overdone on the same levels of everything in Jurassic Park. The actors, the script, and the story were all just underdone and the dinosaurs were overdone. Some action/terror sequences were overdone and some were underdone and didn't have the uplifting experience of the first. If only the story was extended to more science than just learning how velociraptors communicate, if the story was extended as an eco-thriller to be like Michael Crichton's The Lost World which it tried but failed on many levels, and if the plot had more detail and a better script, then it would of been a necessary sequel. They should of stopped at the first Jurassic Park unless The Lost World: Jurassic Park and Jurassic Park III were better than they are now though unfortunately, they could of been better but were not.… Expand
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