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75Not 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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70Fast and funny and brings back some of the wonder to the series.
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67Definitely still beating a dead dinosaur here, but the film is leaner, more exciting and superior in every way to the last outing.
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63Another of many recent Hollywood plotless wonders.
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63Anything, Steven, anything would be better than making us watch the same movie again.
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63What makes it worth sitting through is the chance it offers to catch up on the technical advances since the last installment.
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63Despite all its talk of genetic engineering and its deliberately stupid characters, the unintended message of Jurassic Park III is that when it comes to art and entertainment, you can't beat human DNA.
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60The 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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60The sheer physical presence of these creatures is much more believable and convincing than what can be generously characterized as the film's plot.
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60Isn't terribly frightening or gory, and at times it's even atmospheric. It also has a sense of humor, and the digs at the prequels hit pay dirt.
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50The screenplay is so stale that even fans of the previous "Jurassic" installments might think this is one clone too many.
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50The whole enterprise sags and wheezes like the tired, we're-in-this-strictly-for-the-money sequel it really is.
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50This is a monster movie -- 92 minutes, lots of action, lots of green legs stomping, get in, get out.
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50While kids of all ages will want to see it, the movie is loud and occasionally brutal, and while the body count is relatively low, it's still pretty scary stuff.
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50Has no pretentions to be anything more than a goose-bumpy fantasy theme-park ride for kids, but it's such a routine ride.
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50At its best, Jurassic Park III is eerily similar to some of the more recent dinosaur-themed video games on the market.
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42Maybe if you're younger than 10 you'll be scared or thrilled by this film. Otherwise, be prepared for one of the most unexciting pictures this summer.
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40When a cell-phone gag is the most exciting or inventive thing in a big summer dinosaur movie, you have to wonder if the species might not be ready for extinction.
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With Joe Johnston directing instead of Spielberg, who executive-produces, and a scrum of screenwriters, none named Crichton, the franchise suffers some negligence.
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40More of the same -- only less so.
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40All it wants to do is scare a smile onto your face, and it often succeeds. After all, how can a movie that offers Michael Jeter as a mercenary not be fun?
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Exemplifies Hollywood's standard practice of stomping a brilliant concept beyond recognition.
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40The story's tired, as are the main characters.
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38Has to be the sorriest excuse for a reprise since "Highlander — The Final Dimension."
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38Even the special effects alone aren't worth the price of admission.
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30Game ride that makes the two previous installments look like models of classic filmmaking.
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25The "Jurassic Park" movie franchise does not evolve. Quite the opposite: It degenerates at great speed.
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20Stinks worse than dino dung. Sure, the creatures look good.
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20Drama is minimal and character nonexistent.
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20A serious been-there-done-that number.
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IzaakV10I 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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