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- 1993
- TV-PG
- Universal Pictures
- 2 h 7 m
- 1993
- TV-PG
- Universal Pictures
- 2 h 7 m
Summary Featuring incredible special effects and action-packed drama, Jurassic Park takes you to a remote island where an amazing theme park with living dinosaurs is about to turn deadly, as five people must battle to survive among the prehistoric predators. [Universal Pictures]
Directed By: Steven Spielberg
Written By: Michael Crichton, David Koepp
- 1993
- TV-PG
- Universal Pictures
- 2 h 7 m
- 1993
- TV-PG
- Universal Pictures
- 2 h 7 m
Jurassic Park
68
8.9
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Summary Featuring incredible special effects and action-packed drama, Jurassic Park takes you to a remote island where an amazing theme park with living dinosaurs is about to turn deadly, as five people must battle to survive among the prehistoric predators. [Universal Pictures]
Directed By: Steven Spielberg
Written By: Michael Crichton, David Koepp
Where to Watch
Top Cast
Metascore
Generally favorable
Based on 20 Critic Reviews
68
75% Positive
15 Reviews
15 Reviews
20% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
5% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Generally favorable
Based on 20 Critic Reviews
68
75% Positive
15 Reviews
15 Reviews
20% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
5% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
So the script and the performances aren't exactly Oscar material, but it scarcely matters given that the real stars here are the ILM-created dinosaurs, a miracle of modern moviemaking.
For dinosaurs to rule the earth again, the monsters needed majesty as well as menace. And Spielberg got it all right. [14 June 1993, p.69]
User Score
Universal acclaim
Based on 1,071 User Ratings
8.9
94% Positive
1008 Ratings
1008 Ratings
4% Mixed
45 Ratings
45 Ratings
2% Negative
18 Ratings
18 Ratings
User Score
Universal acclaim
Based on 1,071 User Ratings
8.9
94% Positive
1008 Ratings
1008 Ratings
4% Mixed
45 Ratings
45 Ratings
2% Negative
18 Ratings
18 Ratings
Given the complexity of attitudes and the ambiguous take on the family represented in such Spielberg films as “E.T.'' and “Poltergeist,'' the bland affirmations of Jurassic Park seem platitudinous and insincere. He's forcing it here, and it shows. [11 June 1993, Friday, p.A]
A dumbed-down adaptation of Michael Crichton's techno-novel on the dangers of dinosaur cloning, it's not Spielberg at the top of his game, but it's dino-mite just the same.
It becomes less crisp on screen than it was on the page, with much of the enjoyable jargon either mumbled confusingly or otherwise thrown away. [11 June 1993, p.C1]
The results make poor old King Kong look like something from a Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade. Such is progress. [12 July 1993, p.26]
Perfectly passable kiddie escapism. It has a thrill or two, and a chill or three, but it has no poetry, little sense of wonder, no resonant subtext (Jungian or otherwise), no art... When it's over, it's gone. Extinct.
Jurassic Park is one of Spielberg's best films. Jurassic Park was ahead of its time and created a popular franchise. This is a vivid example of the fact that Sci-Fi can become a mass genre. Given that the film was released in 1993, CGI is just great. Jurassic Park is one of my favorite films from Spielberg and although the franchise with each new film is worse, the first part remains an unattainable standard. Excellent cast, including secondary characters. A good plot for an adventure movie, great action scenes. And most importantly, it is a family film for a wide range of viewers. A real masterpiece of the adventure genre.
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Definitely a bit overrated, but still watchable. The movie was boring and slow but finally caught up to all the hype. It's worth watching if you just want to see crazy dinosaurs killing humans in gruesome ways.
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The main problem I had with jurassic park is that it doesn't live up to the incredibly high calibre of the cast and crew. Actors like sam neill and samuel l jackson are stuck in a simplistic action film with not much going for it. Don't get me wrong, steven spielberg brings his directing flair elevating this above your average monster film but the sub par script doesn't allow for character development with wayne knights character being a laughably stupid character. For that matter its nice to see that spielberg sticks to the convention that all characters in a monster movie are remarkably dumb. Overall the movie can provide long moments of tension and some great set pieces but not much else.
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Il est décidément très loin le temps des Dents de la mer où le Sieur Spielberg parvenait à construire une tension palpable et ne se reposait pas uniquement sur les effets spéciaux numériques. Des effets d'ailleurs très inégaux ici, car la moitié du temps ça fait bien toc comme une pathétique camelote de supermarché. Toutefois, l'autre moitié avec le tyranno et les vélos sont toujours fort convaincants, heureusement !
Hélas, le film peine à démarrer et il faut poireauter trois bons quarts d'heure de remplissage "on s'en fout" avant que les dinos commencent à faire la fête. En outre, ce Jurassic vise clairement un jeune public avec deux chiards qui jouent à cache-cache avec les grosses bêbêtes (ololol) et qui ne se font même pas bouffer ! globalement la violence est incroyablement édulcorée alors qu'on a pourtant à disposition les bêtes les plus féroces de toute la Création...
Diffficile de s'inquiéter ou de commencer à s'inquiéter pour nos "héros" qui se tirent de toutes les embûches avec facilité tout en taillant le bout de gras à intervalles réguliers : on voudrait seulement que ces dinos soient moins cons et fassent ripaille de ces branques ! si on avait confié le projet à un certain Paul Verhoeven, le résultat eut été tout autre et beaucoup plus mordant...
Il faut donc se contenter de cette foire à neuneus poussive et bâclée, et tellement bête qu'on dirait une production Disney !
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Production Company
Universal Pictures,
Amblin Entertainment
Release Date Jun 11, 1993
Duration 2 h 7 m
Rating TV-PG
Tagline Life finds a way.
Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 3 Wins & 3 Nominations
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
• 4 Wins & 14 Nominations
Awards Circuit Community Awards
• 5 Wins & 11 Nominations
