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Surpassing expectations to qualify as an above-average sequel, Jurassic Park III is nothing more or less than a satisfying popcorn adventure. A little cheesier than the first two Jurassic blockbusters, it's a big B movie with big B-list stars (including Laura Dern, briefly reprising her Jurassic Park role), and eight years of advancing computer-generated-image technology give it a sharp edge over its predecessors. While adopting the jungle spirit of King Kong, the movie refines Michael Crichton's original premise, and its dinosaurs are even more realistic, their behavior more detailed, and their variety--including flying pteranodons and a new villain, the spinosaurus--more dazzling and threatening than ever. These advancements justify the sequel, and its contrived plot is just clever enough to span 90 minutes without wearing out its welcome.
Posing as wealthy tourists, an adventurous couple (William H. Macy, Téa Leoni) convince paleontologist Alan Grant (Sam Neill) and his protégé (Allesandro Nivola) to act as tour guides on a flyover trip to Isla Sorna, the ill-fated "Site B" where all hell broke loose in The Lost World: Jurassic Park. In truth, they're on a search-and-rescue mission to find their missing son (Trevor Morgan), and their plane crash is just the first of several enjoyably suspenseful sequences. Director Joe Johnston (October Sky) embraces the formulaic plot as a series of atmospheric set pieces, placing new and familiar dinosaurs in misty rainforests, fiery lakes, and mysterious valleys, turning JP3 into a thrill ride with impressive highlights (including a T. rex versus spinosaurus smack-down), adequate doses of wry humour (from the cowriters of Election), and an upbeat ending that's corny but appropriate, proving that the symptoms of sequelitis needn't be fatal. --Jeff Shannon
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Spielberg bailed. He was too busy bringing AI: Artificial Intelligence to the screen. Joe Johnston, a more than capable director himself, stepped in delivered a decent timewaster, but failed to give us anything new and didn't even bother to attempt an epic.
Above and beyond all things, what cripples Jurassic Park 3 the most is the brief running time. The film fades out at the 84-minute mark, which is just unacceptable. The previous films were epics and both clocked in at over 2 hours. Why on earth did Universal take their biggest franchise at the time and cut it down to this? It beggars belief. The film feels like a TV pilot more than it does a cinematic event.
Strange since the budget was $30 million higher than Jurassic Park in 1993. But the effects have improved drastically in that 8 year gap. I was never too keen or impressed with the CGI in the first film. The dinosaurs just didn't look right, but if you dared to criticize the film at the time you would have been shouted down.
A lot of story concepts came and went before they, unimaginatively, settled on a "same again" scenario with yet another extended chase on Isla Sorna. Some of the scenes are even recycled unused sequences that never made the final script edit in the first two. At least they brought back Sam Neill as Alan Grant and had a small role for Laura Dern. William H. Macy provides great support too. It's good to see him do action for a change. And the kid in this one is far, far, far less aggravating than those annoying brats in the original film.
John Williams didn't return, instead leaving the scoring chore Don Davis who made an adequate, if hardly memorable, attempt. All the good stuff is Williams' themes from the other movies. And since he made a few themes for this one I will assume that any noteworthy cues within were actually Williams' contributions, and not Davis', who I have never really liked.
The action IS brilliantly done though, and the Spinosaurus, the new villain is quite scary. But just as it builds up to a big showdown,the film just...stops. What were they thinking? There's no payoff, no defining money shot. It just ends! That is my biggest problem with JP3. The familiar plot, and the lack of originality are forgivable, but rolling the credits at 84 minutes is a joke.
I still recommend it for the action, sound design and effect alone.
It's strange how these films are not on Blu Ray yet. Even on DVD the DTS sound design is unbelievably aggressive and powerful. Think of how good it would be in DTS HD-MA. And imagine the dinosaurs in 1080p. Come on Universal, get working on it!
Above and beyond all things, what cripples Jurassic Park 3 the most is the brief running time. The film fades out at the 84-minute mark, which is just unacceptable. The previous films were epics and both clocked in at over 2 hours. Why on earth did Universal take their biggest franchise at the time and cut it down to this? It beggars belief. The film feels like a TV pilot more than it does a cinematic event.
Strange since the budget was $30 million higher than Jurassic Park in 1993. But the effects have improved drastically in that 8 year gap. I was never too keen or impressed with the CGI in the first film. The dinosaurs just didn't look right, but if you dared to criticize the film at the time you would have been shouted down.
A lot of story concepts came and went before they, unimaginatively, settled on a "same again" scenario with yet another extended chase on Isla Sorna. Some of the scenes are even recycled unused sequences that never made the final script edit in the first two. At least they brought back Sam Neill as Alan Grant and had a small role for Laura Dern. William H. Macy provides great support too. It's good to see him do action for a change. And the kid in this one is far, far, far less aggravating than those annoying brats in the original film.
John Williams didn't return, instead leaving the scoring chore Don Davis who made an adequate, if hardly memorable, attempt. All the good stuff is Williams' themes from the other movies. And since he made a few themes for this one I will assume that any noteworthy cues within were actually Williams' contributions, and not Davis', who I have never really liked.
The action IS brilliantly done though, and the Spinosaurus, the new villain is quite scary. But just as it builds up to a big showdown,the film just...stops. What were they thinking? There's no payoff, no defining money shot. It just ends! That is my biggest problem with JP3. The familiar plot, and the lack of originality are forgivable, but rolling the credits at 84 minutes is a joke.
I still recommend it for the action, sound design and effect alone.
It's strange how these films are not on Blu Ray yet. Even on DVD the DTS sound design is unbelievably aggressive and powerful. Think of how good it would be in DTS HD-MA. And imagine the dinosaurs in 1080p. Come on Universal, get working on it!
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Not a great film. What made the first film great, and the second vaguely acceptable, is that they really suspended disbelief. In the same way all Spielberg films do. You really believed Jaws was after them, ET was from outer space, and scientists could bring dinosaurs back to life. If they didn't do that, then they become this, just another naff, yet vaguely watchable Hollywood movie.
So as such the plot is ludicrous, unbelieveable and full of holes. And the ending is unremittingly atrocious! It was obviously cut short by studio execs. If Sam Neil had woken up and it had all been a nightmare, it would have been a better ending!
And what they did to the music deserves a jail sentence. Not just getting someone else to write it, fair enough, John Williams is busy, but getting either a rubbish orchestra (it doesn't say who did it) or terrible sound technicians is really beyond the pale. The big trumpet tune is inaudible (if you disagree, watch the first films and compare), and the scoring and arrangement is definitely substandard. I'm fairly sure the London Symphony Orchestra would never agree to put their name to such tripe.
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8 years after the horrors of Jurassic Park, we find Dr. Alan Grant happy with his lot, nothing on Earth could coax him back on to one of the "InGen Islands." Trouble is is that Paul and Amanda Kirby, in the search for their missing son, get him to Isla Sorna without his knowing anything about it, and sure enough, dinosaurs are set to rule their evolved world once more.
Clocking in at just about 90 minutes, you sense that director Joe Johnston {Jumanji} knew he had to get in quickly, do his job, and get the hell out of Dodge ASAP. Sure enough, JP3 feels like {is} a quick coin in, dump a load of annoying characters on an island and see if they can survive being chomped on by dinosaurs. That the makers managed to get Sam Neil and William H. Macy on board with such a turgid script, is nothing short of amazing. Perhaps just as Neil's character is duped in the film, so shall it be in real life........
Still it's no abomination by any stretch of the imagination. Johnston, realising that the audience wants dino action, wastes no time in letting the critters loose on our motley crew. Which in spite of the child friendly nature of the piece {think more chase movie adventure than monster peril} is all rather spiffing and enjoyable. You may find yourself hoping the irritable Téa Leoni gets eaten, and you may find yourself laughing at some of Alessandro Nivola's scenes when you are not meant too {is that a Superman homage?}. But at least it's fun enough to get away with its bad points, thanks in the main to the creatures and the relatively short running time. 5/10
Clocking in at just about 90 minutes, you sense that director Joe Johnston {Jumanji} knew he had to get in quickly, do his job, and get the hell out of Dodge ASAP. Sure enough, JP3 feels like {is} a quick coin in, dump a load of annoying characters on an island and see if they can survive being chomped on by dinosaurs. That the makers managed to get Sam Neil and William H. Macy on board with such a turgid script, is nothing short of amazing. Perhaps just as Neil's character is duped in the film, so shall it be in real life........
Still it's no abomination by any stretch of the imagination. Johnston, realising that the audience wants dino action, wastes no time in letting the critters loose on our motley crew. Which in spite of the child friendly nature of the piece {think more chase movie adventure than monster peril} is all rather spiffing and enjoyable. You may find yourself hoping the irritable Téa Leoni gets eaten, and you may find yourself laughing at some of Alessandro Nivola's scenes when you are not meant too {is that a Superman homage?}. But at least it's fun enough to get away with its bad points, thanks in the main to the creatures and the relatively short running time. 5/10
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Bought for son
I bought this DVD for my son who is into his Dinosaurs...He was over the moon with this purchase and hasn't put it down plus couldn't find it anywhere else but on Amazon.
Published 16 months ago by char79
Fast and furious dinosaur caper
A worried mother and father recruit dinosaur expert Dr. Alan Grant (Neill) into helping finding their missing son who disappeared in Isla Sorna, a dinosaur inhabited island. Read more
Published on 7 Feb 2010 by Stampy
FAB!!!
Great film woth:
top notch acting
incredible CGI effects
Wonderful death scenes
Best main dinosaur yet (Spinosauars)
and a great plot
No broing... Read more
top notch acting
incredible CGI effects
Wonderful death scenes
Best main dinosaur yet (Spinosauars)
and a great plot
No broing... Read more
Published on 7 April 2009
Re-creates the wonder of the original.
The Lost World:Jurassic Park, I'm sorry to say, made me lose interest in the franchise. This film, however, restores the film series to its best. Read more
Published on 18 Nov 2008 by StormSworder
solid sequel thats better than the lost world
better than the rubbish lost world this is an entertaining romp thats got some excellent set pieces,but it does end abruply
Published on 8 Jun 2008 by martin thomas
The Best yet
This is what you expect from a dinosaur film. Better than the other two, just straight into the action. sit back and enjoy. Brilliant
Published on 14 Aug 2007 by C. Bryan
jurassic park 3
jurassic park 3 was agood film and i did enjoy it abit it was a good film
Published on 29 July 2007 by A. Rose
GREATEST FILM I'VE RATED!!!!!
This has to be the best film ever seen in my eyes!
The dinosaurs rock and the deaths
are cool and brilliant, acting
is top notch and can impress... Read more
The dinosaurs rock and the deaths
are cool and brilliant, acting
is top notch and can impress... Read more
Published on 15 Mar 2007 by leyander.C.94
Why the hell has this been given 1 half star?
This has to be the best jurassic park ever!
Egnore the bad review this is far better than
part 2! Acting is great and not at all cheesy! Read more
Egnore the bad review this is far better than
part 2! Acting is great and not at all cheesy! Read more
Published on 10 Mar 2007 by L.James-S
Worst film of the 3
As someone who loved Jurassic park as a kid, and who watched the 1st original classic the other day, i felt like i had to finish the trilogy and watch this film. Don't bother. Read more
Published on 8 Aug 2006 by Michael Brown
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