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Jurassic Park 3 [DVD] [2001]

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  • Actors: Sam Neill, William H. Macy, Téa Leoni, Alessandro Nivola, Trevor Morgan
  • Directors: Joe Johnston
  • Writers: Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor, Michael Crichton, Peter Buchman
  • Producers: Cheryl A. Tkach, David Womark, Kathleen Kennedy
  • Format: PAL, Widescreen
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: PG
  • Studio: Universal Pictures UK
  • DVD Release Date: 11 Feb 2002
  • Run Time: 93 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (41 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00005UWPQ
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 39,169 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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As long as you expect nothing more, Jurassic Park III is 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 CGI technology gives 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 behaviour more detailed and their variety--including flying Pteronodons and a new villain, the Spinosaurus--more dazzling and threatening than ever. These advancements justify the sequel and its contrived plot--just barely spanning 90 minutes without wearing out its welcome.

Posing as wealthy tourists, an adventurous couple (William H Macy, Téa Leoni) convince palaeontologist Alan Grant (Sam Neill) and his protégé (Allesandro Nivola) to act as tour guides on a fly-over trip to Isla Sorna, the ill-fated "Site B" where all hell broke loose in The Lost World: Jurassic Park 2. 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 vs. Spinosaurus smackdown), 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, Amazon.com

On the DVD: even though the original movie introduced DTS sound in cinemas, this is the first Region 2 DVD of the Jurassic Park franchise to boast DTS on the DVD. Great sound is complemented by a splendidly crisp anamorphic picture. The extras are many but fairly brief: a quick "Visit to ILM" (earnest men with beards and/or baseball caps sitting in front of computers) shows us the CGI dinosaurs whereas the even shorter "Tour of Stan Winston's Studio" reveals the animatronics--both of which are also explored in the fairly routine "making of" documentary (22 minutes). Behind-the-scenes montages show how three key sequences were created, and the commentary has key members of the FX team (including Stan Winston) revealing all the digital and animatronic secrets. Best of all is the disc's laudable attempt at providing added educational value with in-depth guides to each new dinosaur (plus "turntable" views of them all), and palaeontologist Jack Horner on location at his dinosaur digs in Montana. --Mark Walker



Video Description

DVD Special Features:

The Making of Jurassic Park III
Feature Commentary with the Special Effects Team
The New Dinosaurs of Jurassic Park III
A Visit to ILM
Behind-the-Scenes
Photograph Gallery
Trailers
Tour of the Stan Winston Studio
Storyboards to Final Feature Comparison
ILM's Computer-Generated Dinosaurs
Montana--Finding New Dinosaurs
DVD-ROM Features: Screen Saver, Browser and Theatrical Website

16:9 Anamorphic Widescreen
Soundtrack: English Dolby 5.1; English 5.1 DTS
Subtitles: English for Deaf and Hard of Hearing

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars BETTER THAN THE SECOND BUT NOT AS GOOD AS THE FIRST..., 2 Dec 2002
By Lawyeraau (Balmoral Castle) - See all my reviews
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This film has outstanding special effects, excellent cinematography, a wonderful cast, and a thin script. While it is better than the second film in the Jurassic Park series, it comes nowhere near equaling the original Jurassic Park movie.

This film sees two of the original stars return, Sam Neill, as paleontologist Dr. Alan Grant, and Laura Dern, in a cameo reprising her original role. Add William Macy and Tea Leoni, as a divorced couple who kidnap Dr. Grant and take him to Isla Sorna, site of Jurassic Park II, on a search and rescue mission for their twelve year old son, who disappeared while parasailing over Isla Sorna with his mother's boyfriend eight weeks earlier.

After the initial, breathtaking, opening scene of the boy and his mother's friend parasailing, the movie starts going south almost immediately. Which is not to say that it is not enjoyable. It is, but not as enjoyable as it could have been, had it been filmed with an intelligent script.

The movie is only an hour and a half long. In the process of making it a succinct film, the actors race through the plot, leaving certain questions unanswered or certain issues unexplained, in the almost indecent haste to get the film over with.

The actions of some of the characters are often unbelievable. Clearly terrorized, the characters do not, however, hesitate to run off by themselves. They also do not hesitate to make as much noise as possible. Obviously, they do this in order to put themselves into a situation where they will be injured, chased, or eaten by a dinosaur.

As I said, little thought appears to have been given to formulating an intelligent script. Still, if the viewer is willing to suspend all rational thought, one should relatively enjoy this moderately entertaining film

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19 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A great end to a great trilogy!, 16 Jan 2002
I love dinosaurs, and I love all three Jurassic Park films. They all take a different look at the idea's involved with the Jurassic Park project. After "The Lost World" I wasn't sure where they could go, but they have managed to make this 3rd part fresh and new, while still exploring similar ground. The action begins at the beginning and continues until the end. You can spot visual details on the Island that are exactly how they were left in Part 2, which made it great for us die hard JP fans. The plot and outcome was a little predictable, but what else can you expect, it's a dinosaur movie. The acting was the same as any other Jurassic Park film: sometimes over the top, but I think you need that in a family adventure movie such as this. My reason for a 4 star rating was the new Spinosaur: it stole T Rex's thunder. The king of beasts was belittled. :( Also, he was a bit too pivotal for a dinosaur that not many have heard of. I expected something new... but it was Spinosaur again. However, I loved the new elements brought to the Raptors, exploring the evolution of the beasts and giving us something else to "talk" about. The pterosaurs were amazing, easily one of the best parts of the film. It is worth seeing for this alone. It is a must for fans of dinosaur movies, and for anyone looking for an exciting family adventure movie. The kids will love it. I'm just waiting for the DVD boxset of the trilogy. :)
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A great improvement on "The Lost World"!, 27 Dec 2001
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Glad for the return of some of the original cast members for this third outing with the prehistoric beasts.

The film starts with Sam Neill giving a couple an aerial tour of Isla Sorna from the confines of a light aircraft. But then all hell breaks loose...

I saw this film three times in the cinema, and would gladly watch it again. It is suspenseful, thrilling and a "jump a minute" film, and a definite improvement on the second film.

A definite must see for all filmgoers.

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