JURASSIC PARK (1993)
Featuring: Sam Neill; Laura Dern; Jeff Goldblum; Richard Attenborough
Director: Steven Spielberg
This film was a technical breakthrough in as far as it was the first to make fully use of computer generated images or CGI. Previously these type of animated special effects was usually done through stop motion. This is the technique whereby a figure or object is physically manipulated while filmed one frame at a time so that it appears to move on its own. However, the problem Steven Spielberg had with this is that the movement of the final product always seems to be somewhat woody. And he wanted his dinosaurs to move fluently, more gracefully. Although this was a big gamble for Spielberg and team of animators (at one stage the film studio almost pulled the plug on the whole project) they persevered and, as they say, the rest was history.
Dr Alan Grant (Sam Neill) is a paleontologist who is invited to assess and endorse a new theme park resort with a difference. Situated on a private island off the coast of Costa Rica, the owner of the resort, John Hammond (Richard Attenborough) managed to genetically engineer and populate the entire island with real life dinosaurs. However, things go very wrong very quickly...
Scripted by Michael Crichton from his even named novel, there is plenty of action and special effects to behold; enough to keep you at the edge of your seat throughout. But what makes this movie special further is that, not only did it go on to become one of the most successful at the box office ever, it also won no less than three Oscars. And this makes it another must for any serious DVD collection.
I give it 4 out of 5 stars.
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Ariana Richards, Laura Dern, Sam Neill and Joseph Mazzello
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