tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post2163144335384326268..comments2024-03-22T12:11:58.453-06:00Comments on Michael Offutt: Here's four points I want to make about Jurassic Park that make it lightning in a 25-year-old bottle.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-13359083155182524722018-06-17T17:22:10.699-06:002018-06-17T17:22:10.699-06:00I saw Jurassic Park with (at the time) my very you...I saw Jurassic Park with (at the time) my very young nephew, and I was so glad the sound was way up because I was screaming during the scene with the velocoraptors in the kitchen. Spielberg of course always looks for the human angle and family connections in all his movies, which made that dino film the best.Helenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14967821142796562697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-22542371550402894552018-06-14T11:37:13.873-06:002018-06-14T11:37:13.873-06:00Yeah, now they are so commonplace they just show e...Yeah, now they are so commonplace they just show everything in the trailers. The same thing has happened to Alien. They used to keep the xenomorph out of the trailer. Now they just don't care and put the xenomorph right there in plain sight in the trailers. Gotta say, it makes me think that the franchise (alien) and Jurassic Park has (if I'm gonna be honest) jumped the shark. They need to be put down and hard and not talked about for a hundred years when they can be reinvented at some point.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-76756448836905254952018-06-14T01:55:50.246-06:002018-06-14T01:55:50.246-06:00I totally agree. The first Jurassic park was a ma...I totally agree. The first Jurassic park was a masterpiece of storytelling and showed how CGI could allow movies to do things never thought possible. Everything since has been bad. I enjoyed the last one despite the ridiculous story but mostly because I like Chris Pratt.<br /><br />I like Jaws more every time I watch it. Spielberg has made a lot of great movies but I don't think he's ever topped this one. He really understates the shark for the first half of the movie and makes it more of a family drama. Few directors have that much patience in this genre.Kevin Longhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01092721842140433268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-8350569616745969602018-06-13T17:40:13.441-06:002018-06-13T17:40:13.441-06:00The T-Rex not being able to see them standing stil...The T-Rex not being able to see them standing still (something they changed in Jurassic World), the size of raptors (they were more like chickens), and probably some other stuff.PT Dillowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394481476862013009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-4187256703068086972018-06-13T14:12:14.598-06:002018-06-13T14:12:14.598-06:00I remember how they kept the dinosaurs hidden in t...I remember how they kept the dinosaurs hidden in the trailers so people would have to see the movie to see how they came out. Then even hid the dinosaurs for the scoring. I was in college at the time, and my oboe teacher told me he played one day on it. (He occasionally did scoring sessions on the side.) And how the dinosaurs had been blanked out.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-32041308764553803762018-06-13T11:46:08.030-06:002018-06-13T11:46:08.030-06:00I remember taking my oldest son to see Jurassic Pa...I remember taking my oldest son to see Jurassic Park in the theater. When that first dinosaur walking onscreen, it was a magical moment for both of us. Nothing like dinosaurs to a boy at that age.Susan Gourley/Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669793865290876168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-88890084102457451182018-06-13T11:36:15.796-06:002018-06-13T11:36:15.796-06:00These are examples of movies I ought to like and w...These are examples of movies I ought to like and want to like but always come away just feeling meh.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-85933306641644941502018-06-13T10:32:39.370-06:002018-06-13T10:32:39.370-06:00What things did they got wrong about dinosaurs? I ...What things did they got wrong about dinosaurs? I remember 25 years ago being interested in this movie, and reading that they had tried to be as accurate as possible regarding the animals that they put into this movie.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-88610146343724884552018-06-13T07:46:01.416-06:002018-06-13T07:46:01.416-06:00Reminds me of the Weird Al parody: a T-Rex ate our...Reminds me of the Weird Al parody: a T-Rex ate our lawyer so I guess they're not all bad.PT Dillowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394481476862013009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-3838842704807934152018-06-13T05:59:33.477-06:002018-06-13T05:59:33.477-06:00I loved that movie but always thought it would hav...I loved that movie but always thought it would have been even better if the dinos had just eaten those darned kids!Ted Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09022309459554237650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-35078227216169562982018-06-13T05:35:07.929-06:002018-06-13T05:35:07.929-06:00It's a good movie though it got a lot wrong ab...It's a good movie though it got a lot wrong about dinosaurs. PT Dillowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394481476862013009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-60014959575437432032018-06-13T03:47:42.411-06:002018-06-13T03:47:42.411-06:00Only one Jaws, only one Jurassic Park. And Spielbe...Only one Jaws, only one Jurassic Park. And Spielberg knew how to bring the human element to life. That's something that really lacked in the last movie. (Not to mention the tons of mistakes.)Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com