Comments on: Why Do We Keep Going Back to Jurassic Park?

By: Rob

Rob — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 02:59:40 +0000

Jo; Do not insult Godzilla, A man in a suit and Japan special effects look more orgganic then most CGI Hollywood Monsters,

By: Ken Driver

Ken Driver — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 18:32:21 +0000

I thought all the Jurassic movies were good. I was 42 when the first one came out. I still remember squirming in my seat when the T-Rex came into view and let out that roar.

By: Gregory

Gregory — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 20:45:32 +0000

i love the Jurassic Park movies..they were fantastic..made me wish i could have an experience like that myself..always thought of whjat it would bw like to see dinosaurs in real life when i was a kid and as i got older dreamed of having time machine to go back to that era…spielbergs movies give me that opportunity..still hope that someday we will bee able to do it..like Tearr Nove thatv is on television now also because it gives an idea of what it would be like

By: Jo

Jo — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:10:04 +0000

The original Godzilla was actually an iguana being held up by wires. LOL

By: Rob

Rob — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 20:15:48 +0000

They also had a dinosaur which was a man in a suit. It was called Godzilla.

By: Duey J

Duey J — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 22:06:08 +0000

i love jp. the cgi is great, but i will say that you can see a drop in quality when joe johnston directed the third one. however, i agree that the entire series is overall an excellent trilogy, and i await the anticipated fourth one! It would probably be really gnarly!

By: Joey Perku

Joey Perku — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 22:01:36 +0000

I love the entire Jurassic Park series. Steven Speilberg’s movies are always so excellent, such classics! I truly hope there is a Jurassic Park 4!

By: Arif

Arif — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 02:43:07 +0000

This is a great article…it’s great for scientist,paleontologist and Hollywood to work together to bring dinosaur back to life.Jurassic park will always be the most influential dinosaur film ever made..not because it is a film but the dinosaur,the actor and the storyline with scientist working together bringing it to life.

By: RJ

RJ — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 02:26:03 +0000

Is no one going to mention the brilliant writing of Michael Crichton contributing to the success of Jurassic Park, the series he created? Yes, Stevey Spielberg is a great adaptationist. However, none of this would have happened without the late MC.

By: Frank C.

Frank C. — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 00:51:49 +0000

this story open not only our minds but also the industry for cloning and any other idea for it, and it open up the idea of “WHAT IF” to any idealist and scientist..

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 21:54:02 +0000

In the book what led to the problem of the dinosaurs breeding was that they filled in the gaps with amphibian DNA. But, as we know, dinosaurs – or at least the dromeosaurs, are better analogized witj flightless birds. Now, if for IV or V, they try to “get it right” using avian DNA. well. hmm. Even smarter? (ever talk with an African Grey?)

By: David

David — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 21:01:55 +0000

I think Jurassic Park is still unbeatable because of the 1:1 models…
In all next dinosaurseries/movies it was clear they were computer animated.
There is no sign of this in Jurassic Park 1, so that’s also why JP 1 is still the most realistic dinosaurmovie when it comes to ‘look real’.

By: Jack Hunter

Jack Hunter — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 19:20:52 +0000

I feel that JP has def surpassed any dino-film to this day. Yes, there have ben those cheesey and horrific sci-fi channel films like Dino-Croc and Sharktopus,with that being said, they def don’t measure up to any scale that JP is on. JP set a standard so high that the only film to come close to it would be AVATAR, hence being done by the same person. But, if cgi people would take the time to develop the movie like it should be then they could surpass the JP standard. But with Hollywood being like it is, time is of the essence with them. They want it fast and cheap and unfortunatley, Fast and cheap is not the way to go if you want to entertain people.

By: Jamie

Jamie — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:52:27 +0000

In the UK, we’ve just enjoyed the BBC’s Planet Dinosaur, a kind of update on Walking with Dinosaurs – http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b014m55k. As a complete lay-person, it’s really impressed me with its mixture of good research along with good story-telling about the science and research.

More than makes up for Terra Nova.

By: Dinoslayer

Dinoslayer — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:33:33 +0000

What the public often ignores is what can be read on the novel that the movie was based on. Jurassic Park’s dinosaurs are genetically engineered to meet demand on the customers aka the public. While they are much closer to what dinosaurs really were there are still superficial inaccuracies made by the scientists either deliberately or even by accident based on the understanding of the story time period. The point is, the novel clearly states that it’s dinosaur reproductions are as artificial as any scientific theory can be when based on flawed understanding. In that sense the inaccuracies make sense. It takes further understanding which wasn’t the plan for John Hammond, the creator of the park. The ethical message is about the responsibility of science outweighing want. Because we eagerly want something we aren’t stopping to think whether or not we should be.

To me the first Jurassic Park is superior to it’s sequels because everything in it is in such a perfect balance. The story, the special effects, it all makes sense. An artistic triumph at a time when computer effects were only starting to dictate the creative process.