Frighteningly entertaining but validates why we shouldn't
fool with mother nature!
Jurassic Park – A wealthy man and a group of scientists discover the
technology to use “Dino DNA” to bring back the extinct creatures to modern
day. The dinosaurs are to be featured at a theme park called Jurassic
Park. Things go awry when bad weather hits the island and the dinosaurs have
the upper hand.
The build up of the story is well
done and you feel just as intrigued and excited to get your eyes on the
dinosaurs as much as the scientists do. The casting was great minus the
sometimes annoying grandkids of the owner of the park but the dinosaurs steal
the show. Jeff Goldblum plays the perfect eccentric scientist who offers some
witty humor amid white knuckle moments.
Jurassic Park: The Lost
World – All was believed to be lost when
Jurassic Park was shutdown. With the original being such a disaster no
one imagined that a 2nd island called site B had been created. Two
teams venture to the 2nd island hosting dinosaurs but they go with
very different agendas.
In the 2nd installment
the action comes on even quicker than the first and keeps up throughout the
whole movie. Only a couple of the original cast members return in this film but
the new additions are welcomed. I’ve heard many people say they didn’t like
this one but I did. Sure, the part where the T-Rex runs amok in California is a
bit far-fetched, but the whole movie is far-fetched. Entertainment is what it
is all about and it had me hooked.
Jurassic Park
III – A reluctant Dr. Grant (Sam Neill)
returns as a scientist recruited to travel to site B to assist a couple in
finding their missing son.
The storyline is a bit different
but more of the same when it comes to their lives are always dangling in the
hands of whatever creature lurks around them. This one is about a half an hour
shorter than the previous films so the story moves quicker. T-Rex has a rival
that would have me shaking in my boots.
Anyone of the movies in the
trilogy is going to give you a mega dose of dinosaurs with intense, suspenseful
moments that will keep you on the edge of your seat (at least me anyways). The
first two are based on books written by Michael Crichton but the third and final
one is not. The original tends to be my favorite since it captures the awe and
wonder of seeing the life like creatures for the first time at Jurassic
Park. I enjoy them all but I think I would recommend them in the order they
were released. I admit I love the intensity of these movies so I watch them at
night for the best effect.
Motherly Advice: Action, action
and more action with people in peril thrown in. Language and use of blasphemy
are scattered throughout all movies so set your filters to high on those. I
must say I am very glad we are not sharing the planet with Dinosaurs because my
blood pressure was high just watching the movies. There are too many moments of
dinosaur violence to spell them all out but be prepared to see multiple deaths
or implied deaths. The Velociraptor can’t go unmentioned since any scene they
are in brings on heart palpitations and they are a ruthless hunter. Some blood
is seen when involving some deaths but most of it is not gory. In the first
movie a couple of animals are shown being fed to the dinosaurs and may be
disturbing to some. Smoking is prominent by one of the characters in the first
movie but not in the other two. The Dinosaurs seem more vulnerable in the
2nd installment due to the game hunting approach taken by some of the
adventurers. Due to the level of violence even with filters set on High and
just plain fear factor I would suggest 12+.
Hannah – ClearPlay Park Tour
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