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Post by Popeye Doyle on Feb 10, 2018 15:16:25 GMT
I feel old now. One of those favorites from my childhood that still holds up quite well in my adult years. As a kid, it's all about the dinosaurs. The whole sequence where the T-Rex escapes its pen remains a showstopper. As an adult, I flock to every mannerism and line from Jeff Goldblum. I do like when he tries to be the hero and it goes badly for him. Still don't quite understand the massive drop on the side of the T-Rex paddock.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2018 15:19:48 GMT
WOW time sure flies by fast! I remember begging my parents to take me to see it in theaters way back in '93 and was blown away by it . Definitely a classic that still holds up after all these years.
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Post by Popeye Doyle on Feb 10, 2018 15:22:52 GMT
WOW time sure flies by fast! I remember begging my parents to take me to see it in theaters way back in '93 and was blown away by it . Definitely a classic that still holds up after all these years. Remember seeing it at the Drive-In that summer. Plus all the merchandise and McDonalds Ads promoting it as well. |
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Post by twothousandonemark on Feb 10, 2018 15:31:34 GMT
Doesn't hurt that most of its dramatic special effects are shrouded in dark & rain, keeping them ageless. That's fine, it's more than just technical masking, it's classic tonal storytelling even before the days of visual effects.
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Post by marth on Feb 10, 2018 15:43:26 GMT
This is one of my favorites scenes in Jurassic Park. Lunch-debate scene.
"We´ll have, uh, a coupon day or something" (I really enjoyed when he died, LOL!)
"your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should."
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Post by Popeye Doyle on Feb 10, 2018 15:47:15 GMT
This is one of my favorites scenes in Jurassic Park. Lunch-debate scene. "We´ll have, uh, a coupon day or something" (I really enjoyed when he died, LOL!) "your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should." Yeah. Great scene I come back to often. Maybe because I watched Last Crusade two days ago, now picturing Sean Connery in the John Hammond role. |
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Post by teleadm on Feb 10, 2018 16:06:33 GMT
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Post by Reynard on Feb 10, 2018 16:43:54 GMT
I watched the original trilogy again few weeks ago. The scene that impressed me the most was the one with John Hammond eating ice cream at the proverbial ruins of his kingdom. Great dialogue writing, acting and directing.
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Post by politicidal on Feb 10, 2018 17:39:48 GMT
Doesn't hurt that most of its dramatic special effects are shrouded in dark & rain, keeping them ageless. That's fine, it's more than just technical masking, it's classic tonal storytelling even before the days of visual effects. Some shots have aged spectacularly well. The first scene where the T-REX roars remains outstanding. |
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Post by petrolino on Feb 10, 2018 22:01:48 GMT
It was wonderful to see at the cinema. The visual effects are still looking great after all these years. Changed the cinematic landscape, for sure.  |
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Post by Chalice_Of_Evil on Feb 10, 2018 22:30:42 GMT
This remains a timeless classic for me. The experience of seeing it at the theatre is one I'll never forget.
As others have said, the effects still hold up well even today. The chase scene involving the T-Rex (I love Ellie's reaction to it) still amazes me, as I find the T-Rex looks far too 'solid' to be CGI...yet it looks too 'fluid' in its movement to be animatronic. I couldn't tell then how they managed it, and even now I think no effects for CGI creatures have managed to match this.
I do remember how amazing that first scene with the Brachiosaurus (my favourite) was. It's such a beautiful scene, Alan's, Ellie's and Ian's reactions to it are all great (I think I would've likely reacted much the same way as Alan did). The Jurassic Park Theme - which is used throughout the movie - is always so memorable/hummable, but I thought is was used particularly well in this scene and when Alan looks out at the other dinosaurs at the water. Not many movies have managed to make such an emotional impact as that scene did for me. It's just such a gorgeous moment.
This is the only JP movie where I like *all* the main characters/leads (yes, even the kids aren't too bad when you compare them to all the other ones who have come after). I especially like Alan (his attitude towards kids at the start of the film pretty much mirrors my own - and I love him scaring the crap out of that loudmouth child), Ellie (still the best female character in the franchise, imho) and, of course, Ian Malcolm - his laugh has got to be one of the best laughs ever.
It's the only movie where I felt they really succeeded with the 'horror' elements.
I remember being quite frustrated that, after the Brachiosaurus scene, things slowed down a bit with the video of Mr. DNA - the characters reactions, again, mirrored my own (I would've been getting up and leaving during the middle of the 'ride' to go see more dinosaurs too).
Still don't quite understand the massive drop on the side of the T-Rex paddock.
Somehow, I never managed to notice this^ when I originally saw the movie. It wasn't until a later date when I read about it that I realised...though I mostly just don't think about it when watching the movie.
I do find the end of the film sad, as all the herbivore dinosaurs are given a bad rap on account of those few meat-eaters who had to ruin things for everyone else!
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