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DrA
10-13-2008, 05:07 AM
The other night I began watching old VHS movies I had. It had been a while since I had seen it, and I didn't really realize how good of a movie it was. This movie is about fifteen years old now, yet the special effects are just as good as what would come out today. Under-rated movie in many regards, I think (although I will admit that I am not quite sure how rated it is).

Talk about Jurassic Park and to a lesser extent movies that you think are under-rated.
El Fangel
10-13-2008, 05:23 AM
Always loved that movie, its too bad the sequels were horrendous.
El Fangel
10-13-2008, 05:24 AM
I loved the first time I watched and was like :HOLY SHIT: when you first saw the Brontosaurus. Like seeing that, and knowing it was not real, but at the same time knowing someone MADE that thing look so real.
Disturbed316
10-13-2008, 09:42 AM
The first one was amazing, second so so, third one terrible.
El Vaquero de Infierno
10-13-2008, 10:00 AM
There is going to be a fourth film, isn't there?
BigDaddyCool
10-13-2008, 10:05 AM
I will fight anyone that says Jurrassic Park 3 is horrible. I mean it is, but it is so horrible it is good, kinda like Snakes on a Plane. Jurassic Park 2 is so-so. It has nothing to do with the book. It just so meh.
Savio
10-13-2008, 10:47 AM
I don't quite remember 2, 3 pissed me off, like come one only 3 people die?

I like the dino proof glass in the first one lol
BigDaddyCool
10-13-2008, 11:10 AM
BDC and Savior now have beef.
Nowhere Man
10-13-2008, 11:21 AM
What I hated the most about the third movie was how they completely blew their load on the big-dinosaur fight way too early. I mean, that should've been the main event, and they throw it out in the first twenty minutes?

I can watch it now and laugh at it for being so-bad-it's-good, but at the time I very nearly just walked out of the theater, mad at having paid to see it.
Juan
10-13-2008, 01:11 PM
Great movie. Best part is when Newman gets killed by the little raptor
BigDaddyCool
10-13-2008, 01:33 PM
Newman gets killed by a dilophosaurus. They aren't even related to the raports, any more than a tiger is related to a bear.
Kris P Lettus
10-13-2008, 01:45 PM
It is a great movie..

I still remember the day I went and saw it at the theater.. Darkwing Duck did a episode that aired that saturday morning where something had gotten stuck in some sap millions of years ago and they were able to solve the case using whatever it was which was a play off the movie..

TOPICAL
Buzzkill
10-13-2008, 04:05 PM
Yes I recently realized this as well, Jurassic Park is incredible.
Buzzkill
10-13-2008, 04:06 PM
And bros, Lost World was amazing
Volchok
10-13-2008, 11:26 PM
:heart:
Champion of Europa
10-14-2008, 12:53 AM
I loved Lost World a lot more when I was young, because I liked Jeff Goldblum's character most.

I am an unrepentant Jeff Goldblum fan.
Kris P Lettus
10-14-2008, 01:17 AM
The Great White Hype is Goldblum at his best..
U-Warrior
10-14-2008, 01:25 AM
And bros, Lost World was amazing

Yeah seriously, what is wrong with the rest of you?
Lord-Of-Darkness
10-14-2008, 07:43 AM
I liked them all. Definately the 1st alot more though.
Jeritron
10-14-2008, 09:23 AM
I feel it has become extremely underrated over the past 5-10 years.
Lord-Of-Darkness
10-14-2008, 09:50 AM
Well if they are making a forth, I'm sure it'll be followed up with a four film box set and the original will get some appreciation. Hopefully.
OssMan
10-17-2008, 07:13 PM
I loved the first time I watched and was like :HOLY SHIT: when you first saw the Brontosaurus. Like seeing that, and knowing it was not real, but at the same time knowing someone MADE that thing look so real.
Well, Brontosaurus is not really a dinosaur so the only thing you should have gone :HOLY SHIT: at was the writers clearly missing a significant discovery of dinosaur fossils. Or it was a brachiosaurus and you are just stupid.
Jeritron
10-17-2008, 07:21 PM
Never understood why they didn't do more, or anything at all, with the Dilophosaurus "Spitter" in the sequels. They were the most under-exploited dino in the whole series, and one of the best.
YOUR Hero
10-17-2008, 09:48 PM
JP really upped the bar in terms of special effects
Zen v.W.o.
10-19-2008, 09:49 PM
Love them movie, and have them all.

I still didnt like T-Rex losing to that fucking skinny looking spino.

T-Rex is the king.

Lost World was decent, didnt like the black girl basically making a Raptor, such a vicious killer with intelligence to boot, look like a bitch. I mean, gymnastics moves? Black girl shouldnt have even been in the film.
Kapoutman
10-19-2008, 11:50 PM
I know it gave me nightmares about velociraptors for a while. :o

I don't really remember the second one however. I remember when they start thrashing San Diego but that's it. I've never seen the third one.
Jeritron
10-21-2008, 12:29 PM
Just watched this again last night. Great as always, but I must say...

It could have the best use of CG still.
After 15 years it still looks fantastic. It's as good as the best there has been since then. I think the tool has peaked and it's more about the care and work that goes into it than the technology advancing.
Seeing a movie made in 1993, that was also the first to use CGI in a capacity other than water or liquid metal, still look real by todays standards is pretty impressive.
BigDaddyCool
10-21-2008, 01:44 PM
Actaully I read they didn't use CGI, they used real dinosaurs. :eek:
94 SVT Cobra
10-23-2008, 02:53 AM
yeah, i bought some 3 disk set of the JPs a while ago....first one is SO damn good, i remember ALL that hype it got and how it actually lived up to every last bit of it. they used to show the "making of" it so much, probally because it took you so long to understand "ok, so the dinosaurs arent models, but there computer models? AND theres animatronics as well?" back in the day it was either claymation models or animatronics, took me a while to figure out myself.