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I love Jurassic Park, but I couldn't compare it to Jaws on it's best day. Different strokes for different folks.
I think it's the third act that's a bit lean. The first act is great at introducing the characters and the premise behind the park. It has my favorite scene of the movie with the roundtable discussing the implications of the park.
Then there's the whole second act where the shit hits the fan. The rainstorm, all the stuff with Nedry, and the T-Rex is top notch. Up through this point the movie is mint.
Once the rainstorm ends and everyone catches their breath for a while, I think the movie loses a bit of steam.
The Raptors are great and all, but it goes from A grade science fiction/horror into something a bit more common.
To bring Jaws into it, I think that film benefits from having such a dynamic and exciting final half to it. The first half of the movie is a great horror movie in it's own, then it shifts into this terrifying adventure where the characters are on the high seas. Plus it ends in a way I find entirely more satisfying. It just is a better overall experience to me, and never lets up.
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