The angry eye of a dinosaur glares through the cage, the scared eyes of a park-handler surrender to the glare and many eyes concealed behind 3D glasses in a cinema stay wide open in awe: this is the power of a single frame and strong storytelling in Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park in 3D.
A new generation will now be exposed to the world of Jurassic Park in a way that was unimaginable during the film’s original release.
I remember watching Jurassic Park as a child way back in 1993.
Back then I didn’t understand the concept of cinema, was completely unaware of what makes a movie classic, couldn’t differentiate between hogwash and a brilliant script, and certainty didn’t know legendary director Steven Spielberg.
But I do remember that I thoroughly enjoyed the movie, got excited seeing the dinosaurs and that I took shelter under my mother’s arms in fear when a scene made me turn white.
I was captivated by the movie and drawn into the world of Jurassic Park: that was the magic that with this re-release continues to linger!
Goosebumps, thrills, sinister jaws coming at you, blood thirsty, larger-than-life reptiles screeching and staring right at you – it all inspired fear and sweet horror. Not that you wanted to leave the cinema but the dinosaurs were too lifelike for comfort.
It is time to re-live Jurassic Park, now even more terrifying in 3D.
This version offers realistic reptiles and superb special effects, as well as a splendid cast, a brilliant story and great direction.
The by now very well-known story is based on the Michael Crichton novel of the same name, Jurassic Park, a science-fiction adventure thriller that follows the ambitions of eccentric but rich businessman, John Hammond, (Richard Attenborough) whose team has found a way to clone dinosaurs. They have also built an amusement theme park.
Hammond invites paleontologist Dr Alan Grant (Sam Neill), and his friend Dr Ellie Sattler (Laura Dern) to take a preview tour of the jungle island and the park.
They arrive at the island accompanied by a chaos-theory infatuated scientist, Ian Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum), who has doubts about keeping cloned reptiles within the boundaries of a theme park. Hammond’s grandchildren, Lex Murphy (Ariana Richards) and Tim Murphy (Joseph Mazzello), soon join them.
Things go terribly wrong during a demo-tour when they face the wrath of a storm and a corrupt computer programmer Dennis Nedry (Wayne Knight) turns rogue leaving them at the mercy of the deadly dinosaurs.
Jurassic Park, which also stars renowned actor Samuel L Jackson as Ray Arnold, took home three Academy Awards for Best Sound Mixing, Best Sound Editing, and Best Visual Effects. It has spawned two sequels, with a third due for release in June 2014.
This 3D version elevates the experience of watching dinosaurs create havoc to a delightful new high.
Jurassic Park 3D releases in Australia today (April 4) at IMAX and select cinemas for one week only.
