|
|
|
| DVD
Reviews - Jurassic Park 3 |
|
Order this DVD from
Amazon.com
|
Jurassic
Park III
(Universal Studios
Home Entertainment)
|
| DVD
Release Date:
|
December
11, 2001
|
|
Length:
|
93
mins.
|
| Rated:
|
PG-13
|
| Format:
|
Widescreen (1.85:1)
|
|
Languages:
|
English, French
|
| Subtitles:
|
English,
Spanish
|
| Extras:
|
Commentary Track, Featurettes, Dinosaur Turntables, Storyboards,
Trailers, Photo Gallery and more
|
Here's a film who's existence is an
excuse to see big and scary dinosaurs chase hapless humans across the
movie screen again. More dinos and more thrills was clearly the
mandate here. The story is utterly preposterous, but luckily, only 15
minutes is spent on setting it all up. While not as revolutionary as
the first movie, the special effects here are fantastic and an
improvement on previous efforts. With pretty much non-stop excitement,
this flick just screams "Summer Blockbuster".
They really stacked on a lot of extras for this DVD. While the
"Making Of..." and "The New Dinosaurs of..."
featurettes were pointless and forgettable, the tour of Stan Winston
Studio was quite interesting as was a behind-the-scene clip. A
step-by-step look at ILM's work was informative as well, though the
set-up for that section was very awkward. Turntables of the computer
graphic dinosaurs was a nice touch at first, but quickly became dull.
Rounding out the extras were, some storyboard to final feature
comparisons, theatrical trailers for all three films, a peek at a real
dig site, a photo archive, production notes, cast and crew info, other
film recommendations, some spots of Universal products and info for
the JP Institute (a website from what I can see). There is also a
commentary track with 4 special effects people. While it is fun to
learn which elements were computer generated and which were puppets,
it can quickly become boring (due to tooting each others' horns) and
confusing (since one can't exactly be sure who's talking).
Without a credible story, this movie does however manage to deliver
good dino action. Too bad we've seen it all before.
| The Movie: |
  |
6/10 |
| The Extras: |
|
5/10 |
|
|
|
| Recommendation: |
Rent
This One |
What
did you think?
Have your say on our Message Boards...
Click
here for more information on Jurassic Park III
Phil
Wong - Associate Editor
More Reviews - Click Here
|
|
|
|
|
