DVD Movie Rating for: Jurassic Park III

3 out of 5

Movie Plot of: Jurassic Park III

Anxious to fund research for his new theory of velociraptor intelligence, renowned paleontologist Dr. Alan Grant is persuaded by wealthy adventurer Paul Kirby and his wife Amanda to accompany them on an aerial tour of Isla Sorna. This infamous island, once InGen's site B, has become both a primordial breeding ground for John Hammond's magnificent creations and a magnet for thrill-seekers eager to encounter them. When a tragic accident maroons the party of seven, Grant discovers the true reason his deceptive hosts have invited him along. In their perilous attempt to escape, the dwindling group encounters terrifying new creatures undisclosed by InGen, and Grant is forced to learn the dreadful implications of his raptor intelligence theory firsthand.

DVD Production Details of: Jurassic Park III

Starring: Sam Neill, William H. Macy

Director: Joe Johnston

Format: Color, Closed-captioned, DTS Surround Sound, Dolby

Studio: Universal/MCA

DVD Release Date: December 11, 2001
DVD Features:
Commentary by engineers Stan Winston (live action dinosaurs and physical models), John Rosengrant (live action effects supervisor), Dan Taylor (ILM animation director), and Michael Lantieri (mechanical effects execution supervisor)

Making of JPIII

New dinosaurs of JPIII

Tour of Stan Winston Studio

Visit to ILM

Dinosaur turntables

Behind-the-Scenes Montage

Storyboard Sequences

JPIII Archives

Finding New Dinosaurs

Full-screen format

DVD Easter Eggs

Movie Posters From the main menu, go to Bonus Features, then go to Jurassic Park Archives, then select Movie Posters. There are 20 or more so be ready to wait while you watch them all.

Cast of the movie: Jurassic Park III

• Sam Neill .... Dr. Alan Grant
• William H. Macy .... Paul Kirby
• Téa Leoni .... Amanda Kirby
• Alessandro Nivola .... Billy Brennan
• Trevor Morgan .... Erik Kirby
• Michael Jeter .... Mr. Udesky
• John Diehl .... Cooper
• Bruce A. Young .... M.B. Nash
• Laura Dern .... Dr. Ellie Sattler
• Taylor Nichols .... Mark Degler
• Mark Harelik .... Ben Hildebrand
• Julio Oscar Mechoso .... Enrique Cardoso
• Blake Michael Bryan .... Charlie (as Blake Bryan)
• Sarah Danielle Madison .... Cheryl Logan
• Linda Park .... Hannah

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Reviews of the movie: Jurassic Park III

Surpassing expectations to qualify as an above-average sequel, Jurassic Park III is nothing more or less than a satisfying popcorn adventure. A little cheesier than the first two Jurassic blockbusters, it's a big B movie with big B-list stars (including Laura Dern, briefly reprising her Jurassic Park role), and eight years of advancing computer-generated-image technology give it a sharp edge over its predecessors. While adopting the jungle spirit of King Kong, the movie refines Michael Crichton's original premise, and its dinosaurs are even more realistic, their behavior more detailed, and their variety--including flying pteranodons and a new villain, the spinosaurus--more dazzling and threatening than ever. These advancements justify the sequel, and its contrived plot is just clever enough to span 90 minutes without wearing out its welcome.

Posing as wealthy tourists, an adventurous couple (William H. Macy, Téa Leoni) convince paleontologist Alan Grant (Sam Neill) and his protégé (Allesandro Nivola) to act as tour guides on a flyover trip to Isla Sorna, the ill-fated "Site B" where all hell broke loose in The Lost World: Jurassic Park. In truth, they're on a search-and-rescue mission to find their missing son (Trevor Morgan), and their plane crash is just the first of several enjoyably suspenseful sequences. Director Joe Johnston (October Sky) embraces the formulaic plot as a series of atmospheric set pieces, placing new and familiar dinosaurs in misty rainforests, fiery lakes, and mysterious valleys, turning JP3 into a thrill ride with impressive highlights (including a T. rex versus spinosaurus smack-down), adequate doses of wry humor (from the cowriters of Election), and an upbeat ending that's corny but appropriate, proving that the symptoms of sequelitis needn't be fatal

Real people; real dinosaurs; real entertainment.
JPIII has some of the best dinosaur performances to ever grace the screen. These creatures aren't just cardboard cutouts. Each variety has its own personality, and, in a rare triumph of film-making, they don't even remotely resemble people. After all, it is tedious, annoying, and all too common, to have dinosaurs, aliens and various other monsters with human drives and emotions. JPIII lets them be the inscrutable creatures they would have been. And, as with the creatures, JPIII lets its people be people. There's no wise-cracking side-kick, no impossibly spunky child, no overwrought emotions. Dr. Grant is a genuine scientist, tired and wishing he were anywhere but that island, but still capable of wonder. The Kirbys act like normal people would under the circumstances. Their hysterics are reserved for extreme moments and pass just as quickly, slipping back into their mundane behaviour as soon as the danger passes. There are no bigger-than-life heroes here; no comic relief. Because of that, Jurassic Park III may have the kiss of death about it. People wanting "Die Hard" action with sassy "Rush Hour" dialog are going to be disappointed. JPIII doesn't follow the Hollywood mentality for stereotyping both character and action. Of course,in this era when films are critically panned for not being predictable, it seems unlikely that JPIII will be treated kindly. But if you are bored with the clinical entertainment of "Tomb Raider" and "Pearl Harbor" or the blatant emotional manipulation of "Castaway" and "AI" you should find JPIII refreshing. Real people. Real dinosaurs. Real entertainment.