Jurassic Park III

Unrated

7/18/20011h 32m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ This time, it's not just a walk in the park! ~

Overview:

In need of funds for research, Dr. Alan Grant accepts a large sum of money to accompany Paul and Amanda Kirby on an aerial tour of the infamous Isla Sorna. It isn't long before all hell breaks loose and the stranded wayfarers must fight for survival as a host of new -- and even more deadly -- dinosaurs try to make snacks of them.

Director:

Joe Johnston

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$93,000,000.00

Revenue:

$368,780,809.00

Key words:

rescue
mission
exotic island
island
airplane
velociraptor
dna
tyrannosaurus rex
paleontology
spinosaurus
dinosaur
creature
scientist
amusement park
paragliding
pterodactyl
pterosaur
costa rica
animal horror
absurd
ridiculous

Cast

Sam Neill

~ as ~

Dr. Alan Grant

William H. Macy

~ as ~

Paul Kirby

Téa Leoni

~ as ~

Amanda Kirby

Alessandro Nivola

~ as ~

Billy Brennan

Trevor Morgan

~ as ~

Eric Kirby

Michael Jeter

~ as ~

Udesky

John Diehl

~ as ~

Cooper

Bruce A. Young

~ as ~

Nash

Laura Dern

~ as ~

Ellie

Taylor Nichols

~ as ~

Mark

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Reviews (7)

Gimly
Written 7 year(s) ago
5
Just as pointless to make as the last film. At least the raptor effects were back up to specs.

Alan!

Final rating: ★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole.
John Chard
Written 6 year(s) ago
5
Reverse Darwinism - survival of the most idiotic.

Eight years after the horrors of Jurassic Park, we find Dr. Alan Grant happy with his lot, nothing on Earth could coax him back on to one of the "InGen Islands." Trouble is, is that Paul and Amanda Kirby, in the search for their missing son, get him to Isla Sorna without his knowing anything about it, and sure enough, dinosaurs are set to rule their evolved world once more.

Clocking in at just about 83 minutes in actuality, you sense that director Joe Johnston (Jumanji) knew he had to get in quickly, do his job, and get the hell out of Dodge ASAP. Sure enough, JP3 feels like (is) a quick coin in, the formula is straight up simple from the executive desks, dump a load of annoying characters on an island and see if they can survive being chomped on by dinosaurs. That the makers managed to get Sam Neil and William H. Macy on board with such a turgid script, is nothing short of amazing. Perhaps just as Neil's character is duped in the film, so shall it be in real life...

Still, it's no abomination by any stretch of the imagination. Johnston, realising that the audience wants dino action, wastes no time in letting the critters loose on our motley crew. Which in spite of the child friendly nature of the piece (think more chase movie adventure than monster peril) is all rather spiffing and enjoyable. You may find yourself hoping the irritable Téa Leoni gets eaten, and you may find yourself laughing at some of Alessandro Nivola's scenes when you are not meant to (is that a Superman homage?), but at least it's fun enough to get away with the bad points. Thanks in the main to the creatures and the relatively short running time. 5/10
MS
Manuel São Bento
Written 3 year(s) ago
2
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I can understand why some viewers find Jurassic Park III fun enough. I just can't tolerate it, sorry. It feels more like a parody than a serious attempt at making a good sequel. The suspense and sense of wonder are totally gone. Even the CGI-animatronics combo looks terrible.

I also couldn't stand the new characters, ugh. I may come back tomorrow and think differently, but Fallen Kingdom has more redeemable qualities, despite it also being pretty awful and even offensive to fans of the saga.

I just don't imagine myself rewatching III ever again.

Rating: D-
Peter McGinn
Written 3 year(s) ago
10
I guess you could call this Jurassic Park Lite. Everything about it is reduced. It has a much shorter running time and the plot is contracted to the point that it is just about a handful of people looking for a child in a violently wild zoo. They enticed Sam Neil back into the cast, and to a lesser extent Laura Dern, but the movie seems to feel the absence of Jeff Goldblum’s Ian character. The script seems to recognize this lack as they have Alan Grant whipping out quotes and theories of Ian’s. Meanwhile I think William H. Macy’s talents might have been a bit wasted in his role.

It is an entertaining little film, at least, as they threw in the obligatory sigh-inspiring shots of herds of large dinosaurs and spots of humor. I could have done without the ascension of the raptors to the status of being thinking, plotting creatures who would have been superior to humans if they only hadn’t been wiped out by that pesky asteroid. I thought that was a bit extreme. I thought the best moment came when Alan realized the the bridge they were crossing was part of an aviary for the pterodactyls.
Andre Gonzales
Written 2 year(s) ago
6
No longer a theme park. People still go to the island. A small group gets stranded on the island, and encounters the dinosaurs.

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