Is Jurassic Park still considered a great movie?

By who, and compared to what? At the time it was considered hugely ground breaking, this must always be remembered when evaluating movies critically (i.e you can't really just evaluate it's 'greatness' with hindsight). read more

Compare Jurassic Park to Avatar (a similar movie — a sci-fi semi-family-friendly movie that relies heavily on CGI) -> In my view, Avatar has much better acting, character development, and story. Note: Yes, I agree that Jurassic Park is an important movie and was one of the best action movies of its time. read more

These representations form the emotional core to Jurassic Park that lends all of the big budget effects actual substance. That’s the reason Jurassic Park is a classic. Not because it did something first, but because it is a good story incredibly well told. That’s why more than twenty years later I still love Jurassic Park. read more

But while Jurassic Park is a great horror movie, its monsters are revered, bar perhaps, the villainous raptors. The T.rex ends up claiming the second most wondrous moment of the film when she steps in and saves our heroes from the encroaching fiends, all to the strains of John Williams’ victorious soundtrack. read more