I think the point overlooked, though, it how central John Williams’ stirring score meant to the first Jurassic Park. It was a pretty solid home-run for the go-to-Williams, who’d languished in some second-tier crap for about a decade. JP’s seminal moment is when Dern and Neill see the dinos for the first time — across that grassy plain — with Williams’ theme tugging on everyone’s heartstrings. It’s GD movie magic, it is, and, even today, it still brings a tear to this old geek’s eye.

Seriously, though, you could’ve gone on for three, four, five, or six more paragraphs on the film’s greatness. Don’t EVER cut it short when you’re knocking one outta the park about a film that knocked one outta the park.

Just this weekend, my road trip mates scoffed at the idea that JP would be in “Top 5″. What a bunch of dweebs.

What I like here is that you outline how Grant is a child avoiding man, though while in the book he’s not that type at all. Spielberg really put the focus on actual people with dinosaurs in the background, which made it all that more interesting to watch.

Now excuse me, I’m gonna go watch Jurassic Park again for the bajillionth time.

Needless to say, once I grew up a bit, I loved it! And I still do.

Not putting down others such as Indiana Jones etc. but it goes to show when a film is this good and can stand the test of time even today – because I’ve also watched it recently and it still amazes me how good every scene is, and how awesome everything looks.

This is what the movies are all about – entertaining and showing the audience something that they’ve never seen before. Something truly awe inspiring.