A fun prehistoric ride, and interesting look at where human ambition can land you.

A technological milestone, a movie rollercoaster from the one who does those best and an experience of a lifetime, for a thirteen year old kid, whose life so far culminated when seeing dinosaurs walk again for the first time. Much later in life I have to note that when you put TWO annoying kids in a movie, it'd really be no problem at all to let the dinos eat at least one.

Probably not a good movie at any stretch but I saw it in theaters as a youngster and I couldn't stop roaring since.

Crichton's spine-tingling thriller translates well (but not faithfully) due to its main attraction: realistic, rampaging dinosaurs. Contrived plot and thin characters (except Goldblum), but who cares? The true stars are the dinos, an incredible combination of models and computer animation. Violent, suspenseful, and realistic with gory attack scenes. Not for small kids, though much of the marketing was aimed at them.

Mistakes - 1) A brown bag held by a character disappears between shots. 2) A character is seen to be in front of another character in an outdoor scene, she then moves forward, and in the next shot, she's behind the other character.

Loved this movie when it came out! I was about 9 but it's quite sentimental to me so it's still great!

Very exciting

Still stands up to rewatches.

Wonderous, exciting and unforgettable. Marvel at the inventive set-pieces, the groundbreaking and still impressive effects and, crucial to the sense of adventure, Williams' magnificent theme. One of the best of its kind, this is exactly what a blockbuster should be and, tellingly, what makes it great isn't the very entertaining action parts; it's the build-up. Patience from a narrative standpoint is rewarded ten-fold. Contemporaries, take note, 'cause you sure don't make 'em like they used to.