You know how sometimes you just need to watch something with
dinosaurs? And by ‘sometimes’ I mean, ‘all the time’? To the friend that picked
this film, I thank you for giving me an excuse to watch this beauty.
Rich man who puts the
least amount of thought into anything (unless it’s making sure he spares no
expense!), John Hammond (Richard Attenborough), brings dinosaurs back from
extinction and sets up a wee park for people to come along and see them. Who
better to test the highly dangerous and completely unready park on but your own
grandchildren? As is expected, it all goes from bad to worse for the people.
For the dinosaurs they’re probably happier out of their cages. Swings and
roundabouts, I guess?
Alan (Sam Neill) and Ellie (Laura Dern) are the cutest. We
first see them as they are digging up a raptor skeleton and Alan puts the fear into a kid who dared to compare the raptor to a turkey. I like how
she knows what he's like and that he was going to go off on a dramatic story and that he just doesn’t
like children. That obviously doesn’t last though because he becomes a total
hero throughout the film, constantly protecting and looking after Tim and Lex.
He gets Lex to trust him despite her being terrified, he shields Tim when the
car falls on them, and he looks after them while they’re sleeping in the tree.
To quote my notes, “Alan, you’re my hero.” And you can see the effect it has on
Ellie when they’re in the helicopter at the end and she’s looking at him with
the kids. Children might be on the cards after all! Except it’s not because I’ve
seen the sequels and it makes me sad. Ellie and Alan are for life in my heart.
I mean, they way he looks at her when she says “Dinosaurs eat man, woman
inherits the Earth.” is the best. He looks smitten, I just love that look.
While I love the idea of dinosaurs existing again, it would
just be mental. Why breed carnivores? You’re just asking for trouble. If I was
Hammond here I’d have just ended up with a park full of Triceratops (favourite
dinosaur) and Brachiosaurus. How amazing would that be! I’ve always loved
Triceratops the most after seeing this film. You only see one and she’s sick
but god, I just loved her right away. They are brilliant. And they remind me of
rhino, which are my favourite animals, so I guess I couldn’t help but love
them. It would be totally safe to have an island of those, definitely.
Absolutely love the film.
9/10
I seriously thought you'd rate this 10/10. I know that means perfection (well, for some, but everybody has their own scale) but c'mon, it's JURASSIC PARK.
ReplyDeleteAlan is the best character ever, even though he's a grumpy sod. ESPECIALLY because he's a grumpy sod.
Finally, 'Posted by SheKapow at 23:46' - lolz, so close, Shelagh, so close...
I'm not even sure why I didn't go for 10/10, really. Maybe I'm just saving it for the films that make me sad.
ReplyDeleteAlan is such a hero.
"He left us! He left us!
"But that's not what I'm gonna do."
Be still my beating heart.
Yeah, I was cutting it fine yesterday. I'm sure that was because we were talking and I just took forever to getting round to watching it. I feel under so much pressure with this film thing, I can't even explain.
I should probably watch this film at some point.
ReplyDeleteYou should definitely watch this film at some point. That point is now.
ReplyDeleteI don't have the film...and I am not as dedicated to the cause as you, so no plans to buy. It's being re-released this year on the cinema though, maybe I should be terrified in 3D?
ReplyDeleteYou're not gonna be terrified. But yes, definitely see it when it's out.
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