Originally released in 1993, Jurassic Park became a worldwide sensation from the minute it was viewed in theaters. Inspiring several amusement park rides, two sequels titled The Lost World: Jurassic Park and Jurassic Park III, a Jurassic Park 4 slated for release in June 2014, and now a 3D re-release of the classic adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg. Recent ads for the 3D version have characterized the film by saying “this is the way it was meant to be seen.”
If you are somehow not familiar with the plotline of this timeless classic, it revolves around InGen CEO John Hammond’s (Richard Attenborough) creation of a theme park located on a tropical island near Costa Rica, populated by several cloned dinosaurs. After an unexpected and scary incident involving a workman at the park takes place, Hammond brings in representative lawyer Donald Gennaro (Martin Ferrero), mathematical theorist Dr. Ian Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum), paleontologist Dr. Alan Grant (Sam Neill), and paleobotanist Dr. Ellie Sattler (Laura Dern) while his grandchildren, Lex and Tim, are visiting. Soon, all hell breaks loose when the park’s computer progammer Dennis Nedry (Wayne Knight) steals dinosaur embryos from the laboratory. Deactivating the park’s security system, Nedry also accidentally deactivates the electric fences surrounding the park in the process, releasing the dinosaurs, including the most-feared T-Rex.
Many wondered if the 3D version would make this classic better or worse. Already a spectacle the first time it was released, people knew that Jurassic Park would be difficult to improve upon. However, it was done with perfection this time around. To comment on the 3D-ness of the film, it was very well done, allowing the audience to get up close and personal with all the different types of dinosaurs featured in the film–T-Rex, Velociraptor, Triceratops, Brachiosaurus, and Dilophosaurus. The action-packed sequences are the parts of the movie where the plastic, black-rimmed 3D glasses really come in handy, transporting the whole theater into the surreal world of Jurassic Park. Amidst the prehistoric jungles and meadows, the film comes to life more than it ever did before.
The 3D-ness only adds more pluses to the already intriguing adventure film. Viewers can definitely feel the tension building as the T-Rex hunts down the main characters, and then, feel as if they are actually the ones being chased down through the depths of Jurassic Park.
