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_“Without John Williams, bikes don’t really fly. Nor do brooms in Quidditch matches. Nor do men in red capes. There is no Force. Dinosaurs do not walk the earth. We do not wonder. We do not weep. We do not believe.“_ - Stephen Spielberg

One of my favorite bits I learned later as an adult is early on in the helicopter, when Grant can't fit the two Female ends together, he 'finds a way.' Great foreshadowing

Here's a fun fact that has been stuck in my head for 30 years. The iconic water cup was actually really difficult to create. They spent weeks trying to figure out how to get the perfect ripples. By accident it was discovered that placing the glass on a guitar and plucking the strings created the ripples, so they ran a guitar string from bottom of the glass to the bottom of the car and plucked it. Perfect ripples. One of those cool super simple solutions that just need someone to think of them.

I was a teenager on a date when I watched this in the theaters. When the T Rex gets the dude on the toilet, kids started screaming, parents were picking their kids up and running out of the theater. It was wild. Seeing the bronto for the first time was “the” experience of a lifetime.

15:34 "Wow. The amount of effort they put into all of this... look at this!" Spared no expense.

John Williams' score in this film can't get praised enough. It's wondrous, dreadful, chilling, majestic and beautiful all in one. Bless him for all the musical achievements he has done for us.

I love that you can vividly recall the wonder of that first moment seeing the dinosaurs from watching as a kid, but none of the plot details..... which makes sense, since in that moment as a child you were just as spellbound as the characters when first seeing REAL DINOS. Perfect example of how movies can truly transport you if they're done right!

I just love the fact that Sam L. has reached such an iconic status that when you spot him in a film the reaction may be “What?!” “Is that…” “I thought I heard HIS voice.” 😏

I’ll never forget watching this in the theater on opening weekend one week before my ENTIRE family when to Universal Studios Hollywood for our big trip… like 60% of the park was FULLY decked out as Jurassic Park… I was 10 and it was incredible

I love the layers of this film. As a kid, it was a cool dinosaur movie. As a teen, it's a scary movie. As an adult, it's a frightening dissection of wealth, hubris, and capitalism-first scientific exploration. There's a reason Dr. Oppenheimer has a photo cameo in this film. It's truly a timeless and essential movie.

Funfact: If you closely look at the outfits Dennis Nedrey wears in the movie (the hacker guy) youll notice he is cosplaying Goonies in the different scenes hes in. Thats always my favorite detail

I can gladly say that I would not be who I am today without this movie. My passion for prehistoric life, my drive to pursue animation as a career, and my love for film came from this. Thank you for giving this film another breath in modern media! The quality holds up so well and it showcases the balance between practical and computer effects! Would LOVE to see y'all react to the other Jurassic movies!

This won three Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects, Sound Mixing, and Sound Effects Editing.

Incase you're wondering why the kitchen freezer floor was wet and slippery (and the door open) when Tim ran for it, think back to Hammond and Elle's conversation earlier at the table. What were they eating? Ice cream! Hammond had gone to the freezer to get the tub of ice cream and left the door open. One of my favorite details.

One of my favorite memories is watching this when I was young on my grandparents' old fat booty big screen TV after my grandpa left for his night shift. Grandma made some stovetop popcorn and we had the volume up loud. I remember her saying "I forgot how good of a movie this is!"

Dennis Nedry was cosplaying as The Goonies during the movie. First he was Chunk in his Hawaiian shirt, then he was Mouth in his Members Only jacket, then he was Mikey in his yellow rain jacket.

The irony is that John Hammond says that they spared no expense but underpaying Dennis Nedry is what caused all of their problems 😂

Fun Fact: The child actor playing Tim appears in the film "Bohemian Rapsody" as John Deacon, the bassist in the band "Queen".

I swear, when you combine Steven Spielberg with John Williams' music, you get cinema magic. That Brachiosaurus scene still blows my mind.

on a side note: for all the kids who went to see this on the big screen, excited to see dinosaurs "irl" when they go in... and exhibiting signs of PTSD when they come out, traumatized. and the girl playing Lex, a few years earlier played Mindy, the girl on the pogo stick, in the movie Tremors.

Thanks for noticing "objects in the mirror are larger than they appear". You're the first reviewers I've seen to mention that. Sometimes it's the little things. Great reaction as always.

I love to rewatch movies because you always notice something you missed before

I've seen this film hundreds of times now and I STILL get that emotional swell every single time.

Media Knights: I remember this guy, yeah wasn't he a meme? Me: (in my best Jerry Seinfeld voice) Hello Newman 😅

I lost it when Denise said "boop the snoot." Lolol. Great reaction, guys, just like always! As an aside, you now must watch "Crocodile Dundee!"

THIS MOVIE IS STILL AMAZING 31 YEARS LATER!!!!!!!! JOHN WILLIAMS AMAZING SCORE!!!!!! Last year Dad and I saw JURASSIC PARK IN THEATERS for its 30th ANNIVERSARY!!!!!!! It was awesome!!!!!!!!!

This franchise holds a special place in my heart it was the first movies i saw with my adopted family they heard that i like dinosaurs so they got me the first 3 on vhs

In all the other movies, Parks and Worlds, there is never a dino quite as iconic sounding as the Momma Rex.

"Your scientists, they were so worried if they could that they never stopped to think if they should" basically summarizes Disney's approach in making movies nowadays.

1. This is my favorite Spielberg movie as well as my #3 all-time favorite movie. 2. While the movie is faithful to the spirit of the book it's based on, nothing in the movie goes 100% exactly like how it went in the book. But the biggest detail they left out was they not only brought Grant, Satler, and Malcolm to the island to get their safety endorsement, but also their hypothesis on whether or not the island was escape-proof. Because there had been reports of Dino encounters on the mainland of Costa Rica, so they wanna know if some of them actually managed to escape. That's where the whole "Dinosaurs breeding in the wilds" thing came into play. And the book ended with the Costa Rican government bombing the island as our heroes are flown out via helicopter. 3. The special effects of this film have an interesting history, as Spielberg hired the best VFX maestros he could get at the time. -Stan Winston, for the life-sized animatronic Dinosaurs. -Phil Tippett, for dinosaur animation via stop-motion. -Denis Muren, for compositing. -Michael Lantieri, for on-set dinosaur interactive effects. The original plan was the wide shots of Dinosaurs were gonna be done via stop-motion and use the animatronics for the medium/close-up shots. But Spielberg was so intent on making the dinosaurs look real that he felt Tippett's efforts were not convincing enough. That was until Denis Muren offered a solution, as he was working at ILM supervising the effects of _Terminator 2: Judgement Day_ at the time and offered to do a test for Spielberg using CGI to make dinosaur shots. And the test they showed was so good that when Spielberg asked Tippett what he thought, the latter replied "...I think I'm extinct." (Which Spielberg loved that response so much that he had it written as a line in the script) But that didn't mean Tippett didn't have a place there anymore, as they made these armatures for specific dinosaurs with these input sensors on them that worked like a stop-motion puppet but translated the poses in the computer (so, think motion capture for stop-motion). But even then, Spielberg knew the CGI wasn't going to be 100% flawless. So, he approached it the same way he approached miniatures- using harsh directional lighting to obscure the details as much as possible. As put by the folks at *Corridor Crew,* the genius of the T-Rex paddock attack scene is the limited lighting and the rain obscured the details on the CG T-Rex that would've given away that it wasn't real.

I saw this 6 times in theaters as a kid with different people almost every time. That's how epic it was. When CGI was brand new and blended beautifully with practical effects. Not completely depended on as it is now. I will never forget feeling the steps of the T-Rex as the water ripples... One of the greatest cinematic experiences. Don't forget Spielberg was working on Schindler's List at the same time as this...now that's chaos.

The creepy choir when the raptor opens the kitchen door literally burned into my mind Its like what you seeing is something "unholy"

It's such a clever detail that the floor of the walk-in freezer is icy because the power had been off, so the frost melted, and now the power is back on so it was refreezing on the floor.

One of the things I absolutely love about this movie is the sense of wonder and awe evoked as we first see the dinosaurs along with Ellie and Alan Grant…John Williams’ score is just iconic and makes my heart soar in that scene…🥹

One of the absolute biggest movies that came out in my lifetime. Unbelievable that Spielberg made this movie and Schindlers list the same year 😲😲😲. What a GOAT man 💪💪💪

Jeff Goldblum and Laura Dern used to be married in real life. This film was how they met. 😊

I went to a screening of this movie with a live orchestra playing the score and it was a phenomenal experience. John Williams never misses & the dinosaur thrills never get old.

you revisiting Jurassic Park like this reminds me of when I was in high school and we had to read through Julius Ceasar or Romeo and Juliet in class 🙄. then many years later, I decided to get a copy of each of those books and read through them again just for myself, and I got so much more out of them than I ever would have in school.

As soon as that theme comes in...man oh man! If Steven Spielberg has not attributed at LEAST 23% of his success to John Williams, that is just a crime.

My favorite little detail is at 10:40, when his seatbelt has two "female" fittings with no male fitting. But he just ties them together and makes it work anyways. Because life, uh, finds a way.

Watched all 3 JP movies with my nephew of 11 years old, he loved the movies so immensely he memorized the theme song and started to hum it before we started watching JW1 a few weeks later and said, "It is so epic"" Never thought a kid so invested in Fortnite could appreciate something so beautifull which we grew up with. 😇

The 90s was the perfect decade for dinosaur kids. Dinosaurs were everywhere; VHS documentaries, TV shows, costumed sitcoms, school projects, silver-screen movies... What a time to be alive!

When he kept saying, "Spared no expense" throughout the movie, he wasn't saying, "Look at me, I'm rich," he was saying, "Only the best." So, only the best tech, only the best people (scientists), only the best tour voice-over, only the best food, etc.

When my sister and I saw this in theaters. She said " the T-Rex just came from there, how is it a cliff now." I never knew what she meant till I saw it on VHS.😮

You two are by far the best movie reators I've come across, been watching you guys for just over a year now ☺

When the Music kicks just tears of nostalgia 🥲

It’s so ironic that this film was praised for how groundbreaking the CGI was that the practical effects never got any recognition. 31 years later everyone discusses the perfect balance of you using both art mediums.

I was 7 years old when I saw this in theater. That first introduction to the Dinos on the island truly was a something to behold. You could hear the fascination among the movie goers. God the 90s was a time to be alive

The T-Rex scene… in the cinema… you felt the steps. Then the roar… went right through you. This is one of those blockbusters that’s made for cinema consumption 😊

You’re actually right. Watching movies from your childhood and then watching as an adult is a different experience because you’re actually paying attention to the plot, dialogue, characters, production, writing, and visuals vs just seeing the cool exciting parts as a kid.

In the book Grant loves kids because they’re some of the few people who are excited about dinosaurs as he is. Pronouncing difficult words and everything

I'm so glad you didn't let the fact that you have already seen it stop you from reacting to this classic. Hard to think of any reactors better equipped to fully appreciate it.

Love this idea of watching movies 25+ years old that you guys have seen but haven’t seen in forever.

God, William's score is so iconic, When I go to Universal Studios with my wife, we go for Potter's Wizarding World. But when we walk through the Jurassic portion of the park... that score gets me every time. And as for the dinosaur reveal scene... that has to be in my top 5 remembered cinematic moments of my life. As someone who, as a kid, was nuts about dinosaurs, when they see the Brachiosaurus for the first time and then Alan sees them moving in herds by the water.... I remember sitting in the theater in that exact moment and being transported and dumbfounded by what I was seeing. Will never ever forget that.

This was one of those films when it was released and after the first viewing you KNEW it would be an iconic game changer in the history of film, it just hit every single element perfectly and filled people with wonder. That is magic that never goes away.

Yessssss. So this is my favorite film, ever. My parents, bless their hearts, thought this was a children’s movie. I sunk into a giant theater chair, age 3, my neck bent back watching this amazing film unfold. The sounds of this film in that theater are some of my first real, solid memories. So many people don’t remember or even know that this was the first film released with DTS sound. Spielberg was a co-creator and he wanted every person to feel every step of those dinosaurs. I also still can’t get over the practical effects used in this film, building a large T-Rex and a T-Rex head was genius. The baby dinosaur, triceratops, and even some of the cuts of the raptors. Practicality wins every time in my book.

Many people missed out the the animated DNA sequence, it really help the common man understand how the creation of the dinosaurs was a possibility. Based on what was described in the book, the explanation would have confused the audience. Spielberg fitting in the animation sequence made it so clear even the kids could understand it. That was a genius stroke!

And just think, this is actually Lex’s *second* monster movie! Just a few years earlier, she was avoiding being eaten by giant worm monsters in the original Tremors.

My grandma took me to see this in the theater on my 8th birthday. It'll always be special to me because of that.

John Williams is to Steven Spielberg what Danny Elfman is to Tim Burton.

Unnecessary trivia: Jeff Goldblum always looked a little dorky to me on the screen in the 80s but then I met him in person and he's way better looking than you'd expect. Also way taller! He was very nice.

What is amazing about the T Rex Jeep chase is that Ellie has never seen the Rex before, nor was she aware that it had escaped his paddock. So the pure terror she displays is also mixed with complete surprise, and absolutely spot on

This was an absolute shock in 93. Back in the 80s people said computer graphics would become so good that one day they would look like photography. And now here was this photo realistic Brachiosaur right there in the shot with people in the open sun. Unbelievable.

John Williams is simply a genius. The way how he can emotionally elevate the movies with his music! Just think about them: Jaws, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Jurassic Park, Harry Potter, Schindler's List, Memoirs of a Geisha... The moment you think about these films you hear his music in your head and you have an instant emotional reaction. For me at least the biggest composer in Hollywood.

My favourite film watching experience ever was about 5 years ago, where I went to see Jurassic Park: In Concert. Massive projector screen playing the movie, live orchestra playing the music for the whole film.

Some foreshadowings in the movie: Alan Grant ties two female seatbelts together in the chopper. Genarro's face is obscured by the goat-leg blood right before he ditches Lex and Tim, signalling he's the first to die. Hammond says the infant dinos imprint on the first person they see. The raptor infant is looking at Alan the entire time, and he points to his own chest with a look of awe. Fun Fact: When the Rex comes down on the sunroof glass the second time, and it fractures across the top edge - that wasn't supposed to happen. Lex's face right after that was her genuine fear reaction, from the camera mounted in the Rex's mouth. Another Fun Fact: Dr Jack Horner was hired as a consultant for the film; he's an actual paleontologist, and if not for Spielberg, Crichton, and this film's budget, we would never know that Rex's have incredible eyesight, that dinosaurs were mostly warm-blooded, and that Utahraptors vocalization chambers rival that of dolphins and humans. Alan Grant's costume in the films is based on Dr. Jack Horner. He has been known to say that for all its inaccuracies about specific animals and bio/genetic-processes, the Jurassic Park films were the best thing to happen to the science of paleontology, because of the budget and awareness they brought to the field. I love yall's reactions, genuinely entertaining and insightful. I'd love to see yall watch Jessabelle, from LionsGate 2014. Set in Louisiana, and the main character is wheelchair-bound due to an auto accident. Takes "trapped in a haunted house" to a whole 'nother level.

In case you guys didn’t know, the first Jurassic Park movie as well as Jurassic World are both filmed in Hawaii and you can actually book ATV tour there as well.

Fun fact!: the reason why the trex roars for no reason sometimes is because its vision its based on movement (in the movie, not real life), so it roars to scare the creatures into moving.

Ah yes 5 year old me jumping around the couch for dinosaurs was everything 😂 Side note the trex attacked the car thinking it was a dinosaur,like how it flipped the car to expose its"belly"

The biggest compliment you can pay Jurassic Park is that if they remade the movie today, it wouldn't look any better than the original.

Btw, the actor that plays Hammond is Richard Attenborough, David Attenborough’s older brother!

Very different from the book. In the book nedry is a victim. Hammond is the antagonist. Great reaction 👍

One gem for you to discover, with Ricard Attenborough (the rich old guy), is the superb and underrated 1966 movie "the Sand Pebbles", with Steve McQueen, Richard Crenna (Rambo) and Candice Bergen (dr Zivago)....about a US war ship in 1926 China. The movie was nominated for eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Steve McQueen, his only Oscar nomination, and eight Golden Globe Awards, with Attenborough winning the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor.

The fact that Spielberg released Schindlers List that SAME YEAR is truly mindblowing. One has landmark visual effects and becomes the highest grossing movie at that time, while the other wins 7 Oscars including Best Director and Picture!

This film was what convinced me to study genetics at uni when it came out lol - and weirdly Attenborough was the alumni at Sussex University graduation in 1998 who gave me my degree :)

31:46, the Rex Animatronic broke the roof of the car accidentally as it malfunctioned in the rain, and the kids were really terrified. Spielberg loved it so much, he kept in the final cut of the movie.

This is why Spielberg is one of my favorite directors: simply for his ability to create true cinema magic. The sense of wonder and amazement in his films still touches me in the heart.

This movie is the perfect example of "they don't make them like they used to" this movie just keeps getting better all the way until the end.

I had to wait for months for the movie to come to the $2 theater. I ran away every time friends talked about it

Oh, the classics never get old. Another great movie that came out in the same year was 'Groundhog Day' (1993). Would love to see y'all cover it. Thanks! 🧡

Jurassic Park is by far my number 1 movie ever. As a dinosaur nerd I would never have thought that this movie existed until I was 6 and saw all three film on dvd. To this day Jurassic Park still holds a place in my heart and always will even the World films as well.

Your closing remarks/analyses are always so good - it's the main reason I watch your channel. Keep up the great work.

Love your channel guys! This was one of my favorite movies as a kid and still is today. I've lost count of how many times I have seen this movie and Denise is right, pure nostalgia. 11:55-13:30 the soft music of the incomparable John Williams playing as they slowly reveal the brachiosaur and then Hammond resolutely declares "Welcome to Jurassic Park," and when the music swells, I get chills every time!

The fact that Spielberg made this movie as a compromise so universal would give him 22 million dollars to make his passion project " Schindler's list" speakes volumes of how talented this man was

6:47, RIP, Richard Attenborough, 1923-2014.

You two are the best film reactors on KZfaq. You see a lot, but you can be surprised, too! I'm F/62 and it's a joy to relive some of my favorite movies through you. Keep up the good work!

You guys rock, I had so much funn watching...your take on the background things, like the score, the different shot angles and character breakdown is top tier... I Applaud ya'll 🤙🏽🌊🙏🏾😁

Jurassic Park is one of my absolute favorite movies. I really have to praise you. You at Media Knights offer great content and you are my favorite channel for movie reactions. Keep up the good work! Greetings from Germany.

WOAW! Hey! Didn't realize I was going to be reminded I'm Ancient today! lol, geesh.

You have no idea how much I love you guys, just seeing a new video makes me smile. Thank you.

The actress that played Lexi was in the movie "Tremors" and the actor that played Tim played a member of Queen in the movie "Bohemian Rhapsody"

That line where Malcolm says “Don’t you mean extinct?” was actually heavily inspired by Phil Tippett saying “I think I’m extinct.” in response to seeing the CG T-Rex for the first time.

12:09, the CGI still holds up to this day.

The foreshadowing or Grant tying the seatbelt ends together is such clever writing. “Life finds a way.”

My parents always told me stories of the cinema they went to watch the movie for the first time. How the whole cinema was shaking, the stereos were so loud etc I love it every time they tell me that story

Thanks for the shout-out you two! You even pronounced my last name right, which is pretty rare! 😊 Love the revisiting of such huge cultural pieces! Hope to see more trips down memory lane with the decades later perspective! Fun fact: Even though they refer to them in the film as "velociraptor", the creatures shown are Utah Raptor, which was found in the early 90's, and was nearly named "Speilberg-saurus" - in exchange for dig funding, but they could never settle on an appropriate dollar amount.

The fact that in the same year, Spielberg was working both on this and Schindler's List is insane to me. Two polar opposite films, but he nailed both of them. I should warn you though: bring a large box of tissues for when you'll watch Schindler's List.

That beginning hits harder when you watch this when you're not a kid lol I find it awesome that there are some movies that are so good they could be made today and be a box office hit.

The first scene, when the characters see the dinosaurs, never gets old. I'm right there with them, when i saw it in the theater, and am in awe.