Search - Jurassic Park III [Widescreen] on DVD

MPAA Rating: PG-13 Content Advisory: Violence, Questionable for Children, Suitable for Teens Movie Release: 2001 DVD Release: 12/11/2001 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Edition: Dual Layered,Special Collection Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 33 mins Studio: Universal Studios Total Copies: 33 Genres: Science Fiction, Thriller, Sci-Fi Action, Prehistoric Fantasy See Also: Jurassic Park III [Fullscreen], Jurassic Park III [Fullscreen] [Collector's Edition]

Director Joe Johnston takes over the creative reins from Steven Spielberg for this third installment in the thriller franchise. Sam Neill returns as Dr. Alan Grant, a scientist who's tricked by wealthy couple Paul and Amanda Kirby (William H. Macy and Tea Leoni) into a fly-over of Isla Sorna. The object of their sightseeing tour is one of the Costa Rican islands populated by ferocious, genetically bred dinosaurs and the "site B" setting of Jurassic Park 2: The Lost World (1997). After their plane crash-lands, it's revealed that the Kirbys are actually seeking their teenage son, lost on the island after a paragliding accident. Trapped on Isla Sorna, Grant and his companions discover some painful truths the hard way. Among their discoveries: some of the scaly monsters possess more advanced communicative abilities than previously believed, the dreaded Tyrannosaurus Rex has a larger and more lethal competitor, and flying Pteranodons pose an even graver threat than some of their land-locked brethren. Jurassic Park III is the first in the series not to be based upon a novel by original author Michael Crichton. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide

Sam Neill - Alan Grant
William H. Macy - Paul Kirby
Téa Leoni - Amanda Kirby
Alessandro Nivola - Billy Brennan
Trevor Morgan - Eric Kirby

The digital transfer of Jurassic Park III is as precise as you would expect from a major studio like Universal for a franchise film that, going into it, knew it was going to break the 200-million-dollar mark no matter what the critics said. The film is a big budget B-movie -- and a lot more interesting than Lost World: Jurassic Park II -- and the disc has top-line charms of its own. It was a great idea to provide wall-to-wall commentary during the feature film by the members of the special effects crew; it's interesting to hear them wonder aloud if a particular effect is CG or robotic. A documentary about "real" dinosaurs with paleontologist Jack Horner is enlightening, but is there anything new that can be done with making-of segments? The one here is the standard self-promotional fluff: "A Guided Tour of the Stan Winston Studio" is brief, but it shows how the creatures were made; "A Visit to ILM" showing the behind-the-scenes computer work will be of particular interest to computer geeks; and the "Dinosaur Turntable" segment showing the computer models for the special effects is interesting, to a point. Among the best of the extras is "The New Dinosaurs of Jurassic Park III," which details the theories behind the terrifying new creatures. A very cool storyboard segment matches on the same screen the pre-production drawings with the actual footage, showing how the film is meticulously storyboarded. ~ Buzz McClain, All Movie Guide