Jurassic Park series

In 1993 Spielberg put Crichton's masterpiece onto the big screen. I was still working at Cineplex Odeon Theatres at Stone Mountain Festival at the time. One of our biggest theatres had to be remodeled/retrofitted with a new surround sound system. It was a new technology - sound would now come from all over and not just the front of the theatre. It would be louder and more background noise would be heard - like raindrops and the sound of crickets. We all couldn't wait for our projectionist to finish splicing the movie together. We all stayed late, opened up the leftover bag of popcorn, and settled in for an amazing experience. I will forever love this film because it marks a first in my life.

The movie was out of a really long time. Many of my friends and I purchased the book and hurried to finish the massive thing in time for the movie. The movie was super impressive. We didn't see it in 3D has the poster shows - that came much later. Neill (The Piano), Dern (Wild At Heart), Goldblum (The Fly), Jackson (Snakes on a Plane), Wong (Mulan), and Attenborough (Elizabeth) were in the film. Dinosaurs are brought back to life by a very wealthy man and his scientist. He invites several famous scientist to come and take a ride when all hell breaks lose. All in all, I say: SEE IT

By 1997, Spielberg was ready for his sequel. I don't think it made as much as the first. This time just Goldblum (The Fly) is the only scientist from the first film to return. Moore (Non-Stop), Postlethwaite (Inception who died in 2011), Howard (Full Metal Jacket), Vaughn (Swingers), Schiff (West Wing), and Stormare (22 Jump Street) also appear. The action and plot [Different groups of scientist are studying the creatures - one as Goldblum's character. The other group is out of their depth.] were just as good as the first. All in all, I say: SEE IT

  This third installment was directed by Johnston (Jumanji). Neill's character is the main character in this film. He is asked to go to the island to help locate a wealthy family that visited the island and became lost. Macy (Fargo) and Leoni (Spanglish) are the couple. Nivola (American Hustle) and Jeter (Open Range) also appear. All in all, I say: SEE IT - it really wasn't half bad. Also, at the end - creatures escape.

Pratt (Parks & Recreation) and Howard (The Help) are the main characters in the fourth installment that will come out next year. I can't wait!