Jurassic Park

Still waiting for final act of ‘Jurassic Park III’ (2001)

“Jurassic Park III” (2001) is a stripped down B-movie that has a blast playing with the saga’s tropes, one classic character and dinosaurs old and new.

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‘Lost World: Jurassic Park’ (1997) has one act too many

Director Steven Spielberg and screenwriter David Koepp’s “The Lost World” (1997) abandons so much of the 1995 novel that it’s almost false advertising to say it’s “based

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‘Lost World’ (1995) shows dinosaur novels not extinct

In an interview on the “Jurassic Park Ultimate Trilogy” DVD set, Michael Crichton said “The Lost World” (1995) is “the only project I’ve ever worked on where

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‘Jurassic Park’ flashback: Topps’ ‘Return to Jurassic Park’ (1995-96) and 1995 Annual (Comic book reviews)

After the mostly ridiculous “Raptor” trilogy (a.k.a. “Jurassic Park Adventures”), Topps Comics’ “Jurassic Park” saga got a nudge upward in quality with the nine-issue “Return to

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‘Jurassic Park’ flashback: Topps’ Issue 0 (1993) and ‘Raptor’ trilogy (1993-94) (Comic book reviews)

After the success of the movie in June 1993, “Jurassic Park” fans didn’t have to wait long for follow-up stories. Arguably, they had to wait

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‘Jurassic Park’ (1990) brings dinos back to life

Welcome to a flashback series 65 million years … OK, 25 years … in the making. It’s been a quarter century since Michael Crichton’s “Jurassic Park” debuted.

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Movies, TV, books and comics John is looking forward to in 2015 (Commentary)

Here are 10 movies, TV series, books and comics I’m looking forward to in 2015: “Marvel’s Agent Carter” (TV show, Jan. 6, pictured) – While I’m

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The speculation begins as ‘Jurassic World,’ ‘The Force Awakens’ trailers debut (Movie commentary)

Trying to parse out the plot and character details of a movie based on a trailer – particularly a teaser trailer – is a ridiculous

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20 observations about ‘Jurassic Park’ for 20th anniversary

“Jurassic Park,” released on June 11, 1993, was based on Michael Crichton’s 1990 novel, it revolutionized special effects, and it spawned two sequels filled with random

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Entertainment I discovered after getting a tip from someone: A top 15 list (Commentary)

Part of the purpose of this blog is to let you know about cool stuff in the entertainment world. The blog’s main purpose, of course,

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