Jurassic Park Adventure Pack (DVD, 2005, 3-Disc Set)

Yeah, I know the title of this review is corny, but you have to admit that this is a pretty nice boxed set. It contains all three films from the "Jurassic Park" film series. The first film stands alone as one of the most impressive and progressive films of its time. It featured the best special effects of its time and each film builds on these effects. Let's break each film down:

"Jurassic Park" Five stars
Perhaps the greatest dinosaur film ever made, "Jurassic Park" features brilliant special effects, wonderful acting and a great plotline filled with suspense and horror. With Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, and Richard Attenborough heading up a small cast of characters including Samuel L. Jackson, this film is sure to be a winner in anyone's collection. Briefly, this is the tale of a man who hopes to cash in on genetically bred dinosaurs by creating a sort of theme park that allows the average man to get an up-close-and-personal look at T-Rex, stegosaurus, and those wicked velociraptors. Of course, when a small group arrives to approve the park, things go awry. Highly recommended flick worthy of multiple views.

"The Lost World" Three Stars
The weakest flick in the series. Jeff Goldblum reprises his role from the original flick as he goes to a second island where the dinos from the original film were allowed to grow before being shipped to the park. He's there to help a small group study the dinosaurs in an environment untouched by man. Then a gang of hunters come along in a last ditch effort to save the pocketbooks of the JP stockholders and bring a T-Rex back to San Diego, CA to cash in. Unfortunately, this film was weighed down by eco-terrorism and way too many characters. Though the cast was very good, there just wasn't enough to work with here. Not worthy of many viewings, but it's nice to have in the set.

"Jurassic Park III" Four stars
The best sequel and it saves the saga from the forgettable "Lost World." This film brings back Sam Neill's character who gets conned into going back to the islands and ends up having to save the son of a wealthy and on-the-outs couple(played wittingly by William H. Macy and Tea Leoni). It has a brief but wonderful cameo by Laura Dern and takes a potshot at the purple dino, Barney. This film is the most wide open of the bunch as it ditches the suspense of the original and the morality tale of "Lost World" and goes straight for the action. It's a wonderful popcorn flick that works well for what it is. Definitely worthy of multiple viewings and definitely worth owning.

As a whole, this set is really wonderful to own. You get all three films for less than the price of two of them if you purchased each separately. The packaging is pretty cool since it resembles the opening gates that are so famous from the first film. There are plenty of extras for folks into that kind of stuff and two out of three of these films is worth watching more than once. The original flick is timeless, "JPIII" is a rollercoaster ride, and "The Lost World" is nice to have if you're a completionist. Get this set today if you can't get enough of the dino-action and dino-horror that is the "Jurassic Park Adventure Pack."

Once again review the movie not the seller or ebay..I love the first Jurassic Park movie..I saw it in the theater when it first opened and nearly wet myself..filled with suspense, thrills and chills the first movie definitely wowed me..the second was a bit of a disappointment as was the third installment, but if you love dinos then all three movies are for you..personally I would have cast Julian Sands and Helen Hunt as the dino experts in part 3.

Great movies. Classic Jurrasic park never gets old and the intense scenes bring back memories from the first time you watched. Special effects are great and each story is slightly different. Nothing compares to Jeff Goldbloom in the scene in the safari jeep driving away fromt he T-Rex! Everyone with a little boy should own a copy!

There have been a few other boxed sets that were a bit "glitzier", with more bells and whistles. This Adventure Pack is simply designed and includes only the 3 discs in a tri-fold cardboard case within a hard cardboard box. You get the 3 Collector's Edition discs that were released individually over the years. The box itself is cool, although the front flaps hang open, with nothing to keep them closed - kind of annoying, but not a big deal. The discs are well-protected.

All 3 Jurassic Park movies for under $25.00 is quite amazing.

I am very pleased with my Jurassic Park adventure pack and would recommend it to anyone that likes the movies. If you haven't seen all three installments this is the perfect time to see the whole story.

My reason for purchasing this pack was for my son who is currently facinated with dinosaurs volume 1 and 3 are his favorites. Volume 2 is a little too graphic. Again I recommend this pack!