| The third in a neverending series of "Jurassic Park" movies, this one
provides a lot of excitement as a dinosaur arises not from DNA experimentation,
but from nuclear radiation in the south pacific. The Godzilla dinosaur
smartly crosses over to the Atlantic at Panama, and then makes way for the
largest city on the east coast, New York. Through a combination of amazing
tunnelling powers and lucky dodges, the dinosaur is able to make complete
fools out of the Army and and the Navy. Matthew Broderick stars as the
Scientist, and of course we have the Reporter, some incompetents in the
military, Siskel & Ebert as the mayor (sort of), a randy redhead as the
Scientist's boss, and so on. The acting was lame, the script was very
lame, the special effects were recycled from Jurassic Park, and the direction
was also a bit dull and directionless. The good parts are mainly watching
bits of New York city get destroyed, although most of the damage is done by the
Army. Most of the budget for this film was spent on marketing; that's
typically a sign that the movie itself can't stand on two legs. So, we're
treated to a couple hours of a dinosaur running around in the rain, a pile
of dull subplots and characters that don't develop very well, and lots of
landmarks being torn down. Eventually, the Air Force is brought in, and
they make quick work of the matter. Yay, Air Force! |