"Is it good?" has never been the question with the re-release of "Jurassic Park". Rather, moviegoers want to know, "Does it hold up?" The answer is a resounding yes.
As "Jurassic Park" stomps back into theaters on April 5, fans will do well to pay it a return visit on the big screen. Most classics don't achieve that status by mistake, and the 20 years that have elapsed since Steven Spielberg's dino-ridden thrill ride was originally released haven't done it any harm. Bottom line: The park's computer system looks incredibly dated, because it is, but the dinosaurs do not.
Even given years of digital and cgi advances Spielberg's dinosaurs still pack a wallop. There is nothing quite like feeling the theater shake even as the T-Rex takes steps that cause those telltale ripples in the glass of water.
With a few notable exceptions, the use of 3-D in movies (even those shot in 3-D) tends to be nothing more than a sideshow and a disappointment. Spielberg put in the time, and presumably money, to make this conversion a classy one. He uses 3-D as much for depth of field as he does to enhance the sensation of a velociraptor taking a swipe at you with one of those wicked claws. It is this balanced approach that makes the use of 3-D so impactful, he puts you right in the action on Isla Nubar.
Go see "Jurassic Park", and in the words of Samuel L. Jackson's Dr. Arnold, and "Hold on to your butts."
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