Jurassic Park Collection [DVD]

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Naturally the special effects are a key selling point for all the films, but there's very little discussion of this regarding the first two instalments. Instead, we're offered demo reels that simply strip away the CG layers. It's only for the third movie that we get a more detailed investigation into the process of creating these effects, which begins with clay sculptures and sophisticated robotics. English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Russian, Czech, Danish, Finnish, Hungarian, Norwegian, Polish, Swedish Director & Crew: Colin Trevorrow, Emily Carmichael, Derek Connolly, Michael Crichton, Frank Marshall, Patric Crowley.

In 1993 Steven Spielberg unleashed the box office behemoth that was Jurassic Park. Despite a patchy script, the spectacle of marauding dinosaurs was enough to shatter previous box-office records. A sequel was inevitable and, sure enough, The Lost World trampled over the competition in 1997. A third was essential, although Jurassic Park III wasn't nearly as successful as its predecessors. Still, that hasn't put off studio suits who recently greenlit a fourth instalment to star Keira Knightley and franchise regular Sam Neill. appearance especially when shown through a Projection system. The Region 2 SUPERBIT is the disc to own for those concerned Don't expect to find any new material in this four-disc Ultimate Collection. All three films are presented with original 'making of' featurettes, which find cast and crew rattling off the plot between snippets of behind-the-scenes footage. These are cursory at best, although extras for Jurassic Park include an intriguing fly-on-the-wall look at Spielberg barking directions at Sam Neil and co: "It's not just running away from dinosaurs," Sam assures us. "There's a lot of human drama." For comic relief we're treated to The Compie Dance Number (dinos doing Fred Astaire), which may be an indication that the folks at ILM have a little too much time on their hands. There's also a behind-the-scenes glimpse of Hurricane Iniki, which briefly halted production on Jurassic Park. Stars: Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough, Julianne Moore, Pete Postlethwaite, Vince Vaughn, William H Macy, Téa LeoniSelected items are only available for delivery via the Royal Mail 48® service and other items are available for delivery using this service for a charge. I don't think of them as puppets at all," insists Neill. "I think of them as sentient beings." That could be a sign of mild psychosis, but the effects bods remain confident that audiences will not be able to spot the seams. They're especially proud of the underwater Spinosaurus scene, but the plane crash sequence (achieved using a hydraulic gimbal) looks like much more fun. Of course a rather ashen-faced Téa Leoni might disagree...

Unfortunately for the makers of this DVD, the bad weather can't be blamed for this scattered selection of extras. Most of the featurettes are superficial and there are no commentaries to accompany the films. On the upside, Jurassic Park III has more angles covered and Crichton offers some engaging insights. In the end though, this Ultimate Edition is like a vegetarian dinosaur: big and heavy, but not a lot to digest.