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Overview
Tagline:
This Time It's Not Just A Walk In The Park! morePlot:
A decidedly odd couple with ulterior motives convince Dr. Alan Grant to go to Isla Sorna (the second InGen dinosaur lab.), resulting in an unexpected landing...and unexpected new inhabitants on the island. full summary | full synopsis (warning! may contain spoilers)Plot Keywords:
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4 wins & 7 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(8 articles)
Macy Selling Himself Out (From WENN. 21 November 2004)
Actor Michael Jeter Dies at 50 (From WENN. 1 April 2003)
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A big enjoyable Summer popcorn movie... moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)more
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JP3 (USA) (promotional abbreviation)Jurassic Park 3 (USA) (alternative spelling)
Jurassic Park 3: The Extinction (USA) (working title)
Jurassic Park: Breakout (USA) (working title)
Return to the Island: Jurassic Park 3 (USA) (working title)
The Extinction: Jurassic Park 3 (USA) (working title)
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Rated PG-13 for intense sci-fi terror and violence.Parents Guide:
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92 minCountry:
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1.85 : 1 moreCertification:
Brazil:Livre | Iceland:10 | New Zealand:PG (TV rating) | Malaysia:U | USA:PG-13 (certificate #38315) | New Zealand:PG (DVD rating 2005) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:M | Canada:PG | Chile:TE | Finland:K-11 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIA | Hungary:14 | Ireland:12 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:11 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:12 | Spain:7 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:PGMOVIEmeter: 
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Trevor Morgan who plays Eric Kirby previously played one of the children in Barney's Great Adventure (1998). Scenes of Barney are featured in this movie. moreGoofs:
Continuity: Trees suddenly appear on a previously treeless beach as the helicopter takes off. moreQuotes:
[first lines]Enrique Cardoso: Here you go, my friend.
Ben Hildebrand: Make sure you get as close as you can! I'll give you something extra if you make it a good trip!
Enrique Cardoso: Hey, I'm gonna get you close, my friend, but not too close, eh. You don't want to be eaten.
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Why did the velociraptors look different in this installment?Chapter Headings, an unofficial version:
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JP3 seemed to appear in the Summer 2001 movie schedule with a lot less hype than its competitors, so I didn't know what to expect... but that's good, isn't it? I'd enjoyed the first Jurassic Park movie but, like a lot of people, thought the sequel was a bit poor (to say the least). Thankfully Part III is much, much better. It won't linger too long in the memory but as far as Summer Popcorn Movies go, this is great stuff.
The story is slight but it's enough. Kid gets stranded on Dino Island. Parents journey to island, with Sam Neill in tow, to rescue kid. And basically that's it. But hey, who wants convoluted character arcs and labyrinthine subplots in a movie with dinosaurs in it? You want running and screaming and velociraptors running amok, right?
Jurassic Park 3 delivers.
The cast, led by the ever dependable Sam Neill, spend most of their time running and jumping and looking pensive -- their acting muscles aren't exactly taxed -- but it's fun to watch these great actors (especially William H. Macy) on a big rollercoaster ride, getting the hell knocked out of them.
Joe Johnston takes over the megaphone duties for this sequel and he does a damn fine job. The action sequences are thrilling and a nice line of tongue-in-cheek humour is woven throughout. And the visual FX are so well integrated in this movie that you really do forget you're watching something that isn't real. Hats off to ILM!
My only complaint is the running time. As the end titles rolled I looked at my watch and saw that it hadn't even been on for 90 minutes! Too short! I wanted more! I suppose it makes the film more of a sharp adrenalin boost. There's no time to get bored. Top stuff.