Jurassic Park was the first film I saw multiple times in theaters. It's the movie that made me want to make movies. And it is undoubtedly the film I've watched the most times in my life. (I destroyed my first VHS version through daily viewings in only 6 months.) Seeing it again was exciting but not for the new 3D conversion, the big IMAX screen size, or the blaringly loud sound you can't possibly get at home. No, the best thing was seeing it with a room full of people again; hearing people laugh at lines they may not have caught before, jumping out of their seat when a raptor leaps on screen, and clapping at the end. Once again the studios are going to assume the success here is due to the 3D gimmick, but clearly the real draw is good old-fashioned filmmaking.

5.0 Stars (out of 5)