Jurassic Park III exemplifies Hollywood's standard practice of stomping a brilliant concept beyond recognition.

| Jun 27, 2019

At its best, it whips itself up into a nice, scary lather, but it shrivels to nothing between the set pieces, in an excess of fog, token bits of talk, and an absence of genuine, elemental awe.

| Jun 27, 2019

Imagine my surprise, then, to find that Jurassic Park III not only beats the first JP and its sequel The Lost World into a cocked pith helmet, but also manages to be a perfectly enjoyable monster movie in its own right.

| Jun 27, 2019

The latest sequel to Steven Spielberg's clever, scary 1993 original is even less necessary than Spielberg's borderline nonsensical (but still pretty entertaining) 1997 follow-up, The Lost World.

| Jun 27, 2019

[This] sequel isn't terribly frightening or gory, and at times it's even atmospheric. It also has a sense of humor: Tea Leoni's moony reaction shots intentionally send up the glossy idealism of the original.

| Jun 24, 2019

For kids who can handle nonstop action, it's good scary fun.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 24, 2010

An all-action, helter-skelter, don't-forget-to-buy-the-computer-game ride that makes the two previous installments look like models of classic filmmaking.

| Nov 5, 2008

True, the film offers little new, but it's still stirring family entertainment.

| Feb 9, 2006

If there's one thing certain in this new instalment of Jurassic Park, it's that the critters are a whole lot smarter, faster and interesting than the Homo sapiens dropping in on them.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Mar 19, 2002

What we get isn't so much contempt for the audience - we've already proved that in the summer we'll watch anything -- as the chronic-fatigue syndrome of sequels, even Sequelbergs.

| Jan 22, 2002

Sure, the dinosaurs look awesome -- but only in passing. For much of the time, they are shown in close-up shots, a sure sign of cost-cutting. And they come and go, like video game creations.

| Jan 6, 2002

This great dinosaur of a movie is shambling towards well-merited extinction.

| Aug 10, 2001

Too bad the script doesn't extend the same courtesy to the actors, who are saddled with dialogue neither man nor beast could respond to.

| Original Score: 1/5 | Aug 9, 2001

The third time around is at least one time too many.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4 | Jul 30, 2001

Not as awe-inspiring as the first film or as elaborate as the second, but in its own B-movie way, it's a nice little thrill machine.

| Jul 26, 2001

Drama is minimal and character nonexistent.

| Jul 24, 2001

A straight-ahead matinee actioner, all bark and bite but little soul.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jul 23, 2001

It is not art, but it is fun.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 23, 2001

It lacks the scale, the chills and the wonder of the original, but is more fun as a thrill ride than its sequel predecessor.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 20, 2001

What makes it worth sitting through is the chance it offers to catch up on the technical advances since the last installment.

Full Review | Jul 20, 2001