Jurassic Park

Today we have Jurassic Park stepping up. I'm sure this review above all so far will be one solely for just reading and won't convince anyone who hasn't seen it to do so if simply because everyone in the world must have seen this film by now.

As with a lot of my reviews i'll mention that the premise to this film at the time was brilliant. Sure, other films had used dinosaurs before but never with such high quality creatures or in such a well done way. Rather than time travel or a lost island they decided to have a theme park. Even so i'll have to put it down somewhat for the book it is based off of. The slight changes the movie made were not ones that helped it, not in this area at least.

The directing and the soundtrack to the movie are also both spectacular. I could probably of guessed that without even watching a trailer to the movie as two of the biggest and most talented men in their fields were involved. For directing Jurassic Park has Steven Spielberg who is probably the most famous director of all time. You also have the sound coming from the skills of John Williams.

For the most part the acting is also of a good standard that, when combined with the majority of the characters either being likeable, interesting or both. comes together to make the film all the better. While it is a mostly serious film (as it should be) it does add a dash of comedy to make the viewing experience more enjoyable but not enough to make it a comedy film or to break the pace and immersion of what is happening.

The story moves forward at a steady pace with enough going on that it never becomes boring or has too much going on that it becomes cluttered and messy. Overall you've got a milestone in the movie business that was brilliant when it came out and is still impressive by todays standards. This movie is a classic and one of my own personal favorites as i've always been a fan of dinosaur programs and movies and this is one of if not the best of them.

Personal Score: 10/10
Unbiased Score: 9/10

Mean Girls

This may well be where my non-bias approach to reviewing ends because I do not now if I will be able to sit through this film without hating every moment. That's because this time I get to review the chick-flick Mean Girls. Well then lets get this train wreck going.

I guess the idea at the beginning is a pretty good one. A 16 year old girl whose spent her life being home-schooled by her parents in Africa begins her first day of real school. This also sets up the exact target audience of the film. We've already established that it's a chick-flick and now that it's also a teenage one.

The movie begins with a strong start using some good comedy and while the different groups of the school are done over the top it works well enough to give comedy value without being annoying (at least not at the point where I am writing this) and all the actors seem to have been well picked to play their specific personality perfectly.

The movie tilts slightly more towards the girly side around the middle but still manages to stay funny. And there is one particular scene around this part that i'm sure any men that decide or are dragged into watching this will enjoy (you'll know it when you see it). Then it gets to what I guess is meant to be the climax which becomes all about feelings and such as I guess you'd expect in this genre but it still keeps the comedy going if at a somewhat less amount.

I've mentioned it several times and it's all i've really gone on about but thats all there is too it. The thing that makes this film any good is the comedy in it. You can't really go on the acting because it's all so heavily set on the different cliques of the highschool that acting becomes almost unnoticeable. The camera work, editing, music and directing are all your standard so there isn't much to say about that either.

Overall I was able to actually enjoy enough of this movie to get by but it really isn't my type of movie. Still I guess if you're into chick-flicks then you can guess it's for you. And for those of you who aren't but get dragged into watching it don't despair it isn't that bad and you might even enjoy it.

Personal Score: 5/10

Unbiased Score: 7/10