Kent_Mackem
Striker
It's a pretty similar storyline to Westworld, another of Crichton's stories. New idea for a quirky amusement park, the exhibits go wrong and kill people, people run away.Effects were amazing. Saw it at the flicks. Got dragged along as I wasn’t arsed but remember being genuinely impressed.
What a pity Spielberg was still in his juvenile phase. Adults getting eaten left and right (especially that irritating tit from Miami Vice) but you knew there was no way the kids would get eaten. Top computer nerds are completely flummoxed when the system shut down but a nine year old lass logs on and saves the day. Should have stuck closer to the plot of the book as Crichton wasn’t nearly as juvenile in his story telling. The set up was handled very well but then the plot just devolved into escaping from the scary monster which has been covered before in Jaws and countless other fillums since.