Jurassic Park practical effects and John Williams score
by Capucine · old hollywood: John Williams
It's not the effects that make JURASSIC PARK land. The practical work is what you feel in every shot, and the effects sit back where they belong. Then John Williams comes in for the first reveal, and that's where the wonder lives. That combination is why the 1993 film still holds its own kind of movie magic.
Transcript (en)
What? What? It's a dinosaur. You're dead. You crazy son of a bitch, you're dead. We could just tear up the rule book on it. Cold-bloodedness, it doesn't apply. They're totally wrong. This is a warm-bodied creature. This thing doesn't live in a swamp. This thing's got what, a 25, 27-foot neck? A brachiosaurus, 30. We gonna make a fortune with this place How fast are they Well, we clocked the T-Rex to 32 miles an hour. T-T-Rex? Mm-hmm. You said you've got a T-Rex? Uh-huh. Say again? We have a T-Rex. Oh. Put your hair between the knees. Dr. Grant, my dear Dr. Sutler, welcome to Jurassic Park. They're moving in herds. They do move in herds. How do you do this? I'll show you.
