The lifelike quality of the dinosaurs and the intensity of the action were big selling points 27 years ago and we wondered how they looked to our readers in light of today’s CGI-heavy blowouts. Spielberg, adapting Michael Crichton’s best seller, shared those enthusiasms as did the film’s original audience. Set on a lush island, the park is the brainchild of John Hammond (Richard Attenborough), a showman with a passion for spectacle and extinct reptiles. rex and velociraptors develop a taste for human prey. With no new blockbusters to enjoy (or endure), we invited readers to revisit Steven Spielberg’s popular park, where a T. 1 movie at the North American box office in summer 1993 - and once again this summer, when it brought entertainment-starved moviegoers out to drive-ins.
