I don’t know if everyone is like me but these movies hold a special place in my heart. The first Jurassic Park reminds me of my childhood as I was only 12 when it was released and to this day it is one of if not the best theatrical experience I have ever had. When I left that theatre I could not stop talking about it with my friends and ended up seeing it 5 times in the theatre. I loved it. As an adult I can say the same. It is an extremely well-crafted movie; ihowever it’s not a perfect movie. As an adult I can now spot the flaws of the films (which are not many) but it didn’t matter due to my love for the film. I can’t say my love for the other two are the same. I enjoy them very much; however they just don’t hold that special place in my heart like the first one. That aside this is still a phenomenal set of legendary movies (at least the first two) and the Blu-rays look great!
Universal does not always deliver the goods when it comes to putting out some of their older catalog films, but this one just as with Back to the Future they really brought the goods. From a technical standpoint it uses a VC-1 encode which is not used as much anymore but that does not mean it looks any worse. Quite frankly I don’t see how any of these films could possibly look any better than they do with this release. They come with a thunderous 7.1 DTS MA track and those dinosaur roars will be felt, literally felt through the blast of the sub-woofer and sounds of the jungle will surround your entire living room and you feel like you’re in the jungle. They sound phenomenal! One of the best home theatre audio experiences one could ever get. The picture was really great too. When watching older films restored to Blu-ray the viewer has to understand it’s not going to able to look as good as the modern new releases such as Captain America, it’s just not possible. However you can rest easy, because the transfers for these films look great. It’s going to be pretty hard to beat the technical presentation of this set. It really is marvelous.
On top of a top notch tech presentation there are a new set of special features to go along with all of the old special features from the original trilogy DVD release. The new special features are very similar to the ones done for the Back to the Future trilogy set Universal released last year at this time. The best of the set is the new 6 part documentary that spans all three movies with all new interviews from cast and crew and Spielberg himself and is just as fascinating as the movies themselves. ITs called Return to Jurassic Park and it answers all of those questions I had a kid in this very informative and interesting set of feautrettes. Simply put this set is a must own for any fan of the series of film and also for just about anyone. They are great films for families and film buffs a like. Plus there are even some real thrills in there also. Watching these films on Blu-Ray is like experiencing them for the first time again. Spielberg blu-rays have always been a real treat to watch on Blu-Ray. The man puts out exceptional discs on everything he has ever put out in the Blu-ray market. Even the last film that was directed by Captain America Director Joe Johnston got the royal treatment. This set come highly, very highly recommended! Run don’t walk to the store to pick this set up, it’s that good.
