The T-Rex and Velociraptors (Jurassic Park)
“Rooooooooooooar” “Rooooooooooooar”
The Velociraptors and Tyrannosaurus Rex from Jurassic Park were just as vivid and charismatic as the live action people running around in fear of these massive villains. The intellect in the Raptors eyes, and the way they physically responded to what happened around them completely captured the deep frightening intelligence of their beings. The T-Rex was more than a roaring giant mindless monster. He was Michael Critchon’s thinking creation, an essential victim of circumstance, instinctively behaving as he would in the wild. That complex behavior made these dinosaurs so much more than mindless creatures made to frighten audiences. The intellect and personality of each dinosaur was what made them so blatantly terrifying, not to mention the insane special effects put together to make them so realistic in appearance. They are some of my favorite villains and monsters to ever grace the screen. The FX are still amazing today, but the character’s they were spawned two sequels that may have been sub-par but maintained the overwhelming focus of each of these monsters.
This is a great choice. Even as scary monsters these creatures are both likable. Jurassic Park is timeless. Is a fourth installment a true rumor?
YAY !!! I still have my original “Velociraptor” figurines ! I saw the original
“Jurassic Park” with my grandfather in the theaters. We thought he was going to
have a heart attack (he was screaming half the time) but he LOVED the film !!!
I agree Daniel. I think both these movie monsters have more character then most live action stars!
I saw it in the theatre three times when it was released. It was pretty damn scary. Your poor grandfather! hahahaha.
AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This movie was a wake-up call for me as far as special FX go. I was thoroughly impressed with the authenticity of the T-REX full sized puppet when the T-REX bumped the jeep as it was chasing Jeff Goldblum. The sound of the roar was awesome, not the standard “Godzilla” type sound fx. Damn I’m going to miss Stan Winston, one of the best Special FX guys ever in the business.
The personality of the Velociraptors was awesome as well. This movie was a feat in its own right.