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Interesting review. IMHO, all 3 are outstanding, albeit flawed gems; here's my take:

FWIW, I like all of the Jurassic Park movies and each is a remarkable film when gauged on somewhat different scales. The first had the grandest scope and suspense, the second, the best storyline and in-jokes and most intense and literal "cliffhanger," and the third, the most convincing effects (i.e., human/dinosaur interaction). So what are the flaws? Well, in the first, Spielburg sacrifices continuity for thrills (i.e., especially with the embarassingly obvious Tyranosaurus paddock changing elevations scene) and indulges in his "cute kid" sentimentality waaaaay too often, in the second the velociraptor/compound battle sequence was too staged and fortuitously resolved (i.e., it starts looking like a theme park ride culminating in the last second escape to a conveniently waiting helicopter), and in the third, under Joe Johnston, the action sequences lacked the level of intense suspense Spielburg brings to the director's chair (i.e., the dinosaurs even looked too rehearsed, but at least none of them missed their mark).

Taken as a series, the worst conceptual flaw was the killing of the main hero in the second act of the third movie! Huh? Yep, I'm commenting on the same movies and you're probably wondering who the heck I'm refering too. Well, the "hero" of the Jurassic Park series isn't any of the live action characters, but rather the noble T-Rex which saves their bacon in the first film and does away with the villain of the second! Unfortunately, "Mr. Spineysaurus" does away with our hero mid way through the third film leaving us only the obnoxious couple and poor suckered Dr. Grant to root for. In the end, another wise-beyond-his-years kid saves the day, but this viewer was left thinking he would've probably been better off with the velociraptors as guardians.

As I said, and in spite of these criticisms, I passionately like all 3 movies and consider each one a gem; thay will be enduring classics, IMHO. With the departure of the terradactyls there is even the hint of a fourth on the horizon, but that will depend on whether Hollywood's raptors can devour enough box-office receipts from #3. What I'd really like to see next would be for James Cameron to direct the fourth in the continuing saga. I realize that the liklihood of that is slim and none, but knowing what he can do with this kind of subject matter I bet it would be a tightly filmed nail-biter with VERY ferocious dinos!

Cheers,
AuPh

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