Jurassic Park Commentary (Podcast Special) - Featuring Nick Helm
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ต.ค. 2024
- Comedian and musician, Nick Helm, joins Oliver for a commentary to the 1993 blockbuster, Jurassic Park!
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Sattler’s criticism of the poisonous plants being allowed because they look cool is something they took from the book.
This is one of the rare movies I wish I could see for the first time again and again. Amazing movie and had major impact on visuals in movies moving forward.
Just on the part about the size of the raptors, compared to their real-world counterparts: there's a bit of a story there.
- The raptors are actually written oversized in the book too, it wasn't just for the film.
- For the book, Crichton had been inspired by the discovery of bones from a large dromaeosaurid ("raptor"), which many years later would be named Achillobator. But at the time, there was a theory that most of the known "raptors" were all species of Velociraptor - and as this big animal was found in the same region as Velociraptor, the assumption was that this would be another Velociraptor. The theory didn't last past the '80s, but that's a common trend in Crichton's writing. He was looking at controversial, cutting-edge research, and that sort of thing often just doesn't stand up in the long run. For another example, Tyrannosaurus' "visual acuity based on movement" was inspired by early CT scans of the braincase which appeared to show similar structures to an amphibian, but today we know it had one of the most formidable batteries of senses of anything that's ever walked on dry land.
- By the time the film was being made, the Velociraptor synonymisation theory was history. They thought about making them Deinonychus, a jaguar-sized raptor from North America (and the one every kid on the playground knew about in the early '90s: the discovery of Deinonychus triggered the 'dinosaur renaissance', without which Jurassic Park would not exist). But Spielberg thought 'Velociraptor' sounded cooler, so they stuck to plan A even though it was no longer supported by the science. The film's raptors are pretty much exactly the right size for Achillobator, however.
- Funnily enough, an even larger dromaeosaur was discovered *the year after the film came out*. Utahraptor was about the weight of a polar bear. More recently we've also discovered Dakotaraptor, which had a more agile build and inhabited the same ecosystems as Tyrannosaurus. However they were more bird-like than depicted in the film, with wings and feathers.
James Cameron wanted to make it as a film, but was told by Michael Crichton that Spielberg had just bought the rights. Cameron later said to Spielberg he's pleased he did it, as he said he would have done it as a bloody R-rated Aliens style movie.
DUDE, MY #1 MOVIE OF ALL TIME!!! AND MY FAVORITE DINOSAUR MOVIE!
I was already a dinosaur kid when it came out, and at age 7 I saw Jurassic Park at a drive in theater while on vacation. It was my first video tape and my first audio cassette, and turned me on to Spielberg and especially John Williams for life. Now that I'm a grown ass man I have such an appreciation for it on so many levels, but I still don't really understand all the hate for The Lost World. Maybe I just have an inherent Postlethwaite bias. Great commentary, guys!
Lost World still gets an above average rating from me. Obviously not as good as the original (nothing ever will be) but as a sequel it is perfectly serviceable. I’d pick it over any of the new ones without a second thought.
I agree. Love the original of course, but I would gladly follow it up on a Saturday night with the Lost World. May not be great, but it's pretty darn good.
Jurassic park is a classic. I remember going to Universal florida, and being so gutted that the Jurassic park ride was shut as it was being refurbished into the crappy Jurassic world. Sad times.
Great film though.
Same for star wars it's all rey rey rey at galaxy's edge
Ive listened to this more than once and I love it. The crack between you is great. I was born in 77 so all the stuff you talk about brings back so many memories.
I saw Jurassic Park at the cinema 3 times, I loved it. Recently picked it up on 4k and the effects are definitely showing their age but I still love it and watch it regularly
The coolant in the shaving foam cannister only lasts like 48hours or something (they mention it in the "Dodgson!" scene)
people would say the cannister in the mud was for a sequel and i was like "umm... no?"
I know it was shaving cream, but I always thought it was whipped cream canned.
49:50 Hey, that's exactly where I saw it. They had just got DTS installed but I walked in not even knowing what DTS was so when the logo sequence with sound effects for DTS came up with all that surround sound going on at huge volumes I was suddenly sat up in my seat thinking oh wow. I was on the front row too, it was so immersive. 3rd in my best ever cinema experiences, Aliens being the top with my 1977 Star Wars experience being 2.
A side thought, I would love to see an animated Jurassic Park and Lost World which were faithful to the novels , characters included. I don't know if it would be better to use the OG cast's likenesses and voices (but with novel faithful personalities), or recast. Any thoughts on that?
Good commentary guys I remember seeing this back in 93 this was my star wars movie too bad the others didn't deliver besides part 3 being decent with the greatness of Sam Neil
You named the one sequel that didn't deliver🤣
Part 3 sucked
Even the great Sam Neil couldn't save JP3
Came here to say the same, 3 is the worst of the trilogy by far
3 is better than 2
The first film I saw multiple times in the cinema. I was obsessed. I cosplayed as Dr Alan Grant before I knew what Cosplaying was. I had baise pants a denim shirt and a family friend gave me a red bandana. I was only missing the hat.
I think Netflix or Amzon should make a series just following the first novel. There is so much there that could easily fill a 8-10 episode series and not be at all boring!
This was really enjoyable thanks chaps. Have to agree with Nick, The Lost World is a really good read.
Very chill commentary on a very non-chill movie. I dig it.
A theme park is possibly coming, we already have the animals to do it with. The thought is to change the DNA folding in various birds, like chickens, and bring back the past that way. If they can figure out such a thing as a DNA timeline than they will be able to get the correct ones to fold, than voila, you have Deinonychus. If they get good enough to figure out the split offs, which is doubtful, then they might be able to figure out how to get T-Rex out of it.
The injured/dying dinosaur from Jurassic World was an Apatoasaurus, not Brachiosaurus, which is the reason it looked smaller (it’s a different dinosaur altogether).
Fun commentary, guys! Thanks.
Oliver you were talking about miniatures and special effects Blade runner 2049 feels so special because weta workshop in new Zealand did the miniatures for the city. Other examples is the city of New York in the fifth element. Still looks amazing due to a mixture of miniatures (or 8 foot models of buildings) being used nicely with cgi. That’s when it works.
Loved this commentary track Oliver, well done! And congrats on reaching 200k subs too.
I'm really enjoying this, Ollie! Nick is my favorite guest to do these commentaries. Thanks
dinosaurs were extremely popular well-before 1993. I'd say more-so
love your commentaries!
Oliver Harper I watched your videos since 2013
Same I did nightshifts back when I first heard OH and it was his resident evil commentaries that were hilarious but no longer available unfortunately. I won’t go into why but been following since then.
Same he is very underrated deserves millions more subscribers
Amazing commentary, and insight s.
Wish it was 93 again.
Wow - the nick guy sounds like such a casual movie goer - trying to convince the world of his strange opinions.
Great commentary the first Jurassic park is one of my all time favorite movies and Hot take love the lost world as well and Jurassic park 3 I think is fine not great . and I really like Jurassic world a lot And Jurassic world fallen kingdom I thought was just bad and one of the few movies that actually pissed me off .
Please, make The Lost World next, thank you.
Funny as hell! Great commentary! Thanks!
I really liked the commentary :) but you did get off topic sometimes. Again, really like this.
It's as if you got Richard Attenborough himself for this commentary
Took me until an hour in until I realised that Nick is from the show Uncle
I like all the jurassic park and jurassic world movies (besides 3 of course)
Could you guys please do commentaries for the JP sequels? Thanks.
Why havent you 2 done a Jaws commentary yet by the way?
This film is a classic a good action suspense film and the other films can not match up to it.
Is this synced with the DVD release or the Bluray one?
Finally!!!
i feel like the only person in existence who doesn't enjoy Jurassic Park. But the toys and the marketing art were awesome.
I’m a bit curious as to why you were watching a commentary of the film if you don’t like it…
@@lankanainen Why are you insulting Oliver like that? Is he not worth listening to? I cared about what he had to say. I care about the cultural significance of the film and the memories I have of watching it as a child. Maybe I give people a chance to change my mind about a subject. Maybe I just like to hear other people's perspectives. Ever considered that or were you just defensive?
Thanks for the video!! See you later!! Stay safe.😉
Great film. Movie sound level in this commentary could be a bit louder.
the actors name is robert muldoon. get out please
I was born in Costa Rica and went to the theater to watch the movie when it came out, but one of the worst parts was when they depicted the capital, San Jose, as literally some restaurant next to the sea.
Not only insulting but also quite ignorant as San Jose is a big city in a mountainous valley far from the coast.
Didn’t bother me at all
Yeah - the book makes a lot of use out of the Costa Rican setting, but virtually none of it made it into the movie. Same goes for the sequels: when dinosaurs do make it to the mainland, it's the US of A, not the jungles of Puntarenas.
Then again, this is the same Steven Spielberg who wanted to make a Harry Potter with cheerleaders and Haley Joel Osment.
@@DeltaAssaultGaming ok?
I like Jurassic Park, but it's far from Spielberg's best work.
The second half of the movie is vastly inferior to the first half.
@@DeltaAssaultGaming That's precisely my thoughts on the film. You get the sense of wonder of awe in only the first hour. Once the dinosaurs roam free, it becomes a middle of the road monster movie.
Yes I tend to agree I think schindlers list is his best then jaws then JP also catch me if you can is awesomely entertaining
@@patrickshields5251 Yeh definitely, and not only that it's almost shoddy and contrived at times with continuity issues and stuff it only gets forgiven for because of its status. But so much fun I didn't care at the time and still don't although I notice them every time.
1st movie I seen in the cinema
JAWS 1,2,3, JURASSIC PARK 1,2.