This is easily one of the most terrifying, heart stopping, dynamic scenes in cinema history. This film changed movies forever, and is an example of creativity and technology pushed to the limit.
I recently found out both the kids in this movie won a couple of awards for their performances and I think they were well earned. They were both amazing actors.
Remember on top of that that all of their bone-chilling, terrified performances were acted without being able to see the monsters their characters were terrified of. Those two actors earned every award they got.
@@parkerdixon-word6295 Actually, they could see the T-Rex in quite a few shots. When it slams its head into the roof of the car they weren't ready for the pressure of the impact, the animatronic was malfunctioning and they were genuiniely terrified.
@@Gencoil Yup! The animatronic wasn't actually supposed to break the glass and stick it's head in at all, the heavy rain made it malfunction and drop further than it should've. The kids had such genuine terror in the take because of it that that take made the final cut!
I forgot how badass Malcolm is in this film. While Alan plays it cool and distracts the Tyrannosaurus in a smart manner, Ian just jumps out of the car with no pause and plays chicken with the scariest animal of all time, nearly killing himself in an effort to save two children he doesn't know. Legend.
@@randomguy-xp7sethe dude still risked his life to save the life of two children. Shows a persons character as opposed to the lawyer who wasn’t obnoxious but left two kids to fend for themselves
This scene is by far one of the greatest in movie history. No background music, just rain, lightning, thunder, screams, and the mighty roar. This is Jurassic Park at its finest!
This scene makes no sense. Rexy walks out of the enclosure but then a few minutes later the exact same spot she walked out of is suddenly a sheer drop off?
Jaws, ET, Indiana Jones might have some slightly more iconic moments, but this one will hold up over time the longest amongst Spielbergs contemporaries of the later decades in the 20th century.
I love how they portray the T. rex as a curious animal exploring her new surroundings and interacting with new things in the environment. You can tell this is all new to her and that she's trying to get a feel for everything.
There's that, but there's also millions of years of instinct to hunt and kill let loose by man's hubris. Like, give an adorable little kitten a fake mouse to play with. Yeah, it's cute, but only because you're not the size of a mouse. The T-Rex here reminds me of that old line about how what's normal for the spider is chaos for the fly.
Yeah, what I loved was how quickly she found herself with nothing to do but bump her head into stuff and look around. Then the kids got the flashlight going and well, that wasn't exactly wise.
I also just noticed he says "his vision is based on movement" after it was already established and told to him that all the parks animals are female lol I guess he forgot.
@WolfWriterL.P no, the dinosaurs WERE STILL ON AN ISLAND, NOT RUNNING RAMPANT ACROSS THE MAINLAND, like the San Diego incident of 97, seeing that T. Rex running down the street in a bustling city full of people IS WHAT DOMINION SHOULD'VE BEEN TIMES A THOUSAND.
I love the dialogue between Alan and Malcolm right at the start here. "Kids get scared" "What's to be scared about its just a hiccup in the power" "I didn't say I was scared" "I didn't say you were scared" They're both completely terrified and know deep down they are in serious trouble but are playing it as cool as possible.
Malcolm is the one who knows they might be in real trouble. He had worked developing mathematical models for the park. He had some knowledge beforehand about how everything was supposed to work he knew that a catastrophic cascade of events could derail it. You can hear him in the helicopter joking about it. He just didn't think it would happen in the first trial run with him inside.
3:58 never realised just how perfect the transition between the animatronic and CGI is. It’s such a good scene and I still get chills watching it today after nearly 30 years ❤️
Ikr, Probably the only time you see both the CGI and animatronic in one shot. Every other shot is one or the other. They cheated this shot in a good way lol.
One of the best movies scenes ever. I love how Ian and Alan aren’t worried about themselves, they are just worried about the kids. Ian even tried to outrun Rexy in order for Alan to try and get them. And Rexy doesn’t immediately eat all the people, she’s curious at first. Which is how real animals are.
@@azeeminator There's literally a 10 second pause between when she sees the lawyer and eats him. It's just that half of that time is spent focusing on the lawyer instead of Rexy. Even in the shots we get, we see Rexy tilt her head and show signs of interest.
The buildup of suspense in this scene is just masterfully executed. From the distant thudding to the glass of water trembling to the goat leg hitting the windscreen. One of the most iconic cinematic examples of perfectly handled tension and suspense...
I saw this at ten years old and this scene has such a hold on my heart. Everything you named is what made it great. This is my favorite movie scene ever and my favorite movie.
That's coz most of it was CGI than animatronics which made the movements so seamless. In fact Jurassic Park was a pioneering film for its extensive use of CGI.
I've always been so captivated by the realistic feeling of the scene and how real the Rex feels that I never stopped to appreciate how convincing the acting is, from every single person. Lex and Tim, Lex especially.
Funny you say that, during the rain, it caused the T-Rex to move without any help from the animatronics. During the scene where he Smashes through the glasses it’s actually a legit and not acted out, it scared the actual kids.
@@jedayesingh2842 Not true. The scene showing the kid's scared faces is a separate shot. The one you're talking about is the T-rexs head smashing through the top-glass of the car, and that scene used adult stunt doubles.
The sound department knocked it out of the park when they created the calls of the dinosaurs. Blending known animals together to create something entirely new. I can hear at least two of the animals for the T-Rex clearly. One is a lion, the other, an elephant. Dilophosaurus's chittering noise was apparently a goose or swan call. Speaking of those, props to the design team for including the neck frills on the little guy. You didn't know what it was going to do, but when it opened the frill and let out that constant, angry cry, you knew Nedry was going to die. Even the worst quality scene in that movie, where Grant and the kids get caught in a CGI stampede, it's still amazing to watch.
I remember watching this with my parents when it came out. The entire theater gasped in unison. How on Earth did they manage to create this 30 years ago and to still hold up even today... chills man. FREAKING, chills.
You can be even more impressed when you know, in some of these shots, it is a full CGI T-Rex moving on screen, done in computers with far less power than what is available today, just to point some of these shots, the first time he shows up and walks between the two cars and gives his first roar, and another remarkable one, is when he turns the car upside down, now this is a legendary job done by the artists there.
Holds up?...it looks better than the Jarassic films of late. I can't stand all this modern cinema CGI I just know what I'm looking at isn't really there, and it just ruins it for me alot of the time. With the kind of budgets these movies are getting (100's of millions of dollars) they could afford more animatronics. It's just lazy film making.
Spielberg is such a master storyteller. The Jurassic World directors would have added tons of music and comic relief to the scene, and in doing so breaking most of the tension. Spielberg instead chose for sounddesign (rain, the Rex footsteps, the squeaking fence etc.). The fear and impact is so much more intense. Great directors know when to use music and when not to.
@@kanahbis3236 The whole point is taking a shot at the new movies, because thats all they do. The new movies are garbage compared to the old ones, even if the dinos are nice to look at and they can roar all day long. They won't ever be able to make a movie as good as Spielberg until they remove the friendly dino nonsense and bring the fear in these dinos that people once had of them. They're not big cuddly Rexys or Raptors, they're wild beasts that would eat your face off the second they caught wind of you.
There's tons of comic relief in this scene alone, with Gennaro's comment about the power, him running away and hiding in the bathroom, and Malcolm wiping the condensation from the windshield while the kids are getting attacked. The true craftsmanship is the fact that all these comedic beats don't break the tension of the scene. I also think it's unfair to compare any of the sequels to the original. The original is lighting in a bottle, one of the greatest movies ever made. Comparing any movie to that is unfair and an unrealistic standard for any movie to have put on it.
@@abrahamnovelo3413 Very well said! It’s odd how we recognize the comedy subconsciously while the feelings of terror and fear dominate and are never unbroken in our minds.
Ariana Richards said that the auditions for Lex only consisted of screaming at the camera, and she got the part because Spielberg’s wife heard her audition and burst into the room thinking that their own kids were in trouble.
That line has been said in two movies. Steve Buscemi in Armageddon said the same thing when he made the discovery that the Astronauts that controlled the Space Shuttle blew the landing by 26 miles and landed them on a sheet of compressed iron ferrite, which is why they were able to get a signal with Houston.
But the most classic line that is also remembered to this day and is even more famous is: "Life... uh, finds a way." Jeff Goldblum (Ian Malcolm) definitely had the most memorable lines in the whole Jurassic franchise.
"Boy, do I hate being right all of the time." Such a great line. Jeff got all of the best lines in this film. Of course Jeff's very best line in the movie was when they were being chased in their car by the T Rex and he said, "Do you think they'll have that on the tour?"
They didn’t use cgi.. Edit: ok ok guys I get the point they used cgi as well stop commenting it lmao scroll down I said they used cgi in another comment geez
“He left us. He left us.” That really hits harder if you think about a child’s psyche. From the moment they learn to understand words, children are taught to listen to adults and that they’ll protect them so when an adult abandons a child in danger, it literally shatters one of their greatest beliefs.
And it fits in with the overarching theme of Speilberg's work; a caretaker, such as a father, that takes off leaving his loved ones. Like in this, Close Encounter, Indy, Hook, Jaws... I read somewhere about how he expresses his feelings about his neglectful father.
@@MrSophire Female Chimpazees are most likely to raise their babies alone, without even of the male, what cuts the babies life spam by 45%. On the other hand, It's human nature to protect children, it's what made us such a dominant species, we protect children even if they're not our genetic blood, we feel the necessity to protect them, some even give up on having their own children to take care of someone else's biological children, that connection between humans is due to our act of assignment names, but not names like "Adam" or "Eva", but names like "Mother, father, grandmother, aunt, nephew, niece, uncle...", as some children will call elderly women "aunt" even if they weren't introduced to that person previously. This is something humans have been doing for a very long time and is what made our ancestors prevail and pass their bloodline and genes forward.
I missed my Dad very much, I still remember that my father took me upon his shoulder to watch this movie.when I saw T Rex intro I hugged him then he console me to watch this Scene... 😭😭😭😭 one of my most memorable Nostalgic movements of all time... The Roar of Rex is still majestic... My father is no more now😭😭😭
Ian Malcolm hits totally different at age 35 than at age 8. At age 8 I remember thinking "Why on earth would you do that? Alan had it handled!" But I see now that Ian would rather sacrifice his life to save the kids, than to risk finding out what would happen if Alan's distraction didn't work. That's very powerful.
I think would all like to think we could be as brave as Grant & Malcolm in this moment. To step out of that SUV and get the attention of the most powerful predator that ever lived is terrifying.
Malcolm certainly didn't think twice about his decision. Coincidentally, his daughter Kelly was the exact same age as Tim at the time. It makes it all the more ironic that 5 years later she would be in the exact same situation!
I never really noticed it until recently but Ian says "Get the kids!" a few times as he runs away with the flare. Like you I thought he was just being reckless but now I realize he was drawing the T-rex away from the cars so Alan can get Lex and Tim. Malcolm put his life on the line to save them. Until that point we just saw him as a sardonic know-it-all but here you realize he has a heart.
Notice how quiet this scene is. That is, there's no music. It's just the amazing sound design and visuals, and it's one of the most frightening scenes in film history.
New movies throw in music and sound effects all over the place to frighten and force a reaction. The silence makes you feel as if it could have been filmed by someone being right there. The Indominus is just an animated clusterf**k of roaring, eating people left and right with constant hero armor which just makes it a little silly. The Rex from Jurassic Park is genuinely scary because it feels like an actual unpredictable animal which have been set lose. Love it.
I never noticed that as a kid, maybe that’s what gave it a realistic feel to this scene. Then the sound of the T. rex coming is all the sound you need cause your so focused on the fear of something huge is coming their way
One of the best moments in the franchise. The tension built up and the payoff are incredibly well done. This just shows you don’t need music to make a scene intense. Spielberg is a genius.
The clever thing is.....nowadays, we're used to CG wonders everywhere you look, but at the time? We weren't far out of the age of guys in rubber suits or puppet heads on sticks. And they tease you by NOT showing the Tyrannosaurus earlier when the guests visit the paddock (after also not showing the Raptor at the beginning), making you think "Oh okay, they're going to dodge showing us too much at once, to hide the SFX limitations." We see the head.....okay, nice, but still limited. And then....Rex (Regina?) just steps out and pauses for the audience, fully visible and clearly lit.
@@driftracerr34 Younger generations will disagree but I think CGI just looks fake, and has no semblance of reality to it for a fear factor. There were breakout moments for CGI like Terminator 2 etc which were shocking and effective to audiences because they were brand new. However nothing in any modern Jurassic Park film looks remotely as real as this
This is exactly why Dr. Alan Grant will forever be one of my favorite fictional protagonists. This man literally flagged down a Trex to save 2 kids he barely even knows and did it whilst being terrified in the process and kept said kids safe throughout the entirety of the movie. Mans is a whole unit. 😤
Ian Malcolm's my favorite. And Ian ran in the opposite direction from the cars to save the kids and giving Alan more time to get them out of the car. Ian literally sacrificed his own safety and almost died trying to save the kids! He even still walked with a limp many years afterwards!
@jonathanbirch2022 Not really. Rexy would just have looked at the flare and then ignored it and gone back to the kids. At least Ian bought Alan more time to get Lexie and Tim out of the car, even though he couldn't get to Tim, as he was stuck under the seats.
@@daustin8888 yeah and in JP LW since they also acted like real animals, like the raptors stealthy hunting their prey then going wild, that's what animals do. Or how the stego tried to kill the girl because it thought she did something bad to it, or how the bull t-rex wasn't just rampaging in the city but just trying to find his son, movies after they are just big monsters, which I hate
I know lol she is a moron. How could she think they didn't notice the trex was out it's paddock and if they where asleep that roar would have woke grant and Ian. What did she expect them to do get out the car when most likely if they didn't do that and stood and be quiet the trex would have left.
The shot at 6:18 is such a great shot of the T Rex. The way the light hits the T Rex. It’s so realistic. You really feel like this is actually happening
Esta toma con ese rugido que te rompe los tímpanos, realmente te hace sentir en carne propia qué esa bestia ahora tiene toda su atención en vos, de chico esta escena me trajo pesadillas, terror en estado puro, como el sonido de los cables eléctricos antes de romperlos 3:07
This scene is 31 years old at the time of writing, and visually it still looks better than half of what is released by Hollywood today. The effects haven't aged at all. Flawless.
Everything about this scene is perfect, from the sound design to the practical effects to the logic of how the T-Rex is behaving as an animal---curiously bumping the jeep and then attacking once it identifies prey. Even the lack of music is a win, making the scene so much more suspenseful. 10/10
what about the major plot hole this scene provides.. it shows the paddock with the goat and T-Rex coming out on their right side.. but when the car gets pushed over to that same legendary he broke out there's a major drop?
The fact that they don't close the car door immediately after the driver leaves is very unrealistic though. It feels too staged to set up the tension. Also initial calmness/ lack of concern from the other guys while watching the kids getting attacked is a bit odd. I'd have more fear in my eyes even when frozen. They looked like men watching a tense rugby match. Then the scene where Jeff runs with the flare awkwardly transitions to the trex going for the dude in the loo, making it seem like Jeff led him there? Which would not make sense. Would have made sense to throw the flare. Great scene but not perfect
Y'know, thinking about it, it's a pretty powerful statement on the quality of direction of a film when a scene in a movie scored by the legendary John Williams is better *without* music. *That* is saying something right there.
Got to see it last year in cinema and it will never cease to be among the pinnacle of cinematic entertainment. It's a shame nowadays studios just capitalize off such great products with so little passion and care. Purely money hungry.
@lonerblader85 Then you know what a memorable experience it was. I was 10. I remember there was a child behind us (probably a toddler) *crying* out of *terror* every time the T-rex was on screen. In *The Lost World,* the audience literally *cheered* and *applauded* when the first raptor jumped out of the long grass and again when the credits rolled. *It'd been THAT SPECTACULAR!* Personally, I feel sorry for those who only got to experience *JP3* or the *Jurassic World* movies in the cinemas.
I just love how Jurassic Park is one of the most rewatchable films ever. I have watched this film dozens of times in my life...and it never really gets old or boring, even when I know exactly what is going to happen next. Its incredible how one film from 1993 still has as much thrills as when it first came out, than 99% of films that have come out in the 30 years since. I'd list it as one of the top 10 movies ever, certainly the top dinosaur film ever, hands down.
Agreed. I've seen Jurassic Park about six times so far and I'm sure I'll watch it a lot more times, too! Like you said, it just never really gets old or boring for some reason! The movie is just a timeless classic and yes, easily one of the top 10 movies ever!
most of the best movies are from 1988-2005, this is golden age and yes jurassic park is forever the best dinosaurs film...but hook (1991) is the best movie for peter pan universe, robin hood prince of thieves (1991) is the best robin hood movie and we can continue like that from willow (1988) until troy (2004)
After all these years, this is still one of those perfectly shot action scenes that captivates your full attention no matter how many times you've seen it. God Tier directing from start to finish.
Spielberg will go down as the greatest director of all time it’s no debate. There’s a few that come close, but no one has made the impact in as many movies as he has. We will never see another era of directors like during Spielberg’s era.
@@chriskelley5431 That's because Spielberg never makes the same film twice. He always does something different and that's why he's my favourite - both with directing and funding/producing. (Ie. He was the only one to give Zemekis the money to make Back to the Future despite every studio rejecting it) The man has a natural talent for knowing a good story when he sees one. He also doesn't have to rely on action to keep people interested: his movie Bridge of Spies is chock full of tension and suspense. The opening sequence alone with no dialogue really pulls the viewer in, as well as the 10 minute negotiation scene between Hank's character and the Soviets.
The little smirk beginning on Grants face when he first see the Rex. It’s just a fraction of a second, 3:35. He knows they are in trouble, but he’s thrilled to see the Rex at the same time. Not a word spoken, brilliant!
noticed that back in 93 when I saw this its probably why he hesitated at first it was his first time seeing a real live t rex it was in awe .Kind of like how he was in the beginning of the movie when he saw the brachiosaurus
This is really one of the most everyday iconic used phrase. I don't know if it was ever used before this movie was made but I can't count how many times I have heard people say this.
@@Bigmojojo Yea even as a little kid I heard it said before the movie, but Goldblum's voice is forever cemented in my mind whenever I imagine it being said. Also 7:03 not sure if he really had to go, who has their pants on on the toilet? Even his buckle is still on!
Don't you love how the t.rex acts like a real animal and doesn't straight up charge the car and try to tear it open as soon as it sees the light? It even does stupid stuff that an animal would, like trying to rip the tire off the wheel for no apparent reason. If only the sequels tried to do this.
@@Konfektionery Yeah, so nice. Another thing I like is the beginning of the kitchen scene, where you see the raptor interact with on another. The alpha bites and its subordinate just hisses, but doesn't try to bite back, showing that they have a pecking order, like chickens.
The Lost World also had them act like animals too tho. The Tyrannosaurs went after the humans because one of them had the blood of their baby and wanted probably thought that they hurt the infant and the parents wanted to make sure they won't come back and hurt their son again.
@@m.r4841 you really think so? I think the CGI in this scene looks impeccable, especially when the Rex chases Malcolm...and also the Jeep Chase and the banner falling scene at the end hold up amazing
2:28 imagine being a viewer in 1993 and there are no movies with this kind of special effects. Every dinosaur and monster movie is either stop motion or a man in a suit. Then you see the T. Rex for the first time. Awesome.
What gets me about this scene (and frankly makes it more intense) is how believable the Rex's behavior is. She's not behaving like some typical movie monster throughout the scene. The Rex is acting and reacting to the situation like a real animal would.
Except the T. rex didn’t roar like it does in the movie A dinosaur is not very different than todays alligators , and they don’t roar . T. rex didn’t have the vocal cords to make such a sound like in this movie . That has been established They got the sound by mixing a elephant sound with a tiger sound . So don’t believe the t Rex sounded like this , far from it.,
@@Paralyzer sounds really scary when you can hear its earthquake like growls and hear its large steps. really as scary as jurassic park's roaring version
I love how at 4:37 when Lex shines the light at Rexy’s eye her pupil becomes smaller and then dilates back to normal when the light isn’t in her eye anymore. Gotta appreciate the detail.
Attention yeah, yet the TRex comes on to the road from the right of the kids car across the fence and a few minutes later there is a deep ridge just from where the TRex came in earlier.
One of the greatest scenes in film history. The fact that the T-Rex still looks far more real & convincing than the CGI sh!t in the latest release in the franchise is truly astonishing. What gets me every time (and I've seen this scene at least 50 times since the 90's) is when Lex leaves the flashlight on and suddenly you see the T-Rex eye in the frame and the pupil contracts because of the bright light. Sheer genius.
@@ASDAPOI there is still quite a lot of cgi in this scene, most notably whenever the t-rex is shown walking, because the insane animatronic t-rex they built could not walk. in my opinion there are two reasons the jurassic park cgi looks so much more realistic than the cgi in most other movies. first, the events portrayed using cgi are not particularly unrealistic or over the top, so it doesn't take much to convince you they are real. the t-rex pushes the car over (which takes multiple pushes) and bites off a tire. if this movie came out today the t-rex would pick up the entire car in it's mouth as one piece and throw it 1000 feet into the air, where it would fly in slow motion for 30 seconds before hitting a tree and exploding into a giant fireball. no matter how good the effects are, action like that is going to look unrealistic because the events themselves are unrealistic! this scene contains much more suspense and waiting than blatant chaotic action for the sake of it. the second reason the cgi in this feels so realistic is that every other aspect of the movie works to sell the idea that the cgi events are real. the acting, sound design, and integration between cgi and real elements are all extremely well done and all work together to convince you that the cgi elements are real. most newer movies that have action for the sake of it do not effectively use these other elements to convince you of the effects.
@@bad_puns Exactly, and it is even more impressive when you remember this full CGI model looked so good being done with computers from 30 years ago, goes to show how much good artists and team is important to make a great visual effect.
I love how the T Rex just acts like a curious animal in this scene. One that knows it has no natural predators and has no reason to fear anything. Like how lions or tigers or Polar Bears act in their natural habitats. It's a great touch.
Yeah, that's something I don't like about the direction the newer movies have taken. In Jurassic Park 1 - 3 the dinosaurs were treated as though they were ancient wild animals brought to the present day through the magic of science. The newer movies try to paint them as genetic freak show monsters unlike anything that would have actually lived 65 million years ago. I mean, I get why they did it, we have learned so much more about what dinosaurs were in the past nearly 30 years since this movie came out and the best way to justify it was to say that these weren't actually dinosaurs but Frankenstein esque monsters with genetic anomalies. Still though, I miss the dinosaurs being handled like they were actual animals with real animal behavior and instinct and not psychopathic blood thirsty monsters.
@@nathanmcdonald610 They don't try to do that. If you're thinking of "genetic freak show monsters", I think that applies to the Indominus Rex, Indoraptor and Scorpius Rex. The other dinosaurs aren't "psychopathic" or "bloodthirsty". They're just animals in a world that they aren't prepared for.
@@SirKolass Never implied that being an apex predator made something invincible. Also, lions actually DO NOT have much to fear. There's absolutely no animal in their natural habitat that hunts them. Unless you want to say humans and even then they have little fear because there have been several verified accounts of lions actually hunting humans for prey. Lions actually actively hunt elephants, giraffe, rhino, hippo, and so on. There have been verified accounts of lions hunting and killing gorillas. Again, not saying they're invincible but the literally don't have anything they need to fear from natural habitat. 🤷🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️
I love the the conversations between Malcolm and Grant at the start. Both trying to act cool and calm but you can tell they are absolutely terrified of the situation they’re in!
@@AbDirkie i had seen parts of the exorcist, poltergeist, terminator, and a load of other movies i was too young for prior to jurassic park but yeah, i would agree that 6 or 7 is too young 😅
It just puzzles me, honestly... who in their right mind would ever think it's a good idea to shine a bright light in clear view of a hundreds ton apex predator?
@@queenesther09 I think the implication is that the kids immediately realise it was a bad idea, but then they freeze with fear and lose the ability to turn it off.
I can't express in text just how strongly I relate with it. Though I'v watchd it a thousand times over, I still find myself dreading thinking; "No! No!!! Don't turn on the light!"
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Grant was badass in this scene. But people are sleeping on the fact that Malcolm gets out the car, gets Rexy’s attention, probably scared shitless, and yells “get the kids!” Thinking only of them. Legend.
@@joncbartlett Great movie! I've actually been to the spot in DC where they filmed Tom Arnold dodging gunfire behind the lamppost, and he checks his nuts. If you want to know whether or not I reenacted the scene....I totally did.
This is so refreshing to watch compared to modern "big predator attack" scenes. The T-Rex isn't unstoppably violent nor willing to risk its life to attack the main characters. It takes time for it to think that the car MIGHT be prey and as soon as biting the underside and tires tastes wrong, it stops. Comparing this to something like the V-rex scene in King Kong (2005) makes you appreciate when movies remember that animals are ANIMALS, not villains.
@@nahor88 none of the animals in the 2005 king kong are radioactive, it takes place in 1933 which is well before any kind of nuclear technology. the animals in that movie are just meant to be weird descendants of prehistoric animals that evolved in isolation from the rest of the natural world
@@fish1313 There's a weird half truth to it. There's nothing to do with radiation, but due to the relatively small size of the island, most of the dinosaur population is heavily inbred and thus their genomes are totally messed up
The V Rexes were wild and hungry though and super aggressive from living on skull island. This T Rex lived in captivity and is well-fed, so it's not gonna immediately show aggression. Also give King Kong credit cause the way that Kong himself behaves was actually top-notch for a movie.
30 years later and this scene still sends chills up my spine. I'm convinced this may be in the top 10 movie scenes of all time. The tension is creates is almost miraculous, the special effects hold up today, and creates the sense of pure terror of an giant predator bearing down on you. Absolute lightening in a bottle.
This scene is PHENOMENAL. I love how there is ZERO music during this entire scene. The intensity alone stood by itself without an over-the-top soundtrack. Spielberg is a genius.
The way this scene was filmed really gives you sense of the fear.Especially how the T-Rex acts more like a curious animal rather a bloodthirsty monster yet it is capable of Ending your life in a single bite. This is why Jurassic park is one of my favorite movies possibly even my #1
There was so much effort put on getting these extinct animals behavior right... Spiel;berg was insistent in conveying a sense of real life fear in front of a wild animal which behaves instinctively, as opposed to less believable fear in front of vicious monsters that behave diabolically. There is nothing as intimidating as nature itself.
Yea the dinosaurs, including this scene, will play with their food or objects when attacking them, not unlike any other predator that learned how to hunt by playing around.
The CGI in this movie meshes so well with the animatronics and it's 30 years old, just way way way ahead of its time, seriously, still looks better than most CGI you see these days...
That is what the new Jurassic movies really lack. The Horror aspect of the first. This scene is really creepy and even after all these years gives you the chills.
The key to this scene is that the T-Rex isn't a monster, and it isn't a character. It's an animal, and it's decisions are based on what an animal would do in this situation. It comes out of the pen, and it's looking around. It doesn't quite know what to do or where to go. It honestly might have wandered off into the park had it not been for Lex and her spotlight. It didn't attack them because it's a a killer, it attacked them because it's an animal whose instincts are to hunt, and Lex grabbed it's attention. In the new movies, this scene would have somehow become a chase scene, with the T-Rex knowing exactly what to do, and that's only to kill. The brilliance of this scene is, the T-Rex has no idea what to do. She's just reacting as an animal would. There's a LITTLE bit of this magic in the second movie, but not like this. And after the second movie, all Jurassic magic is lost.
It's very interesting experience when you watch this remembering what you felt like watching this as 12 year old kid in the theater to present day viewing the event in a theater as an adult.
3:56 is in my opinion one of the greatest transitions of special effects in one shot. it's absolutely perfect how smooth it goes from the animatronic t-rex to (with the most subtle camera movement) the CG t-rex. true definition of MOVIE MAGIC
Ian screaming get the kids while Dr. Grant screams to get rid of the flare with the roar of the T-Rex and the boom of it's heavy steps is cinema at it's finest! The editing of sounds between the screams, the rain, the roar and the steps are perfection!
I actually never knew that that's what Malcolm was yelling. That really adds something to the scene and makes what he's doing seem that much more heroic... Albeit misguided.
@@dwilliams02 Originally, Malcolm was supposed to just run, but Jeff Goldblum HATED that, and came up with the idea of Malcolm trying to save the kids...
The pairing of CGI and practical effects makes this scene a masterpiece. It still holds up today. The first time I saw this in 1993 I just sat and stared. It was amazing.
It's one of the best films period. It's up there with Star Wars for the was it revolutionised visual effects. We wouldn't have gotten Lord Of The Rings if Jurassic Park hadn't paved the way.
Also it's basically come out since then that Rexes probably had one of the best eyesights for an animal maybe ever. The part of their brain that did vision was huge compared to many animals. Many paleontologists have watched this and said a Rex would have no issue seeing any of them even with no movement. Still a great scene though.
@@firingallcylinders2949 a lot of the dino details were fabricated for plot. for instance velociraptors are really tiny with feathers, speilberg just liked the term velociraptor
@chrispember172 Scientists probably fabricate details as well. Without a dinosaur's brain we can only speculate what they were like and how they behaved based on nothing but bones and how and where they were found
@@thegreatspooder4017 My favourite from JW had to be the shot over the open park from the balcony with the music. I literally cried in the cinema when I first saw it. The park was finally open (for a bit) and it looked amazing!
Jurassic will always be my favorite childhood movies growing up. I remember when I saw Jurassic world I felt like I was watching Jurassic Park again and seeing rexy in Jurassic World was so exciting and relieving that my favorite dinosaur came back. I’m excited for dominion and I’m predicting rexy is gonna have babies
@@ILaunchNukes I enjoyed JW and Fallen Kingdom but they had too much cartoony CGI for my liking. I'm sure Dominion will be fun but I fear the era of filmmaking that utilises practical effects over solely CGI is long dead, and that was what gave Jurassic Park its extra punch.
@@thebatman4279 Considering that animatronics have a tendency to break down, and they're way more expensive to make, I'd say CGI is a great alternative. The practical effects are still the best though
Idk. In my opinion, Jurassic World captures a lot of the same spirit and fear as the original without being a complete copy cat. There is nothing wrong with CGI when done well and this movie has plenty of it too. Not as much as JW but still
One of the greatest scenes of all time. It's almost like we're watching a horror film. This scene is truly terrifying. How Dr. Grant chooses to save the girl and leave the boy because it's literally his only option. Woah. Truly in a league of its own. Masterclass cinema. Still the best Jurassic Park 30 years later.
It is a horror film. And it works beyond the level that most horror films do. No supernatural or alien elements, just the universally primal fear of being pursued by a large predator. If animals could understand films, most would be terrified too
@@arthurpendragon8192 The book is a horror story in its own. The way Dennis Nedry dies in it is way way worse than in the movie. I hope one day there will be a Jurassic Park movie where it focuses only on the horror aspect of it.
Jurassic Park has been, and will forever be, one of my favorite movies of all time. I have probably seen it 200 times in my 39 years of life, and hope to watch it 200 more times. The visual effects, writing, and pure attention to detail were astronomically amazing for a movie made in 1993
Favorite movie of all time. Still remember watching this when it re-released in 2013 and how terrifying this scene felt. The rumbling footsteps and the ear shattering roar. Goosebumps everywhere.
I just rewatched the raptor kitchen scene and despite being a fan since I was a child, I never quite realised how terrifying they are. No wonder my stress nightmares involve being chased by them to this day. Plus that particular raptor scene with Dr Sattler resetting the power was my very first jump scare and I hate jump scares to this day.
I know exactly what will happen but I still get chills every time I watch this. Beautiful, suspensful scene. I love how the T. rex isn't just trying to eat all the people, it's just curious at first, and the curiosity of a predatory animal is deadly on its own.
You would think they would’ve realized their huge mistake. The T-Rex tears the part of the fence down and walks through. 3 minutes later, there is now a 100 foot drop in that exact spot. What the hell was the T-Rex walking on earlier!?
Except for the huge continuity discrepancy with the door of the car being open then closed and then opened again so the kid could close it in the Trex face. And the 100ft. drop off that appears where the thing just came through.
@@naquoashuey2794 The t rex actaually starts to nudge towards the barrier. over the barrier there is a terraced area at one side where the rex came out from but the car isnt next to that, its next to a sharp to a fifthy or sixthy drop (i readed this from the script)
@@Charizz_YT I’m glad you “readed” that in the script. In the actual clip we’re all commenting on, you clearly see it’s all forest on the other side of the barrier until the characters repel down the drop. This is at the same spot the T-Rex just crossed over the barrier. There is now a large drop off all of sudden. How are you debating this?
2:52 is the most transformational and revolutionary shot of the past 40 years - the transition from practical to cg WITHOUT CUTTING it's so seamless and yet you're watching the medium change in real time
30 years later and this film still holds strong. Timeless.
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They ruined this in the remastering. The original scenes were NEVER this dark. I guess some smart alec thought he knew better than Spielberg.
This is easily one of the most terrifying, heart stopping, dynamic scenes in cinema history. This film changed movies forever, and is an example of creativity and technology pushed to the limit.
whats with the sarcasm?
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@@damienspectre4231 Get outta here, you disgrace! *screeches*
@@damienspectre4231 wdym sarcasm?
This is 1 of those movies that's so good that even the Nostalgia Critic likes it.
I recently found out both the kids in this movie won a couple of awards for their performances and I think they were well earned. They were both amazing actors.
Remember on top of that that all of their bone-chilling, terrified performances were acted without being able to see the monsters their characters were terrified of. Those two actors earned every award they got.
@@parkerdixon-word6295 Actually, they could see the T-Rex in quite a few shots. When it slams its head into the roof of the car they weren't ready for the pressure of the impact, the animatronic was malfunctioning and they were genuiniely terrified.
@@Gencoil Yup! The animatronic wasn't actually supposed to break the glass and stick it's head in at all, the heavy rain made it malfunction and drop further than it should've. The kids had such genuine terror in the take because of it that that take made the final cut!
@@Dill72Yee And then Steven was like "Ah, perfect shot, let's put this into the movie"
@@smithasundaram9696 Tis a thin line between great dadding and child endangerment
I forgot how badass Malcolm is in this film. While Alan plays it cool and distracts the Tyrannosaurus in a smart manner, Ian just jumps out of the car with no pause and plays chicken with the scariest animal of all time, nearly killing himself in an effort to save two children he doesn't know. Legend.
And obnoxious
@@randomguy-xp7sethe dude still risked his life to save the life of two children. Shows a persons character as opposed to the lawyer who wasn’t obnoxious but left two kids to fend for themselves
Easily my favorite character of the franchise
Plus he led Rexy over to Gennaro, so she could eat him :D
Clearly, some people don't give him enough credit for how selfless he is.
This scene is by far one of the greatest in movie history. No background music, just rain, lightning, thunder, screams, and the mighty roar. This is Jurassic Park at its finest!
This scene makes no sense. Rexy walks out of the enclosure but then a few minutes later the exact same spot she walked out of is suddenly a sheer drop off?
@@ericneely3028Soo true
@@ericneely3028Rexy climbed up using her hands lol
@@ericneely3028Are you serious? Of course she just climbed up.
That trex looked at the lawyer like u ready
One of the most iconic scenes in cinema history in my opinion
Jaws, ET, Indiana Jones might have some slightly more iconic moments, but this one will hold up over time the longest amongst Spielbergs contemporaries of the later decades in the 20th century.
@@AC-oz9gr eh yeah that’s also true
It's competing with the bracchiosaurus reveal scene from this same movie.
And one of the most idiot child in movie history
It’s literally a landmark in cinema. Actually the WHOLE movie is a landmark in cinema. So memorable ❤
I love how they portray the T. rex as a curious animal exploring her new surroundings and interacting with new things in the environment. You can tell this is all new to her and that she's trying to get a feel for everything.
There's that, but there's also millions of years of instinct to hunt and kill let loose by man's hubris. Like, give an adorable little kitten a fake mouse to play with. Yeah, it's cute, but only because you're not the size of a mouse. The T-Rex here reminds me of that old line about how what's normal for the spider is chaos for the fly.
And find a snack.
Yeah, what I loved was how quickly she found herself with nothing to do but bump her head into stuff and look around. Then the kids got the flashlight going and well, that wasn't exactly wise.
I also just noticed he says "his vision is based on movement" after it was already established and told to him that all the parks animals are female lol I guess he forgot.
@@firingallcylinders2949 Sometimes people make mistakes like that, especially in really stressful situations, like the one Alan was in.
This scene is 31 year old and still better than the whole Dominion movie
Dominion should've given us what we as fans have wanted since Lost World, DINOSAURS RUNNING RAMPANT ACROSS AMERICA.
@@WolfWriterL.P Dominion sucked a**
@WolfWriterL.P no, the dinosaurs WERE STILL ON AN ISLAND, NOT RUNNING RAMPANT ACROSS THE MAINLAND, like the San Diego incident of 97, seeing that T. Rex running down the street in a bustling city full of people IS WHAT DOMINION SHOULD'VE BEEN TIMES A THOUSAND.
Better than the whole World trilogy
The World movies are absolute garbage
I love the dialogue between Alan and Malcolm right at the start here.
"Kids get scared"
"What's to be scared about its just a hiccup in the power"
"I didn't say I was scared"
"I didn't say you were scared"
They're both completely terrified and know deep down they are in serious trouble but are playing it as cool as possible.
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Malcolm is the one who knows they might be in real trouble. He had worked developing mathematical models for the park. He had some knowledge beforehand about how everything was supposed to work he knew that a catastrophic cascade of events could derail it. You can hear him in the helicopter joking about it. He just didn't think it would happen in the first trial run with him inside.
@@griselmendoza1107 what?
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3:58 never realised just how perfect the transition between the animatronic and CGI is. It’s such a good scene and I still get chills watching it today after nearly 30 years ❤️
Ikr, Probably the only time you see both the CGI and animatronic in one shot. Every other shot is one or the other. They cheated this shot in a good way lol.
It's kind of a dinosaur texas switch
@@willkeam6486 The ol' Isla Nublar Switcheroo
Bro the scene where the kid shines the flashlight at Rexy, and her pupil’s dilate….just freaking phenomenal detail
wait what?? I never realized that and I watched this movie a couple times
One of the best movies scenes ever. I love how Ian and Alan aren’t worried about themselves, they are just worried about the kids. Ian even tried to outrun Rexy in order for Alan to try and get them. And Rexy doesn’t immediately eat all the people, she’s curious at first. Which is how real animals are.
If it was curious, then why did it devour Donald immediately after finding him on the toilet seat?
@@azeeminator Curious for some easy food.
@@azeeminator because he was a lawyer.
@@azeeminator Because Gennaro was a greedy lawyer that left the kids alone to potentially die. It's almost like the animals can smell bullshit on him.
@@azeeminator There's literally a 10 second pause between when she sees the lawyer and eats him. It's just that half of that time is spent focusing on the lawyer instead of Rexy. Even in the shots we get, we see Rexy tilt her head and show signs of interest.
The buildup of suspense in this scene is just masterfully executed. From the distant thudding to the glass of water trembling to the goat leg hitting the windscreen. One of the most iconic cinematic examples of perfectly handled tension and suspense...
I saw this at ten years old and this scene has such a hold on my heart. Everything you named is what made it great. This is my favorite movie scene ever and my favorite movie.
I love how there is no background music in this scene. Just rain, roars, and screams.
They didn't need background music. Didn't have to add BS to try to make the scene better. Just good acting, good effects and good directing
Chaos is music to my ears
Is that why there is no Background Music @@fujimi715?
Lmao how did I just notice
And yet is one the best scene ever made.
The animatronic for the most part still feels like a real , breathing animal . It's just freaking amazing .
ikr bro
Wait... it's not autoooo.... rotica?
As an actor, I would be so terrified to be near this robot.
That's coz most of it was CGI than animatronics which made the movements so seamless. In fact Jurassic Park was a pioneering film for its extensive use of CGI.
@@wrywg only 6 minutes of the movie was CGI...The remaining was just practical effects...
I've always been so captivated by the realistic feeling of the scene and how real the Rex feels that I never stopped to appreciate how convincing the acting is, from every single person. Lex and Tim, Lex especially.
Funny you say that, during the rain, it caused the T-Rex to move without any help from the animatronics. During the scene where he Smashes through the glasses it’s actually a legit and not acted out, it scared the actual kids.
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It's the weight and cinematography that makes it great I think. You can feel it's presence.
And yes. There are no bad actors in this!
@@jedayesingh2842 Not true. The scene showing the kid's scared faces is a separate shot. The one you're talking about is the T-rexs head smashing through the top-glass of the car, and that scene used adult stunt doubles.
This scene alone is what makes this move an absolute masterpiece!
This scene alone what makes this move an absolute masterpiece!
I´ve seen this scene, like a million times and it never gets boring! The roar, the rain, the absolute terror! Spielberg was onto something! LOVE IT!
The sound department knocked it out of the park when they created the calls of the dinosaurs. Blending known animals together to create something entirely new. I can hear at least two of the animals for the T-Rex clearly. One is a lion, the other, an elephant.
Dilophosaurus's chittering noise was apparently a goose or swan call. Speaking of those, props to the design team for including the neck frills on the little guy. You didn't know what it was going to do, but when it opened the frill and let out that constant, angry cry, you knew Nedry was going to die. Even the worst quality scene in that movie, where Grant and the kids get caught in a CGI stampede, it's still amazing to watch.
Ahhh man never stops
@@Bluesit32 fun fact: the roar of the longnecks was the bleating of a goat, slowed down 50 times.
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I remember watching this with my parents when it came out. The entire theater gasped in unison. How on Earth did they manage to create this 30 years ago and to still hold up even today... chills man. FREAKING, chills.
That's Steven Spielberg for you.
You can be even more impressed when you know, in some of these shots, it is a full CGI T-Rex moving on screen, done in computers with far less power than what is available today, just to point some of these shots, the first time he shows up and walks between the two cars and gives his first roar, and another remarkable one, is when he turns the car upside down, now this is a legendary job done by the artists there.
They actually built a giant robot for the t-rex. You can Google it, it took up a lot of the budget
@@louis-we3yiyes sad reality.spending millions of dollars to only make rubbish films.
Holds up?...it looks better than the Jarassic films of late. I can't stand all this modern cinema CGI I just know what I'm looking at isn't really there, and it just ruins it for me alot of the time. With the kind of budgets these movies are getting (100's of millions of dollars) they could afford more animatronics. It's just lazy film making.
Spielberg is such a master storyteller. The Jurassic World directors would have added tons of music and comic relief to the scene, and in doing so breaking most of the tension. Spielberg instead chose for sounddesign (rain, the Rex footsteps, the squeaking fence etc.). The fear and impact is so much more intense. Great directors know when to use music and when not to.
Excellent point and explanation!
I agree with ur point but ur way off with what jurassic world what have done, you know that movie was directed by Colin Trevorrow right?
@@kanahbis3236 The whole point is taking a shot at the new movies, because thats all they do. The new movies are garbage compared to the old ones, even if the dinos are nice to look at and they can roar all day long. They won't ever be able to make a movie as good as Spielberg until they remove the friendly dino nonsense and bring the fear in these dinos that people once had of them. They're not big cuddly Rexys or Raptors, they're wild beasts that would eat your face off the second they caught wind of you.
There's tons of comic relief in this scene alone, with Gennaro's comment about the power, him running away and hiding in the bathroom, and Malcolm wiping the condensation from the windshield while the kids are getting attacked. The true craftsmanship is the fact that all these comedic beats don't break the tension of the scene. I also think it's unfair to compare any of the sequels to the original. The original is lighting in a bottle, one of the greatest movies ever made. Comparing any movie to that is unfair and an unrealistic standard for any movie to have put on it.
@@abrahamnovelo3413 Very well said! It’s odd how we recognize the comedy subconsciously while the feelings of terror and fear dominate and are never unbroken in our minds.
Those kids were made for those roles. Stellar performances from both of them!!
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Ariana Richards said that the auditions for Lex only consisted of screaming at the camera, and she got the part because Spielberg’s wife heard her audition and burst into the room thinking that their own kids were in trouble.
"Boy, do I hate being right all the time!" Such a classic line and one that is remembered to this day.
That line has been said in two movies. Steve Buscemi in Armageddon said the same thing when he made the discovery that the Astronauts that controlled the Space Shuttle blew the landing by 26 miles and landed them on a sheet of compressed iron ferrite, which is why they were able to get a signal with Houston.
@@jessicacampbell4142 Steve stole that line!
But the most classic line that is also remembered to this day and is even more famous is: "Life... uh, finds a way." Jeff Goldblum (Ian Malcolm) definitely had the most memorable lines in the whole Jurassic franchise.
@@DeathofSteel-gt9rk Yes, I agree. Jurassic Park is also a better film than Armageddon.
@@jessicacampbell4142 Absolutely!
"Boy, do I hate being right all of the time." Such a great line. Jeff got all of the best lines in this film. Of course Jeff's very best line in the movie was when they were being chased in their car by the T Rex and he said, "Do you think they'll have that on the tour?"
Lmfaooo
Thats true he did have the best lines. 'Life.... uh ... finds a way' .
"When ya gotta go, ya gotta go."
My favourite is life finds a way
@@davidmouzayek3764 it does
It’s crazy how a film with mid 90’s CGI Tech still holds up well today
Actually early 90's my friend. To me, JP and The Lost World has the best CGI in the franchise.
They didn’t use cgi..
Edit: ok ok guys I get the point they used cgi as well stop commenting it lmao scroll down I said they used cgi in another comment geez
They used practical here
@@hasnainali5028 They used both. Just check the making of and other clips form the dvds/blurays.
@@MA-zs4bw yes they did they used cgi and a animatronic in this scene
Forget realistic dinosaurs, this scene was legit terrifying. Spielberg's the master of suspense.
One of the best scenes in Cinematic History.
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It goes second on my list
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Yep
It's unreal how well this scene still holds up all these years later.
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This T-Rex, with early 90s CGI and animatronics, looks more organic and fluid than anything in the sequels.
back when there were real directors and real writers and real producers
@@wickedhouston5538 and we weren't obsessed with "The Message".
It uses a lot more creativity than the World films. The newer films have a lot of brain dead combat, this one has finesse.
“He left us. He left us.”
That really hits harder if you think about a child’s psyche. From the moment they learn to understand words, children are taught to listen to adults and that they’ll protect them so when an adult abandons a child in danger, it literally shatters one of their greatest beliefs.
It also hits harder when you know the reason Lex & Tim were sent to the island was because their parents were going through a divorce.
This seen is hard for me, maybe because I am a woman or maybe because I have nephews and nieces, I just want to protect the kids.
@@MrSophire Amen.
And it fits in with the overarching theme of Speilberg's work; a caretaker, such as a father, that takes off leaving his loved ones. Like in this, Close Encounter, Indy, Hook, Jaws... I read somewhere about how he expresses his feelings about his neglectful father.
@@MrSophire Female Chimpazees are most likely to raise their babies alone, without even of the male, what cuts the babies life spam by 45%. On the other hand, It's human nature to protect children, it's what made us such a dominant species, we protect children even if they're not our genetic blood, we feel the necessity to protect them, some even give up on having their own children to take care of someone else's biological children, that connection between humans is due to our act of assignment names, but not names like "Adam" or "Eva", but names like "Mother, father, grandmother, aunt, nephew, niece, uncle...", as some children will call elderly women "aunt" even if they weren't introduced to that person previously. This is something humans have been doing for a very long time and is what made our ancestors prevail and pass their bloodline and genes forward.
I missed my Dad very much, I still remember that my father took me upon his shoulder to watch this movie.when I saw T Rex intro I hugged him then he console me to watch this Scene... 😭😭😭😭 one of my most memorable Nostalgic movements of all time... The Roar of Rex is still majestic... My father is no more now😭😭😭
Ian Malcolm hits totally different at age 35 than at age 8. At age 8 I remember thinking "Why on earth would you do that? Alan had it handled!" But I see now that Ian would rather sacrifice his life to save the kids, than to risk finding out what would happen if Alan's distraction didn't work. That's very powerful.
I think would all like to think we could be as brave as Grant & Malcolm in this moment. To step out of that SUV and get the attention of the most powerful predator that ever lived is terrifying.
Malcolm certainly didn't think twice about his decision. Coincidentally, his daughter Kelly was the exact same age as Tim at the time. It makes it all the more ironic that 5 years later she would be in the exact same situation!
So true. I always thought he just made a stupid decision in the heat of the moment. Watching it now it's obvious he was just concerned about the kids.
That’s why he’s the Grand Master. 😂
I never really noticed it until recently but Ian says "Get the kids!" a few times as he runs away with the flare. Like you I thought he was just being reckless but now I realize he was drawing the T-rex away from the cars so Alan can get Lex and Tim.
Malcolm put his life on the line to save them. Until that point we just saw him as a sardonic know-it-all but here you realize he has a heart.
Notice how quiet this scene is. That is, there's no music. It's just the amazing sound design and visuals, and it's one of the most frightening scenes in film history.
Along with steady rain. Truly perfect.
New movies throw in music and sound effects all over the place to frighten and force a reaction. The silence makes you feel as if it could have been filmed by someone being right there. The Indominus is just an animated clusterf**k of roaring, eating people left and right with constant hero armor which just makes it a little silly. The Rex from Jurassic Park is genuinely scary because it feels like an actual unpredictable animal which have been set lose. Love it.
@@williamfalck4882 perfectly said.
I never noticed that as a kid, maybe that’s what gave it a realistic feel to this scene. Then the sound of the T. rex coming is all the sound you need cause your so focused on the fear of something huge is coming their way
Yep. Meaning.. Spielberg is one of films greatest geniuses.
One of the best moments in the franchise. The tension built up and the payoff are incredibly well done. This just shows you don’t need music to make a scene intense. Spielberg is a genius.
The clever thing is.....nowadays, we're used to CG wonders everywhere you look, but at the time? We weren't far out of the age of guys in rubber suits or puppet heads on sticks. And they tease you by NOT showing the Tyrannosaurus earlier when the guests visit the paddock (after also not showing the Raptor at the beginning), making you think "Oh okay, they're going to dodge showing us too much at once, to hide the SFX limitations." We see the head.....okay, nice, but still limited. And then....Rex (Regina?) just steps out and pauses for the audience, fully visible and clearly lit.
This is one of the most iconic scenes in film history
Yep, music would have totally dragged this scene down
@@paulgibbon5991 Haha! "Tyrant Lizard Queen" would be a great name!
@@driftracerr34 Younger generations will disagree but I think CGI just looks fake, and has no semblance of reality to it for a fear factor. There were breakout moments for CGI like Terminator 2 etc which were shocking and effective to audiences because they were brand new. However nothing in any modern Jurassic Park film looks remotely as real as this
The terror one feels when the kid sees water shaking in the glass is so sheer that you feel your heart sinking
6:18 the way the T-Rex roars at Grant and echos in the distance with only silence and the rain in the background sends chills down my spine.
Listen hard enough and you’ll hear Grant say, “Oh God!” under his breath.
Her name is Rexy
@@danielpetrucci8952 Yeah.
Gives me chills everytime!
And the animalistic gulping at 7:27
This is exactly why Dr. Alan Grant will forever be one of my favorite fictional protagonists. This man literally flagged down a Trex to save 2 kids he barely even knows and did it whilst being terrified in the process and kept said kids safe throughout the entirety of the movie. Mans is a whole unit. 😤
@jonathanbirch2022 exactly like bro is a legend
Ian Malcolm's my favorite. And Ian ran in the opposite direction from the cars to save the kids and giving Alan more time to get them out of the car. Ian literally sacrificed his own safety and almost died trying to save the kids! He even still walked with a limp many years afterwards!
@jonathanbirch2022 Not really. Rexy would just have looked at the flare and then ignored it and gone back to the kids. At least Ian bought Alan more time to get Lexie and Tim out of the car, even though he couldn't get to Tim, as he was stuck under the seats.
@jonathanbirch2022 he hates kids at first, but then he started bonding with Lex and Tim so when he saw them in danger, he jumped into action.
If it's kids in danger, you really got no choice.
Epic yet traumatic childhood memories! This is by far among the most iconic scenes in JP and cinema in general!
Because it was not completely CGI... They had build animatronic models to shoot many scenes.
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I still can't believe this classes as a kids movie lol 😂😂
T. rex: I found u... Ian: Stay absulotley still it’s vision is based on movement
FNaF vibes 🙏🏼🙏🏾😊😁😀😃😄😁😆
That sound of the fence snapping loose is one of the scariest sounds ever created.
When Rexy stops caring about the flare is absolutely bone chilling.
I love how animal like the JP dinos feel.
In the sequels they just get turned into monsters
@@daustin8888 That is why the first JP has the scariest dinos because they are the most believable.
@@daustin8888 yeah and in JP LW since they also acted like real animals, like the raptors stealthy hunting their prey then going wild, that's what animals do. Or how the stego tried to kill the girl because it thought she did something bad to it, or how the bull t-rex wasn't just rampaging in the city but just trying to find his son, movies after they are just big monsters, which I hate
When she turns to Malcolm and roars. Utterly bone chilling!
@@eternal_napalm6442 I still can't believe he survived that. He even sat on her snot 😨
Even to this day, I get so pissed when she starts flashing the light. 😂
I know lol she is a moron. How could she think they didn't notice the trex was out it's paddock and if they where asleep that roar would have woke grant and Ian. What did she expect them to do get out the car when most likely if they didn't do that and stood and be quiet the trex would have left.
@@joejoeramiro5098 All they really had to do was lay down on the floor of the cars for a while. She wouldn't see them move down there.
@@agoldenage9918 I agree it was lex and Tim's fault.
@@joejoeramiro5098 The entire idea of bringing kids along to inspect a freaking dinosaur park was beyond stupid.
@@agoldenage9918 The kids were the target audience, they were brought along to see how that demographic would react/receive the product.
The shot at 6:18 is such a great shot of the T Rex. The way the light hits the T Rex. It’s so realistic. You really feel like this is actually happening
What light do you mean? And that's no cgi shot so it is actually happening.
That part is done with the giant animatronic
Esta toma con ese rugido que te rompe los tímpanos, realmente te hace sentir en carne propia qué esa bestia ahora tiene toda su atención en vos, de chico esta escena me trajo pesadillas, terror en estado puro, como el sonido de los cables eléctricos antes de romperlos 3:07
That’s a giant animatronic T-Rex.
That is actually a real existing animatronic robot with a skin cover.
Seriously the longest, most intense 9 mins of my 12 yr old life when I first saw this scene! Flawless cinematic masterpiece that changed the world! 🙌
This scene is 31 years old at the time of writing, and visually it still looks better than half of what is released by Hollywood today. The effects haven't aged at all. Flawless.
This scene in 31 years old at the time of writing and visually it still looks better than
Actually it looks better than 95% of what is released nowadays
@mw2000 That's what happens with mostly practical effects for this scene. i think when the Rex fist walks through the fence is CGI.
@@zandylovesrisk Yeah I think anything that shows its full body moving is CGI, otherwise it's cleverly shot practicals
@@zandylovesrisk Its CGI based on stop motion animatics.
This scene is the definition of iconic.
Absolutely! T-Rex had fresh goat, fresh human - with a side of gravy!
Also - This scene is the definition or what pure terror would feel like!
that bit where Dr Grant holds the flare in front of the T Rex is my most iconic movie shot from my childhood
@@ViktorKruger99 lol he looked like he realized that he made a poor life decision when that t-rex said "hey" back to him. 😆
Everything about this scene is perfect, from the sound design to the practical effects to the logic of how the T-Rex is behaving as an animal---curiously bumping the jeep and then attacking once it identifies prey. Even the lack of music is a win, making the scene so much more suspenseful. 10/10
I've never appreciated sound design so much. This is A1+
what about the major plot hole this scene provides.. it shows the paddock with the goat and T-Rex coming out on their right side.. but when the car gets pushed over to that same legendary he broke out there's a major drop?
The fact that they don't close the car door immediately after the driver leaves is very unrealistic though. It feels too staged to set up the tension. Also initial calmness/ lack of concern from the other guys while watching the kids getting attacked is a bit odd. I'd have more fear in my eyes even when frozen. They looked like men watching a tense rugby match. Then the scene where Jeff runs with the flare awkwardly transitions to the trex going for the dude in the loo, making it seem like Jeff led him there? Which would not make sense. Would have made sense to throw the flare. Great scene but not perfect
Is the way the girl act perfect??
Y'know, thinking about it, it's a pretty powerful statement on the quality of direction of a film when a scene in a movie scored by the legendary John Williams is better *without* music. *That* is saying something right there.
Yeah. 30 years later and this scene does still rule. That shot of the Rex coming out of the paddock is truly iconic.
This was jaw dropping in the cinema. A true masterpiece.
A lost art for sure. When movies weren’t a cash grab and you had to work for it
Got to see it last year in cinema and it will never cease to be among the pinnacle of cinematic entertainment. It's a shame nowadays studios just capitalize off such great products with so little passion and care. Purely money hungry.
Am I the only one here old enough to have seen it in the cinema back in the 90's as a kid?
@@alexbastos6960 You're not the only one.. I saw it at the cinema when I was 8. Good times xD
@lonerblader85 Then you know what a memorable experience it was.
I was 10. I remember there was a child behind us (probably a toddler) *crying* out of *terror* every time the T-rex was on screen.
In *The Lost World,* the audience literally *cheered* and *applauded* when the first raptor jumped out of the long grass and again when the credits rolled. *It'd been THAT SPECTACULAR!*
Personally, I feel sorry for those who only got to experience *JP3* or the *Jurassic World* movies in the cinemas.
I just love how Jurassic Park is one of the most rewatchable films ever. I have watched this film dozens of times in my life...and it never really gets old or boring, even when I know exactly what is going to happen next. Its incredible how one film from 1993 still has as much thrills as when it first came out, than 99% of films that have come out in the 30 years since. I'd list it as one of the top 10 movies ever, certainly the top dinosaur film ever, hands down.
Agreed. I've seen Jurassic Park about six times so far and I'm sure I'll watch it a lot more times, too! Like you said, it just never really gets old or boring for some reason!
The movie is just a timeless classic and yes, easily one of the top 10 movies ever!
most of the best movies are from 1988-2005, this is golden age and yes jurassic park is forever the best dinosaurs film...but hook (1991) is the best movie for peter pan universe, robin hood prince of thieves (1991) is the best robin hood movie and we can continue like that from willow (1988) until troy (2004)
Yes!
Watched it for the nth time last night!
“Get the kids!”
Malcolm is a great Dad.
After all these years, this is still one of those perfectly shot action scenes that captivates your full attention no matter how many times you've seen it. God Tier directing from start to finish.
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Spielberg is one of the greats yo
Spielberg will go down as the greatest director of all time it’s no debate. There’s a few that come close, but no one has made the impact in as many movies as he has. We will never see another era of directors like during Spielberg’s era.
Just like "The Lion king" Anime or all the Disney movies before the 2000...
Even "Air Bud" the first movie =[ Nostalgia...
@@chriskelley5431 That's because Spielberg never makes the same film twice. He always does something different and that's why he's my favourite - both with directing and funding/producing. (Ie. He was the only one to give Zemekis the money to make Back to the Future despite every studio rejecting it) The man has a natural talent for knowing a good story when he sees one. He also doesn't have to rely on action to keep people interested: his movie Bridge of Spies is chock full of tension and suspense. The opening sequence alone with no dialogue really pulls the viewer in, as well as the 10 minute negotiation scene between Hank's character and the Soviets.
The little smirk beginning on Grants face when he first see the Rex. It’s just a fraction of a second, 3:35. He knows they are in trouble, but he’s thrilled to see the Rex at the same time. Not a word spoken, brilliant!
LOL You're right, I never noticed. Certified "*chuckles* I'm in danger" moment
noticed that back in 93 when I saw this its probably why he hesitated at first it was his first time seeing a real live t rex it was in awe .Kind of like how he was in the beginning of the movie when he saw the brachiosaurus
Honestly, if I were in his position, I'd be feeling the same way. Terrified, but also amazed.
"When you gotta go, you gotta go."
-Jeff Goldblum 1993
I still hear him say that every time I gotta use the restroom lol
One of the best quotes in history
This is really one of the most everyday iconic used phrase. I don't know if it was ever used before this movie was made but I can't count how many times I have heard people say this.
@@Bigmojojo Yea even as a little kid I heard it said before the movie, but Goldblum's voice is forever cemented in my mind whenever I imagine it being said.
Also 7:03 not sure if he really had to go, who has their pants on on the toilet? Even his buckle is still on!
The Police Captain in Godfather 1 said the same thing in the restaurant.
31 years since this timeless movie has been in existence.
Don't you love how the t.rex acts like a real animal and doesn't straight up charge the car and try to tear it open as soon as it sees the light? It even does stupid stuff that an animal would, like trying to rip the tire off the wheel for no apparent reason. If only the sequels tried to do this.
You can also see it hesitate when the air in the tire release out of confusion before resuming the attack. Love that little detail.
@@Konfektionery Yeah, so nice. Another thing I like is the beginning of the kitchen scene, where you see the raptor interact with on another. The alpha bites and its subordinate just hisses, but doesn't try to bite back, showing that they have a pecking order, like chickens.
They still do this in the lost world as well
The Lost World also had them act like animals too tho. The Tyrannosaurs went after the humans because one of them had the blood of their baby and wanted probably thought that they hurt the infant and the parents wanted to make sure they won't come back and hurt their son again.
@@WhyTho525 the raptors in jp3 only followed the humans around because billy stole the eggs but the spino was just a movie monster in that movie
I can never get over how real the T. Rex looks. Incredible that this was made in 1993 and still holds up.
Good animatronics will always hold up
@@m.r4841 and cgi
@@BigSplenda1885 The cgi in this movie aged badly.
@@m.r4841 you really think so? I think the CGI in this scene looks impeccable, especially when the Rex chases Malcolm...and also the Jeep Chase and the banner falling scene at the end hold up amazing
@@m.r4841t looked better in non HD. Kinda like N64 games.
A lot of people probably don't realize but this scene is probably one of everyone's first horror scene that they've watch during childhood..
Try read the books, its trauma
Exactly. This scene isn’t acton or adventure or sci-fi. It’s straight up horror. Had me absolutely terrified as a kid.
Actually no for me it was the tingler 1959 in a movie house that year. Vincent price.
Facts I was 5 and my dad said I was traumatized
Nope. It was when the guy tore is face off in Poltergeist for me
2:28 imagine being a viewer in 1993 and there are no movies with this kind of special effects. Every dinosaur and monster movie is either stop motion or a man in a suit. Then you see the T. Rex for the first time. Awesome.
Yes! I was 10 when I saw this and it blew me away.
What gets me about this scene (and frankly makes it more intense) is how believable the Rex's behavior is.
She's not behaving like some typical movie monster throughout the scene. The Rex is acting and reacting to the situation like a real animal would.
Except the T. rex didn’t roar like it does in the movie
A dinosaur is not very different than todays alligators , and they don’t roar .
T. rex didn’t have the vocal cords to make such a sound like in this movie . That has been established
They got the sound by mixing a elephant sound with a tiger sound .
So don’t believe the t Rex sounded like this , far from it.,
@@Paralyzer That's true, but in context to the movie, my point still stands.
@@OwlEye2010 yes 👍 indeed
At a young age I learned from this scene to respect the wildlife because of how real the T-Rex's behavior was.
@@Paralyzer sounds really scary when you can hear its earthquake like growls and hear its large steps. really as scary as jurassic park's roaring version
I love how at 4:37 when Lex shines the light at Rexy’s eye her pupil becomes smaller and then dilates back to normal when the light isn’t in her eye anymore. Gotta appreciate the detail.
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@@ladybhive1210 than who is fake woman?😂
Attention yeah, yet the TRex comes on to the road from the right of the kids car across the fence and a few minutes later there is a deep ridge just from where the TRex came in earlier.
@@iconic918 it's 2021... There are tons of fake women out there now
One of the greatest scenes in film history. The fact that the T-Rex still looks far more real & convincing than the CGI sh!t in the latest release in the franchise is truly astonishing. What gets me every time (and I've seen this scene at least 50 times since the 90's) is when Lex leaves the flashlight on and suddenly you see the T-Rex eye in the frame and the pupil contracts because of the bright light. Sheer genius.
It probably looks more realistic bc it’s not CGI.
@@ASDAPOI there is still quite a lot of cgi in this scene, most notably whenever the t-rex is shown walking, because the insane animatronic t-rex they built could not walk. in my opinion there are two reasons the jurassic park cgi looks so much more realistic than the cgi in most other movies.
first, the events portrayed using cgi are not particularly unrealistic or over the top, so it doesn't take much to convince you they are real. the t-rex pushes the car over (which takes multiple pushes) and bites off a tire. if this movie came out today the t-rex would pick up the entire car in it's mouth as one piece and throw it 1000 feet into the air, where it would fly in slow motion for 30 seconds before hitting a tree and exploding into a giant fireball. no matter how good the effects are, action like that is going to look unrealistic because the events themselves are unrealistic! this scene contains much more suspense and waiting than blatant chaotic action for the sake of it.
the second reason the cgi in this feels so realistic is that every other aspect of the movie works to sell the idea that the cgi events are real. the acting, sound design, and integration between cgi and real elements are all extremely well done and all work together to convince you that the cgi elements are real. most newer movies that have action for the sake of it do not effectively use these other elements to convince you of the effects.
@@bad_puns Exactly, and it is even more impressive when you remember this full CGI model looked so good being done with computers from 30 years ago, goes to show how much good artists and team is important to make a great visual effect.
3:31 That shot of Rexy's eye (the T-Rex) is so cute
are you insane trex are one of the most dangerous dinosaurs in the world
@@tyronegrayii3246 a hippo is also one of the most dangerous creatures in the world but they're still cute
are you out of your mind trex and hippos are one of the most dangerous animals in the world
@@tyronegrayii3246you’ve stated that already, doesn’t mean people can like how they look.
Trex are serious predators you can't keep as a pet
I love how the T Rex just acts like a curious animal in this scene. One that knows it has no natural predators and has no reason to fear anything. Like how lions or tigers or Polar Bears act in their natural habitats. It's a great touch.
Yeah, that's something I don't like about the direction the newer movies have taken. In Jurassic Park 1 - 3 the dinosaurs were treated as though they were ancient wild animals brought to the present day through the magic of science. The newer movies try to paint them as genetic freak show monsters unlike anything that would have actually lived 65 million years ago. I mean, I get why they did it, we have learned so much more about what dinosaurs were in the past nearly 30 years since this movie came out and the best way to justify it was to say that these weren't actually dinosaurs but Frankenstein esque monsters with genetic anomalies. Still though, I miss the dinosaurs being handled like they were actual animals with real animal behavior and instinct and not psychopathic blood thirsty monsters.
@@nathanmcdonald610 They don't try to do that. If you're thinking of "genetic freak show monsters", I think that applies to the Indominus Rex, Indoraptor and Scorpius Rex. The other dinosaurs aren't "psychopathic" or "bloodthirsty". They're just animals in a world that they aren't prepared for.
Lions have a lot to fear bud, being an apex doesn't make you invincible.
@@SirKolass Never implied that being an apex predator made something invincible. Also, lions actually DO NOT have much to fear. There's absolutely no animal in their natural habitat that hunts them. Unless you want to say humans and even then they have little fear because there have been several verified accounts of lions actually hunting humans for prey. Lions actually actively hunt elephants, giraffe, rhino, hippo, and so on. There have been verified accounts of lions hunting and killing gorillas. Again, not saying they're invincible but the literally don't have anything they need to fear from natural habitat.
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@@SSJ2Phenom They very rarely target hippos, rhinos or elephants unless they're desperately hungry.
I love the the conversations between Malcolm and Grant at the start. Both trying to act cool and calm but you can tell they are absolutely terrified of the situation they’re in!
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Judging by how fogged up Malcolm's side of the window is, Grant is a lot cooler in the situation.
Born in 1986 and was into dinosaurs when this was first shown in cinemas in 1993. This scene was absolutely mind-blowing!
Same!!
Same!!!! 1986 here too💯
Absolutely, but weren't you a bit young for this?
@@AbDirkie i had seen parts of the exorcist, poltergeist, terminator, and a load of other movies i was too young for prior to jurassic park but yeah, i would agree that 6 or 7 is too young 😅
you wouldn't have been allowed in.
This is still probably the scariest thing I've ever seen in a movie. There's no music, just rising tension, and terror. Amazing.
30 years later and I'm still praying that the kids will turn out the light.
It just puzzles me, honestly... who in their right mind would ever think it's a good idea to shine a bright light in clear view of a hundreds ton apex predator?
@@queenesther09 I think the implication is that the kids immediately realise it was a bad idea, but then they freeze with fear and lose the ability to turn it off.
I can't express in text just how strongly I relate with it. Though I'v watchd it a thousand times over, I still find myself dreading thinking; "No! No!!! Don't turn on the light!"
@@uvl.g5611 yup. Shows how powerful the scene is. It just never gets old.
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3:19 Even after the billions of times I’ve seen this movie, this clip never fails to send shivers down my spine
*All hail the Queen.*
One of the best entrances of a character in movie history🔥
Steven Spielberg Ladies and Gentlemen, genius level
@3:58 that growl gives me chills
if rexy never broke out, Biosyn would have won. so in a weird sense, Rexy saved the world
The first Jurassic Park is such a masterpiece and one of the greatest films ever made.
Literally the others suck balls compared to this (I like JP2 and JW1 but JP1 is on the “one of the greatest science fiction movies ever” tier) 😂
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More so in retrospect, as overall standards have declined since. It was kind of a let down at the time.
@@mrstephenpariah bro what? jp1 was a letdown at the time? you're crazy
@@chrispember172It's mostly just a bunch of action set pieces, any intrigue ends with Nedry. I found that really tedious at the time, and the music.
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That first roar - 40 years old and still send shivers down my spine! Absolutely timeless.
Grant was badass in this scene. But people are sleeping on the fact that Malcolm gets out the car, gets Rexy’s attention, probably scared shitless, and yells “get the kids!” Thinking only of them. Legend.
nah malcolm was pretty stupid in this scene
@@archertm4664 Stupid? Maybe, but my comment wasn't about intelligence, it was about the brass balls he had to do that.
@@krombopulusdave fair enough
@@krombopulusdaveTo quote Gib from True Lies: “Ballsy. Stupid, but ballsy.”
@@joncbartlett Great movie! I've actually been to the spot in DC where they filmed Tom Arnold dodging gunfire behind the lamppost, and he checks his nuts. If you want to know whether or not I reenacted the scene....I totally did.
This scene never gets old to Jurassic Park fans
Yeah
Legendary scene. Not just for Dino Fans ;)
@@benund5848 yeah!
@@benund5848 take out - 'not' , it's just for dino fans ;)
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This is so refreshing to watch compared to modern "big predator attack" scenes. The T-Rex isn't unstoppably violent nor willing to risk its life to attack the main characters. It takes time for it to think that the car MIGHT be prey and as soon as biting the underside and tires tastes wrong, it stops. Comparing this to something like the V-rex scene in King Kong (2005) makes you appreciate when movies remember that animals are ANIMALS, not villains.
The V-rexs in KK are actually meant to be monsters, not animals. They're all radioactive mutants.
@@nahor88 none of the animals in the 2005 king kong are radioactive, it takes place in 1933 which is well before any kind of nuclear technology. the animals in that movie are just meant to be weird descendants of prehistoric animals that evolved in isolation from the rest of the natural world
@@fish1313 There's a weird half truth to it. There's nothing to do with radiation, but due to the relatively small size of the island, most of the dinosaur population is heavily inbred and thus their genomes are totally messed up
You hit the nail on the head
The V Rexes were wild and hungry though and super aggressive from living on skull island. This T Rex lived in captivity and is well-fed, so it's not gonna immediately show aggression. Also give King Kong credit cause the way that Kong himself behaves was actually top-notch for a movie.
30 years later and this scene still sends chills up my spine. I'm convinced this may be in the top 10 movie scenes of all time. The tension is creates is almost miraculous, the special effects hold up today, and creates the sense of pure terror of an giant predator bearing down on you. Absolute lightening in a bottle.
This scene is PHENOMENAL.
I love how there is ZERO music during this entire scene.
The intensity alone stood by itself without an over-the-top soundtrack.
Spielberg is a genius.
I pointed that out a ton during the new movies. always some sort of music playing even when it isn't needed.
The way this scene was filmed really gives you sense of the fear.Especially how the T-Rex acts more like a curious animal rather a bloodthirsty monster yet it is capable of Ending your life in a single bite. This is why Jurassic park is one of my favorite movies possibly even my #1
There was so much effort put on getting these extinct animals behavior right... Spiel;berg was insistent in conveying a sense of real life fear in front of a wild animal which behaves instinctively, as opposed to less believable fear in front of vicious monsters that behave diabolically. There is nothing as intimidating as nature itself.
Yea the dinosaurs, including this scene, will play with their food or objects when attacking them, not unlike any other predator that learned how to hunt by playing around.
The CGI in this movie meshes so well with the animatronics and it's 30 years old, just way way way ahead of its time, seriously, still looks better than most CGI you see these days...
That is what the new Jurassic movies really lack. The Horror aspect of the first. This scene is really creepy and even after all these years gives you the chills.
And the fact that holding your hands up at dinosaurs doesn't stop them attacking you
“Use the force Owen”
Exactly, horror if done correctly it's key to movies like this.
The key to this scene is that the T-Rex isn't a monster, and it isn't a character. It's an animal, and it's decisions are based on what an animal would do in this situation.
It comes out of the pen, and it's looking around. It doesn't quite know what to do or where to go. It honestly might have wandered off into the park had it not been for Lex and her spotlight.
It didn't attack them because it's a a killer, it attacked them because it's an animal whose instincts are to hunt, and Lex grabbed it's attention.
In the new movies, this scene would have somehow become a chase scene, with the T-Rex knowing exactly what to do, and that's only to kill. The brilliance of this scene is, the T-Rex has no idea what to do. She's just reacting as an animal would.
There's a LITTLE bit of this magic in the second movie, but not like this. And after the second movie, all Jurassic magic is lost.
Well, Fallen Kingdom had some of that horror element. Especially with the Indoraptor.
No matter how many times I’ve watched this scene I still get chills when I see the vibrations in the water
Not to mention the effort needed to get that one perfect shot. Using a guitar string through the fake car to get that perfect vibration.
Same here!
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It's very interesting experience when you watch this remembering what you felt like watching this as 12 year old kid in the theater to present day viewing the event in a theater as an adult.
3:56 is in my opinion one of the greatest transitions of special effects in one shot. it's absolutely perfect how smooth it goes from the animatronic t-rex to (with the most subtle camera movement) the CG t-rex. true definition of MOVIE MAGIC
@jonathanbirch2022 like I said, movie magic
Wow, I never noticed that. Good eye....
very cool!
Clever stuff having the T-rex out of frame to make the switch. I never noticed it!
I have watched this since i was a kid, and i have NEVER noticed that, thanks you! amazing!
I remember watching this movie as a 7 yr old kid in 1993 now I'm 38
This is without a doubt, one of the single greatest scenes in film history and it absolutely shows!
Ian screaming get the kids while Dr. Grant screams to get rid of the flare with the roar of the T-Rex and the boom of it's heavy steps is cinema at it's finest! The editing of sounds between the screams, the rain, the roar and the steps are perfection!
I actually never knew that that's what Malcolm was yelling. That really adds something to the scene and makes what he's doing seem that much more heroic... Albeit misguided.
@@dwilliams02 Originally, Malcolm was supposed to just run, but Jeff Goldblum HATED that, and came up with the idea of Malcolm trying to save the kids...
The pairing of CGI and practical effects makes this scene a masterpiece. It still holds up today. The first time I saw this in 1993 I just sat and stared. It was amazing.
I swear, this scene is so timeless and iconic
How eerie this moment is, will always be the best dinosaur film
This movie was ahead of it’s time. I consider it one of the best films of all time
@@ryleytrudel8341 it definitely is. There’s a reason why it’s in the National Film Registry
It's one of the best films period. It's up there with Star Wars for the was it revolutionised visual effects. We wouldn't have gotten Lord Of The Rings if Jurassic Park hadn't paved the way.
it literally took me years to realize that when Lex shines the light into the Rex's eyes, the pupil shrinks. Such amazing attention to detail.
Also it's basically come out since then that Rexes probably had one of the best eyesights for an animal maybe ever. The part of their brain that did vision was huge compared to many animals. Many paleontologists have watched this and said a Rex would have no issue seeing any of them even with no movement. Still a great scene though.
@@firingallcylinders2949 a lot of the dino details were fabricated for plot. for instance velociraptors are really tiny with feathers, speilberg just liked the term velociraptor
@@chrispember172 Yes. In fact, the raptors that were depicted in this were based on Deinonychus.
@chrispember172 Scientists probably fabricate details as well. Without a dinosaur's brain we can only speculate what they were like and how they behaved based on nothing but bones and how and where they were found
it literally took me years to realize that when Lex shines the light into the Rex's eyes the
3:20 I get goosebumps and I’m taken back to being a little kid every time when that T-Rex breaks out and roars. This movie is timeless.
I don't know what they sounded like millions of years ago, but as far as I'm concerned this is what a t-rex sounds like.
@@RazaielI’m pretty sure they didn’t roar they just made low sounds like a crocodile.
@@MissingLink8319 Don't care.
@@Razaiel ok
5:53 T-Rex: Oh man, I'm sorry... I didn't mean to disturb you. But who am I to turn down a free meal?
As a HUGE JP and JW fan, I have to say that this is one of the best scenes in the entire series.
Mine is “welcome to Jurassic World.” In JWFK. It was badass.
@@thegreatspooder4017 My favourite from JW had to be the shot over the open park from the balcony with the music. I literally cried in the cinema when I first saw it. The park was finally open (for a bit) and it looked amazing!
@@thegreatspooder4017 Fun fact: The sound of Rexy breaking through the fence was actually the same one as the one in this scene
@@thegreatspooder4017 that was cool ngl
Jurassic will always be my favorite childhood movies growing up. I remember when I saw Jurassic world I felt like I was watching Jurassic Park again and seeing rexy in Jurassic World was so exciting and relieving that my favorite dinosaur came back. I’m excited for dominion and I’m predicting rexy is gonna have babies
No Jurassic Park since has come even remotely close to how intense and awe inspiring the original is.
Wait for Dominion my friend.
@@ILaunchNukes I enjoyed JW and Fallen Kingdom but they had too much cartoony CGI for my liking. I'm sure Dominion will be fun but I fear the era of filmmaking that utilises practical effects over solely CGI is long dead, and that was what gave Jurassic Park its extra punch.
@@thebatman4279 Considering that animatronics have a tendency to break down, and they're way more expensive to make, I'd say CGI is a great alternative. The practical effects are still the best though
Idk. In my opinion, Jurassic World captures a lot of the same spirit and fear as the original without being a complete copy cat. There is nothing wrong with CGI when done well and this movie has plenty of it too. Not as much as JW but still
@Duke Wang nostalgia is a wonderful thing lol
One of the greatest scenes of all time. It's almost like we're watching a horror film. This scene is truly terrifying. How Dr. Grant chooses to save the girl and leave the boy because it's literally his only option. Woah. Truly in a league of its own. Masterclass cinema. Still the best Jurassic Park 30 years later.
well i think its supposed to be....there are parts in the sequel novel that are horrifying to read.
It is a horror film. And it works beyond the level that most horror films do. No supernatural or alien elements, just the universally primal fear of being pursued by a large predator. If animals could understand films, most would be terrified too
@@arthurpendragon8192 The book is a horror story in its own. The way Dennis Nedry dies in it is way way worse than in the movie. I hope one day there will be a Jurassic Park movie where it focuses only on the horror aspect of it.
@@joebenzz and the baby from the beginning. That was messed up.
@@magallanesagustin4952 Came here to say this. People forget how r-rated and mind-blowingly dark the novel was
Jurassic Park has been, and will forever be, one of my favorite movies of all time. I have probably seen it 200 times in my 39 years of life, and hope to watch it 200 more times. The visual effects, writing, and pure attention to detail were astronomically amazing for a movie made in 1993
“He left us! He left US!”
That line just randomly pops into my head till this day
That line gets me too. Who leaves kids like that? Jerk.
Still pops in your head?
@@celesteonthetube
Who? A frightened man with survival instinct gone wild.
@@Gaia_Seraphina think of the kids first
@@Gaia_Seraphina Right. Has to be a man. 🤦♀️😂
Favorite movie of all time. Still remember watching this when it re-released in 2013 and how terrifying this scene felt. The rumbling footsteps and the ear shattering roar. Goosebumps everywhere.
This movie is so good that even the Nostalgia Critic likes it.
I just rewatched the raptor kitchen scene and despite being a fan since I was a child, I never quite realised how terrifying they are. No wonder my stress nightmares involve being chased by them to this day. Plus that particular raptor scene with Dr Sattler resetting the power was my very first jump scare and I hate jump scares to this day.
I can’t believe I slept through the rerelease 😅 😥
I know exactly what will happen but I still get chills every time I watch this. Beautiful, suspensful scene. I love how the T. rex isn't just trying to eat all the people, it's just curious at first, and the curiosity of a predatory animal is deadly on its own.
always remember this particular scene and every detail of it, ever since my childhood watching this hundreds of times in VCD. 😂
Another reason this scene is great. Can you hear it? Silence. NO Music. Steve really knew how to create tension.
Thats unfortunate. Could have used some dubstep, maybe some pyrotechnics and air horn noises as the T Rex threatened to eat them.
It’s like John Williams couldn’t think of a way to do this scene justice.
@@Mac14329 maybe he the scene was better without music
Another reason this scene is great. Can you hear it? Silence. NO Much. Steve really knew
I can't think of anyone that would try to insert music in a scene like this
This is a masterclass in editing, shot composition, setups and tension. Movies just don't do it like this anymore, they rush too much.
You would think they would’ve realized their huge mistake. The T-Rex tears the part of the fence down and walks through. 3 minutes later, there is now a 100 foot drop in that exact spot. What the hell was the T-Rex walking on earlier!?
Except for the huge continuity discrepancy with the door of the car being open then closed and then opened again so the kid could close it in the Trex face. And the 100ft. drop off that appears where the thing just came through.
@@naquoashuey2794 The t rex actaually starts to nudge towards the barrier. over the barrier there is a terraced area at one side where the rex came out from but the car isnt next to that, its next to a sharp to a fifthy or sixthy drop (i readed this from the script)
@@Charizz_YT I’m glad you “readed” that in the script. In the actual clip we’re all commenting on, you clearly see it’s all forest on the other side of the barrier until the characters repel down the drop. This is at the same spot the T-Rex just crossed over the barrier. There is now a large drop off all of sudden. How are you debating this?
@@naquoashuey2794 It has a map itself, maybe try to find it?
This scene is so much better than the entire Jurassic World trilogy.
exactly lmao
Can't argue with that Ivan.
They should had just bring back Steven Spielberg as director.. Giving someone else the director role doesnt feel like a Spielberg movie.
@@JinxedByZExactly! Only Spielberg Knows what fans expect from a Jurassic Park movie.
Yasss
2:52 is the most transformational and revolutionary shot of the past 40 years - the transition from practical to cg WITHOUT CUTTING
it's so seamless and yet you're watching the medium change in real time
Steven Spielberg after seeing this scene for the first time:
I'm gonna change history
He already changed history with the first Jp movie
@@alderlopezcastro4928 ikr
@@alderlopezcastro4928 this is the first movie?
@@Ghostfacekillah1 yeah I know
More like I have changed so many f****ing times 😁
I saw this in theaters when I was 9 and when the T-Rex slammed through the sunroof I screamed. This scene still gives me chills 30 years