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When this film came out it had an incredible impact on me as a person. I was a regular teenager(?) and became an insanely fanatic movie geek! Spielberg was like a god to me, since he already had made Jaws, Close Encounters and ET.

Jurassic Park is one of those action films that hasn't aged a bit since it's release. The editing, cinematography and special fx are all brilliant. The CGI surpasses many of todays fx-films. This has a lot to do with the extra time and care the team at ILM spent to get the fx-shots just right. The T-Rex attack in the rainy night is by far one of the most brilliant action scenes ever!

The plot and characters follows a fairly familiar dramatic line. There's nothing "new under the sun". But the whole film is just so brilliantly crafted in every possible way. I'm certain Jurassic Park will stand tall in years to come......

***1/2 out of ****. pjapproved(sorry my English sucks)

Jim Sheridan has created something special with this movie. The true story of a Father and Son who are wrongly accused and imprisoned, is both intense and moving on several levels. Doomed to spend the rest of they're life in prison, a strong relationship develops between them.

"In the name of the Father" starts of in the early seventies. It manages to recreate the period in great detail. The photography, music, set-decoration and the editing is top of the line. But what makes this film amazing are the performances of Lewis, Postlethwaite and Thompson. The chemistry between them is incredible, and as a viewer you are taken on a journey trough every emotion possible.

A must for every living person.9/10

This film could have been something. It has a great location, good actors, nice production-values and so on. What the film desperately needs is a better script. It sort of starts out good, but as the film develops the story looses it's sense and direction(so does the characters...). Especially Bjørn Floberg's character needs some explanation!

Having in mind the low budget and short shooting-period, the director Pål Øie shows some skill with the actors. But he fails to deliver the scares. There are plenty of opportunities to do that in the film, so it's a damn shame. Shame on you Mr. Øie, Shame on you...(just kidding) My rating is *1/2 of ****.