Yes. I went to a party the evening I saw it and spent the whole time explaining... 📂 Archived Message Posted by Tuscy on July 13, 2026, 16:32:20, in reply to "The raw tonnage of CGI that has come since has normalized it, but at the time it was released " to anyone who would listen that it was as if REAL dinosaurs were used for filming. Previous Message that was the first time ANY of us had seen a living, moving, realistic dinosaur anywhere. It wasn’t just wow in a movie, it was wow in life Previous Message Phenomenal directing/acting with his and I think Laura's hard sell visual reaction of oh my god, those are real dinosaurs before they were shown on screen Message Thread: Dr Alan Grant (Sam Neill) = Ed Martin - ibdoc July 13, 2026, 6:14:08 It's been repeated infinitely today, but he really did make Jurassic Park work for the audience - RVA July 13, 2026, 13:12:24 The raw tonnage of CGI that has come since has normalized it, but at the time it was released - meanjeans July 13, 2026, 14:38:42 Yes. I went to a party the evening I saw it and spent the whole time explaining... - Tuscy July 13, 2026, 16:32:20 I say this all the time - Sounder July 13, 2026, 14:40:45 the ILM documentary on disney+ is really interesting when they talk about how that all came to be - IlliniSax05 July 13, 2026, 14:48:06 Ugh* - LeatherneckIllini July 13, 2026, 7:18:37 I hope he got to see Montana. * - doubledown July 13, 2026, 7:03:46 RIP. I had no idea that he was a kiwi. Also, god bless Jeff Goldblum. - ATL July 13, 2026, 6:27:53 « Index   Searching