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Jurassic Park...About halfway through the book and I'm loving it
Posted on 10/30/13 at 5:14 pm
Posted on 10/30/13 at 5:14 pm
About halfway through the book and I'm loving it. They've just realized the animals are breeding and there are probably 30 raptors running around instead of the eight they though. Of there are spoilers from the book that aren't in the movie it would be appreciated if they were left out of the convo. 
Movie, which I like, seems to be relatively true to form.
Overall thoughts on the book?
I bought the second book and was planning on reading it but my buddy told me it was just an entire book of Chricton having a evolution theory rant. That would get old if true...
Book/movie differences:
All the people seemed to be described different from the way they appeared in the book. Grant was a bearded man who actually liked kids, not extremely awkward around them. Gennaro was like 35 and muscular not old and a wuss.
There was a no YOU BRED RAPTORS!!!???? Muldoon seemed to be the only one who even cares that they did so.
Kids ages were reversed.
Didn't think it was possible, but Hammon was even dumber and naive in the book. God he's a goob.
Ed Regis was a pretty main character, so far. He wasn't in the movie was he? Or am I drawing a blank.
I'm done talking.
Movie, which I like, seems to be relatively true to form.
Overall thoughts on the book?
I bought the second book and was planning on reading it but my buddy told me it was just an entire book of Chricton having a evolution theory rant. That would get old if true...
Book/movie differences:
All the people seemed to be described different from the way they appeared in the book. Grant was a bearded man who actually liked kids, not extremely awkward around them. Gennaro was like 35 and muscular not old and a wuss.
There was a no YOU BRED RAPTORS!!!???? Muldoon seemed to be the only one who even cares that they did so.
Kids ages were reversed.
Didn't think it was possible, but Hammon was even dumber and naive in the book. God he's a goob.
Ed Regis was a pretty main character, so far. He wasn't in the movie was he? Or am I drawing a blank.
I'm done talking.
This post was edited on 5/21/17 at 4:06 pm
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Posted on 10/30/13 at 5:19 pm to iwyLSUiwy
They combined several characters. Gennero went from the PR guy to the Lawyer.
Posted on 10/30/13 at 5:24 pm to iwyLSUiwy
The Hoover Dam appearing mid-scene as part of the T-Rex exhibit was not in the book.
Posted on 10/30/13 at 6:57 pm to iwyLSUiwy
I had my problems with the movie compared to the book, but I still liked it.
The book was much darker than the movie. There were additional dinosaurs that would've made it much more exciting.
Grant was changed a good bit. The kids' personalities were switched.
I liked the book's version of Hammon. He was a corporate douche rather than the lovable grandpa.
The book is awesome. I do like the movie, but the book is lightyears better.
The book was much darker than the movie. There were additional dinosaurs that would've made it much more exciting.
Grant was changed a good bit. The kids' personalities were switched.
I liked the book's version of Hammon. He was a corporate douche rather than the lovable grandpa.
The book is awesome. I do like the movie, but the book is lightyears better.
Posted on 10/30/13 at 9:20 pm to iwyLSUiwy
I loved the book, its darker and much better.
I thought Hammond in the book was more "evil" for lack of a better word, vs the movie were he was portrayed as more of a kindly old grandpa that didn't mean any harm.
I thought Hammond in the book was more "evil" for lack of a better word, vs the movie were he was portrayed as more of a kindly old grandpa that didn't mean any harm.
Posted on 10/30/13 at 9:24 pm to iwyLSUiwy
The book was awesome. What was the scientific reason they needed to make the book seem realistic? The book is also spookier.
Posted on 10/30/13 at 9:49 pm to iwyLSUiwy
It was a very good book. Like all of Chrighton's stuff it was kind of light reading but well done and a lot of fun.
Chrighton's knack of using plausible sounding, well reasoned scientific theories behind his sic fi served him well in this one. (though my favorite was probably the giant fax machine like device used for time travel in Timeline)
Don't want to spoil the book so I won't go into plot details. But yeah the book had a lot more in it than the movie, both in terms of details and of different types of dinos. But the movie did a great job of bringing the basic essence to life.
Chrighton's knack of using plausible sounding, well reasoned scientific theories behind his sic fi served him well in this one. (though my favorite was probably the giant fax machine like device used for time travel in Timeline)
Don't want to spoil the book so I won't go into plot details. But yeah the book had a lot more in it than the movie, both in terms of details and of different types of dinos. But the movie did a great job of bringing the basic essence to life.
Posted on 10/30/13 at 11:08 pm to iwyLSUiwy
Posted on 5/22/17 at 2:35 pm to iwyLSUiwy
Its a great book
Posted on 5/22/17 at 2:41 pm to iwyLSUiwy
The main thing they changed from the book was the time constraint they were under to get comms back up before the boat with raptor stowaways got to the mainland.
I never understood why they didn't include that in the movie. It added a ton of suspense to the book.
I never understood why they didn't include that in the movie. It added a ton of suspense to the book.
Posted on 5/22/17 at 2:48 pm to iwyLSUiwy
I saw the movie three times at the theater. Then I read the book. And while the book was good, I didn't feel overawed. I didn't feel like the movie lacked anything. Which is actually rare when comparing movies to books. It's a testament to the greatness of the movie.
Posted on 5/22/17 at 5:42 pm to iwyLSUiwy
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Overall thoughts on the book?
First book I ever loved. I think I was in 5th or 6th grade when I read it. Crichton is still one of my favorite authors
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