Jurassic Park III

Jurassic Park III is a rehash of "Jurassic Park" and "The Lost World", but the effects are of course better, and new terrifying species have been added, among them flying reptiles. The film is a tight affair offering elemental suspense with a dash of humour. It is, however, almost too efficient. A longer build-up of tension, for instance, would not do any harm.

Dr Alan Grant is one of the few who survived a trip to InGen's Jurassic Park. Now he is having trouble funding his palaeontological research, so when the wealthy couple Paul and Amanda Kirby dangle a hefty cheque in return for his help, he cannot say no.

The couple want to take a flight over a forbidden area, the island of Isla Sorna off Costa Rica, where the company InGen experimented with genetically engineered dinosaurs. Alan is to be their guide. He is not particularly enthusiastic, but as long as the plane stays in the air, surely nothing can go too badly wrong. The problem is just that Paul and Amanda turn out to be anything but luxury tourists. In fact, they have a very keen interest in landing on Isla Sorna.