The biggest film of it's time, Jurassic Park sent Spielberg to new heights, brought Crichton back in vogue and sparked a worldwide obsession with inaccurate paleontology! (blog post) The question does remain though.. has the (click link) film stood the test of (blog) time, or did it just scrape by in the first place thanks to it's flashy effects?
Source: Jurassic Park Movie Review - Decker Shado