Jurassic Park (5 Stars)

30 films to watch before you die, #14

God creates dinosaurs.

God destroys dinosaurs.

God creates man.

Man destroys God.

Man creates dinosaurs.

Dinosaurs eat man.

Woman inherits the earth.

That's not quite an accurate summary of the film, but people who have seen it know where it comes from. This is in every way a typical Steven Spielberg film. It starts off with a bang, then goes back and introduces the characters, slowly building up to a dramatic conclusion.

Steven Spielberg has made many magnificent films during his career. Let me just pick out three of them for further viewing.

• Jaws (1975)
• E.T. (1982)
• Jurassic Park: The Lost World (1997)