Jurassic Park III (2001)

Most people think so. 82% of audiences gave it a thumbs up, by Google's archived audience score. Critics scored it lower at 46%, but audiences disagreed.

In need of funds for research, Dr. Alan Grant accepts a large sum of money to accompany Paul and Amanda Kirby on an aerial tour of the infamous Isla Sorna. It isn't long before all hell breaks loose and the stranded wayfarers must fight for survival as a host of new -- and even more deadly -- dinosaurs try to make snacks of them. Wikipedia ↗

Jurassic Park III is a 2001 American science fiction adventure film directed by Joe Johnston. Sam Neill returns as Dr. Alan Grant, who is tricked into visiting Isla Sorna — the dinosaur production facility from The Lost World — by Paul and Amanda Kirby, played by William H.

Macy and Téa Leoni, who are actually searching for their son who went missing on the island during a parasailing accident. Grant and his unwilling expedition must survive encounters with a new apex predator, the Spinosaurus — larger than the T-Rex — and a terrifyingly intelligent pack of Velociraptors who are hunting the group to recover stolen eggs. Jurassic Park III was the franchise's shortest and most straightforward entry, functioning as a lean survival adventure rather than attempting the thematic ambitions of its predecessors.

The Spinosaurus, which killed a T-Rex in the film's opening act, was a divisive addition that angered some fans who felt the franchise's most iconic dinosaur had been disrespected. The pteranodon aviary sequence was the film's most effective set piece. The film earned $368 million worldwide on a $93 million budget.