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! The question does remain (click article) though.. has the film stood the test of time, or did it just scrape (blog post) by in the first place thanks (blog post) to it's flashy effects?
Source: Jurassic Park Movie Review - Decker Shado