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