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