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It's on Ain't It Cool News as well! I am as shocked as anyone at the success of this video...

Thank you everyone for all of the comments. Lot of work went into this, including in getting it in the first place! It was actually a dream of mine a long time ago to acquire some version of this scene the way the filmmakers would have done it, and it did not disappoint. As a sequence I think it is great, but I can see how it would not fit well into the version of the film we ended up getting. Now as for earlier versions of the film... it was truly one of the highlights. Also glad to hear people liking the music. Besides the obvious use of the "carnivore motif", which this track was essentially a love letter to; what other themes or alterations of themes from Jurassic Park and etc. did anyone spot?

Jurassic Park was a breathtaking film by Steven Spielberg; filled with spectacle, wonder, and imagination. Likewise, the novel and the adaptation process included many inventive ideas. This video presents one of the most famous ideas that didn't make it into the film: "Tyrannosaurus Rex At The Lagoon". Following closely to the tense sequence from the novel, the filmmakers also revised it with their own ideas, more than once. This version appears to be the last of the revisions, before it was scrapped entirely; along with the rest of the "river adventure" that was inspired and adapted into the classic Universal Studios attractions. This video uses the official original storyboards that were contained in Phil Tippett's Early Sequence Storyboard Binder, from his own collection. They have never been publicly seen before. This video was made to dramatize the sequence with original music by Derrick Davis and Mikhail Cucuk, inspired by the John Williams Jurassic Park themes. It is made for entertainment and educational purposes only. Amblin Entertainment and Universal Pictures own any copyrights to the material. See video for full credits of this production. For a download of this video, the music, the storyboards, and much more, visit the "Time Capsule" and other pages at: JURASSIC TIME http://jurassictime.trescom.org

Wolfen wasn't really for me, I suppose, but Rescuers Down Under? Oh man, perhaps some nostalgia may be required in terms of impact, but if you like any Disney at all, you owe yourself to at least rent it somehow. It's a GORGEOUS movie to watch, and even uses some pre-Pixar Studios Pixar animation in the opening, I believe, mixed with traditional animation. Simple but effective. Seriously, the first 10 minutes or so, before the mice protagonists even show up, is some of the best traditional animation Disney came out with in the 90s and beyond. But even after that it still tends to impress, and the movie breezes a lot with a lot of fun, some cute but not dumb humor, an awesome villain performed by the late George C Scott, and some cool action sequences. And the music does indeed compliment the film, and stands out, very well. Anyone else agree with all of that?

Hey, the first score has the insane "cat wailing", hahaha. And the big action finale is one of my favorite Goldsmith tracks ever! Not without its own merits, but it suffers a little in complete form due to lots of "filler".

The score is like a crazy, fun, intense, violent, and even scary cartoon score. It is also one of the few scores that makes me laugh out loud when listening to it. Those duck quacks, every freaking time...

I still listen to this score every so often, even more than his first Gremlins score! SO FUN! Don't miss this one, guys.

I think the biggest crime for me of the LLL Hook set was that they released an edited form of the first part of Ultimate War, when it was more complete/proper on the OST. It felt like whoever edited the set clearly wasn't paying nearly enough attention to what they were doing, and certainly didn't know the music. I immediately noticed, and was totally shocked they thought it was okay to release it in such a way. The film stems for stuff they couldn't find I understand... but they had the OST for that section. Definitely a goof worse than any missing dino teeth, indeed.

The only edit I MIGHT do is split apart "Falling Car" and "T-Rex Chase" in JP. I just love that chase track and always want to skip right to it, lol. That's my only minor quibble of the music itself, apart from some sequencing with JP (moving "Stalling Around" to where it goes, etc).

Oh I don't trust my sharpie skills! LOL. And while I understand the reasons for not reissuing booklets, for the people who say this isn't a big deal... this is my favorite score(s). I just want it to be as awesome as possible.

In regards to the JP side of the booklets... why don't we all just get ourselves a large sticker of the logo and slap it on there? Actually, that's not a bad idea, as long as it covers it properly! I know they are sold all over the place or can be made easily.

What's even more damning is that it is the ONLY time a human being kills a dinosaur in the first three JP films. That only changed recently with Jurassic World when the InGen team shot a rocket at one of Owen's raptors.

They do if you live in California, where they are based, which is where I live lol. So I had to pay an extra 5 dollars almost.

So did mine. Booo! In the words of Veruca Salt: I WANT IT NOW!

That's my hope, too. Like I said before, it is a VERY odd thing that has happened with other JP merch. Not sure how.

The HD promo shot reveals no teeth on the Rex, except for oddly one, on the booklet mockup. I know it's already been said that it does have them on the real thing, but wanted to prove I wasn't crazy!

I have.

121456!

Not able to access yet either.

So, who thinks the site will crash from orders?

YAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSS

Being a California citizen, I usually try to order from there to save on 9% CA sales tax, since LLL and Intrada and Varese are ALL CA-based and have to impose that on their purchases for me. I forget where MovieMusic is based, but it's not CA. The only times I don't order from there are if one of the labels offers signed copies of something MovieMusic obviously won't have, or if I simply can't wait. So, for this, I am ordering directly from LLL.

I think it helps that Crichton's original film inspired the basis of the vision, and I think they not only kept a lot of its DNA to please its original fans, but because many of its ideas simply worked so well. I do have to admit that they expanded upon all of his ideas beautifully, and I bet if he were alive to see it, he would have absolutely loved it. It's one of the best adaptations any of his works have ever received.

I don't think the cost in this case is just for the physical product or amount of discs... its for the number of minutes of music paid for in the transaction for these particular scores. These aren't just any scores they had to acquire... they are Williams scores from Spielberg films. They had to be a much higher price tag that ultimately has nothing to do with the physical count of discs themselves, but for the 5,000 unit division cost to make up or break even for what was paid.