JURASSIC PARK: HOME VIDEO HISTORY

I was 4 years old when my parents bought Jurassic Park on VHS for our family to watch completely forgetting how intense it was. I was glued to the TV. I was super scared that night but the next morning I asked my Mom if I could watch it again. It's been one of my all time favorite movies ever since and I've owned it on VHS, DVD, Laserdisc, Blu Ray, and I'll probably cave and get the 4k just because. This was an awesome video Jeff!

I still remember how I felt when I was watching it in the theater, I was blown away by the special effects, I couldn’t take my eyes off the screen for the whole movie, and that’s all I could talk about for the next few weeks after I saw it! And I still love that movie as much as I did when I first watched it, in fact I watched it again just 2 days ago and even after all these years, I’m still amazed by the special effects, nothing can beat the T-Rex reveal scene!!

The DTS Laserdisc supposedly has the best audio transfer out of all the Jurassic Park releases as it is taken from the theatrical DTS 6-Track and has the best dynamic range which is not seen in any future release.

I still have the DTS LASERDISC

When I was 4 my brothers gave me all there power rangers and toho Godzilla vhs. At the top of the box was Jurassic Park. I watch that film probably more then any film and it deserves all the praise

Saw it at the Theater when was 12, this one and Terminator 2 were the best experiences I had at the movie theater.

The Making of Jurassic Park was also released on VHS in May of 1995. I still have mine! JP still holds the record of how many times I've seen a movie in theaters. 11 times during initial release (not bad for a 10 year old), one time for the 3D release, and three times during the pandemic.

One little nitpick: the original VHS was available in Letterboxed in the states on the same day as the original October release. I was able to reserve a copy at Suncoast.

Remember I was in a hospital for a week, and the first thing I did when I came out was to watch this in the theater with DTS. First time DTS was even a thing. Not gonna forget that, ever.

I found the DTS version of Jurassic park 1 and 2 last year for a couple dollars. They sound amazing

Just bought the 4k this week at target. Man I remember watching it in the theaters. Playing the Super Nintendo game which introduced Dolby Surround sound for the first time in a video game. This movie had an amazing soundtrack. One for the ages for sure. One thing you didn't mention Jeff was that the DVD did come with DTS sound. At least depending which copy you purchased. I still own to this day the DTS version. Thanks again for an awesome video.

I purchased my first laserdisc player in 1995. This was one of the first LD's I bought. I believe that it cost around $40. I still have it.

Jurassic Park is one of those movies I purchased brand new at a drugstore on VHS, and eventually I bought it on DVD widescreen, and also bought it on Blu Ray!

The CGI/practical FX holds up remarkably well over the decades and still one of the best sound designs ever. I was 24 when I saw it in the theaters I remember everyone gasping in awe when the brachiosaurus first appeared on screen. It is no surprise Disney dominated the VHS sales in the 90's

Great video! I made some chapter timestamps, feel free to paste them into the description if you want: 0:00 Intro 0:44 Theatrical Release (1993) 1:34 VHS and Laserdisc (1994) 2:28 NBC TV Broadcast (1995) 3:21 The Making of Jurassic Park Laserdisc (1995) 3:49 Widescreen VHS and Laserdisc (1997) 4:45 VHS and DVD (2000) 5:37 Collector's Edition DVD Box Set (2000) 5:53 Jurassic Park DVD Trilogy (2001) 6:09 15th Anniversary / Adventure Pack DVD (2004) 6:29 Ultimate Trilogy Blu-ray (2011) 6:57 Universal Anniversary Set / Blu-ray (2012) 7:23 20th Anniversary 3D Theatrical Release (2013) 7:50 20th Anniversary 3D Blu-ray (2013) 8:11 25th Anniversary 4K Box Set (2018) 9:20 Standalone 4K Editions (2022)

I know this movie inside and out. It's my number 1 favorite movie of all time. I'm only 21, but I've been watching this movie since I was 2. Thank you for talking about it. Can't wait for Dominion!

When a new independent theater opens up a few years ago, they had a launch party with a free screening of Jurassic Park. It was my first time swing in theaters after being relegated to vhs and dvd (I seem to recall it was one of my first dvds). I remember specifically look for the DTS version even tho I had no way of playing a DTS audio track or a had anything remotely close to a home theater system.

I still have my suitcase from the opening of the movie from 1993. From when I was 7 years old

I don't think I've seen a more impressive movie in the theaters than watching Jurassic Park when it first came out. It probably helps that I was 15 at the time, so it left a huge impression. So much so that I immediately bought the book and speed read it in a day. That's crazy about the number of people that watched a network broadcast of it 2 years later. That will certainly never happen again.

Thanks for this!! I remember seeing Jurassic Park in theaters, upon original release. An absolute masterpiece that still holds up!! I saw all the other films you had listed, & I would love to see future home video history episodes, on all of those.