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