History Awesome / JurassicPark

* [[spoilers: After seeing the velociraptors be reduced to trained animals compared to the fierce predators we've known for three films, they meet the Indominous Rex, discover its connection to them, turn on the cast and return to the predators we know and love. Blue turns on it in the end, but it's still awesome to know they didn't lose their credibility that was thought to be gone due to the trailers.]]

* A bit of a minor scene, but when Grant and the others are escaping through the ceiling one of the raptors pokes it's head in trying to get them. Grant's response? To KICK IT IN THE FACE.

* Tim and Lex tricking a ''Velociraptor'' into walking into a freezer and then locking it inside.
* Muldoon shows how the ''movie'' Muldoon should have handled the raptors: with a freaking ''rocket-propelled grenade launcher''. He even tranquilizes the ''T. rex'', and it possibly drowns in the river (only one ''T. rex'' shows up in the count at the novel's end, but the ''T. rex'' may be in a non-monitored area).

** One of them doesn't fall for it and goes for Grant. He ''wrestles briefly'' with it while injecting it directly.

* Before or after, few have managed to even come ''close'' to the sheer, unadulterated '''''win''''' that is the Tyrannosaurus Motherfucking Rex making it's first appearance accompanied with it's since-customary roar.

* Oddly enough, the real CrowningMomentOfAwesome in ''Jurassic Park'' is had by the ''T. rex'', when [[VillainousRescue she kills the two ''Velociraptors'']] [[http://youtu.be/gTWo9oLJOWk?t=2m3s that had Grant and the others cornered]], then gives a final triumphant roar as a banner saying "When Dinosaurs Ruled The Earth" floats down in front of her. ''Awesome.'' May also qualify as a BigDamnHeroes moment, though the ''T. rex'' more or less serves as the main antagonist throughout the movie before this.

-->'''Dr. Malcolm''': He did it... The son of a bitch made ''a dinosaur.''

--> "Who the hell knows?" Gennaro said.

* One that's more for the [[VisualEffectsOfAwesome special effects crew]] than the characters: Grant gazes out of the jeep idly, until disbelief creeps over his face. Astounded, he [[TheGlassesComeOff whips off his sunglasses]], stands up to get a better look, then grabs Dr. Sattler to get her to look and she does the same. Right there, in broad daylight, is a completely convincing brachiosaur.

* Oddly enough, the real CrowningMomentOfAwesome in ''Jurassic Park'' is had by the ''T. rex'', when [[VillainousRescue she kills the two velociraptors]] [[http://youtu.be/gTWo9oLJOWk?t=2m3s that had Grant and the others cornered]], then gives a final triumphant roar as a banner saying "When Dinosaurs Ruled The Earth" floats down in front of her. ''Awesome.'' May also qualify as a BigDamnHeroes moment, though the ''T. rex'' more or less serves as the main antagonist throughout the movie before this.
** A deleted scene from the first movie plays this out differently, but no less awesome: The velociraptors have cornered Grant and the kids, the one in front of them's about to spring...suddenly, a gunshot rings out and the raptor falls to the ground. Grant and Co. turn to see who the mystery shooter is. It's [[spoiler: Hammond]]. Yes, you read that right. [[spoiler: ''Hammond'']] took down a ''velociraptor''.

* It's also pretty satisfying to see the Baby T-Rex attack Ludlow near the end of the movie.
* The Stegosaurus attack. In previous movies, stegosaurs were depicted as dumb, slow-moving animals that cannot defend themselves properly from attack. Not this time.

* Dr. Grant tackling and wrestling with a Cearadactylus that grabbed Lex.
* Tim and Lex tricking a Velociraptor into walking into a freezer and locking it inside.
* Muldoon shows how the ''movie'' Muldoon should have handled the raptors: with a freaking ''rocket-propelled grenade launcher''. He even tranquilizes the T. rex, and it possibly drowns in the river (only one rex shows up in the count at the novel's end, but the rex may be in a non-monitored area).
* Gennaro is nothing like the cowardly prick in the movie, as he accompanies several of the characters on dangerous treks, and at one point, heaves a full-grown Velociraptor off his back.
** When [[spoiler: the main power goes out and the Raptors start running amuck]], Gennaro volunteers to [[spoiler: restart the generator himself after Arnold apparently fails]]. He does this on his own, without being asked, aware that the last man who tried was probably eaten alive, and with no plan of escape after he succeeds. Not bad for a legal consultant.
** Worth noting that when Muldoon finds the explosive rounds for his rocket launcher and heads off to hunt the raptors, it's ''Gennaro'' he chooses as his ammo carrier. He acquits himself pretty well too.

* Near the climax of the first book, Dr. Grant is being chased through the incubation room by velociraptors. In a sudden burst of inspiration, he remembers that the creatures were theorized to feed on eggs from other dinosaurs' nests in addition to live prey. Using this knowledge to his advantage, he injects several eggs with the lethal contents of a nearby syringe and rolls them toward the velociraptors, which take the bait and die almost instantaneously.

** Followed immediately by Gennaro getting the ship to turn around, preventing three velociraptors from reaching the mainland, by invoking the Uniform Maritime Act on the captain.

* In the Lost World, Sarah Harding is a walking badass. She surives being pushed overboard by Dodgson, swimming through extremely dangerous waters, chases after and snipes a Velociraptor on a motorcycle (which is being driven by a kid with no experience in driving a motorcycle), and overpowers Dodgson and offers him up to the Tyrannosaurus.
* Doc Thorne and Levine riding a motorcycle to safety while being pursued by a T-Rex.
* Levine shooting a Velociraptor point-blank in the mouth with a rifle.
* Eddie buying his friends time to climb up to safety, by fighting off a pack of Raptors with a steel bar. [[spoiler:He gets caught and killed.]]

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTSwASZ6Iss&feature=related This]] Gatorade commercial, released in 2000, featuring the velociraptors from the film taking on Vince Carter of the Toronto Raptors . . . in a basketball game.

** A deleted scene from the first movie plays this out differently, but no less awesome: The velociraptors have cornered Grant and the kids, the one in front of them's about to spring...suddenly, a gunshot rings out and the raptor falls to the ground. Grant and Co turn to see who the mystery shooter is. It's [[spoiler: Hammond]]. Yes, you read that right. [[spoiler: ''Hammond'']] took down a ''velociraptor''.

** Note that Muldoon was ''far'' more awesome in the book. He takes down multiple raptors by wielding a rocket launcher and drops the adult T. rex with a direct hit to the head with a rocket-launched tranquilizer.
* Say what you will about Ian and chaos theory but he managed to survive two T. rexes in two films.

* The T. rex's rampage in San Diego.

** Even without that scene the guys was still pretty cool.

--> '''Malcom:''' The coach cut you from the team?

* The fight between T. Rex and Spinosaurus could also count. It's short...and Spino wins...but it's still awesome.

* Dr. Grant tackling and wrestling with a Cearadactylus that grabbed Tim.

* In the Lost World, Sarah Harding is a walking badass. She surives being pushed overboard by Dodgson, swimming through extremely dangerous waters, chases after a Velociraptor on a motorcycle, and overpowers Dodgson and offers him up to the Tyrannosaurus.

* Dr. Grant tackling and wrestling with a Pteranodon that grabbed Tim.

--> The coach cut you from the team?

* Oddly enough, the real CrowningMomentOfAwesome in ''Jurassic Park'' is had by the ''T. rex'', when [[VillainousRescue she kills the two velociraptors that had Grant and the others cornered]], then gives a final triumphant roar as a banner saying "When Dinosaurs Ruled The Earth" floats down in front of her. ''Awesome.'' May also qualify as a BigDamnHeroes moment, though the ''T. rex'' more or less serves as the main antagonist throughout the movie before this.

[[spoiler: Also, the way the spino wins. It shrugs off a bite to the neck that would shatter a car, uses its sheer bulk to ward off several more attacks, and then pierces the rex's eyeball with its claws as it closes its teeth over the tyrannosaur's throat ''AND WRENCHES ITS HEAD 180 DEGREES AROUND!!!!'' You can actually hear the echoing snap as its spinal cord is torn in half.]]

[[spoiler: ''Also, the way the spino wins. It shrugs off a bite to the neck that would shatter a car, uses its sheer bulk to ward off several more attacks, and then pierces the rex's eyeball with its claws as it closes its teeth over the tyrannosaur's throat AND WRENCHES ITS HEAD 180 DEGREES AROUND!!!! You can actually hear the echoing snap as its spinal cord is torn in half.'']]

!!Jurassic Park

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* Oddly enough, the real CrowningMomentOfAwesome in ''Jurassic Park'' is had by the ''T. rex'', when [[VillainousRescue it kills the two velociraptors that had Grant and the others cornered]], then gives a final triumphant roar as a banner saying "When Dinosaurs Ruled The Earth" floats down in front of it. ''Awesome.'' May also qualify as a BigDamnHeroes moment, though the ''T. rex'' more or less serves as the main antagonist throughout the movie before this.

** In a deleted scene, Tembo gets into a bar fight with [[{{Jerkass}} several drunken idiots who provoke him by harassing a waitress]]. [[CurbStompBattle He wins. Easily.]] ''[[{{Badass}} With one hand tied behind his back.]]'' The entire scene actually makes him more likeable than the [[DesignatedHero "main" heroes]] of the story, which is probably why it was deleted in the first place.