History Film / JurassicParkIII

** The raptors [[spoiler:subvert this; they do]] go to great lengths to kill the main characters[[spoiler:, but it is revealed later on that it's not because they wanted to eat them, they were solely motivated by Billy stealing their eggs, and, once they're returned, the raptors take their eggs and leave]].

* TheUnmaskedWorld: A variation. [=InGen=]'s activities on Isla Nublar and Isla Sorna -- and the existence of ressurected dinosaurs -- are now public knowledge thanks to the San Diego Incident in the previous movie.

** Access to Isla Sorna has been restricted by the American and Costa Rican governments in the interim since ''The Lost World''. Considering what happened in San Diego, you can't blame them for trying to prevent any more dinsosaurs from getting off the island (or anyone trying to sneak back in).
** The UnmasquedWorld has also kneecappped the Palentology field and funding for Grant and other diggers. After all, with actual ressurected and living dinosurs on Sorna, who needs to dig for fossils anymore?

* SurprisinglyRealistic Outcome:

* Surprisingly Realistic Outcome:

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The third ''Franchise/JurassicPark'' movie, directed by Creator/JoeJohnston and released in 2001. Unlike the [[Film/JurassicPark first]] and [[Film/TheLostWorldJurassicPark second]] films, it's not a direct adaptation of Creator/MichaelCrichton's novels, though it does incorporate scenes from the books that were left out of the previous two movies. It is also the shortest ''Jurassic Park'' movie (92 minutes).

* StupidQuestionBait: At the start of the movie, Alan Grant has just finished giving a talk about prehistoric Raptors to an audience, and asks if anyone has any questions. Hands go up all over the room. Grant adds that he means any questions that aren't about ''Film/JurassicPark'', and most of the HandsGoDown. When he further specifies that he doesn't want questions about the events of ''Film/TheLostWorldJurassicPark'' either, there are hardly any hands left.

* PteroSoarer: While ''The Lost World'' had ''Pteranodon'' in the closing scene, this time they strike. They are extraordinarily unlike real ''Pteranodon'' however, they are much bigger than the already GiantFlyer, don't display the sexual dimorphism they are known to have, are able to grab humans with their feet like a bird-of-prey, have scaly skin, and, most egregiously, have [[ToothyBird beaks filled with sharp teeth]] (the name ''Pteranodon'' literally translates to "winged ''without'' teeth").

* TerrifyingTyrannosaur: The film exploits the fearsome reputation of the ''T. rex'' by using it as a benchmark of typical terror you can find on Isla Sorna, and then use ''[[SavaageSpinosaurs Spinosaurus]]'' to [[TheWorfEffect demolish]] the ''T. rex'' in every ''single'' category. ''T. rex'' pee? Scares away regular carnivores, but attracts ''Spinosaurus''. Its signature roar? Spinosaur's roar is much bigger. ''T. rex'' squaring off against ''Spinosaurus''? ''Spinosaurus'' easily wins.

As the years have passed, Isla Sorna and Isla Nublar have fallen into disrepair, the laboratories and training facilities now entirely abandoned -- at least by humans, anyway... There are rumors of the deaths of people who came too close or were foolhardy enough to land, and the natives living on the neighboring islands never visit either island, which are known as "The Five Deaths". Instead, the place has become a tourist trap for people hopeful to see its dinosaurs from sea and air.

* IdiotBall: Aside from Billy stealing ''Velociraptor'' eggs (see the NiceJobBreakingItHero entry) or Amanda yelling at the top of her lungs through a frigging ''megaphone'' as soon as her feet touch Isla Sorna's soil, Dr. Grant gets to hold one when he doesn't immediately climb on a tree after getting to the forest. [[spoiler:He nearly gets killed by [[GeniusBruiser raptors]] for it.]]

* IdiotBall: Dr. Grant gets to hold one when he doesn't immediately climb on a tree after getting to the forest. [[spoiler:He nearly gets killed by [[GeniusBruiser raptors]] for it.]]

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Billy Brennan's attempt to bail his and Grant's research out by ''stealing Velociraptor eggs.''

* RealLifeWritesThePlot: The infamous ''Spinosaurus'' vs ''T. rex'' fight was intended to be much longer and more even than it ultimately was, but had to be cut short to its current length and quick end when the ''Spinosaurus'' animatronic, a newer model than the ''T. rex'' (which was repurposed from the previous film), turned out to be much stronger than anticipated. As a result, it ended up ''decapitating the T. rex animatronic in one swipe'', forcing the fight to be massively shortened.

* AbortedArc: When Grant and Billy are identifying the ''Spinosaurus'', Grant points out that species wasn't on [=InGen's=] list of cloned dinosaurs and wonders what else they've been up to. This plot thread isn't expanded upon after this scene and the ''Spinosaurus's'' presence on the island is left unanswered. It was eventually revealed in a [[http://www.dinosaurprotectiongroup.com promotional website]] for ''Film/JurassicWorldFallenKingdom'' that the ''Spinosaurus'', along with the ''Ankylosaurus'' and ''Carnotaurus'', were developed by Masrani Corporation as a test run for the new park, albiet behind the back of the rest of the company and during a time when making more dinosaur clones was highly illegal.

** It seems quite likely, with the events of ''Film/JurassicWorld'', that the Spinosaurus being an off-the-books creation of [=InGen=] is [[spoiler: an early attempt by some figures in the company to weaponise dinosaurs. Its seemingly enhanced ability hints at the ''I.Rex'' as well]].

** Ellie Sattler is shown in this film to have eventually settled down, married and had children with another man, she and Grant simply remaining friends. In the original book, Grant and Ellie were just long-time friends and co-workers who weren't romantically involved like they were in the first film, and Ellie indeed was planning to marry someone else.

'''Billy Brennan''' That's a ''Tyranosaurus''.\\

** Ellie gets one near the climax of the film when she calls Alan back after missing his sat phone call. When she hears the panicked Alan screaming about Site B, she looks completely horrified, most likely thinking she just heard her former lover's last words and knowing there isn't a thing she can do about it.

** Billy stealing the eggs from the raptor nest. This results in the raptors coming after them and even [[spoiler:killing Udesky]] in revenge. Grant is pretty pissed to discover it's Billy's fault they're being hunted by raptors now too.
** Cooper tries to get the plane to stop by ''standing one-hundred feet in front of it as its barreling towards him at takeoff speed''. Even if they ''wanted'' to stop, he would have still have been run over. And he was also standing and yelling right out in the open as he was being chased by a huge predatory dinosaur, which was still in the middle of chasing him. Justified in this case, as his desperation for survival outweighed his logical reasoning.

* AnimalsNotToScale: According to later discoveries, it turns out the ''Spinosaurus'' in the film was actually ''shorter'' in length than its real life counterpart but also taller. There has been some controversy behind the posture and hind limb length of Spinosaurus however.

* BluffTheImposter: Not in the usual sense of "imposter," but Billy tricks Paul into revealing that he never climbed K2. Every other lie quickly unravels.

* MeaningfulBackgroundEvent: While Grant and the others are exploring the [=InGen=] facility, a raptor can be seen moving in the background.

** Averted in the ''Spinosaurus'''s case. That thing ''really'' hates humans.
*** Also [[JustifiedTrope somewhat justified]], as their aircraft injured Spino's crest.
*** Also justified if [[spoiler:it really is an early version of ''[[Film/JurassicWorld Indominus rex]]'', and therefore meant to be as psycho as possible]].
* NoodleIncident: Eric never does say how exactly he managed to obtain ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' urine.

** Paul, Grant and Billy both have one when they hear the spinosaurus a few minutes after they arrive on the island, realising that it's heading towards them.

'''Billy Brennan''' That's a tyranosaurus.\\

* PteroSoarer: While ''The Lost World'' had ''Pteranodon'' in the closing scene, this time they strike.

** The ''Spinosaurus'', with the exception of the ''T. rex'' fight, spends all of its on-screen time trying to chase down the main characters.
** The raptors [[spoiler:subvert this; they do]] go to great lengths to kill the main characters[[spoiler:, but it is revealed later on that they were motivated by Billy stealing their eggs, and, once they're returned, the raptors take their eggs and leave]].

'''Alan Grant''' I don't think so. Sound's bigger.\\

* StockDinosaurs: ''Tyrannosaurus rex'', ''Velociraptor'', ''Triceratops'', ''Compsognathus'', ''Brachiosaurus'', ''Stegosaurus'', ''Parasaurolophus'' and non-dinosaur ''Pteranodon'' all return for this film. ''Ankylosaurus'', ''Ceratosaurus'', ''Corythosaurus'' and ''Spinosaurus'' make their JP debut, and ''Spinosaurus'' became a stock dinosaur after the release of this movie.

* SeldomSeenSpecies: ''Ceratosaurus'' makes its debut in the franchise, but only as a cameo. ''Spinosaurus'' was this prior to the film's release.

* {{Homage}}: The ''Pteranodon'' scene continues both previous films' homaging to ''Film/KingKong1933'', along with referencing the ''Pterosaurs'' scene from ''Film/OneMillionYearsBC''.