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Jurassic Park

The Neil McCauley “A Book about Metals” Award for Best Line from the Movie

The God/man/dinosaur exchange is favored amid an unusually deep bench of memorable lines.

In the discussion (3)
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  • The “God creates dinosaurs / man destroys God / man creates dinosaurs” exchange, completed by Ellie’s “dinosaurs eat man; woman inherits the Earth,” is the leading selection.
  • Other favorites include the Pirates of the Caribbean comparison, “we spared no expense,” “clever girl,” and Ian Malcolm’s future-ex-Mrs. line.
  • Grant’s decision not to endorse the park is criticized as unnecessary and too forgiving of Hammond.