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- From: jmann@vineland.pubs.stratus.com (Jim Mann)
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- Subject: Re: MC's Jurassic Park (possible SPOILER)
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- Date: 19 Nov 92 16:15:59 GMT
- References: <1992Nov19.144528.10415@mtu.edu>
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- In article <1992Nov19.144528.10415@mtu.edu> ksjohnso@mathlab.mtu.edu
- (KRIS A. JOHNSON) writes:
- > ****************SPOILER ALERT!!***************
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- > I heard a nasty rumor that Speilberg(sp?) was going to make the
- > velociraptors 20 feet tall. Can anyone tell me if this is true.
- If it
- > is, I think it is going to take something away from Crichton's
- story. In
- > the book the velociraptors are only about 6 feet tall and are very
- > intelligent (can open doors, etc.) Making them 20 feet tall is just
- like
- > having a few more T. Rex's around.
- > Anybody know anything more on this?
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- I hope this is NOT the case, since velociraptors were 6 feet tall,
- not 20 feet tall. Crighton did a good job of using real
- dinosaurs in the book, and made them behave reasonably most
- of the time (though a tyrannosaur stalking someone for any amount
- of time at all is rather unrealistic).
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- Jim Mann
- Stratus Computer jmann@vineland.pubs.stratus.com
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