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SATURDAY JANUARY 8

JURASSIC PARK (TVNZ 2, 7.00pm). Of the five Jurassic movies, the first remains the best, which, as we all know, is definitely because Sam Neill was in it. It came out the same year as The Piano. So it was quite a year for him. (1993)

Sometime Guardian of the Galaxy and ex-wrestler Dave Bautista follows The Rock down the family-entertainment career path with him as a CIA agent in a battle of wits with nine-year-old Sophie. Its slapstick seems a little on the

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