T. Rex made our list of best CG characters

FIRST SEEN IN
“Jurassic Park” (1993)

CHARACTER STUDY Prior to 1993, 2-D textbook illustrations and the prehistoric renderings of ''Land of the Lost'' dinosaurs left many an imagination dissatisfied. But then Industrial Light & Magic's computer generated T. Rex made prehistory into movie history, by snacking on lawyers, velociraptors, and the like. He later played the lead in the sequel (''The Lost World'') and made a cameo in ''JP3.''

SOUND BYTE His vicious roar translates roughly as ''Backthahellup!''

WHY WE LOVE HIM Short of a trip back to the Jurassic era, this may be the closest thing to the real deal we'll ever see. With lifelike skin, thoroughly convincing movement, a persuasive mouth full of saliva-covered chompers, and a lot more life than museum skeletons, Steven Spielberg's T. Rex is the standard for all movie dinos.