More turns out to be less in this lacklustre sequel, though once again the effects are a thrill to behold.
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11/05/08
The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
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Reviews Counted:58
Fresh:28
Rotten:30
Average Rating:5.6/10
Theatrical Release:00-00-0000
Synopsis: THE LOST WORLD: JURASSIC PARK is director Steven Spielberg's sequel to his original dinosaur thriller. Dr. Ian Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum) returns for more dino-horror when, four years after the... [More]
Starring: Jeff Goldblum, Julianne Moore, Pete Postlethwaite, Arliss Howard
Director: Steven Spielberg
Reviews for The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Top CriticIn short, what you'd expect, and no more.
06/24/06
Top CriticThe Lost World certainly has its moments but it's a rather schizophrenic movie that lacks the simplicity of the original.
01/01/00
Top CriticNot as good as the original, but as far as sequels go, it's way, way above average.
01/01/00
Top CriticThe film is essentially a grab bag of sequences tied together by a minimal storyline that allows several abandoned scenes from the first book to reach the screen
11/05/08
This summer's blockbuster to beat is beach reading for the big screen, and why should it be otherwise?
11/05/08
The dinosaur creations are even better than those in the first film --- credible, breathtaking and frightening. As for the rest, every department pales by comparison.
11/05/08
Top CriticNothing extinct here, just pure dino-might!
12/06/05
The Lost World is like painting by numbers -- you get something that looks pretty good, but there's no creativity in getting there.
04/09/05
'm certain the fault lies in me, not Spielberg. I'm sure he doesn't care what I think, he still gets to keep the money.
01/27/05
If you liked Jurassic Park, you’ll probably like this one a little less. What the first film did poorly, this film does worse.
01/15/05
This film is going to sink into well-deserved oblivion.
01/28/04
Been there, done that. Now there's just more of it.
05/14/03
The story, it must be said, is no great shakes, although it's not half bad by action-movie standards. But the action -- that's why we go see movies like this -- is terrific.
10/15/02
Almost awesome in its up-close encounter with wild and very dangerous dinosaurs.
08/26/02
The Lost World has the vibe of 'obligatory sequel,' just what director Steven Spielberg probably wanted to avoid.
06/18/02
Spielberg amply delivers the goods with...The Lost World: Jurassic Park, a beautifully crafted series of nightmarish set pieces with no other goal in mind than to scare and delight the audience.
06/05/02
The Lost World is as close to critic-proof as you can get in the movie business.
04/17/02
Special effects demand dino closeups, but the technical miracles seem sadly mundane.
04/12/02
If Jurassic Park reminds us of the magic Hollywood is capable of, The Lost World shows us how quickly we get bored.
04/17/01
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