More turns out to be less in this lacklustre sequel, though once again the effects are a thrill to behold.
The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
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Fresh:28
Rotten:30
Average Rating:5.6/10
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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... 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 disaster at the would-be amusement park, another expedition is mounted by millionaire John Hammond (Richard Attenborough). To document the natural behavior of the beasts at a mysterious Site B, Hammond sends a team comprising Malcolm; Malcolm's girlfriend, paleontologist Dr. Sarah Harding (Julianne Moore); and a wildlife videographer (Vince Vaughn). They face adversity in the form of a less-than-scrupulous big-game hunter (Pete Postlethwaite) and, of course, the terrible lizards themselves. The film is loosely based on Michael Crichton's novel THE LOST WORLD, which was named after the 1912 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle novel of the same name. Spielberg proved his determination to alternate making socially conscious films with directing movies of sheer entertainment value; his prior film to THE LOST WORLD was SCHINDLER'S LIST, and he followed the dinosaur adventure with AMISTAD. [More]
Starring: Jeff Goldblum, Julianne Moore, Pete Postlethwaite, Arliss Howard
Starring: Jeff Goldblum, Julianne Moore, Pete Postlethwaite, Arliss Howard, Richard Attenborough, Vince Vaughn, Vanessa Lee Chester, Peter Stormare, Harvey Jason, Richard Schiff, Thomas F. Duffy, Joseph Mazzello, Ariana Richards, Thomas Rosales, Camilla Belle, Cyndi Strittmatter, Robin Sachs, Elliot Goldwag, J. Patrick McCormack, Ross Partridge, Ian Abercrombie, David Sawyer, Geno Silva, Alex Miranda, Ian Zajonc, Kenyon Williams, Alan D. Purwin, Bob Boehm, Bradley Jensen, Rick Wheeler, Ben Skorstad, Gordon Michaels, J. Scott Shonka, Harry Hutchinson, Bill Brown, Brian Turk, Jim Harly, Colton James, Carey Eidel, Katy Boyer, David Koepp, Eugene Bass, Bari Buckner, P.B. Hutton, David St. James, Mark Brady, Marjean Holden, Jaqueline Schultz, Domini Hoffman de Saldago, Thomas Stuart, C. Ransom Walrod, David Gene Gibbs, Michael N. Fujimoto, Paul Fujimoto, Darryl A. Imai, Darryl Oumi, Vincent Dee Miles
Director: Steven Spielberg
Director: Steven Spielberg
Producer: Gerald R. Molen, Colin Wilson
Screenwriter: David Koepp
Composer: John Williams
Reviews for The Lost World: Jurassic Park
The Lost World certainly has its moments but it's a rather schizophrenic movie that lacks the simplicity of the original.
Not as good as the original, but as far as sequels go, it's way, way above average.
The 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
This summer's blockbuster to beat is beach reading for the big screen, and why should it be otherwise?
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.
The Lost World is like painting by numbers -- you get something that looks pretty good, but there's no creativity in getting there.
'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.
If you liked Jurassic Park, you’ll probably like this one a little less. What the first film did poorly, this film does worse.
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.
Almost awesome in its up-close encounter with wild and very dangerous dinosaurs.
The Lost World has the vibe of 'obligatory sequel,' just what director Steven Spielberg probably wanted to avoid.
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.
The Lost World is as close to critic-proof as you can get in the movie business.
Special effects demand dino closeups, but the technical miracles seem sadly mundane.
If Jurassic Park reminds us of the magic Hollywood is capable of, The Lost World shows us how quickly we get bored.
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