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The Lost World: Jurassic Park (Widescreen Collector's Edition)

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3 star:		(28)
2 star:		(24)
1 star:		(33)

 

 

Actually, LWJP is just Steven Spielberg having some fun. It's an obvious tribute to movies like King Kong, Godzilla, and even the original 1925 version of The Lost World. It's a non-stop SFX extravaganza that is more dessert than a nourishing meal. Jeff Goldblum returns as Ian Malcolm. He is not bad in his role, though he does wear thin. Julianne Moore is beautiful as always, and pulls off her "concerned scientist" part with ease. The T-rex is back, with his mate and offspring. The Raptors terrorize, managing to kill off many slimy hunters and Ingen drones. Not a bad sequel, considering that most sequels are pure rubbish anyway. I enjoyed the T-rex running rampant in LA. I only wish it had had more time to cause hysteria and chaos! A nice binge-eating trip down Hollywood Blvd would've been cool! Oh well. Watch with brain on pause...

"Jurassic Park" could be forgiven the lack of story and character development because it was artfully crafted to be a thrill ride. This sequel, also inspired by Michael Chrichton's book, departs more from the story and fully flops into the B-movie category.

Jeff Goldblum is back visiting the dinosaurs, along with several other characters from the previous movie. This time our scientists are observing the behavior of the dinosaurs, trying to learn as much as possible, a very scientist-like activity. However, greed plays a part once again as a team of big-game hunters come to the island to attempt to capture an array of dinosaurs for a dinosaur zoo in an attempt for Ingen to recoup some of its substantial investment in the dinosaurs.

All appears to be going well for everyone except the dinosaurs until the scientists decide to play environmentalists and release all the dinosaurs from their cages. The dinosaurs go on a rampage (ever seen a rampaging triceratops?), destroying the camp of the hunters. Even then our scientists would have been okay had they not decided to help a baby tyrannosaurus. The parents track down the baby with predictably bad results for the humans.

Now scientists and big game hunters alike are on the run from the tyrannosaurs, and in the process of escaping they encounter our old friends the raptors, still intelligent, still agile, and still very hungry.

Eventually some of the characters escape, and the tyrannosaurus and its baby are captured so that they can be taken to California. Something unexplained happens on the ship and the only thing left are the tyrannosaurs and a hand trying keeping a cargo bay door closed. Remove the hand and a miniature Godzilla roams the streets of San Diego.

The first Jurassic Park movie had plot holes that you were able to ignore in favor of the cool special effects and the action. This time the plot holes are bigger than the movie. Real scientists do not behave as Dr. Sarah Harding (Julianne Moore) does in this movie. As Dr. Ian Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum) advises her, "Do not interact," a basic rule of scientific observation. Interacting is for Green Peace and the Sierra Club, not for real scientists.

Our hunters blunder about in a manner that is guaranteed to get them killed. They run when they should walk. They walk when they should stay put. The actions of the supposed scientists continually put everyone into danger. When you remove the bullets from a gun, and the gun is later used to attempt to protect you, the result is predictable. The plot holes continue in allowing the tyrannosaur escape.

Added to the plot holes are moments of humor that further spin this movie into the realm of low-budget monster movies. The scene with the dog in a San Diego suburb was completely unnecessary. Of course, by that point I was beyond disappointed with the movie.

This movie does have a few good points, all based on action scenes, but the plot holes outweigh the good portions and the mistakes and silly behavior make this movie difficult to watch. I give this movie three stars because the special effects continued to be good, the only redeeming feature of this movie.

This movie was okay. The first one is so much better, but this one is still not bad. I thought it was awesome when the T-Rex attacked a city! I still bought it because I love the movies. See it if you like the first, but don't expect it to be better.

MPAA: PG-13
Running Time: 129 minutes
Year released: 1997

Most sequels tend to stink and downgrade the first. This may not be as good as one but it definately is one of the most action packed and hardcore sequels. I loved the performances, especially Julianne Moore's. I am also glad you got to explore the Ian Malcom character more. The special effects improved drastically, but they did not stand out too much from the first. The movie all in all is one of my must sees. It is probably one of the best movie sequels out there, see it now.

Look, Julianne Moore is NOT, COULD NEVER, NEVER EVER, be an archaeologist.
Ridiculous.
Just ridiculous.
Becoming a scientist involves LOTS of college; lots of college involved LOTS of studying; lots of studying involves saying the heck with your appearance, eat junk food, stay up late, do whatever it takes to pass this class, get this degree--all of which makes you an ugly nerd, but also makes you a scientist.
Check out almost any scientist and you will find they typically have "radio faces" as opposed to the ridiculous, Baywatchesque "tv faces" which we are subject to by these cartoon-headed moviemakers.
Bring back the realism of sci-fi cult classics like "Andromeda Strain" where the scientists ACTUALLY LOOKED LIKE SCIENTISTS. Wow. A little realism. Even in a B-movie, a tad little bit of realism goes far.
This movie resembles a cartoon in it's casting, more than it does real life.
Oh, and yes, it is very, very, very predictable.
Everybody dies who is supposed to die.

I loved Jurassic Park, sort of, but this was sorely disappointing in so many ways. First, I know that a movie can't follow a book to a "T" but this one went off into outer-space! For the most part the movie didn't even take place in the same setting! Also, the feel was all wrong, character and plot manipulation rivals that of "Queen of the Damned." If you read the book don't watch the movie ever, it will leave you with a sour taste.

Jurassic Park left me in awe at how CGI could make these creatures, that I have loved since I was two, come to life with such realism! I was hoping for a sequel.
Fortunately, four years later I got that sequel in the form of this movie.
I felt the dinosaur action was more plentiful in this one than the previous installment and we get to see some newer faces in the dinosaur community.
The acting is pretty good but seems to get a little off key here and there.
Overall, I thought it was slightly superior than its predecessor and is one of the best dinosaur films out there!

I loved this movie, especially the wonderful special effects. The story would have been wonderful had the producer and director cut every scene with Jeff Goldblum and his goofy daughter. These two characters had no place in this story. Whatever happened to Sam O'Neill when we needed him? The only way to watch this movie is to use your mute button whenever these two begin to speak. Other than that this was a fun picture. It was crisp and fast paced and very exciting.

I'm not going to praise this movie to death, we all know it has its problems here and there. But, we all must keep in mind that "popcorn movies" still exist. I realize that the original JP had economical and moral undertones, but in the end, it was intentionally a goofy monster movie (and I'd like to believe that Speilberg would say the same). This series of films is one of the more enjoyable in recent memory, simply because it has not lost sight of what it was. I personally don't mind saying that Michael Crichton's source material is a step down from this movie. That's right, a step down. I have read three of his novels (JP, Lost World, and Congo) and have been deeply disappointed in his style and his narrative. I like the technical portions of the novels, but when you dedicate that much time to revel in such tired, meandering literature, you expect a whole lot more. Having said that, the film, I believe, would be worth a shot at (ESPECIALLY IF YOU CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT OL' DTS AUDIO TRACK). Heck, I'll be buying it sooner or later just for the DVD transfer.

This movie was very medeocre. I don't really like Jeff Goldblum very much. I think they should just end the movies. It is alright to see only once, but it for sure isn't worth buying.