The Lost World (1997) Retrospective / Review
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The Lost World (1997) Retrospective / Review
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Will you do a review for _Jurassic Park III_ anytime soon?
Fun fact: Michael Giacchino made the score for the Lost World PSX-game. He also did the score for Jurassic World, where you can hear a cue from the LW-game (Track: Raptor Your Heart Out, around 1:40).
He recently did one. So all that's left is a review of Jurassic World.
If Jurassic Park had been made in 2018, not 1993. You'd be Alan Grant.
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I love this film. No matter what anyone says. I remember getting this on VHS from my dad while I was home sick with an ear infection as a kid. He watched it together with me twice the same day just to cheer me up. Man, what an awesome day that was :)
I personally loved The Lost World and thought it was a very solid sequel.
I don't know why it's so hated
It is way better than people think
@@JulianWavy yeah I know
Surprised that people still hate this film a lot
My first disappointment in theaters as a teen. The hype killed this movie for me. I remember reading the novel, which is even better than the first book, yet the tone of the movie adaptation was too tongue-in-cheek for me.
The final scene in San Diego was fun, but soooo dumb and cheesy.
"Alan!"
-Raptor on plane
+paul Z phenomenal scene
They shouldve made the raptor scream for the scares and nostolgic reasons for me
Scariest scene in any movie ever at the theater. Out of no where. Scared the crap out if me haha.
Tbh, JP3 has aged better than TLW in my opinion…
Older films like this depress me every time they show the price of gas. :(
why? adjusted for inflation over the past decade other than the few times gas has spiked to $3/gal gas has been as cheap or cheaper than the 90's/2000's and cheaper than many times in history that you will see in older films. Just cause a price looks cheaper doesn't mean it is. Not to mention vehicles nowadays get way better gas mileage than cars of that time period.
Well oil was worth less than nothing last I checked.
Oh my sweet summer child…..
Cheer up your boss is far richer these days!
@Jaqen-HGhar the poster was not commenting on the actual price of gas vs inflation after doing various calculations. Rather it was a visceral reaction to the increasing price of gas.
My 11th birthday was a rented theater with just me and my friends watching this together. This is the best Jurrassic Park movie of all, and it is certainly tainted by those nostalgic rose colored glasses. Yes it was in 97'
Oliver, all those guys on CZcams who just sit in front of a camera and talk about movies just can't compare with you. You clearly know what you're doing, and you make it great "edutainment" too.
+Connor Brennan thank you very much Connor!
My pleasure. Can't wait for your Spider-Man review.
I agree, you rock, man!
Connor Brennan 100%. Oliver has one of the best formats on the tube
yeah a much better review than nostalgia critic's where he nip picks bullshit and fails to realize the bigger picture.
I laughed a little when I first saw the end credits listing David Koepp’s on-screen appearance listing him as “unlucky bastard”.
I really loved The Lost World. It is seriously one of my favourite films of all time, and I think contains the majority of my most favourite scenes from the entire trilogy. Please feel free to flame and troll my opinion or discuss rationally and calmly without just resorting to "my opinion is better than your opinion therefore i am right and you are wrong" but here are the reasons why I enjoyed the second film more than the first or third:
The score for The Lost World is the best from the entire series in my opinion. The first film was great of course, and became an instant classic, however the second created a feeling of a grand adventure. Something outside of mans control was happening around them. During the action scenes it set the tones perfectly, although I really do admire the lack of music from the first scene that we are introduced to the T-Rex in the first film (and also this one).
The story and plot were a very good progression for the series. It added canon for spin-offs, further development and other interesting characters to add in. Namely Hammond's nephew and the hunter group. It would have been nice to see some sort of call-back to the shaving cream can from the first film since there was a lingering shot on the can which I believe was only there to establish some sort of sequel bait.
Im not so blind as to not see the flaws from the film. The lack of a strong lead character meant that there was disconnect from the characters. The daughter character was seriously painful to watch. She could not act to save her life (though child actors are generally pretty bad) and the gymnastics scene was just awfully bad. I also didn't like how PP's character just disappeared from the film after San Diego, and I still don't understand what happened to the crew on the ship.
But the film is still entertaining as hell. The whole trailer sequence from the t-rexes showing up until the trailers finally go over the edge was some of the best ever on film and my personal favourite from the entire trilogy. The herd scene and the chase scene are also up there.
Overall, yes this film did lack the graceful subtlety that made the first on a great and a staple of film and cinema history, however the sequel did exactly what any great sequel should do: It up-ed the action, the scope of the film, the action scenes were bigger and better, and it was more exciting too. It not only took the story in a different direction, but also had its own impact and additions to the canon of JP. It was a great example of a sequel done right.
I too think it's a fairly good sequel, even though I feel the first film is much better in terms of story, and characters. I also think the first film is the most thrilling, but The Lost World had it's moments, like the T-Rex tent/waterfall scene, and the raptor sequences. What I enjoy most about The Lost World, is the way it visually distinguished itself from the first. The dinosaurs look even better than before, and the atmosphere is more dark, and gloomy than the first film. Like most sequels I felt that this film tried to be a bit too big, and tried to do too much, which made it feel a bit clunky. Characters like Roland Tembo aren't overly developed, and parts like the San Diego sequence (while cool) are a bit over the top. I still don't understand how the boat crew was killed, as it's shown in the film. It's an entertaining film, with good performances, music, and effects, but it just didn't come together as well as Jurassic Park did in my humble opinion.
deraj nitram im pretty sure that there was meant to be a deleted scene somewhere where the crew are attack by velociraptors before they leave the island but then that scene was scrapped
Darren Leslie I heard that too, but like I said the way the scene plays in the film isn't sensible. One could argue that when the T-Rex woke up it killed most of the crew, but then how was it trapped in the cargo hold? If there were survivors on the ship why didn't they regain control of the ship after the T-Rex was contained? In short it doesn't make much sense. I like the film, and I enjoy the T-Rex boat/San Diego sequence, but a little more effort by the writers as to how it happened would've been nice.
@dereaj nitram maybe they could do some rewrites, even release an extended cut or something to explain some of the errors
Darren Leslie Doubtful lol.
I find this movie entertaining and Spielberg really tried his best at making a sequel but the script had so many problems but I did enjoy the set pieces. I just think Spielberg was trying to get back on his feet with doing a Summer Blockbuster after the emotionally draining experience of Schindler's List. Not to mention the fact, setting up DreamWorks Pictures, Establishing the Shoah Foundation and other things as well.
That would make sense, considering the 4 year gap between Schindler and this. Interestingly, I heard that he himself admitted to losing interest in this movie half-way through production, which... kind of explains a lot.
Loved the arcade game though, and I will never not consider them not putting a Deinosuchus and Carnotaurus in the movie to be anything other than missed potential.
I did see all three movies theatrically. The first is a beloved film for me. I saw it at age 13, which I think was the perfect age to grasp the wonder of it while still being well scared at those tense moments. I saw it again during last year's re-release, and it still holds up beautifully, even on a 75 foot wide, three story tall screen. A purely magical film of wonder and awe, possibly one of the last films of its kind before CGI dominated effects and made everything that was impossible before entirely possible.
The Lost World I do like to an okay extent, but I cannot dispute any of your criticisms. All of those flaws are there, the adoptive daughter being the biggest stinging point of it all. There was no need for her inclusion. The darker shaded music and cinematography are engaging, reflecting the more wild and untamed nature of the story. However, Cundey's work on the first film is exemplary capturing much of the Spielberg magic. Richard Attenborough, as well, brings the warm, child-like wonder and magic to the film which I feel is necessary for this franchise.
The third film is one I've never had much to say about. It is designed to just be a fun, stripped down adventure film, and it does essentially succeed in that. However, it just doesn't have the weight of character or philosophical drama that the series started out with (and even The Lost World still employed at times).
I’m sick home today and the best medicine besides ibuprofen is listening and rewatching these reviews which I do occasionally. Your editing is great and commentary thoughtful and overall it’s very soothing for a sick body. Thank you.
Love how you always include sound design. Some of my favorite aspects of visual video medium. Maybe being a musician myself is why. Who knows.
When that little girl actually kicked that velociraptor
out the window, that's when both myself, and friend
left the theater in disgust. That raptor would have
tore her leg(s) off.
Every time I watch that scene, I pull a Men In Black and wipe it off my memories.
@@carlesmr1835 If that’s true how do you remember you doing that? Or remember that scene in general?
The T-Rex running lose in San Diego was the best part. Best gag was the Japanese running from the T-Rex.
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I absolutely love your channel Oliver! I discovered it late last year after listening to your Superman commentaries with Captain Logan over on Geekvolution. I love the variety of your channel, not only do we have your excellent and always thorough retrospectives. But also the superbly entertaining Lets Play Retro and movie pod cast commentaries. It's a delight to listen to the thoughts of someone who is clearly very passionate about many of the things I too have a deep enthusiasm for. Like yourself I'm a huge Chris Reeve/Superman fan. Keep up the fantastic work! 👍
Another GREAT review, Oliver...I actually agree with EVERY SINGLE POINT you made...nothing to say here but 'well done' and keep 'em coming...you are my favorite subscription here on CZcams.
I've never understood the hate for this film, it was nothing compared to the original but it was an enjoyable sequel, very underrated
What is there not to understand? Its got bad writing.
Watched it in the cinema back in 1997 only for the effects, and I wasn't disappointed since they were better and there was much more dino footage than in the first one. Back in the 90's when CGI was developing rapidly the effects were a major selling point for movies. "It has great CGI? Definitely gotta see it!" Kinda hard to imagine nowadays. But back then it was truly magic and novel. "Wow, computers can do that now? What an age we live in!"
I stumbled upon your channel only 2 weeks ago and I have to say, I always wanted someone giving informative recaps and reviews of movies like you do. Most important to me is your valuable information about different cuts and versions of the movies.
Thank you.
You manage to channel so much nostalgia in all of the beginning and end bits...and ressurect positive, artful, genuinely good moments from even the most disappointing films that you review. The way you approach even bad films without scathing cynicism is so refreshing. I can see how much you love cinema! Well done sir!
I actually enjoy The Lost World: Jurassic Park, even though not as much as the first Jurassic Park. I hope you do your retrospective/review for the first Jurassic Park in the future.
Saw this at the movies as a kid. It was awesome. One of those movies you had to experience first hand and not on dvd.. so much fun back then.
There is, in fact, one thing new you CAN do with Dinosaurs; harness them with weapons (lasers) and bring back Dino-Riders. I am honestly in complete bafflement that Hollywood has yet to resurrect such a ripe-for-the-harvesting franchise that hasn't seen an iteration since the late 1980's. It's easy to market, falls in line with the big tent-pole CG hits that the cinema churns out each year, and EXTREMELY easy to merchandise. Hell, the 1980's toys go on e-bay for HUNDREDS of dollars a pop, showcasing the IP's immense sell-ability. Anyhow, I don't know if you recall Dino Riders, or if they were even around on "your side of the pond", but I think you can agree that warring factions that utilize dinosaurs like tanks by equipping them with various sci-fi weaponry would make for an incredible cinematic adventure. :)
Great job on these videos. Your channel definitely deserves way more attention.
Full Lost World score is now available!
It's the second best out of them all. I was 7 years old when it came out! Real fond memories.
Awesome job as always, can't wait for the 100th episode!!!!
"I found 'Jurassic Park III' more enjoyable then the Lost World" - after decades of walking alone in the shadows i finally found my soulmate. Thanks and cheers @Oliver Harper!
Ive watched a lot of reviews. This is the best. Simply superb insight and presentation. Thank you.
His channel is super good. Thank you Oliver. You do very good work.
I don't know but i felt JG's character was even better in the sequel .
Sardonic, sarcastic and droll , he was given more to work with in the sequel and i felt he was compelling . He fashioned a 3d dimensional character where only a 2 dimensional one should have existed in the hands of a lesser actor .
I also enjoyed most of the other major players also, save for a few minor ones who were simply there for dino fodder .
I wouldn't say JP2 is a better film overall than the original but it's way more fun, suspenseful and it has an undeniable sense of adventure flowing through it's Dna . Of course it helps that it didn't have to establish the world like the first one did . Ah freak it, JP 2 is the better film, it expanded the world that was created and improved every aspect of it .
It's flawed no doubt but i consider it to be a masterpiece of sight and sound .
Still get chills when they are perched up in the high hide and you hear the roar of the T Rex with the subsequent shot of the trees being disturbed .( it's a fanboy King Kong remake moment of sorts )
Great review of a great film .
I agree with you it is flawed but is a great action movie with an amazing visual style.
I remember as a kid I mowed lawns in 1997. With my first 60 dollars I bought this and men in black on vhs. Money well spent.
The Lost World is my favourite of the original trilogy. It's darker in tone, the actions scenes, set pieces and cgi/practical effects are fantastic, the deaths are more brutal and Ian Malcolm has undergone a massive change in personality after witnessing first hand what these creatures can do. No one really took him seriously in the first film because something like this had never happened. In The Lost World we learn he has been silenced by greedy company executives after he tried to speak out because he finally had proof of all of his chaos theories. He's written off by almost everyone as a hysterical, preaching liar and after 4 years is a broken man. He's goes to island against his better nature to rescue his girlfriend and in the end he doesn't do a grand I told you so moment, he just sit's back and acknowledges that the world knows the truth and can move on.
This was Jeff Goldblum and Julianne Moore's film as it was for Sam Neil, Laura Dern in the first film. I know most people will strongly disagree with me and yes the scenes with his daughter should have been written better or maybe not at all, but in the end it's all about what you enjoy and for me this film is my No. 1 of the franchise , followed very closely by Jurassic Park.
Unpopular opinion, but this is my favorite sequel ever made. Jurassic Park is my favorite movie ever made.
My high school was directly across the street from the back side of Universal Studios Orlando where they built the Jurassic Park ride.
It was so awesome hearing dinosaur screeches and roars between classes.
I love Jeff Goldblum just casually explaining the plot of the movie at 0:42
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To me Julianne Moore's character was the most irritating one, as she usually is in her movies
I agree
haha, I was always thinking that, you're the first to say it.
I agree but I think every character in this film was annoying in some way.
I agree about Sarah Harding, but disagree about Julianne Moore. I normally like her other roles
Still better than Claire Dearing.
No one could ever convince me that this wasn't a great sequel.
Peter Postlethwaite's character is definitely a highlight of the film. I think they got a little too on the nose with the environmental message of the movie. It was more subtle in the original. I also find TLW to be kind of mean-spirited compared to the original's more theme park adventure feel, especially with the massive death toll compared to the only five confirmed deaths in the original, half of which we didn't even see.
I actually like JP The Lost World a lot. In my opinion it is way better than 3 or JW. Yeah it does have its flaws, but so does the first one and especially 3. I do understand why Jeff Goldblums character was now different then he was in first movie, because he after that experience from before he doesn't want to be anywhere near the dinosaurs is always cautious about the dangers. The others are not cautious that much because they haven't seen the dangers of being around the animals like he has. I did like the city scene because it gave the audience a "what if" moment of a Dinosaur being put in our world.
What’s wild is that just recently it was put forward that T. rex probably had the STRONGEST nose ever. Period. Orders of magnitude stronger than a blood hound. T. Rex probably didn’t even need blood to track you. It could smell you just from you existing.
I just read online a few weeks ago they think a T Rex could smell up to 3 miles away ! That’s insane there is no hiding from that
this film has really grown on me through the years, so much so I actually love it
One of the most underrated sequels ever made.
TitanicProductions I agree
I watched it on Netflix again ( I watched the triology a thousand times on VHS and DVD ) I Loved it Its good and laught and I liked it
Its good but it has too many annoying mostly minor flaws that hold it back. (it does have amazing action and set pieces however). Its why many prefer JP3 as most of the annoyances are gone.
TitanicProductions I agree as well. 😊
Devonian sorry but the Kirbys are way worse in my opinion.
absolutely awesome videos buddy.
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Another great I depth review !
when I watched this in the cinema as a kid I remember being bored out of my mind... until the San-Diego Dino rampage, but yea I didn't care for the rest of the film unlike the first one (during which I was so young I hid under the chair everytime the T-Rex appeared lol) which I really enjoyed it just didn't do anything for me and I did find the third film (with the exception of its ending just far more enjoyable).
Really enjoy these
Loved it for the San Diego scene, and that one overhead shot of the raptors in the tall grass, oh my days
That theme still gives me chills
Not one of Spielberg's best movies but man that trailer sequence has to be one of his most thrilling! It's the highlight of the film for me and shows what Spielberg does best.
Why did Michael Crichton HAVE to write another book? Why would that step in the way of a sequel getting made?
I assume so the filmmakers could have something to work with and not have to create their own story.
This movie gets a bad reputation. Jurassic Park is a once in a lifetime experience, the first will always be the best simply because it was first for many, like myself. But as a follow up to Jurassic Park, it's a solid sequel. It is essentially the same story as the first film: Party A is simply observing the dinosaurs and Party B wants to exploit them for money. But it builds on the first film and feels like a natural progression in the universe they take place. Many site over the top moments as it's downfall but forget the first film had it's fair share of silly events. I enjoyed it as a kid and think it stands up now.
Yes it could easily have been two movies, good point.
Kellys line about asking to be grounded, to me, felt like her either sarcastically or sincerely expressing a want for a more "normal" relationship with her Dad since she notes she barely gets to see him anymore
I love all Jurassik Park movies and i have seen them all at the cinema!
Jurassic Park will always be the best. Jurassic Park III was the worst.
@@danielwilliamson6180 Fallen Kingdom is now the worst of the franchise.
Jurassic Park 3 is good just a really rushed 1st and 2nd acts as it had a really poor 3rd act should’ve had another 30-40 minutes added would have made a better movie
I loved this film as a pre-teen. However, as an adult, while I still find it an enjoyable romp, the main issue I notice having read the book is that everything from that novel that eventually made its way into the film only did so because the film's financial backers saw the opportunity to make a toy out of it. The trailer, the Mercedes SUVs (Don't know how you get those from a Ford Explorer but I digress), the guns, the dino-trapper trucks, the High Hide, everything just screams "BUY OUR TOYS!!!" It really makes the movie difficult to watch as an adult unless I am by myself. It's just obvious enough to be embarrassing. :D
Lost World at least progressed the story from the first movie, JP 3 did no such thing, it's just a movie about a dumb kid who parasails next to the island and he has to get rescued.
"P 3 did no such thing, it's just a movie about a dumb kid who parasails next to the island and he has to get rescued"
And yet JP3 was far more exciting, interesting, funny and memorable than JP2, IMHO...go figure...;)
Please don't waste a lot of time flaming my opinions here, I already know I am in a vast minority RE my movie tastes, LOL...
JP3 achieved EXACTLY what it set out to do....be a massive exciting, summer, minster, blockbuster! Now, I certainly don't look down on JP2 as much as others, but a great humane, cautionary tale, message it was not :(
I still like it, but it tried TOO hard to shove that message in your face (unlike the much more subtle Jurassic Park) and that gave it a cold, robotic, embarrassingly cheesy sense about it.
Remember, I still think it's a very good (not great) film. Pete Postlethwaite made probably half the film, the parts that weren't focused on the showy effects, more than worth the ticket price. He is GREAT in the film :)
JP3 was dino sized turd that insulted the intelligence of every movie goer that watched it. Funny and memorable huh? Yeah a random dinosaur who never gets satisfied with killing anything but humans is real memorable. The only humorous parts were unintentionally done. The characters were all stupid as hell and you hated everything about them, so I fail to see how any action scene with them would be exciting. It's a trashy B grade monster film that also shits on the canon of the franchise. Grant would've never been able to confuse the raptors with that bone because
1. He simply used the bone by itself, not taking into consideration countless other sounds the raptors would've projected from their own heads, i.e. noises set at different sound frequencies.
2. The bone grant used belonged to a raptor that was VASTLY genetically different to ones in that scene. The JP dinosaurs are genetically altered mutations who are far beyond their mesozoic counterparts, so in order for that to work, Grant would've had to not only know exactly how it sounds when used by a raptor itself, but ALSO would need to use a bone that WASN'T 65 million years old, and the way that the scene played out meet NEITHER of those parameters. There are countless other plot holes and stupid shit like that, but that's the one that comes to mind, you are all entitled to your opinions, but I think JP3 sucks big time, and I've presented my argument as to why I think so.
fwwaller You must have not read my comment properly nor understood it :) I never even insinuated JP3 was ANYTHING more than a big budget, summer blockbuster, monster movie. It was very silly, not very scientifically accurate, some of the characters did stupid things and so on, but it knew it was doing this. JP2 was a poor shadow of Jurassic Park (which had FANTASTIC messages about human's playing God) that had the MOST obvious typical Spielberg cheesy moments & character traits & personalities. Some of the lines made audience members cringe, when I was in the cinema. The black girl (doing a gymnastic kick on the raptor WTF?), Goldblum's girlfriend, Vince Vaughn's character, the bald tech guy, the guy who gets killed buy Compi's (death by Compi WTF?), the idiot scared of snakes who leaves the safety of the cave to get eaten by the T-Rex (again WTF?). The ONLY believable or intelligent character was Pete Postlethwaite, the only other watchable character was John Hammond's nephew. JP3 IS silly, even by my admission, but at least it set out what it achieved to do. I can't say the same for JP2 :(
I enjoyed all the JP films so far, but only the first film for me personally has really been able to stand the test of time. I too think The Lost World is a decent, and sensible follow up to the first, but the execution of it all is a bit of a mess. The visual look, and effects are gorgeous, but the narrative is weaker, and the characters (while fun) are bit bland.
The complete score soundtrack is now available as part of a 4-CD set from LaLaLand called the John Williams Jurassic Park Collection.
Your summary of Jurassic World is pretty spot on!
The complete score is available from LaLaLand Records. It's part of the 4CD set called the John Williams Jurassic Park Collection. You get both scores for $60.
1:38 best line in the movie. "Mommy's very angry".
As a child I enjoyed this film more than the original, but now it is a very close second. I really loved the game on PlayStation, playing as the Velociraptor was so much fun
Thanks for another great video Oliver. You really summarized how I feel about it. Though even when I saw it in the theaters, I was bothered by the fact that the guys on the boat that's carrying the T-Rex were killed, one's arm was left holding on to the ships wheel. It couldn't have been the T-Rex, and it was never explained. At the time, I thought some Raptors got on board and went to town, but I guess there will never be a real explanation, bad screenwriting for sure.
On a side-note: The two SUVs used were preproduction Mercedes ML.
Years later Mercedes wanted to use the dress-up bits (none of the cars survived) to turn a production-model ML into a replica for their museum, and found out that none of the parts fit due to tiny changes before production started.
It's a great film, it was just never going to be a masterpiece like it's predecessor. I'm just annoyed they didn't use Dodgson as the main villain like in the book, since that would create a nice piece of continuity instead of inventing new character Peter Ludlow.
Hi Oliver, dunno if you saw it but there is a nice hidden video on the playstation game at the end, where Jeff Goldblum talk to the audience directly.
Once you're seen one angry Dino, you've seen them all! Sums the francise up for me. The 1993 movie was groundbreaking. The follow-ups largely going over the same old ground.
If the movie ended after Pete Postlethewaite captures the T-Rex and the main characters get flown off the island, I would say this film is quite good. However I actually think the whole San Diego third act is an absolute departure from the world and tone the other films created.
I can remember seeing this film at the old Route 9 movie theater in Queensbury, New York (which I believe has been demolished since), with my friend John Mero. I enjoyed it fairly well, while John dozed off halfway through. Spielberg had the second and third biggest box office hits that year (1997) with Men in Black, and The Lost World, respectively - I believe that he netted about $350,000,000 from those two movies alone. When I worked on the Universal Studios Hollywood backlot in the late 1990's, I would walk around the set from this film, after park hours were over.
I love this movie. It felt fun and adventurous. Classic Spielbergian cheese
I had to pause at 14:50 and stop watching to catch my breath.
Oliver Harper
hahaha
I think the theme to this film works just fine. This film is darker than the original film, so the theme is darker too.
The Lost World has a decent two act structure going for it. Unfortunately it starts to fall apart by the last act. The San Diego finale is okay (for what it is). It is a creative concept bringing the Dinosaurs to the main island, but it also feels so tonally different from the rest of the film... It kinda falls a little on its face.
I think it's a more than fair sequel, though. There still is a sense of wonder to the Dinosaurs and Isla Sorna, which is great. But our protagonists aren't as fleshed out as we would like, and they create more problems than solve them.
I like the different Ian Malcolm here. His PTSD is interesting. It could have been explored more-- adding more emotional investment into this rescue mission.
There's a lot of potential here, and sometimes it hits and sometimes it didn't. Still a decent watch, regardless.
I love this film so much. It’s not as good as the first but it’s close in my opinion. It does it’s own thing and expands.
Saw it in theaters when I was a kid. Had a blast watching it despite no Allen Grant. The raptors chasing the group in the long grass was very exciting. Haven’t watched it since then really but as a kid movie it was great.
Oliver, I personally think "The Lost World: Jurassic Park" is EQUALLY as good as its 1993 predecessor, I'm serious. Every element that I love in the first "Jurassic Park" is in this sequel (for me, at least).
11:24 Oh the irony is that Michael Giacchino is now the current composer for Jurassic. This video came out 1 year before Jurassic Wold. lol
One of the most important aspects of the book was also the theme of "extinction", which was like zero in the movie but gave the book an extreme depth - so much actually, it felt not REALLY like a sequel, but more like its own thing. (which it was, but you get me)
Not only the dinosurs had a sickness in the book, but they also showed how the upcoming generation of dinosaurs had like a strange behavior (the raptors) - which would led to their utlimate downfall. absolutely deep stuff, where a movie could had made so much more profit
I find it funny that Peter Ludlow makes that comment about how "you don't bring people halfway around the world just to visit a zoo." Well ironically, THAT is just what people do in "Jurassic World." 😄
BTW, have you played the game by Teltalle released on Xbox 360 and PS3? if so how do you feel about it?
As I'm from Sweden, I really loved that fellow Swede Peter Stormare's character Dieter Stark swore in Swedish during the Compsognathus attacking him scene: : "Helvetes jävla helvete!". (Damn/dammit, fucking/bloody damn/dammit.)
richards speech at the end sounds like his brother david lol
Nice Review
The thing I find so strange and jarring because it is so conspicuous is how, despite all these heavily armed men no one manages to even get a shot off at one of the dinos. The only person who even hurts one is the kid when she kicks one through a wall and impales it. The first film was exactly the same. At first I thought it was due to Steven Speieberg's famous aversion to guns but the third movie is like that as well.
So basically Jurassic Park: The Game was the original idea for the sequel.
That's actually pretty cool
I think it has the two most gruesome death scenes in all the franchise.
The Lost World Complete score was released along with Jurassic Park back in 2017.:)
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(Also Arnold in Hamlet)
Stay thy hand, fair prince
Who said I'm fair (pulls out Uzi)
A great sequel would be to focus on different characters at the park during the first film. Or the idea of the embryo container being retrieved. Jurassic world was terrible and so was fallen kingdom. 3 was mostly pretty bad but had some ok moments. The Lost World I think is the best sequel but I think it’s reasonable to argue that Jurassic Park never really needed a sequel.
Also in the video store is Robin Williams in Jack and the Beanstalks shame him and Richard Attenborough died the year of this retrospective R.I.P
The only thing that killed this movie for me was the way the crew of the ship transporting the T-Rex to civilization are all missing. What happened to them, did the Rex get out eat them all then wait for the last guy to press the button to close his cage before eating all of him and leaving his hand inside the cabin holding the button???
David Fisher Yeah, that whole segment was strange. Only thing I could guess is that maybe it was the infant that escaped and managed to eat them all.
I thought The Lost World was brilliant. This film was underrated by so many people.
Another on point retro sir.. I loved the Mad Max 2 one though..This movie was a let down in many ways, but it's visual and sound design were almost flawless..Love the shot of the InGen team Vehicles sheep herding the various Dinosaurs and the Brachiasoars Intersecting from the side..Wide angle jaw dropping..The shot of the Mega R.V. drop off the cliff with everyone on the rope was creative. The scene that was my personal fave though was the ship yard sequence..I went to the bathroom and I kinda didn't know what it was that was approaching mainly not seeing they were on the dock..It was just a great surprise and ten tomes scarier than any of the Dinosaurs in the movie. Spielberg 's worst film next to 1941 IMO. 3 was better the moment Grant kicks the Pteradaun in the face in the bird cage..So hilarious yet awesome at the same time. Keep up the good work sir..You are one of my favorite youtube personalities and your talent for editing /analysis is better with every upload..
For the longest time, I liked this one more than the original. That was mostly due to the fact that the original one scared me too much. This is one I could watch without getting too scared
Jurassic Park is clearly the superior film, but I always enjoyed watching Lost World more
also, did you notice how overblown the contrast was in the night scenes? I tried to get the bluray looking soft and natural, and it was NOT happening.
Stunning review, Ollie, excellent editing and musical placement as usual (especially at the end), great insights on the making-of process and fair criticism where it was deserved, light-years ahead of Doug Walker's review from 2011, that one was brutal! This one was much more satisfying despite the conclusion.
I'm afraid I am going to be that guy who really dislikes Jurassic Park III when compared to The Lost World, as it screwed with the JP continuity and characters, gave the T-Rex a rubbish death and just felt less engaging, it has its good moments but not enough to hold it up. Maybe if I didn't have the bias of childhood I'd agree with you to a greater extent. I think if they had brought back Sam Neill and hired a co-writer to work of Koepp's ideas and script, the film may have been more solid.
But thank you for giving The Lost World a fair chance, and for the special mention near the end. As for Jurassic World, well lets hope that "Life will find a way".
Guilty pleasure is correct, but I still love (or at least enjoy) this movie. Mostly from nostalgia, it was one of the first DVDs I ever owned and the first movie where I watched the bonus features and the making of. I might even like it more than Jurassic World, although that's probably the nostalgia talking. In the end it boils down to dumb fun, a movie to watch because it's comfortable (and now I'm reflecting on the fact I find a thriller comfortable).
The book The Lost World was so amazingly better than the movie.
The novel was even better than the first book.
I pretty much agree with Oliver's assessment. The only thing I like better about Lost World is its darker cinematography, which I find grittier and more realistic than the first Jurassic Park.