The Lost World: Jurassic Park
research team is sent to the Jurassic Park
Site B island to study the dinosaurs there while another team approaches
with another agenda.
Director:
Steven Spielberg
Writers:
Michael Crichton (novel),
David Koepp (screenplay)
Stars:
Jeff Goldblum,
Julianne Moore,
Pete Postlethwaite |
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Storyline
Four years after the failure of Jurassic Park on Isla Nublar, John
Hammond reveals to Ian Malcolm that there was another island ("Site B")
on which dinosaurs were bred before being transported to Isla Nublar.
Left alone since the disaster, the dinosaurs have flourished, and
Hammond is anxious that the world see them in their "natural"
environment before they are exploited. Written by
Murray Chapman
The Lost World: Jurassic Park User Reviews
Creating
a worthy follow-up to a major blockbuster is no easy task. But if all
the pieces are in the right place, it is not impossible. Four years
after the enormous success of Jurassic Park, Steven Spielberg took
control of the director's chair once more in an effort to enhance the
franchise and add on to his already spectacular legacy. Did he succeed?
In the eyes of most critics, no. However, I applaud Mr. Spielberg for an
admirable effort and creating another crowd-pleaser, even if it didn't
match up to the high expectations.
On another personal note, I
was very happy to see Jeff Goldblum reprise his role as Dr. Ian Malcolm
as he has always been my favorite character in the series. Since Malcolm
is now more aware of the dangers of John Hammond's activities, his
personality is less goofy and more serious this time around compared to
his previous adventure.
It took several viewings for me to
appreciate this film to its fullest. At first, it seemed weak because it
sacrificed the philosophical messages that helped make the first film
great to fit in more action. The philosophy is found in one of the key
quotes by John Hammond. "Life will find a way." There *is* a point to
all the chaos because it is all caused by the humans and their
relentless desire to interfere with nature. Every tragic event seen in
the film could have been avoided with sensibility and that is the
message that is echoed throughout the entire series. Don't attempt to
control the uncontrollable.
If there's one thing that makes the
film worth watching, it has to be the special effects and the dinosaur
animatronics. The infant T-Rex featured in this film is so lifelike that
I often had to remind myself that it wasn't a real dinosaur. It was
*that* convincing.
Also be on the lookout for Vince Vaughn
(before he became the mega-star that he is today) as one of Hammond's
researchers and a humorous scene involving a T-Rex in the modern
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