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Eleni Ashton

5May13

Is it a parody? I don't get it.

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While it bears little resemblance to the novel on which it is based, and had the unfortunate task of following up on of Spielberg's most magical films, THE LOST WORLD is still a thrilling adventure in its own right. Sure the San Diego finale "jumps the shark" somewhat, but there's a lot to admire here. It's a darker, more intense film, but it stands on its own better than its given credit for.

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Jordan Towles

8Mar13

The third one's better then this one. There, I said it.

Effendi Ben Smith-Malick

9Mar13

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Laura Hilton-Smith

25Feb13

No.21 - I always thought that I'd seen this, but it turns out that I hadn't, till now. Not a bad sequel with one big bonus: a lot more Jeff Goldblum!

pivic

16May12

Quite funny, a little thrilling and over-the-top just like the previous one. I'm glad to see less screaming kids and more dino in this one, plus Pete Postlethwaite. Baby Rex for president!

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Duncan Jones

23Feb12

While the first film's form was enslaved by a narcissistic compulsion to herald its own innovation, the sequel’s diminished grandeur allows for elliptical editing and playful POVs that signify a break from sci-fi obligations and an embracement of B-movie aesthetics and sensibilities. Terse panning and cutting in the tyrannosaurs' parental pining insinuates anthropomorphism without succumbing to pernicious bathos.

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Johnde, Jonathan Stonehouse, deftworker, Mark Garrett, Trevor Tillman, Jack Lehtonen

serotoninronin

21Jan12

yet another sequel nobody understands.

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Roscoe

22Oct12

I certainly understand it, I assure you. I just despise it.

theegreatone

20Jan12

An almost better sequel until it falls apart in the final act.

deftworker

14Sep12

Forgive the final act; Spielberg wanted his own King Kong movie at the last moment, by then, he had done enough to earn this perfunctory indulgence.

Whiggles

8Jan12

Barring a superb set-piece with a trailer hanging over a cliff, this completely lacks the excitement and wonder of the original. The dinosaur effects seem less impressive, Sam Neill is MIA, Jeff Goldblum's character has had a personality transplant, and the whole thing goes on far too long, the ill-advised final act feeling tacked on purely in a "wouldn't it be cool to see a dinosaur rampaging through San Diego" way.

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WhatsUpWill

7Jan12

http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/nostalgia-critic/29828-the-lost-world-jurassic-park

EivindMN

26Dec11

Skjønner ikke hvorfor folk er så innmarri negativ til denne. Den er selvfølgelig langt i fra "Jurassic Park", men ikke helt krise heller, da. Mye action og lite historie, men Spielbergs regiknep er tilstede og gjør det til en helt grei, underholdende film.

HKFanatic

28Nov11

Rewatching this stinker on blu-ray was a real eye opener. In many ways, it's just as abysmal as the much-maligned "Cyrstal Skull." The film finds Spielberg repeating many of the same mistakes he made on "Temple of Doom": the atmosphere is much darker but the humor is played way more broad, creating an uneven tone. An anti-capitalist film that's so poorly written you'll actually be rooting for the corporate shills.

HKFanatic

8Dec11

Although I am rather harsh in my estimation of this film, talking with Mr. Seth Farmer I realized there are a few sequences I genuinely love: the InGen asshole who has the balls to ride a motorcycle under a moving brontosaurus; the velociraptor attack in a field at night; and clueless Californians reversing through traffic at the sight of a rampaging T-Rex.