ign logo IGN.com | AskMen.com | Rotten Tomatoes | GameSpy | FilePlanet | TeamXbox | CheatsCodesGuides | GameStats | Direct2Drive

RottenTomatoes.com

RT Bug Squash
Home Movies DVD Celebrities News Critics Photos & Trailers The Vine Forums
Box Office | In Theaters | Opening | Upcoming | Best Of | Certified Fresh | Showtimes
Register for free site & special features! | Log In | What is RT?
                       
MOVIES / ON DVD / THE LOST WORLD: JURASSIC PARK
The Lost World: Jurassic Park

Rate This Movie

Write a Review
Share This Movie
Add to List
Buy DVD
Buy Poster

Bookmark and Share

The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)

52%
45%
67%
N/A
N/A
N/A
52 %
Reviews Counted: 52 Fresh: 27  Rotten:25 Average Rating: 5.8/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 9 mins
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 disaster at the would-be amusement park, another expedition is mounted by millionaire John... [More]
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. [Less]

Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

Starring: Jeff Goldblum, Julianne Moore, Pete Postlethwaite, Arliss Howard, Richard Attenborough

Director: Steven Spielberg
Producer: Gerald R. Molen, Colin Wilson
Screenwriter: David Koepp
Composer: John Williams

DVD Info

Release:

Feb 5, 2002

[DVD Details]

Buy It On DVD

Reviews

 
T-Meter Critics
 
 
Top Critics
 
 
RT Community
 
 
My Critics
 
 
My Friends
 
 
DVD
 
 
 
1 - 20 (sorted by date)
Text View | 1 2 3
Arrange By: Name | Fresh | Rotten | Date | Source
 
 
N/R

Click to read the article

Full Review | Comment
03/31/08 03:15 AM
David Ansen
Newsweek
Top Critic Icon Top Critic
N/R

Click to read the article

Full Review | Comment
06/24/06 03:20 AM
Geoff Andrew
Time Out
Ratings Image

Nothing extinct here, just pure dino-might!

Full Review | Comment
12/06/05 07:32 PM
Tom Meek
Film Threat
Ratings Image

The Lost World is like painting by numbers -- you get something that looks pretty good, but there's no creativity in getting there.

Full Review | Comment
04/09/05 03:25 AM
Robin Clifford
Reeling Reviews
Ratings Image

'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.

Full Review | Comment
01/27/05 12:51 PM
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Ratings Image

If you liked Jurassic Park, you’ll probably like this one a little less. What the first film did poorly, this film does worse.

Full Review | Comment
01/15/05 10:22 PM
Jeffrey Overstreet
Looking Closer
Ratings Image

Click to read the article

Full Review | Comment
01/28/04 11:46 AM
Dragan Antulov
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Ratings Image

Been there, done that. Now there's just more of it.

Full Review | Comment
05/14/03 05:05 PM
Jeanne Aufmuth
Palo Alto Weekly
Ratings Image

Click to read the article

Full Review | Comment
12/08/02 08:10 AM
Film Threat
Top Critic Icon Top Critic
N/R

Click to read the article

Full Review | Comment
10/23/02 08:06 AM
Hollywood Reporter
Top Critic Icon Top Critic
Ratings Image

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.

Full Review | Comment
10/15/02 08:06 AM
Margaret A. McGurk
Cincinnati Enquirer
N/R

Click to read the article

Full Review | Comment
09/10/02 08:06 AM
Kevin N. Laforest
Montreal Film Journal
Ratings Image

Almost awesome in its up-close encounter with wild and very dangerous dinosaurs.

Full Review | Comment
08/26/02 09:38 AM
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice
Ratings Image

The Lost World has the vibe of 'obligatory sequel,' just what director Steven Spielberg probably wanted to avoid.

Full Review | Comment
06/18/02 08:06 AM
Mick LaSalle
San Francisco Chronicle
Top Critic Icon Top Critic
Ratings Image

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.

Full Review | Comment
06/05/02 08:05 AM
Joseph McBride
Boxoffice Magazine
Ratings Image

The Lost World is as close to critic-proof as you can get in the movie business.

Full Review | Comment
04/17/02 08:05 AM
Leslie Rigoulot
Film Scouts
Ratings Image

Special effects demand dino closeups, but the technical miracles seem sadly mundane.

Full Review | Comment
04/12/02 08:05 AM
Rick Groen
Globe and Mail
Top Critic Icon Top Critic
Ratings Image

If Jurassic Park reminds us of the magic Hollywood is capable of, The Lost World shows us how quickly we get bored.

Full Review | Comment
04/17/01 02:20 PM
Chris Phillips
Movieline
Ratings Image

A cheerless, heartless monstrosity.

Full Review | Comment
04/02/01 03:52 AM
Andrew Howe
Film Written Magazine
Ratings Image

The Lost World is a tremendously enjoyable action adventure.

Full Review | Comment
02/27/01 12:22 PM
James Kendrick
Q Network Film Desk
1 - 20 (sorted by date)
Text View | 1 2 3
See More Topics...

Related Forums

Malcom (book spoilers)
by: Thinking_in_DEPPth 1/25


Truely Awful!
by: Oviraptor 1/25


Jurassic Perk 2: The Last Words
by: filmmack 7/22/06


Film review: Notas good, but still dilervers the goods.
by: Allen000 6/27/03


Film review: Most entertaining film ever!
by: eamonn 9/8/02
all

News

Box Office Guru Preview: Mighty "Shrek" Returns To Claim Crown
posted by Gitesh Pandya May 17, 2007
Attacking theaters on the same May 18 date as the original ogre toon from six years ago, "Shrek the Third"...


Sequel Talk: "Jurassic Park 4," "Bond 22," "Punisher 2"
posted by Scott Weinberg April 13, 2007
There are at least three sequels that we know are definitely (albeit eventually) arriving. Well, a whole lot more than...


Dern Says "Jurassic Park IV" Is On
posted by Fred Topel April 07, 2007
Laura Dern confirmed that she has been approached for "Jurassic Park IV," the secretly developing sequel....


Sam Neill Knows Nothing About "Jurassic Park 4"
posted by Scott Weinberg March 09, 2007
He capably anchored the first and third "Jurassic Park" movies, but it looks like Sam Neill won't be invited...

Around the Network

• The Lost World: Jurassic Park at Rotten Tomatoes
• The Lost World: Jurassic Park at IGN
About| Site Map| Help| RT To Go| Contact Us| Critics Submission| Linking to RT| Licensing| Movie List| Celebs List| Newsletter
IGN.com | GameSpy | Comrade | Arena | FilePlanet | ModCenter | GameSpy Technology
TeamXbox | Planets | Vaults | VE3D | CheatsCodesGuides | GameStats | GamerMetrics
AskMen.com | Rotten Tomatoes | Direct2Drive

By continuing past this page, and by the continued use of this site, you agree to be bound by and abide by the User Agreement.
Copyright 1998-2008, IGN Entertainment, Inc. About IGN | Support | Advertise | Policy | User Agreement | Subscribe to RT's XML feed! IGN RSS Feeds
IGN's enterprise databases running Oracle, SQL and MySQL are professionally monitored and managed by Pythian Remote DBA
Certain product data ©1995-present Muze, Inc. For personal use only. All rights reserved.