The Lost World: Jurassic Park

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The Lost World: Jurassic Park

PG-13

1997

2h 14m

Adventure

Action

Sci-Fi

Mystery & Thriller

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Four years after "Jurassic Park," mathematician Ian Malcolm ventures onto a second island to save his girlfriend from becoming dinosaur bait.

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The Lost World demonstrates how far CG effects have come in the four years since Jurassic Park; unfortunately, it also proves how difficult it can be to put together a truly compelling sequel.

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Jay Boyar

Orlando Sentinel

Jun 30

5/5

Like the original, the sequel is uneven, sometimes moving in fits and starts. But the new film never really loses its momentum, and its big set pieces deliver.

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Jami Bernard

New York Daily News

Jun 30

3/4

There's not much story or character development here, but you don't need that when you've got dynamite dinosaurs of all stripes and appetites.

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Jay Carr

Boston Globe

Jun 30

It's sheer claptrap, but it's lively claptrap, with Spielberg skillfully reaching into his bag of shameless tricks to reinvent the chase movie and the cliffhanger.

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Todd Lothery

News & Observer (Raleigh, NC)

Jun 30

1.5/4

Visually and thematically darker than its precursor, The Lost World is canned entertainment. It lacks the wonder of the first film, perhaps an inevitability. What's more of a letdown is that it lacks the first one's heart.

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Sean P. Means

Salt Lake Tribune

Jun 30

3.5/4

The Lost World: Jurassic Park, like its predecessor, combines gee-whiz effects with old-fashioned shots to the nervous system. Ooh and ahh all you want -- just get ready for the running and screaming.

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Linda Cook

Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

Jun 30

3.5/4

You literally see these creatures breathe, and the performances are so wonderful that it's hard to believe that the prehistoric brutes really are computer-generated.

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Mitchell S

@Mitchstur 1d

It's kind of an overstuffed plot, but it still plays with the ideas of what people would want to do with dinosaurs in a world where they've been resurrected.

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Emitt R.

@EJR_269 2d

A great sequel to a movie and having two T-Rexes is just another great idea, especially the San Diego part of the movie was fantastic

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Kyle H.

@Kylebh2015 Jan 25

Not the classic + weird plot = bad movie I did like stegosaurus

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Enrique R

@EnriqueRamosLovesMovies Jan 18

The Lost World: Jurassic Park, this is one of my favorite movies of all time. It is so incredible and action packed and so adventurous. Still, the first one is better than this one. This movie, to me, is one of my favorite movie sequels. Alongside with The Dark Knight and Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. The story, the plot, the dinosaurs have good CGI like the first movie. Easily, Dr. Ian Malcolm is my favorite character out of the franchise. The characters are good and entertaining. Anyways, I give The Lost World: Jurassic Park a 10/10 or 5/5 stars.

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Kelcy D

@JPTFFan2005 Jan 16

This the second best Spielberg's JP sequel. Sure it's not as good as the first. But it's still better than the others. This is my favorite Jurassic Park sequel.

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ReubenGames

@ReubenKReviews Jan 6

Controversial take, but this is my favourite movie of all time, so I will give a great and honest review; The Lost World Jurassic Park stands as the greatest movie ever made because it understands scale consequence and restraint better than any film before or since. It treats dinosaurs not as mascots but as disasters walking on two legs and it never forgets that humans are the problem not the victims. Spielberg shoots fear through distance silence and implication letting long grass fog and rain do the work instead of noise. The film refuses comfort by killing heroes humiliating villains and ending without victory. Its themes of exploitation corporate arrogance and nature pushing back feel timeless and brutally honest. San Diego is not spectacle it is punishment. The score cinematography and pacing create a film that feels dangerous cold and alive. It does not want to entertain you it wants to warn you and that is why it endures.

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The Lost World: Jurassic Park: Official Clip - The T-Rex Takes San Diego

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Synopsis

Four years after "Jurassic Park," mathematician Ian Malcolm ventures onto a second island to save his girlfriend from becoming dinosaur bait.

Director: Steven Spielberg
Producer: Gerald R. Molen, Colin Wilson
Screenwriter: Michael Crichton, David Koepp
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Universal Pictures, Amblin Entertainment
Rating: PG-13 (Intense Sci-Fi Violence|Intense Sci-Fi Terror)
Genre: Adventure, Action, Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 23, 1997, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 22, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $229.1M
Runtime: 2h 14m
Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, DTS, DTS-ES, Surround, Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.66:1)

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