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The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
Released By: Universal Pictures   Rating: PG-13   In Theaters: N/A
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Studio: Universal Pictures
Genre: Action-Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Steven Spielberg
Language: English
Official Website: http://www.lost-world.com/
Theatrical Release: N/A
Home Video Release: N/A
Cast: Arliss Howard, Jeff Goldblum, Julianne Moore, Richard Attenborough, Pete Postlethwaite, Vince Vaughn
Published ID: 7056
UPC: 025192005220, 025192078828, 025192111228, 05220,
Plot: Just when you'd think that scientists would realize dinosaurs and humans don't mix, along comes The Lost World: Jurassic Park to prove you wrong. In this sequel, John Hammond (Richard Attenborough) summons chaos theorist and onetime colleague Ian Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum) to his home with some startling information -- while nearly everything at his Jurassic Park had been destroyed, engineers were also operating a second site, where other dinosaurs, resurrected through DNA cloning technology, had been kept in hiding. Hammond has learned the dinosaurs on the second island are alive and well and even breeding; Hammond wants Malcolm to observe and document the reptiles before Hammond's financiers can get to them. Malcolm declares he had enough of the dinosaurs the first time out, but decides to make the trip when he finds out that his girlfriend, paleontologist Sarah Harding (Julianne Moore), is already there. However, Ian and Sarah aren't the only visitors expected on the island; a camera crew led by ecological activist Nick Van Owen (Vince Vaughn) is on the way, as is Roland Tembo (Pete Postlethwaite), a world-class wild game hunter who is supposed to round up the dinosaurs and who hopes to bag a prehistoric trophy for himself in the process. This sequel to Jurassic Park boasted even more impressive special effects than the first film, though the acting and screenplay aren't always at the same level. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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Jp 2
Added 11/9/2009

JP 2 is awesome Steven spielberg brings you back to jp, in the sequale to the smash hit. jp 2 is pretty good. i love this movie and so will you. recommend it for everyone
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
Its about time
Added 10/26/2009

I have really enjoyed all of the Jurassic Park movies. I am egerly awaiting the forth installment if it is really going to exist. The only really great thing I can say is that its about time someone started carrying the Full Screen version. What good is wide screen if a person don't have one.
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
A Classic That's Gained A Bad Reputation
Added 7/18/2009

I'm probably one of the few people that likes The Lost World waaaaay better than Jurassic Park 3. Apart from Sam Neill and Laura Dern, I thought the acting was horrendous in 3 and about ruined the whole film. They didn't have much of a good script to work with, though. In this one however, everybody is great and Jeff Goldblum is brilliant as usual. I don't think the plot is as poor as people've made it out to be. It possibly could've happened, and sure the girl doing gymnastics on the raptor was silly but the trailer hanging over the cliff scene was much scarrier than anything on JP3. There's more deaths and violence in Lost World which could take away from the magic but it adds more to the concept that they're very dangerous creatures. Both Lost World and JP3 have a lot of action, but it feels overkill and monontonous in JP3. Maybe I'm being unfair and should watch the 3rd one again, but this movie definitley doesn't deserve all the criticism it's received!
0 out of 1 people found this helpful.
Excellent Service
Added 6/30/2009

Came really quick, within 2 days! and it was used, but worked and looked great.
0 out of 1 people found this helpful.
Good Effects, Not Much Else - Very Disappointing
Added 6/24/2009

The second Jurassic Park movie, "The Lost World", was a huge let down from the first movie Jurassic Park (Widescreen Collector's Edition). While sequels seldom live up to the original movie, this one miss the mark by a wide margin. About the only thing to recommend about the movie are the outstanding CGI effects, everything else was poorly conceived and executed.

This movie centers around Dr. Malcolm (played heavy handed by Jeff Goldblum) as he tries to rescue his girlfriend (Julianne Moore) from more of Hammond's (brief appearance by Richard Attenborough) dinosaurs. There is also a brief appearance of Ariana Richards and Joseph Mazzello (Hammond's grandchildren from the first movie), but sadly they really play no part in this movie. What we get instead is Dr. Malcolm's young daughter (not a bad actress at all, but laughable casting) as a plot device to provide more incentive for the main characters to be heroic.

While most moves require some suspension of disbelief, this movie has plot holes so large that you could fit a herd of Brachiosaurus through them. All of the characters are caricatures that are so incredibly flat and poorly fleshed out that they act in ways no human would behave in a real life or death situation. The list includes Malcolm's non-stop "I told you so", the experienced field researchers ignoring basic interaction protocols, the daughter's surprising development of Ninja like fighting skills, the evil hunter who only wants to destroy something beautiful, the greedy incompetent corporate executive, and, perhaps most annoying of all, the "Earth First'er" who would jeopardize human life to save an animal. It is bad enough that the movie is tedious, but sadly it is also preachy.

Unfortunately this movie should be watched to get the full Jurassic Park experience, but don't take it too seriously.

1 out of 1 people found this helpful.
Jp 2
Added 11/9/2009

JP 2 is awesome Steven spielberg brings you back to jp, in the sequale to the smash hit. jp 2 is pretty good. i love this movie and so will you. recommend it for everyone
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
Its about time
Added 10/26/2009

I have really enjoyed all of the Jurassic Park movies. I am egerly awaiting the forth installment if it is really going to exist. The only really great thing I can say is that its about time someone started carrying the Full Screen version. What good is wide screen if a person don't have one.
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
A Classic That's Gained A Bad Reputation
Added 7/18/2009

I'm probably one of the few people that likes The Lost World waaaaay better than Jurassic Park 3. Apart from Sam Neill and Laura Dern, I thought the acting was horrendous in 3 and about ruined the whole film. They didn't have much of a good script to work with, though. In this one however, everybody is great and Jeff Goldblum is brilliant as usual. I don't think the plot is as poor as people've made it out to be. It possibly could've happened, and sure the girl doing gymnastics on the raptor was silly but the trailer hanging over the cliff scene was much scarrier than anything on JP3. There's more deaths and violence in Lost World which could take away from the magic but it adds more to the concept that they're very dangerous creatures. Both Lost World and JP3 have a lot of action, but it feels overkill and monontonous in JP3. Maybe I'm being unfair and should watch the 3rd one again, but this movie definitley doesn't deserve all the criticism it's received!
0 out of 1 people found this helpful.
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