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We'll not go into the fact that a double-decker-bus-sized
moronic eating machine - with the brain the size of a bird's
- somehow manages to seek out and hunt down the horrid, bad-guy
bean-counter in another continent.
Nope, as good as Jurassic Park was for portraying
dinosaurs as animals and not just massive monsters, The
Lost World shows us that an ordinary script and an overly
anthropomorphic storyline can ruin a good sequel.
This is a shame because The Lost World, set four
years after the ill-fated Jurassic Park was ripped apart by
seriously peeved dinos, has more terrible lizards, action
and spectacular effects than the original but, unfortunately,
it wastes them.
The leads are uninteresting - with the exception of Pete
Postlethwaite's portrayal of the big-game hunter - and poor
old Jeff Goldblum's character, personable and amusing as he
is, just cannot hold the weight of the movie on his own.
Now while this seems like a big moan, it has to be said that
The Lost World is an enjoyable action/thriller but,
having seen it only two nights after Jurassic Park,
its lack of spark compared with the original is really highlighted.
And that's the difference. Jurassic Park was fresh,
entertaining and filled with characters and special animation,
while The Lost World is filled with fresh action and
more special animation.
Despite its lack of depth, however, The Lost World
is still worth looking at.
Conclusion: Movie 75%, Extras 85%
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