Ender
11-28-2001, 01:45 AM
The Lost World
1997
Director: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Jeff Goldblum, Julianna Moore, Arliss Howard,
Plot: Question: What could possibly be stupider than creating an island full of dangerous prehistoric creatures with little if any way to control them? Simple. Creating two islands full of dangerous prehistoric creatures with little if any way to control them. And to top it all off, you send a small group of poorly-prepared researchers in to this ridiculously dangerous environment with practically no way to escape. Well, that's life in the age of genetic engineering.
Critique: Somewhat dissapointing. Basically just a rehash of some of the stronger points of the first movie, sans the philosophical mumbo-jumbo. On the bright side, there's still lot of kick-ass action and cool CGI. Not what I was hoping for, but still enjoyable to a limited extent.
The Cast: The thing I love about Jeff Goldblum is that he always manages to look good even in the midst of a bad movie. For his reprisal of Ian Malcolm, he cranks up the volume on the character and goes in with both guns blazing, giving us lots of laughs and lots of memorable lines. Unfortunatly, he doesn't have anyone else helping him out. The other actors are stuck with flat, two-dimensional parts, who never really go much of anywhere. I couldn't tell you if there are any good actors in this movie, as most of them didn't get much a chance to act.
Directing: Say what you want about Spielberg, but he's definetly no slouch. Lost World is even more ambitious than the first Jurassic, but Steven doesn't miss a beat. The most notable improvement over the first is the increased effects budget, giving us more (and more realistic) dinos. The T.Rex is still cool, and the Raptors are still scary. I have to condemn him for the lousy ending though. The whole city sequence was cheesy and totally unneccesary. I blanched at the entire thing.
The Bottom Line: Maybe I'm just too picky. Lost World wasn't a bad movie, it just wasn't as good as I wanted it to be. If you where a fan of the first, you'll have a good time with this one. Just don't expect too much out of it.
1997
Director: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Jeff Goldblum, Julianna Moore, Arliss Howard,
Plot: Question: What could possibly be stupider than creating an island full of dangerous prehistoric creatures with little if any way to control them? Simple. Creating two islands full of dangerous prehistoric creatures with little if any way to control them. And to top it all off, you send a small group of poorly-prepared researchers in to this ridiculously dangerous environment with practically no way to escape. Well, that's life in the age of genetic engineering.
Critique: Somewhat dissapointing. Basically just a rehash of some of the stronger points of the first movie, sans the philosophical mumbo-jumbo. On the bright side, there's still lot of kick-ass action and cool CGI. Not what I was hoping for, but still enjoyable to a limited extent.
The Cast: The thing I love about Jeff Goldblum is that he always manages to look good even in the midst of a bad movie. For his reprisal of Ian Malcolm, he cranks up the volume on the character and goes in with both guns blazing, giving us lots of laughs and lots of memorable lines. Unfortunatly, he doesn't have anyone else helping him out. The other actors are stuck with flat, two-dimensional parts, who never really go much of anywhere. I couldn't tell you if there are any good actors in this movie, as most of them didn't get much a chance to act.
Directing: Say what you want about Spielberg, but he's definetly no slouch. Lost World is even more ambitious than the first Jurassic, but Steven doesn't miss a beat. The most notable improvement over the first is the increased effects budget, giving us more (and more realistic) dinos. The T.Rex is still cool, and the Raptors are still scary. I have to condemn him for the lousy ending though. The whole city sequence was cheesy and totally unneccesary. I blanched at the entire thing.
The Bottom Line: Maybe I'm just too picky. Lost World wasn't a bad movie, it just wasn't as good as I wanted it to be. If you where a fan of the first, you'll have a good time with this one. Just don't expect too much out of it.