The Lost World: Jurassic Park

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The Lost World: Jurassic Park

PG-13

1997

2h 14m

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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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Severi L

3d

While not being as good as the original JP, The Lost World still provides a great dino-action movie with some of the most memorable scenes of the entire movie series.

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Joel C

@Joelcas1613 4d

Three and a half stars, I guess it's worth a watch. I mean it's alright, it's not a bad or horrible film, it's just better than okay. Watch if you can but I would rather the first or the third Jurassic Park. 3 and a half stars. God bless.

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Romas M

6d

Greetings from Lithuania. I wasn't a fan of "The Lost World: Jurassic Park" (1997) when it first came out and i watched it on a pretty messy VHS cassette back in the day, seeing first one also on VHS cassette a year before and enjoy it a lot more. I do live in Eastern Europe so VHS was the only way to experience films like this back in the day (i was 12 at the time). I did watched it once more a few years later on DVD i think but still was disappointed. Cut to 2025 and i re-watched it nearly 25 years later since DVD on a stunning and very neatly done 4K UHD disk (i own the entire series) and it was such a pleasant surprise for me. This movie seen on big 4K screen with excellent DTS:X home sound system made this film far more entertaining then i remember it. It is clear that Steven Spielberg made different film then a first once. "Lost World" is far more darker film - dinosaurs are way more aggressive and the outcome for humans was far more brutal.

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Tyler W.

@twflix Dec 21

Comically awful sequel.

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Joshua W.

Dec 11

The Lost world Jurassic Park is one of the best movies since 1997. I like the part where the T-Rex gets loose in Los Angeles, California

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Rick A.

@Rickster195 Dec 8

Eddie Carr’s death was rough.

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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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