The Found World

Rating: Null/10 (7 August 2008)

'The Lost World: Jurassic Park' has all the requiring ingredients of the first movie but it doesn't quite match up to the prequel. It is loosely based on Doyle's 'The Lost World' (though not exactly a great adaptation). Yes, there are inconsistencies and the plot isn't flawless (though I'm glad that the fake British family, who appear in the opening sequence, get eaten). I think the main problem is that it's a little too much of everything, that is, too much of what the first movie has. But, this is also what makes 'The Lost World: Jurassic Park' more entertaining. The action sequences (with the exception of the cliffhanger scene which went on for too long and dragged a little), the fierce dinosaurs, the acting all work well. I particularly enjoyed the execution of the scene where, through the long grass, the pack of velociraptors narrow in on the soldiers as they make their escape. The acting is quite good even though the characters were, conveniently, a little annoying annoying. Jeff Goldblum, Julianne Moore, Vince Vaughn, Pete Postlethwaite and Richard Schiff make a likable ensemble and do a fine job with what was required of them. The special effects are just as good as in the first and the suspense is well maintained. So it falls a little short on storytelling but it's still entertaining.