Reheated leftovers . . . with a dash of stupid

Rating: 4/10 (8 July 2015)

The list of Spielberg movies that have disappointed me like "The Lost World" is a short one. Ugh, I miss the original cast. Or maybe it's just the characters that were flavorless, but I did find myself wishing Grant and Sattler were around. Goldblum does a good job communicating the fear that all these other idiots should be feeling, but he can't carry the whole thing. Oh, but we do have Vince Vaughn! Throw in another rabble of weak characters with the hunting party and there's not a lot of excitement here. It's all monster movie, no sense of wonder, and some genuine silliness thrown in. Gymnastics on a raptor? That didn't seem wrong even on paper? Then there's the San Diego post script to get through (terrified Japanese fleeing a T. Rex? Really?).
I remember (kinda) liking the movie when it came out, but time has definitely not been kind.
4/10