Jeff Goldblum, Julianne Moore, Pete Postlethwaite

A few years back, venture capitalist John Hammond figured out how to recreate dinosaurs from DNA fragments encased in ember. He started a company called InGen, which placed the genetically engineered ...( read more  read more... )dinosaurs in a theme park on an island in Costa Rica. But the Jurassic Park systems broke down shortly before it could open, the dinosaurs got free and had to be destroyed, and the island was closed to the public. In the aftermath, everyone involved moved quickly to quash the story. InGen wanted to limit its liability. The Costa Rican government wanted to preserve its reputation as a tourist paradise. And the individual scientists who had been hired as consultants on the project were bound by the nondisclosure agreement to remain silent. But as Dr. Ian Malcolm is about to find out... something has survived. Based on Michael Crichton's sequel novel.

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PG-13, 2 hrs. 14 min.

Directed by: Steven Spielberg

Release Date: May 23, 1997

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DVD Release Date: October 10, 2000

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  • September 7, 2009
    One of the biggest disappointments ever! Spielberg really misses the mark with this one, not even a great cast can save it. it's not even close to being a guilty pleasure. Oh well.
  • June 21, 2009
    "Something has survived"

    A research team is sent to the Jurassic Park Site B island to study the dinosaurs there while another team approaches with another agenda.

    REVIEW

    Although "The Los...( read more)t World: Jurassic Park" was tedious with pointless, countless chase scenes, the film still managed to surprise me. The dinos, as in the first film to an extent, seemed more like plot devices, but they seem more animal-like in this film. I just wish the movie was more like the novel, in which case, it's nothing like the book at all. It starts off with plot, then abandons it. Half-way through the movie, it seemed like Spielberg got bored with the material and it shows. But despite its faults, it still remained very enjoyable and doesn't seem to copy its predecessor.
  • January 5, 2009
    Alright, but too dark for my taste. And the Asian tourists being chased by the T-Rex did not exclaim "Godzilla!"
  • January 3, 2009
    A decent performance by Julianne Moore and a rather good one by Jeff Goldblum are equally wasted in this one, which is quite possibly one of the worst sequels ever made.

    The first 45 minutes or more of the movie are spent grasping at straws in an effort to establish continuity...( read more) between the two films, and instead of a suspense building exposition of several plotlines, we have a narrative that really goes nowhere important. Say it simply: there was a B-site, now we go to the B-site, where there are dinosaurs.

    Trying to capitalize on the success of the child characters in the first one, Spielberg included Ian Malcolm's (Jeff Goldblum's) daughter with disastrous results. Memo to Spielberg: it's about dinosaurs - not about absentee father figures!

    The second half of the film is all action, but the first half built up such minimal anticipation that there was really nothing to watch it for by that point save for Vince Vaughn, who played a supporting character quite well in one of his biggest early roles. But when you're watching an actor for the "what he was like before he was really famous" factor, it becomes pretty obvious: you're watching a pretty bad movie.
  • July 1, 2008
    Spielberg's sequel to his smash hit Jurassic Park is quite a different movie than the first one. There are more dinosaurs right from the start, the whole feeling is less warm and sunny, unlike in the first movie where the prehistoric animals are also hailed as beauties and worth ...( read more)saving, the whole mood is grittier and darker. That impression is also reflected in the decaying set design that is under constant rain. Of course Goldblum and Vaughn make sure there are still plenty of laughs anyway and Postlethwaite is a convincing hunter. The movie isn't always entirely logic or convincing, but Spielberg makes sure to place his action sequences at the right points. The sequence of the trailers sliding over the cliff alone is worth biting ten fingernails off. Not without weaknesses but still great popcorn entertainment.
  • November 19, 2009
    IT IS A RARITY WHEN SEQUELS ARE ACTUALLY GOOD
  • November 18, 2009
    Here come the sequels
  • November 16, 2009
    It's a very different movie than the first, but it's still a great movie none the less. You have some great visual effects, acting and suspense. This is definitely more of an action/adventure than a sci-fi and they really made it work. Instead of becoming the carbon copy sequel, ...( read more)they went above and beyond what you'd expect. Bringing the story to San Diego actually managed to work when it could have gone horribly wrong. It was a nice little ode to King Kong that fans can appreciate.
  • November 13, 2009
    steven speilberg!!!!
    jurassic park one of d perfect thoughts!!!
  • November 7, 2009
    This was alright, but still not as good as the first one!

Critic Reviews


June 18, 2002
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

The Lost World has the vibe of 'obligatory sequel,' just what director Steven Spielberg probably wanted to avoid. full review

January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Where is the awe? Where is the sense that if dinosaurs really walked the earth, a film about them would be more than a monster movie? Where are the ooohs and ahhhs? full review

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  • Oliveerrr
    October 29, 2009
    I certainly loved this film. The first movie was obviously the king of all JP films, but 'The Lost World' is a very good sequal to the movie. The darkness of the film, makes it more interesting, and being somewhere else with a larger population of dinosaurs is much more thrilling. Although, as much as i loved Rex in the city, it shouldn't have happened. That should have been the third movie, escaping from the island!
  • moviezgirl
    June 10, 2008
    I loved the first one, and liked the third one. The second one wasn't great, but it had Jeff Goldblum so it's worth watching.
  • MelissaAnnLegard
    February 15, 2008
    julianne moore and vince vaughn should not be in this! sam neill should be. i love him in the first. it makes it more original.
  • badboy5026
    June 16, 2007
    1 was good, two was better, three would have been good with a better cast aside from sam niel (he pretty much kept it together) and t rex instead of that stupid spinosaurus, and i hope part four will top em all
  • yxld23
    March 6, 2007
    liked the first and the secound but the third wousn't that good
  • Kiryu
    December 3, 2006
    I think all of them are great, but hope a 4th one comes out.
  • Clemontine
    October 25, 2006
    I agree with CapDac, the first two are great, and the 2nd barely topped the first. Skip the third.
  • CapDac
    July 23, 2006
    Manages to top the first, just barely. Jurassic Park 1 and 2 are AWESOME!

    Forget the third
  • Daryl26
    May 24, 2006
    Just watch the first one, and ignore the rest. If you watch them just do it for the special FX's nothing more.

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