The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Having just finished the book the Lost World, I understand why Spielberg strayed so heavily from it, but there are some bizarre choices. Making Kelly Ian’s daughter, whose acting is so poor that it makes her every scene standout and not in a good way. That’s a choice. Making the entire movie feel 1,000 feel 1,000 times faster, and an action survival flick, where literally every scene is just one more impossible close escape to get to the next impossible close escape. We never get a chance to really sit in the wonder of the dinosaur’s existence like we do in the first movie. And yet, despite all it’s flaws, I still love it. It has some iconic moments, and there’s a lot of Spielberg magic in there.
-Z
It is wild that I have practically no memory of watching this movie, but Z claims that we did. The writing and characters suffer a bit here compared to the original, and several story elements feel pretty “copy & paste.” However, I can’t deny that this series is incredibly fun. Take out the questionable choice for Ian Malcolm’s daughter to tag along for the ride and this would have been better, but there still aren’t enough moments for the story to slow down and let us appreciate the visuals.
-E
