Wednesday, September 7, 2011

The Lost World: Jurassic Park Review









The Lost World: Jurassic Park


Release Date: 26th May 1997 - Australia


Production Companies
Universal Pictures (presents)
Amblin Entertainment

Distribution
Universal Pictures Australia


Genre: Sci-Fi

Rating: PG

Runtime: 129 minutes


Budget: $73,000,000

Box Office Gross: $618,638,999 (Worldwide)


Plot Summary
After a small group of
compsognathus has
attacked a young child,
Ian Malcolm learns that
there is a second island
full of dinosaur species.
Dr. John Hammond wants
Malcolm and the three
adventurers to observe
and monitor any activity
of the dinosaurs before
INGEN moves forward in
controlling the island.
Not liking the idea, Ian
Malcolm wants to contact
the other three members,
but before he can reach
them, he discovers that his
girlfriend, Sarah Harding,
is already on the island.
Now, what started as a
natural viewing of the
incredible creatures in their
habitats has become a
rescue mission with
everyone's lives in jeopardy.


Cast
Jeff Goldblum - Dr. Ian Malcolm
Julianne Moore - Dr. Sarah
Harding
Pete Postlethwaite - Roland
Tembo
Arliss Howard - Peter Ludlow
Richard Attenborough - John Hammond
Vince Vaughn - Nick Van Owen
Vanessa Lee Chester - Kelly Curtis Malcolm
Peter Stormare - Dieter Stark
Richard Schiff - Eddie Carr
Thomas F. Duffy - Dr. Robert Burke
Thomas Rosales Jr. - Carter
Ariana Richards - Lex Murphy
Joseph Mazzello - Tim Murphy
Camilla Belle - Cathy Bowman
Cyd Strittmater - Mrs. Bowman
Robin Sachs - Mr. Bowman
Ross Patridge - Curious Man
Colton James - Benjamin
Steven Spielberg - Popcorn
Eating Man (Cameo)

Crew
Director - Steven Spielberg
Based on the Novel "The Lost World" - Michael Crichton
Screenplay/Second Unit Director - David Koepp
Executive Producer - Kathleen Kennedy
Producers - Gerald R. Molen and Colin Wilson
Casting Directors - Janet
Hirshenson and Jane Jenkins
Consultant: Museum of the Rockies - Jack Horner
Production Designer - Rick Carter
Art Directors - Lauren E. Polizzi,
Paul Sonski and William James Teegarden
Assistant Art Directors - John Berger,
Matt Codd, Sean Hargreaves and David Lowery
Set Decorator - Gary Fettis
Property Master - Jerry Moss
Supervising Key Makeup Artist - Christina Smith
Director of Photography - Janusz Kaminski
Unit Production Manager - D. Scott Easton
Production Supervisor - Peter M. Tobayansen
First Assistant Director - Sergio Mimica-Gezzan
Second Assistant Director - Sean Hobin
Second Asssitant Assistant Directors -
Lars P. Winther and William D. Robinson (Uncredited)
Aerial Unit Director - David B. Nowell
Stunt Coordinators - M. James Arnett and
Gary Hymes
Special Dinosaur Effects - Michael Lantieri
Creature Effects Supervisor/Puppeteer - John Rosengrant
Live-Action Dinosaurs - Stan Winston
Full-Motion Dinosaurs - Dennis Muren
Visual Effects Dinosaur Motion Supervisor -
Randal M. Dutra
Effects Supervisor: Stan Winston Studio - Shane Mahan
Effects Supervisor: Stan Winston Studio/
Puppeteer - Alan Scott
Effects/Concept Art Director/Designer/Effects
Supervisor: Stan Winston Studio - Mark 'Crash' McCreery
Mechanical Effects Supervisor - Geoff Heron
Associate Visual Effects Supervisor - Rick Schulze
Visual Effects Producer - Ned Gorman
Visual Effects Art Director - George Hull
Visual Effects Director of Photography - Pat Sweeney
Computer Graphics Supervisor - Kevin Rafferty
Computer Graphic Designer - Alex Mann
Computer Graphics Development Supervisor -
Euan K. MacDonald
CG Sequence Supervisors - Erik Mattson
and Ben Snow
Lead Digital Character Animator - Daniel Jeannette
Digital Model Supervisor - Paul Giacoppo
Model Shop Project Supervisor - Lorne Peterson
Compositing Supervisors - Pablo Helman
and Jon Alexander
Film Editor - Michael Kahn
Sound Designer/Re-Recording Mixer - Gary Rydstrom
Assistant Sound Designer - Christopher Boyes
Supervising Sound Editor - Richard Hymns
Supervising ADR Editor - Michael Silvers
Sound Effects Editors - Teresa Eckton,
Ken Fischer and Larry Oatfield
Foley Editors - Sandina Bailo-Lape
and Bruce Lacey
Foley Mixer - Tony Eckert
Foley Artists - Dennie Thorpe
and Jana Vance
Re-Recording/Score Mixer - Shawn Murphy
Re-Recording Mixer - Gary Summers
Re-Recordists - Scott Levy and Al Nelson
Music - John Williams
Music Editor - Kenneth Wannberg


Awards

1998 Academy Awards
Best Visual Effects - Dennis Muren, Michael Lantieri,
Randal M. Dutra & Stan Winston (Nominated)


Review
Not underdone but underrated, THE LOST WORLD: JURASSIC PARK was an incredible film, though not much better than the first instalment (click here). It is because the movie has better CGI technology and more dinosaurs. It even has more action. The storyline was able to develop from the first movie. In its first half, the terrain of the jungle setting of THE LOST WORLD makes for more tension and suspense; in its second half, the urban city environment creates a good contrast. The film started to feel like a monster movie like Godzilla and King Kong. The movie's parts relate to the T-Rex who stumbles upon a neighbourhood, and guess what he's been doing! 

THE LOST WORLD is a worthy sequel that exceeds the standards of the original hit but keeps its momentum. I found it very enjoyable, unlike the opinions from what some people considered a disappointing film. It's a must-see for fans of the original Jurassic Park.

Star rating: (5/5) Best Movie Ever

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