The Lost World: Jurassic Park

F/X jump another notch on the believeability scale.

Features:Jeff Goldblum, Julianne Moore, Pete Postlewait
Director: Steven Spielberg
If all you expect from The Lost World is a thread of a plot, two-dimensional characters, but the most kickass F/X ever done; then this movie will be one satisfying motion picture experience. If you think Spielberg, now that he's finally been annoited by the Academy, and has proven himself with Schindler's List and even back to Jaws with its well developed characters, should have done likewise in this flick; then TLW will be a major disappointment.

Goldblum is reprising his role. Attenborough fills him in over the utterly convenient second island where the critters were hatched. They then would be moved to the theme park island. Hmmmmmmmm. We saw birthing facilities in the org movie on the first island. What gives?

Movie is replete with blunders, utterly stupid character actions, and setup which make no sense. So the screenplay is Hollywood-typical: boneheaded actions to put our heroes in danger for which the dinos are quick on the uptake to slice 'n' dice the humans who deserve it. There are so many stupid (SPOILER WARNING) plot contrivances, that I have to go thru the list.

But hey, Lost World isn't about Fine Movie Making; it's Dino Porno--you want to press the fast forward button to get on to the good stuff.

And good it is. Here the F/X magicians don't screw around--they deliver in spades. Remember in the first movie how the Brontosaurus reared up on its back legs, ate a tree branch, and the actual branch snapped back in response? TLW is filled with such stunts contributing to its utter believability. There are umpteen vehicles' doors being smashed, building doors pummelled, and walls breached by these critters.

Spielberg's direction of the people "interacting" with critters who only exist inside computer silicon is to be applauded. The actors deserve kudos for their acting that had to fill the believability bill also. Other than that....

Goldblum pops his one-liners in this flick. Julianne Moore is his girlfriend, whom we all wish the dinos would dine on since she's such a pain in the ass. Pete Postlewait is a regular Bruce Cabot (from King Kong) big game hunter after some very big game. Course it wouldn't be a Spielberg film without some whiny brat and here it's some black girl inexplicably cast as Goldblum's mulatto daughter, which is the most unbelievable aspect of the entire flick. Sieg heil. PC remains supreme.

But you want dinos and this movie totally and completely delivers in spades. Go. Enjoy. But if you have small children bugging you to take them, be warned, the movie is quite violent with people getting killed left and right. So get ready, Mr. Stay Up with Whiny Kids Suffering Nightmares.

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