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THE LOST WORLD: JURASSIC PARK [1997 / 2013] [Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy + ULTRAVIOLET] Return to the Adventure of Jurassic Park! Something Has Survived!
Director Steven Spielberg takes us back to the scene of Jurassic Park in ‘The Lost World: Jurassic Park,’ the blockbuster sequel with even more dinosaurs, action and Academy Award® nominated for Best Visual Effects (Dennis Muren, Stan Winston, Randal Dutra and Michael Lantieri). Four years since the disaster at Jurassic Park, two groups are in a race against time that will determine the fate of the remote island’s prehistoric inhabitants. Featuring an all-star cast including Jeff Goldblum, Julianne Moore, Vince Vaughn and Pete Postlethwaite, this action-packed thrill ride will leave you on the edge of your seat...again!
FILM FACT: Awards and Nominations: Academy Awards®: Nominated: Best Visual Effects for Dennis Muren, Stan Winston, Randal Dutra and Michael Lantieri. Saturn Awards: Nominated: Best Special Effects for Dennis Muren, Stan Winston, Randal Dutra and Michael Lantieri. Nominated: Best Supporting Actor for Pete Postlethwaite. Nominated: Best Young Actress for Vanessa Lee Chester. Nominated: Best Fantasy Film. Nominated: Best DVD Collection. Nominated: Best Director for Steven Spielberg. Rembrandt Awards: Won: Best Director for Steven Spielberg. Grammy Awards: Nominated: Best Instrumental Composition for John Williams.
Cast: Jeff Goldblum, Julianne Moore, Pete Postlethwaite, Arliss Howard, Sir Richard Attenborough, Vince Vaughn, Vanessa Lee Chester, Peter Stormare, Harvey Jason, Richard Schiff, Thomas F. Duffy, Joseph Mazzello, Ariana Richards, Thomas Rosales Jr., Camilla Belle, Cyd Strittmatter, Robin Sachs, Ross Partridge, Ian Abercrombie, David Sawyer, Geno Silva, Alex Miranda, Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc, Jim Harley, Colton James, Carey Eidel, Katy Boyer, David Koepp, Eugene Bass Jr., C. Ransom Walrod, David Gene Gibbs, Bernard Shaw, Paul Burke (uncredited), Michael Chinyamurindi (uncredited), Tory Christopher (uncredited), Michael Fallavollita (uncredited), Elliot Goldwag (uncredited), Larry Guardino (uncredited), J. Patrick McCormack (uncredited), James Ryan (uncredited) and Steven Spielberg (uncredited)
Director: Steven Spielberg
Producers: Bonnie Curtis, Colin Wilson, Kathleen Kennedy and Gerald R. Molen
Screenplay: David Koepp and Michael Crichton (novel)
Composer: John Williams
Cinematography: Janusz Kami'ski
Video Resolution: 1080p
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audio: English: 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, Spanish: 5.1 DTS and French: 5.1 DTS
Subtitles: English SDH, French and Spanish
Running Time: 258 minutes
Region: All Regions
Number of discs: 2
Studio: Universal Studios
Andrew’s Blu-ray Review: It isn't the giant, carnivorous dinosaurs thundering through the jungle and pulling people apart like spaghetti that provide the scariest chills in ''The Lost World: Jurassic Park.'' It is their adorable miniature relatives known as “companies” (a.k.a Procompsognathus triassicus) who scamper through the underbrush like a gang of famished street urchins playing cute, bloodthirsty games of hide-and-seek and follow-the-leader with their prey. In the film's stunningly creepy opening scene, a young girl wanders away from a British yachting party picnicking on the misty beach of a remote jungle island off the coast of Costa Rica. As she peers into the fringe of the forest, a bony little creature skitters out of the woods and gives her a pleading look. No sooner has she allowed her strange new friend to nibble on her roast beef sandwich than it is joined by a crowd of companions chattering and leaping around her, their sharp-toothed mouths gaping for treats. We don't see their attack; we only hear her as she screams, nice!
Unfortunately, this first sequel is proof that lightning rarely strikes twice, even for the likes of someone as highly-regarded as Steven Spielberg. 'The Lost World: Jurassic Park' which shares only a title with the novel by the late Michael Crichton doesn't necessarily try to repeat the success of its predecessor, but it clearly wants to relive the same sense of wonder and exhilaration. It's doesn't quite succeed at capturing our imagination or sparking that same awe-inspiring level as the first film, but that isn't to say it doesn't come close at times. Then again, there's really only one scene which comes to mind, involving a pair of T-Rex’s, and their new-born dinosaur, a large, extended RV trailer and lots of loud crashing roars amid a rainstorm.
As for the rest of the film, viewers are forced to waddle and stumble through a clumsy display of what is essentially an explanation for why Dr. Ian Malcolm [Jeff Goldblum] returns but not the other two. And as before, one precocious youngster, but this time via Dr. Ian Malcolm's daughter Kelly Malcolm [Vanessa Lee Chester] joins an expedition team to another of John Hammond's [Sir Richard Attenborough] dinosaur resorts, a top secret location where the extinct animals live freely, until now of course. Dr. Ian Malcolm's group, which brings Julianne Moore, Vince Vaughn, and Richard Schiff together, is there merely to explore and observe. John Hammond's nephew [Arliss Howard], however, has his own plans, and hires a separate team of big game hunters lead by the wonderful Pete Postlethwaite, who as we know, sadly passed away a few years ago and is a very sad loss to the acting world.
What distracts from enjoying a second trip through prehistoric fantasy is a very apparent lack of characterization. The make-believe CGI creatures and animatronics often display more personality and charisma than their live-action co-stars. It is strange seeing characters so underdeveloped and two-dimensional in a film that really requires the human aspect to sustain believability. Audiences are continuously reminded that corporate greed is bad and sometimes just as selfishly ravenous as the Velociraptor depicted on screen, but rarely are they allowed to connect emotionally with a particular character, which greatly diminishes the film's attempts at suspense. Nevertheless, the sequel has its moments of fun action with a silly, purely for the visual whimsy conclusion in San Diego. The key to the film’s success is that the dinosaurs are more varied and lifelike than ever before. Their interaction with the actors is astonishingly realistic. There are sights here that are unforgettably strange and scary, such as the grassland trails left by velociraptors hunting their human prey. Steven Spielberg shows once again why he has made six of the top twenty highest-grossing films of all time. This will probably join that list as the seventh. It is far more frightening than ‘JAWS’ and certainly among the most spectacular motion pictures ever made.
'’The Lost World: Jurassic Park’' never takes itself too seriously. Yes, it can be seen as a fiendish millennial fantasy of our prehistoric past catching up with us. But it also doesn't pretend to be much more than a messy, full-blooded adventure yarn with cardboard characters and a story that doesn't track. It winks at the acknowledgment, as much in a throwaway moment when the escaped Tyrannosaurus Rex is shown rampaging through a video store. On one wall is a gaudy poster for a non-existent film of '’King Lear’' starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. ‘The Lost World: Jurassic Park’ knows it's coming from roughly the same angle and place.
Blu-ray Video Quality – The sequel to the mega-blockbuster arrives on Blu-ray in pretty much the same condition as the first is in good shape, but showing its age. Because it features more CGI effects than its predecessor, the 1080p encoded image and with a 1.85:1 aspect ratio also brings with it more scenes of blurriness and poor resolution. Digital composites are probably the worst, since they come with plainly visible black crush and very soft outlines, especially at night-time. Nevertheless, the transfer does offer plenty of nicely detailed sequences in daylight, with sharp, clean lines and great visibility of background info. Contrast and brightness is well-balanced, with crisp whites and deep, rich blacks throughout. Colours are bold and vibrant, while flesh tones seem quite natural. The picture is far from perfect, but it's still an upgrade from its DVD counterpart.
Blu-ray Audio Quality – Much like the first film, the 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack is sure to wake up the neighbours. Because the majority of the film takes place within a jungle setting, the back speakers are almost-always alive and kicking with various sounds of birds, creatures and movement amongst the trees. Directionality and pans are flawless, creating an enveloping sound field that's highly engaging. The front soundstage is spacious, with excellently balanced channel separation. Vocals can, at times, feel a bit drowned out by the all the commotion, but it's rather clear for the most part. Dynamic range exhibits exceptional, room-penetrating clarity and strong differentiation of the upper frequencies. No surprise, low bass is deeply powerful, delivering an effective force to every gunshot, dinosaur stomp, and roar. 'The Lost World' is lots of exhilarating fun in high-resolution audio.
Blu-ray Special Feature and Extras:
Special Feature: Return to Jurassic Park: Finding The Lost World [2013] [1080p] [28:00] This new documentary from Laurent Bouzereau picks up where the first film’s materials left off. Steven Spielberg, Jeff Goldblum and other key creative team members discuss the making of the sequel, which Spielberg sees as the first direct sequel he was involved in. He views the Indiana Jones films as an adventure serial, a different animal altogether. Jeff Goldblum is the only actor other than Peter Stormare to participate here, but Jeff Goldblum makes up for it by telling some very funny stories about the film’s production. On-set video footage is shown, and there is a discussion by several of the principals about how the San Diego coda came about. Spielberg mentions having had a different idea about the genesis for a sequel (he wanted to see what happened to the shaving cream can lost in the first film) until he read Michael Crichton’s second book on this subject and went with that. Spielberg admits that the “Something Has Survived” idea was really just a promo line that didn’t have anything to do with the actual story in the movie. He also admits that the first film really had less than 65 CGI shots in the film that something he quickly topped with the second film. There’s some really fun stuff in this piece, particularly the admission that the big cliffside scene was filmed on a covered area of the Universal Studios parking structure!
Original Feature: Return to Jurassic Park: Something Survived [2013] [1080p] [17:00] The fifth segment focuses on the more technical aspects of the production, particularly the film's conclusion and how it was essentially written into the story on a whim. The digital and practical effects are also talked about extensively, often closely looking at specific action sequences, while several interviews mention the great deal of fun everyone had. Like the previous pieces, viewers also learn quite a bit about the sound and effects, which is amusing.
Deleted Scenes [1997] [7:09] Two deleted scenes are included here from the initial DVD of ‘The Lost World: Jurassic Park.’ The first scene shows Peter Ludlow [Arliss Howard] usurping control of InGen from his uncle at a boardroom meeting. The second scene gives a proper introduction to Pete Postlethwaite’s character as he beats up a tourist out of both honour and boredom before agreeing to go on the film’s expedition. These scenes cannot be accessed on their own, so to watch them, you’ll need to select the menu item and then fast-forward or rewind as needed.
Original Feature: Original Documentary: The Making of The Lost World [1997] [480i] [53:41] This documentary is an earlier work by Laurent Bouzereau, and it’s just as thorough as his more recent pieces elsewhere on this disc. And some of the footage from here is recycled for those pieces. The interviews for this piece date back to the time of the production, and the documentary is date stamped 1997.
Original Feature: Original Documentary: Making of the Film [1997] [480i] [13:17] This shorter documentary is pretty much a filler, but it’s still interesting to see the cast at a younger age of nearly.
Original Feature: Original Documentary: The Jurassic Park Phenomenon: A Discussion with Author Michael Crichton [1997] [480i] [15:27] A good 1997 interview with Michael Crichton is included here, and it may be the most interesting extra on any of the discs. Michael Crichton talks about how he was once known as the author of The Andromeda Strain but that Jurassic Park thankfully changed that. Crichton recounts a story of being shown around the Universal back lot by a then-young director named Steven Spielberg. Michael Crichton also discusses the differences between books and films, even when the movie is an adaptation of a book. He mentions having spent 10 years writing “Jurassic Park,” which only makes sense if you realise he was actually working three different films and another book before putting his focus here. The differences between characters in the books and these films are also discussed, with the main focus being John Hammond, who Michael Crichton describes as a dark Walt Disney. There’s a brief coda to the piece. Shot in 2000, this bit shows Michael Crichton enjoying that a new sub-type of dinosaur has been named after him (It’s known as Michael Crichton’s Ankylosaur, or more scientifically as Crichtonsaurus bohlini.) The interviews were conducted by Laurent Bouzereau, who mines a bunch of the first interview for use in his more recent documentaries.
Original Feature: Behind the Scenes:
Original Feature: Original Documentary: The Compie Dance Number: Thank You Steven Spielberg from ILM [1997] [480i] [1:38] This is a quick CGI dance number performed by a kick line of compies. I can’t say that I think much of the music, but the compies look like they’re enjoying the steps.
Original Feature: ILM & The Lost World: Before and After the Visual Effects [1997] [480i] [20:44] This is another collection of before/after shots where CGI dinosaurs were added to live action. This batch is presented in a different way than the first film. Here we have a split screen, where the top frame has the live action and the bottom frame has the live action infused with CGI.
Original Feature: Production Archives [1997] Production Photographs, Illustrations and Conceptual Drawings, Models, The World of Jurassic Park, The Magic of ILM, Posters and Toys [480i] This is a collection of archival material divided into multiple sections: “Production Photographs,” “Illustrations & Conceptual Drawings;” “Models,” “The World of Jurassic Park,” “The Magic of ILM” and “Posters & Toys.”
Original Feature: Storyboards [SPOILERS ALERT] [1997] [480i] Storyboard assemblies are presented for the following sequences: “Stego Attack,” “The Round Up,” “Eddie’s Death,” “Death in the Waterfall,” “Malcolm vs. Raptor,” “Sarah Harding vs. The Raptors,” “Getting the T-Rex Off The Island,” “The Cargo Ship Sequence,” “The T-Rex Visits San Diego,” “The Revenge of the T-Rex,” “Omitted Air Attack” (an abandoned Pteranodon sequence) and “The Original Ending” (another sequence that would have involved flying dinosaurs, abandoned in favour of bringing the T-Rex stateside for a quick bite…)
Theatrical Trailer [1997] [480i] [1:58] Here we have a standard definition copy of the theatrical trailer, as presented on the earlier DVD edition.
BD-Live: The more general BD-Live screen is accessible via the menu, which makes various online materials available, including tickers, trailers and special events.
My Scenes: The usual bookmarking feature is included here.
D-BOX: D-Box functionality is available for those home theatre enthusiasts who have the proper equipment.
Finally, just when you'd think that scientists would realize dinosaurs and humans don't mix, along comes ‘The Lost World: Jurassic Park’ to prove you wrong. In this sequel, John Hammond [Sir Richard Attenborough] summons chaos theorist and onetime colleague Ian Malcolm [Jeff Goldblum] to his home with some startling information so, in the final analysis, ‘The Lost World: Jurassic Park’ has more dinosaurs, better dinosaurs, the realms of FX seemingly limitless. It has thrills like no other film. It has moments of directorial mastery, sublime visual notations that catch the breath. And it delivers fun. T. Rex-sized fun. For that any sized queue is worth it. The special effects and dinosaurs are bigger and better and, for the rubbish ending there are lots of redeeming directorial set-pieces. This sequel to Jurassic Park boasted even more impressive special effects than the first film, though the acting and screenplay aren't always at the same level, so all in all, despite ‘The Lost World: Jurassic Park’ not being quite up to the first film in this trilogy franchise, I am still glad I have this in my Blu-ray Collection, as it has its moments now and again and it gives your Home Cinema a real treat and will have your friends hiding behind the couch, as they will feel the Dinosaurs will be invading your living room. But one sad fact is why they couldn’t have brought this film out in 3D like the first film. Especially with the computer wizardry of modern technology today, very strange. Highly Recommended!
Andrew C. Miller – Your Ultimate No.1 Film Aficionado
Le Cinema Paradiso
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