However, what we don’t have is the shock of the new and the CGI dinos are less convincing than their earlier counterparts. Plus, there’s the feeling Spielberg – untethered by plot – gets to film sequences he enjoys – the cliffhanging drama and the Tyrannosaurus loose in San Diego. Goldblum, on the other hand, is a strutting libido. Secondly, grumpy Sam Neill and dorky Laura Dern had zero chemistry. In fact, if I wanted to really put this up as a hot take, click-bait post, I might even claim that this is better than the original.įor one thing, there’s one less kid. The inclusion of another child – Malcolm’s daughter Kelly ( Vanessa Chester) – is irritating, but at least there’s only one of her. Pete Postlethwaite had caught Spielberg’s eye and takes the plum role of the big game hunter Roland Tembo, who wants to bag himself a T. The team has West Wing‘s Richard Schiff and Vince Vaughn, fresh-faced from his breakout film Swingers. So following the discovery of dinosaurs on another island, neighbouring the Isla Nublar of the original, Malcolm is recruited to go and study the new batch of dinos, but in fact, his main motivation is to rescue his girlfriend Sarah ( Julianne Moore). The film features a chop up of Crichton’s sequel novel and missing scenes from the first novel, but ultimately it feels like a wish list of set pieces strung together by a lot of knowing humour, a throwaway plot and the pure charisma of its cast – specifically the brilliant Goldblum. Following Schindler’s List, Spielberg took the longest break in his career thus far but would return with The Lost World: Jurassic Park, a sequel to his Michael Crichton inspired blockbuster.
It’s a nice note of Jeff Goldblum’s smooth self-awareness and although there’s something unnecessary about the sequel, The Lost World: Jurassic Park is a thoroughly enjoyable old fashioned piece of entertainment.
Then later there’s running and um, screaming,” so says Ian Malcolm, chaotician and franchise survivor. Posted by Phil on in action, All, drama, Film, Headline, Reviews, sci-fi, thriller | 0 comments
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