The Lost World: Jurassic Park
May 23, 1997 in theaters
Four years after Jurassic Park, a second island of cloned dinosaurs has existed in secret -- and a scientific observation team and a corporate extraction crew arrive simultaneously with conflicting agendas. Spielberg's 1997 sequel shifts the franchise from failed theme park containment to the larger consequences of trying to control a living ecosystem.
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"Mommy's very angry."
DID YOU KNOW?
The raptors were made 50% larger than in the first film to reflect new paleontological discoveries.
THE VERDICT
Synthesized from published reviews
A sequel that replicates the mechanics of the original without recovering its sense of wonder. The film is clearly operating with more resources and less restraint, and the result is technically impressive but emotionally inert by comparison. The set pieces are well-engineered -- the trailer sequence over the cliff edge is a genuine highlight -- but the film mistakes scale for stakes. A perfectly watchable summer blockbuster that happens to follow something exceptional.
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