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Release Date: 22 October, 2002 Retail Price: $7.98 OUR Price: $7.98 You SAVE: $0.00! Cast: Complete Cast (11 total) |
The Lost World Reviews
Parts of the Lost World Still Lost
First, I must admit that I do not yet own the restored version. I have heard that while it adds about 30 minutes of material, the scene where the Brontosaurus knocks people over with its tail is absent. However, I do not know this for sure. My version does not seem to be on Amazon.Com. It is from Alpha Video and only 63 minutes with a single musical soundtrack. The images are not too bad though, given the age of the film (1925). The new version certainly sounds quite appealing although the story works in the shorter format as well.
Second, it would be unfair to judge the special effects by today's standards. The film was groundbreaking in its day and the stop-action manipulation of the dinosaurs is actually quite impressive.
Those who can read lips will also be happily surprised by how the actors remain in character with conversation not recorded on the dialogue cards. An example is when they escape the plateau and are met by a government official. He sees the dinosaur in the mud and exclaims, "My God, what is that?" Kids might enjoy watching other scenes and trying to decipher their actual speech.
My version ends rather abruptly with Professor Challenger on a bridge watching his dinosaur swim away. I cannot say how the restored version concludes.
>Plot violence and munching dinosaurs.
>No nudity or sexual situations.
These days it is hard enough to get young people watching black and white films, not to mention silent ones. However, those who are open to the experience will enjoy this movie.
The hunter and the reporter love the same woman. When she picks the reporter, the hunter shows himself to be a noble character and accepts, albeit sadly, her decision. A modern film would, no doubt, have a fight scene and maybe show the one kill the other for the woman. Times have changed. Further, one modern version makes it clear that Challenger is an atheist and has no place in his life for organized religion. In this version, we are told that he is a minister. The woman in the story wants him to marry her and the reporter. Modern films would skip to the chase and allude to fornication. Yes, times do indeed change. Too bad.
Original standard-8 version in the vaults!
I was unaware that The Lost World (1925) had been subject to so much trimming. Stored in my attic somewhere I have what must be a pretty complete print of the film, since it consists of 5 or 6 reels, running time as far as I recall was indeed 80 or 90 mins. And at least some of the 'missing scenes' mentioned by people are definitely included in the print I have (case in point - the head through the window scene is definitely in there). Wow. Must get the Image DVD and run them side by side, something new might turn up. Have to oil the projector up!! I'm not sure when my the print I have same out, but the packaging is very old, and 8mm goes back to the turn of the '30s, which is only shortly after the original revisited the splicing room. Will share my findings.
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