The Lost World: Jurassic Park

[ericadawn16]

As I posted the Tom Hiddleston clip about Jurassic Park, something nagged at me about today's date. I finally remembered...

It was exactly fifteen years ago on May 23, 1997 that The Lost World: Jurassic Park came out!

Unlike some, I LOVED it. I also loved the book. The book delved into theoretical animal behaviour and general awesomeness. The movie had one of the most hilarious endings ever. It also has an awesome, awesome cast: Julianne Moore, Jeff Goldblum, Richard Schiff, Vince Vaughn, Pete Postlewaite...

Comments

[lilferret]

I loved all the JPs!

[jedi-harkness.livejournal.com]

I thought the book was a lot better, but the movie was fun in it's own right. I loved the homage to Godzilla at the end, and come on, this was the movie that broke Vince Vaughn and Julianne Moore into the mainstream!

[ericadawn16.livejournal.com]

I always hoped for a third book...

Actually, it's strange. I discovered Julianne Moore through this movie but I was actually excited about Vince Vaughn being in it because of Swingers!

It's so weird to think how Jon Favreau wuld later go on to direct two blockbuster films about Iron Man.

[jedi-harkness.livejournal.com]

Who da thunk it? LOL

[bizarreoptimism.livejournal.com]

I, too, loved both book and movie. The book has one of my all-time favorite quotes from anything ever, coming from Sarah Harding: "All your life, people will tell you things. And most of the time, probably 95 percent of the time, what they tell you will be wrong." I had that quote framed on my wall for quite a long time.

Also, JP2 is what gave me my lifelong love of Julianne Moore. And of COURSE I appreciated ANY movie that was going to make Ian Malcolm its main character. OH _MAN_ NOW ALL I WANT TO DO IS WATCH ALL THE JP MOVIES RIGHT NOW. _BLASTED_ WORK ... ;-)

Also: Wait, Tom Hiddleston was in Jurassic Park?? Or was he just talking about it or something?!

[ericadawn16.livejournal.com]

No, Tom Hiddleston was just talking about how awesome it is.

[jackdavfan692.livejournal.com]

I did too (as well as the book) :). *Nods* The only film in the series that I truly hated was the third one— it was too much like a typical "B"/"C"- grade monster film for me, one of those utterly horrible movies SyFy makes & shows a lot of, in other words. The only highlight of Jurassic Park III, IMO, was the super-smart Raptors. If a fourth film is made, I'm hoping the story will be in the same style as this one and the original— basically, a balance between your "B"/"C"- grade monster movie elements and those of the more thought-provoking, plot-oriented ones.

Okay, rant over :P, back to The Lost World :]. It wasn't as awe-inducing as the first film, but I still liked it a lot :). My favorite scenes would have to be these—
-The pack of Raptors ambushing Pete Postelthwaite's character & his men. I found his character to be a really nasty bastard, so it was nice to see him get his come-uppance, even though it didn't outright kill him (at least I don't think it did).

-The paleontologists, Dr. Malcolm, et al taking care of the baby T-Rex's broken leg, because honestly, how cool would it be to get so up close & personal with something like that, and take care of an injury it received to boot =)? The close encounter with Mommy & Daddy dearest that followed wasn't exactly fun or something I'd like to happen to me, but it was thrilling, and provided the intriguing idea that every dinosaur species, even one as vicious as the T-Rex, invested a lot into taking care of their babies.

-The T-Rex (and, if I remember correctly, son/daughter) rampaging through New York, Los Angeles, or wherever that was. A great way to end a great film, and how can you not like an homage to something that is as much a part of modern culture as Godzilla :)?

[ericadawn16.livejournal.com]

I agree that the third one was horrible. They just clobbered together bits from the other books that they hadn't used yet...except for the dinosaurs being able to change colors which would have been awesome, no scientific basis but cool.

[jackdavfan692.livejournal.com]

Exactly :\. *Nods* I totally forgot about that part (the dinosaurs having the ability to change color). I agree, that would have been cool =)! *Nods enthusiastically*