THE LOST WORLD: JURASSIC PARK

US, 1997, 129 minutes, Colour.
Jeff Goldblum, Julieanne Moore, Pete Postlethwaite, Richard Attenborough, Vince Vaughn, Arliss Howard, Vanessa Lee Chester, Peter Stormare, Richard Schiff, Joseph Mazzello, Ariana Richards, Camilla Belle.
Directed by Steven Spielberg.

A re-working of Jurassic Park though Steven Spielberg seems to be influenced as well by his old classic, Jaws, and his Indiana Jones adventures. Poor old Richard Attenborough makes another gigantic mistake about DNA restored dinosaurs and the dinosaurs are not taking it lying down. In fact, they spend most of the film pursuing some hapless humans and quite a few horrible humans with some ghastly results. Finally, everybody thinks of King Kong as a T Rex ravages San Diego.

Jurassic Park has some ideas about DNA experimentation and meddling with the environment. Here, the idea is that humans intrude and ruin the environment - and deserve their destructive dinosaur destinies. Compendium of menace movies.

1.The popularity of Jurassic Park? The need for a sequel or not? Reworking the old material? The quality of the film compared with the original?

2.The San Diego locations, the offices, the zoo? The contrast with the Caribbean, the tropical islands? The musical score?

3.Audience interest in dinosaurs? The impact of Jurassic Park? The history of dinosaurs? Their appearance? Their being brought to life again, cultivated? The scientific interest? The commercial ambitions? The comeuppance with interfering with nature?

4.The introduction, the island, the little girl and the family, surrounded by the minute dinosaurs? Terror? Setting the mood?

5.Ian Malcolm, his past experience with the dinosaurs? Kelly and his caring for her? His friendship with Sarah Harding? The interview with John Hammond? Hammond and the past, Jurassic Park, his change of heart, losing his company, Peter Ludlow taking over? Lack of scruple? Hammond and the information about the alternate island, his concern? His reappearance at the end, his examination of conscience? Ecological moves rather than economic moves?

6.The information about the expedition, Ian not wanting to go, hearing that Sarah was already there? His packing up, his concern? Kelly stowing away? The arrival on the island, with Nick Van Owen as photographer? The other members of the team? Eddie Carr and his assistance? Finding Sarah, the encounters with the dinosaurs, their beauty, the photographs? Their moods, turning on the group?

7.The hunting group? Roland and his ambitions to hunt the dinosaurs? His guiding the group?

8.Peter Ludlow, the ambitions for a new Jurassic Park? His staff, lack of scruple? Dieter Stark and his bullheadedness, not taking orders, wanting to hunt the dinosaurs?

9.The chases over the island? On foot, vehicle, helicopters? The dinosaur pushing the caravan over the cliff? The literal cliff-hanger? The rescue, Eddie Carr losing his life for the others?

10.Roland, his guidance, his thoughtfulness? The contrast with Dieter Stark, his being attacked by the dinosaurs? Ludlow and his encounter with the creatures?

11.Kelly and her being on the island, stowing away, cooking, setting the fire, attracting the dinosaurs? Her athletic skills, her kicking the dinosaur out of the building? The chases and the rescue?

12.The rescue, Ian and Sarah and Kelly getting off the island, the role of Nick, his help, his photos?

13.San Diego, Ludlow and his press conference, the ambitions for the new Jurassic Park in San Diego? The shock of the ship crashing into the land, the dead crew, the dinosaurs escaping?

14.The dinosaur on the loose in San Diego, threatening homes, the little boy and his family with the dinosaur in the garden, the driver backing on the roads, the crashes, the destruction?

15.Ian, his coping with the difficulties, Sarah helping? The baby dinosaurs, the rescue? The final confrontation? Ludlow and his death? The comeuppance for the humans, the triumph of the dinosaurs?

16.The continued popularity of dinosaurs and the Jurassic Park stories?