An Interesting Take on The Lost World

scallenger · Post by **scallenger** » 13 Jun 2004, 14:45

Take a look at this Lost World review below. I actually agree completely with everything he says, and the film is actually VERY fun if you follow his ideas.

http://diehard.ath.cx/~scallenger/Scoreland/d-lstwld.htm

This guy's site has reviews to quite a few other dvd's (inclduing JP, whose review is semi-agreeable in my terms) and his movie score reviews at:

http://www.scoreland.u2i.org

So what do you think about the Lost World thing?

pack raptor · Post by **pack raptor** » 13 Jun 2004, 15:44

He sounds a bit pompous if you ask me. The way he spoke about it, you really couldn't tell if he thought it was okay, or he completely hated it. Either way critics are a bit too analitical, and up tight to me. And I'm a film geek! Anyone who takes notes on every movie they see can't really enjoy a movie the way you should. They take movies that they know are strictly for entertainment value and rip them to shreds because it didn't have a poetic meaning, or comment on the troubles of modern society. Sure, those films that try to give you something to ponder about can be very good, but movies that are for simple fun can be just as good. Critics especially love to rip apart comedies, because most of them have a terrible sense of humor. All comedies are just for fun, so that's why the critics hate them.(Okay, well I'm done with my rant on why I can't stand critics.)

tyrant_lizard_king · Post by **tyrant_lizard_king** » 15 Jul 2004, 18:32

Anybody who liked Lake Placid is fine with me. As for JP I actually kinda see his point.

pack raptor · Post by **pack raptor** » 15 Jul 2004, 20:30

Wait a minute ... he craps on JP: TLW but "enjoyed the hell" out of Lake Placid?

AlphaChaosRaptor · Post by **AlphaChaosRaptor** » 17 Jul 2004, 04:47

Actually, he makes it quite clear that he likes it. Take another look at it. What he's saying is that people are just barely scratching the surface of the film by expecting something more like JP and complaining about the typical things. He even makes a point of attempting to get people to give the film a second look. I agree with some of it, but I can't say I share his opinion in full. As a stand-alone film, I agree with how he thinks, but as part of the JP franchise and taking the novel into account, I think less of it.