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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9786304492383
Format: Black & White, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 6304492383
Label: Lumivision
Manufacturer: Lumivision
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Academy Ratio
Publisher: Lumivision
Release Date: March 30, 1999
Running Time: 90 minutes
Sales Rank: 67460
Studio: Lumivision
Theatrical Release Date: June 22, 1925
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
Seven decades before Michael Crichton borrowed the title of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic adventure tale, The Lost World was the movie sensation of 1925. (The film is not to be confused with Steven Spielberg's sequel to Jurassic Park.) Just as Spielberg's dinosaur thrillers would advance the technology of computer-generated spectacle, Doyle's classic story provided a perfect opportunity to exploit the illusions made possible by stop-motion animation. Eight years before he stunned audiences with the amazing special effects of King Kong, pioneering stop-motion animator Willis O'Brien created the dinosaur stars of this classic silent-film fantasy. Following Doyle's plot, the film plays like a dress rehearsal for King Kong and establishes a now-familiar scenario: Wallace Beery plays a visionary scientist who returns to the remote South African plateau where he'd earlier discovered a jungle haven of prehistoric creatures. Determined to introduce this discovery to the world, he returns to London with a captive brontosaurus, which later escapes and goes on a destructive rampage through the city. Though somewhat quaint by modern standards, this silent classic remains a milestone of fantasy filmmaking, and Lumivision's splendid collector's edition DVD presents the film in near-pristine condition. Accompanied by a newly composed musical score, the film is supplemented by a series of still photographs to illustrate the legendary missing scenes from the original (and long-lost) 10-reel version. To further showcase the animation work of O'Brien (who would later inspire and mentor Ray Harryhausen), the disc also includes several excerpts from his pioneering films from the early 1920s. Included too is a still-frame library and an informative onscreen essay by film historian Scott MacQueen. If you're a silent-movie buff or a fan of imaginative movies, consider this an essential addition to your DVD library. --Jeff Shannon
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - A Revolutionary Film for Its Time
"The Lost World" was the "Jurassic Park" of the silent film age. While the plot of adventureres finding a South American plateau inhabited by dinosaurs may seem far fetched today, just sit back and let suspended disbelief sink in while enjoying a well made picture. There are plenty of dinosaurs and dinosaur confrontations in the atmospheric jungle/volcanic setting. The stop motion animation and even inflatible stomachs (to simulate breathing) gave the creatures a realism unmatched at the time. ... Read More
Rating:  - Slingshot version is not the one to buy
I bought the Slingshot DVD, and it's bad. The images are clean and clear enogh for a movie made in 1925 (this is what saves this from a 1-star grade), but virtually none of the features advertised is present on the disc.
Also, this is not a 90-minute cut, but a 66-minute cut. There's action here which barely makes any sense at all; having read the Arthur Conan Doyle novel, I can at least piece things together, but a viewer shouldn't have to do that.
To top it off, some ... Read More
Rating: - The first "Jurassic Park" blockbuster
It might come as a surprise to today's general movie-goer that back in 1925 audiences were already thrilled and delighted by a special effects action/romance/adventure spectacle not at all unlike the modern-day "Jurassic Park" type of films. This DVD really brings back the glory days of the silent era when all the genres of movies we have today actually developed and even reached their peak of sophistication, and "The Lost World" is a good example of how talented and skilled filmmakers already were ... Read More
Rating: - Image Entertainment version is very good
There had been dinosaurs in films before this 1925 feature, such as "The Dinosaur and the Missing Link" and "The Ghost of Slumber Mountain", both made before 1920. However, this was the first film to feature realistic looking dinosaurs on a large scale, setting the ground work for "King Kong" eight years later. Apparently, there are several versions of this film in circulation. In this case it pays to get the more expensive version from Image Entertainment. It has the longest running version of the film ... Read More
Rating: - Great special effects for the time
I'm not even going to bother nitpicking about how inaccurate the dinosaurs are or how rough the picture quality is; it was 1925. There is no point in comparing it to a modern film. For those who insist on complaining about the unconvincing dinosaurs: This was one of the first feature-length movies to employ stop-motion animation. It was the first movie to combine stop-motion animation effects with living actors. Cut it some slack. (It was also shown as the first in-flight movie.)
It's _Jurassic ... Read More
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