The Lost World (1925)

Product Details: The Lost World (1925)

Edition:

DVD . See other editions

MPAA Rating:

Unrated

Release Date:

11/19/2002

UPC:

089218406491

Directed by:

Harry Hoyt

Featuring:

Bessie Love, Wallace Beery, Lewis Stone. See all cast

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Synopsis: The Lost World (1925)

Synopis: Harry Hoyt directed the first film version of the dinosaur-inhabited land that time forgot, featuring wonderful early stop-motion animation by Willis O'Brien. The silent film, based on a story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, features Lewis Stone and the great Wallace Beery as Professor Challenger, as the intrepid explorers who travel to a remote jungle of Brazil to prove the Professor's theories that some prehistoric life might yet still remain. When the company is attacked by an apelike human, they begin to believe, but they have yet to meet the terror and wonder of the supposedly lost Allosaurus, Stegosaurus and Pterodactyl, sixty-five million years past their expiration date!

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Features: The Lost World (1925)

Features: DVD Features:

Region 0
Keep Case
Full Frame - 1.33
Audio: English Mono

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User Reviews: Lost World

1. Lost no longer...

   , October 13, 2001
   Reviewer: scott_724_98 - See all scott_724_98's reviews

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   In 1925, "The Lost World" had the same sort of cultural impact as a "Jurassic Park" did in 1993. Back in the mid-twenties, audiences still new to the wonders of cinema were treated to an astonishing display of technical wizardry as live dinosaurs seemingly once again roamed the earth. Of course, today's sophisticated filmgoers will probably be less impressed by the jerky rubber models but in 1925 this was the state of the art in visual effects. In coming years the technique known as "stop motion animation" would be refined and improved ("King Kong" which remains a high water mark in the development of visual effects would come along seven years later) but relatively unchanged.
   So too, would be the plot formula."The Lost World" like so many other dino-epics, is all about a remote, uncharted location where dinosaurs exist outside the laws of nature. And, yes, our band of explorers somehow have to find their way out, dodging numerous hungry dinosaurs, cavemen, and the climactic volcanic eruption along the journey. The film even ends with an escaped Brontosaurus running amok through the streets of London.
   One thing the brand spaking new DVD does is add much needed focus on the work of Willis O'Brien, the genius behind "The Lost World"s visual effects. The work - even by today's high standards - remains breathtaking and incredibly well detailed. Though O' Brien's career would be fraught with difficulty - he struggled to get projects off the ground for years - his best work (this film, "King Kong" his opus, and "Mighty Joe Young") defines the genre and is entirely worthy of respect nearly eighty years later. ...

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