The Lost World

1925

Action / Adventure / Animation / Fantasy / Horror / Romance / Sci-Fi / Thriller

15
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 100% · 19 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 69% · 2.5K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.0/10 10 6699 6.7K

based on novel or book central and south america professor brontosaurus amazon amazon rainforest

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Plot summary

The first film adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic novel about a land where prehistoric creatures still roam.

Director

Harry O. Hoyt Photo
Harry O. Hoyt

Top cast

Bessie Love Photo
Bessie Love as Paula White
Arthur Conan Doyle Photo
Arthur Conan Doyle as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Lewis Stone Photo
Lewis Stone as Sir John Roxton
Frank Finch Smiles Photo
Frank Finch Smiles as Austin
720p.BLU 1080p.BLU
870.82 MB
960*720
English 2.0
Passed
Subtitles
19.98 fps
1 hr 50 min
Seeds 1
1.65 GB
1408*1056
English 2.0
Passed
Subtitles
19.98 fps
1 hr 50 min
Seeds 11

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by CinemaSerf 7 / 10

Wallace Beery is the rather eccentric "Prof. Challenger

Wallace Beery is the rather eccentric "Prof. Challenger" - an eminent explorer who tries to convince his justifiably sceptical peers of a plateau in the Amazonian jungle where there be dinosaurs... Derided and ridiculed, he secures some funding from "Sir John Roxton" (Lewis Stone), assembles a team and back they go - promising to return with proof positive. The acting is adequate - that's not what matters, really - it's the wonderful and fluent actions of the stop motion photography that makes the stand out. These effects are superb. Basic, sure, and the scale of the sets around them isn't likely to convince anyone - but the story really picks up pace amidst the jungle as these beasts fight each other and look for the odd snack or two for themselves (one even looks like he's stopped for a Woodbine!)... They manage to capture an injured one and take it home - not quite the proof the Londoners were expecting when it starts marauding round Piccadilly! It is groundbreaking, this - and set the standards for a world of creatives like Ray Harryhausen to build upon.
Reviewed by mattfloyd-41009 7 / 10

A Sumptuous Crowd Pleaser

I'm so glad that this film has been fully reconstructed to its almost original length - we can finally see The Lost World the way its filmmakers meant it to be seen. We can also see the problems and strengths more clearly as well. First, let's get the weaknesses out of the way: it takes its precious time a bit too much, the ape man looks so hilariously awful that it betrays the film's earnestness, a poorly written minor character is regrettably in blackface, and the film has several clumsily edited montages that do nothing but pad the movie's running time. I also didn't believe in the love triangle nor in the romantic leads' attraction for each other, but then that's because I'm almost never impressed by love triangles in general.Now that we've gotten all the negative aspects out of the way, let's talk about the film's overwhelmingly positive assets. The stop-motion dinosaurs are rightfully the film's highlight; Willis O'Brien poured his heart and soul into animating these creatures. Even better, he gives each one of the animals their own unique personality: viciousness, tenderness, even grumpiness. I secretly wish that the dinosaurs took up more screen time - maybe bring all of them to London so they can wreak havoc on Professor Challenger's naysayers; but that's the little monstrous child in me desiring that.Another delightful positive belongs to the energetic cast - most of them were up to the challenge and deserve to be mentioned right alongside their claymation attractions. Bessie Love gives a heartbreaking performance in an admittedly stock character as all she wants is her dear father to be alive and well. Meanwhile, Wallace Beery makes for an entertaining Professor Challenge that one can see why his creator, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, was more proud of him than with his most famous character, Sherlock Holmes.A major revelation for those watching Flicker Alley's new Blu-Ray is that the film is visually sumptuous. After decades of existing in inferior black-and-white prints, The Lost World finally can be seen in its original tints that add a true artistry to it. It makes the film have the timeless feel of a Romantic etching or painting. This further proves how sophisticated silent movies were as an art form back in their heyday, as actual effort was spent to make the filmmaking experience an intensely moving one. No wonder why this film sparked the dinosaur craze that is still present today; it's really a well-done crowd pleaser!
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