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The Lost World

Director: Irwin Allen
Actors: Michael Rennie, Jill St John, David Hedison, Claude Rains, Fernando Lamas
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Category: Movie

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Rating:

41 reviews
Sales Rank: 17596

Genre: Adventure
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: Video On Demand
Running Time: 97 Minutes

ASIN: B000UL45F0

Theatrical Release Date: January 1, 1960
Release Date: October 1, 2008
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Synopsis:

THE LOST WORLD is Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's story of an expedition to a remote area rumored to be the home of prehistoric animals. Professor Challenger, a zoology expert, leads a group of scientists and adventurers to an isolated area in South America. The group is searching for 'the lost world,' a land that time supposedly forgot, an area believed to be inhabited by dinosaurs. They brave the harshest conditions before arriving at their final destination, where they discover a peculiar collection of primitive animals. Unprepared for this surprising discovery, the travelers find themselves fighting for their own survival.

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Customer Reviews: Read 36 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars

Supreme Nostalgia October 19, 2007
Billy Ray Guthrie (Gadsden, AL United States)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful

Relishing this movie once again, amused by certain "Monday-Morning" condescending reviews, I'm reminded how personal a movie experience can be. Never mind the Nip/Tuck "dinosaurs," I relive again that year I turned 13, riding the bus in the rain to the other end of town! By myself! Standing in line at the single (now there's history) ticket booth , the fresh popcorn, the Milk Duds, the black cherry soda dispensed from that Rube Goldberg-like machine -- first cup, then ice, then syrup, then carbonated water (hopefully, in that order!!) Forget your sophisticated comparisons with current CGI tech. Movies like this summon one's lost youth and, therefore, are priceless.

As for the 1925 version, with a bit of perspective brought on with age it provides its own fascination. The "outtakes," consisting of unused stop-motion scenes, provide a very pleasant surprise. At 6:23 into this section, a single frame of O'Brien himself, caught posing one of the figures, stands frozen like a museum display, dedicated to the long-gone notion that, if you want to film it, you have to build it first.

5 out of 5 stars

AN IRWIN ALLEN MOVIE THATS FUN September 15, 2007
GABRIELE GILBERT (MELBOURNE ,FLORIDA)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful

you just have to love irwin allen films,and this film the lost world from 1960 is just a fun gem to watch.starring david hedison,michael rennie,claude rains,fernando lamas,jill st. john.with a cast like this what can go wrong.the so called dinosaurs are just lizards with added wardrobe horns and so on.the movie is very entertaining with the brilliant cast.all in all what makes this a special treat is the print is just absolutely gorgeous.the 1925 movie is an added bonus worthy of its version of the lost world and a damn good one for a 1925 silent movie.so treat yourself to a fun dinosaur movie the special 2 discs the lost world,it's worth the money and time to add to any irwin allen collection of pure adventure films........

5 out of 5 stars

absolute fun October 14, 2001
4 out of 4 found this review helpful

I enjoy this movie so much , it's a good Saturday arvo' movie with plenty fo r all to see.I have taped this movie from the TV but now want it on video to enjoy again and again. Good ole entertainment that's what I like.

5 out of 5 stars

The Lost World 1960 March 10, 2008
Ben Franklin (Texas)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful

I just viewed the DVD the lost world recently.
It's a clean,decent fantasy movie.
The special effects aren't that great as you would expect from a movie made in this era and with the budget allowed.
But nonetheless it's a good family movie that ends well.

5 out of 5 stars

"A land where monsters live" March 10, 2004
Brian C. Lawton (Brooklyn, New York United States)
13 out of 18 found this review helpful

Poor Willis O'Brien was slated to do stop-motion spx for this film
but due budget oversights future "Towering inferno" director Irwin
Allen handed 20th Century Fox his 1st unintentional "disaster" film

Claude Rains who as the reknowned Professor Challenger leads the
cast including Michael Rennie,Jill St.John,David Hendison,Fernando
Lamas and "frosty the poodle" onto an amazon plateau where time is
frozen and prehistoric animals still exist. Their lives are put in
even more jeopardy when they find themselves stranded.

Dispite it's flaws,I still love this flim for what it tries to be
lavish epic with a supercast of characters, but will always be my
haunt is how at the time of production (released in 1960) could a
special effects crew STILL use the same standards from the early
matinee days of cinema. Right down to the projected green spider
(Bert I.Gordon) when lower case B films such as "lost contintent"
(1951)used stop-motion animation Maybe there was a time factor.

The tape is excellent quality this Fox series also includes the
original trailer which is always a hoot for me but where is Fox's
DVD version in widescreen maybe.....no definitely!