Nerds That Geek Movie Review - 'The Lost World: Jurassic Park'

Written by Scott Edwards

There is always something you have to come back to when you fail, your family. No matter what ventures you have taken, your family will always be there to have your back and try to help make things right again. There are very few instances when your family will actually leave you be when you are suffering greatly, and even if you think that you have been disowned by them for what you have done, it is worth reaching out when you need them the most to make sure that they know that you need them in your life as well. Being left on your own to suffer is never fun and although it would take a huge swallowing of one's pride to tell your family that you still need them, it is much better than the alternative.

John Hammond’s dream of Jurassic Park has come crumbling down before his very eyes. With nobody that he can rely on  anymore, since most of them died in the park, he is alone, but is not yet ready to give up. With his nephew taking over the controlling interest of the International Genetics Corporation (InGen), Hammond is left with only one way to get his company back, to prove that the dinosaurs on the breeding island can be contained once again. Four years after the park was taken over by its inhabitants, the breeding island, known as 'Site B', is nothing short of a miracle as the dinosaurs seem to be thriving in their human-less existence. 

Once again recruiting the top people in their fields, Hammond has gathered some people that he hopes will deliver the documentation that he needs to get his controlling seat back on the board. With one last person to add to the equation, Hammond asks Dr. Malcolm to go on the next expedition. Although Malcolm says no from the get go, when he hears that this current girlfriend Sarah is alone on the island, he cannot ignore the threats that are headed her way. Leaving New York and heading back to the islands with a tech guy, a photographer and now his daughter, Malcolm has to make sure that the group understands what they are up against. 

When finding that his daughter has joined him on this expedition, Malcolm tries to find a quick way off of the island before something bad happens to her. When trying to call for help, he and the group witness something that they never expected to happen, an InGen Hunting party has been released on the island to capture at least one specimen of each breed to be taken back to San Diego. As the hunts persist on the island, Sarah finds that a baby T-Rex has been injured and she will not allow it to suffer without any type of medical attention. Bringing the baby back to the trailer, Sarah is able to set the young one’s leg, but the parents are none too happy with having a human around their youth. Pushing the trailer over the cliff, the T-Rex family seems to be happy with moving on, but there is another surprise waiting for them, as they are about to encounter the great hunter Roland Tembo, who is looking to claim his prize.

The second installment of the Jurassic Park saga, and well, it is not one of my favorites. I know that the InGen’s end goal was to get a new Jurassic Park opened in San Diego, but it took too long to reach that plot point. With the focus being more on the family dynamic in this movie, it feels like they veered away from it when they tried to rush the story to an action packed ending. But that being said, it was still great to see all of the dinosaurs that we did not get to see in the first movie since they were not all unleashed in the park yet, along with the little Compys that seem to be everywhere and no one knows how to defeat them with their massive numbers. Until next time. Happy Viewing.

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