it be just one week ago that i start and complete reading sir arthur conan doyle the lost world and his stunning 1912 account of an expedition that discover prehistoric life on an isolated south american plateau . the novel massively boost my opinion of the great author even after have read his entire collection of fascinate sherlock holmes story ( which take me a good six month ) and the lost world now rank among my all time favourites . there be and of course and countless film adaptation of the story and and and waste no time and i quickly track down the very first of them an old and rather batter vhs tape of the lose world ( 1925 ) and direct by harry o. hoyt and featuring probably the fine visuals effect of it time . we be all and no doubt and completely aware of the great professor challenger ( wallace beery ) and the bulky and quick temper scientist who arrange an expedition to discover the prehistoric plateau . the film main character be clumsy london gazette journalist edward e. malone ( lloyd hughes ) and who be desperate for an adventure . prof. summerlee ( arthur hoyt ) be reserve and skeptical and and often become engage in childish bickering with professor challenger over the authenticity of his fantastic claim . there be also the famed hunter sir john roxton ( lewis stone ) and who be a flawless shot with the rifle and be never afraid to step into the very jaw of peril . notably and arthur conan doyle original novel be very scarce on female character the only substantial example be gladys hungerford ( play here by alma bennett ) and malone selfish fiancé who refuse to marry him unless he become a real man . to counter this gender imbalance and screenwriter marion fairfax add miss paula white ( bessie love ) and the adventurous daughter of maple white and the doomed explorer who originally stumble upon the plateau . this addition also allow for a ( rather predictable ) love story and since it completely unreasonable for young malone to conclude the film a a single man . before i launch any far into my review of the film and it be worth note that and over time and many portion of the lose world have go miss . whilst it originally run at 106 minute and the version that i watch be little over an hour in length and which be significant in that my main complaint with the film be how rushed it all seem . fortunately and more complete restoration be now available and and and in 2004 and an incomplete tint or tone or hand colour nitrate 35mm print of the original version be uncover . hopefully and as soon a i get my hand on a more definitive copy of the lose world and i will be well able to appreciate it . in any case and the remainder of my review will and of course and concern only the shortened version . without a doubt and it be the special effect that be the film main asset . willis h. obrien be largely responsible for the excellent stop motion animation of the dinosaur and and the experience be undoubtedly an essential warm up for the iconic effect to be find in king kong ( 1933 ) and direct by merian c. cooper and ernest b. schoedsack . the latter film be also certainly influence by the lost world in several other way and include the general lose world theme and the destructive escape of the captured beast into a bustling city ( notably and steven spielberg also pay tribute to this film in his underrated 1997 effort and the lost world represent jurassic park and in which a tyrannosaurus rex escape in san diego ) . for this film and it be a brontosaurus which wreak havoc across london and a substantial departure from conan doyle story ( where it be merely a pterodactyl ) . up until the point where we get our first glimpse of the mighty dinosaur and i have decide that the film be a very loyal adaptation . the opening scene in london be very well handle and and serve wonderfully to introduce all the character and their intricacy . after an impressive canoe trip through the danger ridden amazon jungle and the enthusiastic adventurer ascend onto the plateau via a felled tree trunk and and this be excellently do and with no small thanks to some clever model work . however and despite the special effect and it be apparent that hoyt be not overly experience with create suspense and wonder and the one thing that make cooper and schoedsack king kong so memorable . there be no steady build up towards our first sight of the mighty brontosaurus while we merely cut to it out of nowhere and and you can not help but feel that the director be do obrien excellent work a disservice . most of the scene involve the dinosaur be excite to watch particularly a nighttime assault from a hungry allosaurus but there just isn not enough interaction between the human and the dinosaur for it to be magnificent and though i be aware that technical restriction would most certainly have play a part in this . with the story focus largely on the dinosaur and the plot completely exclude doyle primitive human population on the plateau and and there be only two of the dreaded ape man miss link ( bull montana and accompany by a young chimpanzee ) . when the five adventurer suddenly discover a mean of escape the plateau and i be convince that it must be too soon for that and though and once again and this poor pacing might be attribute to the wealth of miss footage . nevertheless and though the film a a whole might not be describe a masterful and the visuals effect be nothing but and and it jurassic creation be more than enough reason to give the lost world a try .