harry hoyt the lost world be about a thrive an adventure picture one might try to find in the silent film world of 1925. this doesn not mean that the film overall be an incredible landmark and only in part and only there on the technical side of thing . but where it do succeed be take a sense of bewilderment and danger with an unknown world a one would find in print ala arthur conan doyle text and transform it into something a 3 d a possible for the period . it flaw be mostly in continuity and unnecessary plot point ( or and actually and point that could make for a more compelling adventure movie and have it be longer or more focused in b movie term ) . one might wonder why there even a love interest angle between paula white ( lovely and most oft scar or in good mode cry bessie love ) and the news reporter in the midst of all of the mayhem in the jungle . or what the deal be with that ape man who meddle in the escape attempt one of those classic cliffhanger moment even a it be cheerfully campy . and give how primitive some of the production design be and it a wonder they be able to get the actor and the model in the same shot . but when it do work it classic dinosaur excitement and even when go past 80 year time . a the first stop motion technique use and it be extraordinary and just to see a fight between a gnarl brontosaurus and a small t rex ish dinosaur and and precede king kong by eight year ( and with many of the same crew include obrian especially ) there a sad quality to the dinosaur like say brontosaurus a it wiggle all bruise and in tar at the bed of the mountain . just see the stegosauroses all on the move in pack and or the first sudden image of the pterodactyl and be thrill . it crude and not without some jagged timing due to the nature of how silent film ( when not properly restore like the dvd i watch ) and yet there never a dull moment once the action start roll around while only wallace beery can add to the fun a his reaction shot a challenger be as classic a the dinos themselves . and the climax and like kong and save it from lose it focus once leave the island . only this time and as oppose to cooper film and we jump right away to the monster let loose in the city with a string of infamous image . it go without say that there some irony in see the sequence put to music that be also use in the romantic moment of barry lyndon . but hoyt and company success be like that of a new model of a hybrid car while youre get something youre use to and like a pot boiler of a tale tune with a little more class and spunk and and make fresh with stuff that new and out there . part may look typical and even slow and but it also alive in way that many cgi action film of today ( eragon i be look at you ) fall flat completely in comparison .