While "The Lost World" can't hold a candle to its predecessor, "JURASSIC PARK", it does provide some tense moments, and overall fun.  Jeff Goldblum is back, as is Sir Richard Attenborough, but Sam Neil is sadly missing.  Goldblum is inexplicably given a daughter, a black one, and while writer Koep has stated that by just putting a black girl into the film without explaining it confronts racism in a manner, he misses the
point!  Who is she?  Where did she come from?  Is she adopted?  Who's the mother?  What gives?  Besides that, her character serves as little more than an excuse to throw her into one perilous situation after another!  Julianne Moore is also introduced as Goldblum's girlfriend. While we love Moore's acting abilities, she's wasted "and" miscast here!
Vince Vaughan and Peter Posthelwhite are thrown into the cast, and while they're not bad, their characters are poorly developed and cartoonish.

This time out, we find an unknown site, Site B, has been secretly used to carry on the dinosaur experimentation of the first film.  Of course, corporate and individual greed are pitted against the decency of scientific exploration, and a showdown is inevitable for the film's climax.  The special effects are even more thrilling than in the original film, and in this aspect the film is wonderful.  Unfortunately, little of Spielberg's gift at creating tension survives.  It's actually hard not to root for the brutal demise of some of the main characters at times!!!
The transfer offers the correct 1.85:1 aspect ratio with 16:9
enhancement.  UNIVERSAL HOME VIDEO has made sure this is a stellar image.  The colors are solid, fleshtones are natural, and there's no grain anywhere!

The dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack is awesome!  It's surprising to realize that the dolby digital 5.1 soundtrack actually sounds better than the DTS encoded dvd!  Especially when taking into account that the film was originally recorded in "DTS"!!!  The surround mix is continuously active, using "all" speakers effectively throughout the film, and increasing the effectiveness of the film's soundtrack exponentially!  While the "DTS" soundtrack is also quite good, it doesn't have the same polish in comparison to the dolby digital track dvd that other "DTS" dvds from UNIVERSAL have shown in the past!  The bass isn't improved
enough to recommend it over the Dolby Digital 5.1 version, and there are key passages on the Dolby Digital version in which subtle effects are more discernible!

The dolby digital dvd offers extensive supplements! There is a section devoted to the art(drawings,models, etc.) of the film.  We also get to see extensive production notes, story boards for ten scenes.  Add to this a deleted scenes segment, a "Dinosaur Encyclopedia", also offered on the "JURASSIC PARK" dvd, a documentary, and you've really just scratched the surface of the extras!!!
Unfortunately, the DTS dvd pales in comparison, offering none of the worthwhile supplements offered on the dolby digital dvd!