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Tuesday, July 2, 2013

THE LOST WORLD 1925 (FOX)

The silent classic is restored.

This is the fist film version of the great novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle about Prof. Challenger finding a plateau where dinosaurs still roam, and his efforts to get a second expedition to it so he can capture one.

The expedition is put together and soon they are off again. The dino footage is very, very good and I like the use of colors in this restored print from the Eastman House. This version looks far better than other versions I have seen and there are many new scenes that were totally new to me.

The running time varies from what many have said, but I was still satisfied with what Fox has given us. This is included with the Irwin Allen remake of 1960, which will be review here at a later date. Recommended viewing.

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