The Lost World (19601925)

Reseña del editor A British professor, a playboy and a rich woman in pink pants see lava and dinosaurs in the Tienda. Tienda The Lost World (Special Edition) is a terrific two-fer that includes Irwin Allen's glossy, 1960 adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle's novel as well as the fantastic, 1925 silent version of the same story. In essence, The Lost World is Doyle's tale of an expedition to a mysterious plateau deep in the Tienda rainforest, where cantankerous adventurer Professor Challenger leads an expedition to prove the existence of prehistoric creatures living far from the civilized world. Allen's film, as with his many movie and television productions focusing on disasters (The Poseidon Adventure) and science fiction (Land of the Giants), is full of relationship complications within a large ensemble of characters, creating drama and tension even before terror strikes. An attractive cast including Claude Rains as Challenger, Michael Rennie, David Hedison, Jill St. John, and Fernando Lamas makes Allen's The Lost World fun to watch, especially if one self-consciously overlooks the cast's persistently clean and pressed wardrobe (and perfect hair) despite the jungle heat and assaults by cannibals. Part of the film's charm is also its most ludicrous element: "dinosaurs" played by various, wriggling tropical lizards, a far cry from the stop-motion animation creatures--that actually look like dinosaurs--in Harry O. Hoyt's amazing take on The Lost World 35 years before Allen's. An impressive spectacle that conveys a certain beautiful wildness, the film stars Wallace Beery as an imposing Challenger, trapped with his team on the aforementioned plateau. In constant danger from carnivorous monsters (as well as flesh-eating monkey-men), the group's relationship strains have greater poignancy and the stakes seem higher all around. Where Allen's film is lulling, Hoyt's is galvanizing, but each is unique and well worth a visit. --Tom Keogh

Detalles del producto Relación de aspecto : 2.35:1 Descatalogado por el fabricante : No Clasificación de MPAA : Unrated (Not Rated) Dimensiones del producto : 0,7 x 7,5 x 5,4 pulgadas; 2,72 Onzas Número de modelo del producto : 2245965 Director : Irwin Allen Formato multimedia : Formatos múltiples, Color, Blanco y negro, De pantalla ancha, NTSC, Anamórfico, Pantalla completa Tiempo de ejecución : 2 horas y 52 minutos Fecha de lanzamiento : septiembre 11, 2007 Actores : Michael Rennie, Jill St. John, David Hedison, Claude Rains, Fernando Lamas Estudio : Fox Home Entertainment ASIN : B000SAGGL4 Escritores : Arthur Conan Doyle, Charles Bennett, Irwin Allen Número de discos : 2 Clasificación en los más vendidos de Amazon: nº73,043 en Películas y TV (Ver el Top 100 en Películas y TV) nº847 en DVDs de Fantasía nº7,019 en DVDs de Acción y Aventura Opiniones de clientes: 4.4 4.4 de 5 estrellas 1,050 calificaciones Relación de aspecto : 2.35:1 Descatalogado por el fabricante : No Clasificación de MPAA : Unrated (Not Rated) Dimensiones del producto : 0,7 x 7,5 x 5,4 pulgadas; 2,72 Onzas Número de modelo del producto : 2245965 Director : Irwin Allen Formato multimedia : Formatos múltiples, Color, Blanco y negro, De pantalla ancha, NTSC, Anamórfico, Pantalla completa Tiempo de ejecución : 2 horas y 52 minutos Fecha de lanzamiento : septiembre 11, 2007 Actores : Michael Rennie, Jill St. John, David Hedison, Claude Rains, Fernando Lamas Estudio : Fox Home Entertainment ASIN : B000SAGGL4 Escritores : Arthur Conan Doyle, Charles Bennett, Irwin Allen Número de discos : 2