Because David Hedison was in the lead, they were able to recycle footage from this movie to make up the bulk of an episode of the *Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea* TV series. If nothing else, Irwin Allen was a master of saving money and reusing props for his various productions. And his shows were among the most fun to watch for the pre-teen syfy-loving kid that I was in the 1960s.
@@rsacchi100 Time Tunnel is a Stock Footage hunter's wet dream. One of my personal favorite episode is the Trojan War episode, with its footage cribbed from THE 300 SPARTANS and HELEN OF TROY.
@@BLAlley Not the way I look at it at all. Rather, he made do with a limited show budget by stretching it as far as he could. As the show was produced by 20th Century Fox, he had access to their entire film library. So why spend money (especially his own money, which he wasn't even expected to do) on what would be crappy props and effects anyway when he could use all that footage for free, and many of the same props and costumes that were used for them for free as well? Considering everything, the show looked way better than it would have done otherwise. That gave him some advantages for his shows that the concurrently-produced Star Trek lacked (being made by a minor studio at the time with a far less extensive film library and props department).
I grew up in the 1950s, so I guess I have a soft spot in my heart for "slurpasauruses." The films in which the dinos really knocked me out were, "The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms" and "The Giant Behemoth." I also have fond memories of "Dinosaurus!" (Thanks, Jack H. Harris). I saw "Journey to the Center of the Earth" (1959) at the movies. I just wish that film would have had marine reptiles fighting each other (like in the novel). I also saw "The Lost World" on the big screen when it premiered in 1960. Thanks a million, The Unapologetic Geek, for this informative and entertaining video review.
Anything Irwin Allen touches (by which I mean everything) eventually turns to junk. However, we did get to see Jill St. John. That counts for something.
I've never known you to be anything except fair in your assessments of relatively low budget or comparatively middling to low reputational films. You put the films in their proper context and never take cheap shots at them and I've always appreciated that (among many other things) about your work.
I'd be more okay with the lizard effects if not for the animal abuse behins them. Its not as bad as 1940's "One Million BC," but that is a very low bar.
Funny that Claude Rains was sick during the filming of this Flic... Cuz I hear Mr. Rennie was I'll during production of 'The day The Earth Stood Still'!
That's what happens when you visit another planet and take your helmet off. It's biology 101. That'll teach them to sink their whole science budget into cool robot eye beams...
I'm not sure I've seen either this or the silent movie version but no, it's not weird you think the silent version is better. Why not? (And the fact I answered this proves something...)
The only problem I have with the effects is i first saw this movie after I saw an episode of The Goodies, a British comedy show,use the same of effects in "kitten Kong". Th tricks used are so close the movie looks 1970's BBC cheap.
More like *1960's* cheap, with a low budget as well. You can't expect to get something like Star Wars when you're hampered by both a limited budget and limited technology. Young people (that is, anyone under 60) are so spoiled these days. 😁
I did enjoy this movie as a kid but you are right on reflection its a "We came We defiled We Destroyed " movie. Recently watched The TV mini series of "The Martian Chronicles " same thing really except we killed the Martians with chicken pox ):
There are several movies about a journey & discovering dinosaurs or whatever monsters, and I think the best one is "Warlord of Atlantis" from the 70s, which took me 10+ years to finaly get the DVD of it. There's a good book series, which I know from the audiobook versions, horror/action-adventures with lots of creatures going after humans, some stories are just like those movies, but in a very mature way, people die in gruesome ways, and sometimes worse things happen. Things like "Primordia, To the Center of the Earth, Mysterious Island: Lemuria", it's from Greig Beck, good stuff.
Like most films this is a product of it's era. That's not to say it is bad but at the time of it's contemporaries it was distinctly average at best. However to the child of the day (ie me) with his large bag of popcorn on a Saturday morning in the local cinema it was an absolute event. Today it is without doubt lacking, but back then it was a magical part of my youth, so whenever I dig it out of my collection for a viewing (occasionally I admit) it takes me back to those days, and for that I will always be grateful to this and other films like it. They say that music can evoke long lost memories in people, well these classics of the 50's and 60's do exactly the same for me. Happier more innocent and carefree times before the onset of adulthood. 🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂
The problem is I feel so good reading all the positive comments like yours that I can’t resist reading them all, and then the 1% of them that are negative just needle away at me, even though I know I should pay them no mind! Thank you!
The lizards have the advantage of moving like living things. Stop motion has that stop start motion. There are advantages to flawed and unlikeable characters. In The Fountainhead having all unlikeable characters seem to play to the purpose of the story. The Lost World had a scientist who didn't like being called a liar. He considered questioning his word fighting words. A guy blinded by vengance. A man who thought this expedition was no place for a woman and the the right woman to convince him he was right. It was a fun adventure movie. I read recently they believe there's an ocean under the earth. That seems a good premise for a Lost World/Center of the Earth remake/mashup.
Great bit TUP! Keep at it. There will always be some trolls out there ripping on you or anything those low life's feel the need to put in their 2 cents worth. You actually do something. You take the time to put these pieces together and offer a well informed, fact based opinion. Don't let those others get under your skin. They have 99% the same DNA as a monkey. Would you really care what a monkey thinks of you?
"lesser known dangers of the logging industry" Prophecy? There were so many exotic adventure films in the late 50s that, even by 1960, this film felt derivative. Given that is also inferior in execution, its quaint visual charm may be its only redeeming feature. Maybe it's the fact that I agree with an alarming percentage of your takes on stuff, but I have zero issues with your review style. A critical view is not the same as personal preference. People should accept that fact and move on.
I enjoyed "The Lost World" when I first saw it on it's original release when I was 10. I had seen "Journey to the Center of the Earth" in very early 1960 which ignited my interest in Paleontology, Geology and other 'ologies' in which I still hold much interest in today. I have an entire room in the basement filled with rock and mineral specimens and 10 tons of stone (literally, no exaggertion!) that I have collected and hauled to my rock garden outside over the last 60 years, so was eager to see another 'giant dinosaur' movie which would ignite my imagination further. While I found 'The Lost World" interesting, and still do, it does not compare with the incredible scenes in 'JTTCOTE". The dinosaurs, for me, at age 10 were disappointing. With their glued on doo dads, they lacked the realism of actual dinosaurs I had become familiar with in books. Granted, 'JTTCOTE' also glued accoutrements on to the backs of small lizards, but those were patterned after a reptile, Dimetrodons, that had actully existed in the Permian period nearly 300 million years ago. In reality, Dimetrodons were not nearly as big as represented in "JTTCOTE" but still provide a great thrill today. Incidentally, Dimetrodons were not Dinosaurs, but were 'mammal like reptiles' due to similar tooth structure as mammals which would evolve millions of years after Dimetrodon.
The Lost World goes out of its way to be inaccurate, too, when Challenger calls one of them a sauropod (specifically a brontosaurus) and then, at the end, he calls a baby lizard a tyrannosaurus. You don’t have to be into paleontology to know how ridiculous that is!
Fun fact: special effects supervisor LB Abbott kept the baby dinosaur from the end of the flick (Ooops--SPOILER) as a house pet after filming (it was a baby gecko). Great review--thanks!
@@TheUnapologeticGeek review on the land that time forgot 1975 film and the fabulous journey to the center of the earth 1977 film as well the last dinosaur 1977 and dinosaurus 1960,and baby secret of the lost legend 1985 film as well please and finally journey to the beginning of time 1955 film
I saw this movie on TV in black and white when I was really young. I only remember the cheesy dinosaur fights and the scene where the group of adventurers is walking along the cliff above the lava. At the time, I thought this was a pretty cool movie and probably contributed to my wanting to read everything and anything about dinosaurs when I was 5 to 6 years old. As my kindergarten teacher once told my mother, I wasn't able to answer too many questions, but I was able to tell her the names of most dinosaurs. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
A interesting adventure film when we were younger. Decent FX for its time. Not exactly PC with the stereotypes, not a fan of the animal abuse...It's a new day. I prefer stop motion.
loved it when I was 12 but rewatched and thought it was tripe. Many 50s and 60s effects movies hold up better. By the way , The Towering Inferno is also unwatchable nowadays. That was an awesome movie at the cinema. Try watching it now! keep up the good work
Another great review. I have not seen this film in years. I do not have a copy in my collection. I thought if was fair. I did own a comic book based on this film at one time.
Irwin Allen brought a lot of joy to kids with his movies and TV shows in the 60s He deserves a lot more respect than he has gotten
Because David Hedison was in the lead, they were able to recycle footage from this movie to make up the bulk of an episode of the *Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea* TV series. If nothing else, Irwin Allen was a master of saving money and reusing props for his various productions. And his shows were among the most fun to watch for the pre-teen syfy-loving kid that I was in the 1960s.
Then there was The Time Tunnel were many of the good parts from movies showed up.
@@rsacchi100 Time Tunnel is a Stock Footage hunter's wet dream. One of my personal favorite episode is the Trojan War episode, with its footage cribbed from THE 300 SPARTANS and HELEN OF TROY.
@@BLAlley Not the way I look at it at all. Rather, he made do with a limited show budget by stretching it as far as he could. As the show was produced by 20th Century Fox, he had access to their entire film library. So why spend money (especially his own money, which he wasn't even expected to do) on what would be crappy props and effects anyway when he could use all that footage for free, and many of the same props and costumes that were used for them for free as well? Considering everything, the show looked way better than it would have done otherwise. That gave him some advantages for his shows that the concurrently-produced Star Trek lacked (being made by a minor studio at the time with a far less extensive film library and props department).
@@Malvito Costumes and props too; so he was able to match new footage with the old footage seemlessly.
I grew up in the 1950s, so I guess I have a soft spot in my heart for "slurpasauruses." The films in which the dinos really knocked me out were, "The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms" and "The Giant Behemoth." I also have fond memories of "Dinosaurus!" (Thanks, Jack H. Harris). I saw "Journey to the Center of the Earth" (1959) at the movies. I just wish that film would have had marine reptiles fighting each other (like in the novel). I also saw "The Lost World" on the big screen when it premiered in 1960. Thanks a million, The Unapologetic Geek, for this informative and entertaining video review.
Thank you for the big smile on my face! One of my favorite movies as a kid. Another amazing vid!
Anything Irwin Allen touches (by which I mean everything) eventually turns to junk. However, we did get to see Jill St. John. That counts for something.
I've never known you to be anything except fair in your assessments of relatively low budget or comparatively middling to low reputational films. You put the films in their proper context and never take cheap shots at them and I've always appreciated that (among many other things) about your work.
Thanks so much, Numinous. You’re one of my nicest fans!
I'd be more okay with the lizard effects if not for the animal abuse behins them. Its not as bad as 1940's "One Million BC," but that is a very low bar.
The lost world The mount roraima full of dinosaurs and happy jurassic summer like happy summer
I guess this movie did so bad, Hollywood decided not to make another movie based on Conan Doyle's book ever again.
Very nice review!. I was kind of hoping you'd finally tackle this one.
Funny that Claude Rains was sick during the filming of this Flic... Cuz I hear Mr. Rennie was I'll during production of 'The day The Earth Stood Still'!
It’s one big coincidence smorgasbord between those two!
That's what happens when you visit another planet and take your helmet off. It's biology 101.
That'll teach them to sink their whole science budget into cool robot eye beams...
@@indyspotes3310 Gort! Klatu Barata Nicto!
I'm not sure I've seen either this or the silent movie version but no, it's not weird you think the silent version is better. Why not?
(And the fact I answered this proves something...)
The only problem I have with the effects is i first saw this movie after I saw an episode of The Goodies, a British comedy show,use the same of effects in "kitten Kong". Th tricks used are so close the movie looks 1970's BBC cheap.
More like *1960's* cheap, with a low budget as well. You can't expect to get something like Star Wars when you're hampered by both a limited budget and limited technology. Young people (that is, anyone under 60) are so spoiled these days. 😁
I did enjoy this movie as a kid but you are right on reflection its a "We came We defiled We Destroyed " movie.
Recently watched The TV mini series of "The Martian Chronicles " same thing really except we killed the Martians with chicken pox ):
So it's only a classic in your opinion if you like it wow ! I can't believe that you just said that and didn't edit it out wow !
No, I said I’ll only cover it as a classic if I like it. It can still be a classic if I don’t like it; I just won’t cover it.
There are several movies about a journey & discovering dinosaurs or whatever monsters, and I think the best one is "Warlord of Atlantis" from the 70s, which took me 10+ years to finaly get the DVD of it.
There's a good book series, which I know from the audiobook versions, horror/action-adventures with lots of creatures going after humans, some stories are just like those movies, but in a very mature way, people die in gruesome ways, and sometimes worse things happen.
Things like "Primordia, To the Center of the Earth, Mysterious Island: Lemuria", it's from Greig Beck, good stuff.
Like most films this is a product of it's era. That's not to say it is bad but at the time of it's contemporaries it was distinctly average at best. However to the child of the day (ie me) with his large bag of popcorn on a Saturday morning in the local cinema it was an absolute event. Today it is without doubt lacking, but back then it was a magical part of my youth, so whenever I dig it out of my collection for a viewing (occasionally I admit) it takes me back to those days, and for that I will always be grateful to this and other films like it. They say that music can evoke long lost memories in people, well these classics of the 50's and 60's do exactly the same for me. Happier more innocent and carefree times before the onset of adulthood. 🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂
You forgot the dog Frosty 😅 Jenny had a poodle that she brought with her to the Amazon jungle
It’s pronounced you-sten-off. Just saying. 😊. Another great video by the way.
Great job man I respect your opinions about movies and give me some great movies to ask for when it comes to Christmas and my birthday
Claude Rains and Richard Haydn played their parts well, the other actors hmm not so English. Slurpasaur movies do have a charm all their own.
Great review! It might be better to leave the comments in the comment section. Always great to get a reminder to watch theses classic films. Thanks!
The problem is I feel so good reading all the positive comments like yours that I can’t resist reading them all, and then the 1% of them that are negative just needle away at me, even though I know I should pay them no mind! Thank you!
The lizards have the advantage of moving like living things. Stop motion has that stop start motion. There are advantages to flawed and unlikeable characters. In The Fountainhead having all unlikeable characters seem to play to the purpose of the story. The Lost World had a scientist who didn't like being called a liar. He considered questioning his word fighting words. A guy blinded by vengance. A man who thought this expedition was no place for a woman and the the right woman to convince him he was right. It was a fun adventure movie. I read recently they believe there's an ocean under the earth. That seems a good premise for a Lost World/Center of the Earth remake/mashup.
If I got paid for watching old videos I would be a millionaire
Great bit TUP! Keep at it. There will always be some trolls out there ripping on you or anything those low life's feel the need to put in their 2 cents worth. You actually do something. You take the time to put these pieces together and offer a well informed, fact based opinion. Don't let those others get under your skin. They have 99% the same DNA as a monkey. Would you really care what a monkey thinks of you?
I’d probably value a monkey’s opinion more in some cases. Lol. Thanks for the supportive comment!
"lesser known dangers of the logging industry"
Prophecy?
There were so many exotic adventure films in the late 50s that, even by 1960, this film felt derivative. Given that is also inferior in execution, its quaint visual charm may be its only redeeming feature.
Maybe it's the fact that I agree with an alarming percentage of your takes on stuff, but I have zero issues with your review style. A critical view is not the same as personal preference. People should accept that fact and move on.
So funny they use real life reptiles for the movies
I enjoyed "The Lost World" when I first saw it on it's original release when I was 10. I had seen "Journey to the Center of the Earth" in very early 1960 which ignited my interest in Paleontology, Geology and other 'ologies' in which I still hold much interest in today. I have an entire room in the basement filled with rock and mineral specimens and 10 tons of stone (literally, no exaggertion!) that I have collected and hauled to my rock garden outside over the last 60 years, so was eager to see another 'giant dinosaur' movie which would ignite my imagination further. While I found 'The Lost World" interesting, and still do, it does not compare with the incredible scenes in 'JTTCOTE". The dinosaurs, for me, at age 10 were disappointing. With their glued on doo dads, they lacked the realism of actual dinosaurs I had become familiar with in books. Granted, 'JTTCOTE' also glued accoutrements on to the backs of small lizards, but those were patterned after a reptile, Dimetrodons, that had actully existed in the Permian period nearly 300 million years ago. In reality, Dimetrodons were not nearly as big as represented in "JTTCOTE" but still provide a great thrill today. Incidentally, Dimetrodons were not Dinosaurs, but were 'mammal like reptiles' due to similar tooth structure as mammals which would evolve millions of years after Dimetrodon.
The Lost World goes out of its way to be inaccurate, too, when Challenger calls one of them a sauropod (specifically a brontosaurus) and then, at the end, he calls a baby lizard a tyrannosaurus. You don’t have to be into paleontology to know how ridiculous that is!
Fun fact: special effects supervisor LB Abbott kept the baby dinosaur from the end of the flick (Ooops--SPOILER) as a house pet after filming (it was a baby gecko).
Great review--thanks!
Nice factoid!
@@TheUnapologeticGeek review on the land that time forgot 1975 film and the fabulous journey to the center of the earth 1977 film as well the last dinosaur 1977 and dinosaurus 1960,and baby secret of the lost legend 1985 film as well please and finally journey to the beginning of time 1955 film
I saw this movie on TV in black and white when I was really young. I only remember the cheesy dinosaur fights and the scene where the group of adventurers is walking along the cliff above the lava. At the time, I thought this was a pretty cool movie and probably contributed to my wanting to read everything and anything about dinosaurs when I was 5 to 6 years old. As my kindergarten teacher once told my mother, I wasn't able to answer too many questions, but I was able to tell her the names of most dinosaurs. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Since their helicopter and communication is destroyed, are they stuck there forever... with no way to get off the plateau
I never saw this movie. But I did see the Australian or New Zealand TV series. That series was really fun.
A interesting adventure film when we were younger. Decent FX for its time. Not exactly PC with the stereotypes, not a fan of the animal abuse...It's a new day. I prefer stop motion.
loved it when I was 12 but rewatched and thought it was tripe. Many 50s and 60s effects movies hold up better. By the way , The Towering Inferno is also unwatchable nowadays. That was an awesome movie at the cinema. Try watching it now! keep up the good work
I’ve been avoiding rewatching The Towering Inferno. I think, deep down, I know it won’t hold up!
Good review. I agree with almost every point you made.
Caimens, not caimen alligators. Caimen is its own genus.
Well, they are part of the same family
@@johncaulfield8935Crocodillians, yes.
@@Hewylewis Yes, but more specifically, Alligatoridae
Fun movie 🎉
Did you laugh?
Another great review. I have not seen this film in years. I do not have a copy in my collection. I thought if was fair. I did own a comic book based on this film at one time.
1st watching nowwwwww
Crow: "Biff stole the Delorean again😂