Vergessene Welten (1925)

Vergessene Welten: Directed by Harry O. Hoyt. With Bessie Love, Lewis Stone, Wallace Beery, Lloyd Hughes. The first film adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic novel about a land where prehistoric creatures still roam.

“I guess Iu0026#39;m sort of out of my league discussing this movie as Iu0026#39;m not a silent film fan and know absolutely nothing about silent films.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eStill Iu0026#39;m going for it because this movie was good. I liked Jurassic Park and similar movies. And, of course, those had better effects. But what blew my mind was how GOOD the effects were in this movie made 70 years before Jurassic Park. Iu0026#39;ve seen worse stop-motion animation on movies made 30 years or more after this one (u0026quot;The Beast From 20,000 Fathomsu0026quot; and u0026quot;Jason u0026amp; the Argonautsu0026quot; come to mind).u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI never read Doyleu0026#39;s book and donu0026#39;t know if itu0026#39;s true to the story, but I liked the idea of the dinosaur being brought back to London and getting loose. (I like those types of movies where the big beast gets loose and wrecks things…Godzilla, Beast from 20,000 Fathoms, Reign of Fire, etc.) For all the technical aspects of this movie, youu0026#39;ll need to check out the other reviewers. But from a purely u0026quot;watching for enjoymentu0026quot; standpoint, I have to recommend this movie even if it is silent (although the disc I have has a pleasant audio accompaniment).u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eTo sum it up, this movie is not just for silent movie buffs. I really think the average person will enjoy it. I did.”