This is a novelty film. It is significant for inspiring later better films and for having a Sir Arthur Conan Doyle cameo.
There is stop-motion dinosaurs and there is the legendary Arthur Conan Doyle. Aside from that this film is barely watchable. King Kong, Godzilla, and other giant monster movies were inspired by this one and I guess for the time this was really impressive. The dinosaurs look like models but I was expecting that from a stop-motion film from 1925.
The story (once you suspend your disbelief for the setting and dinosaurs) is really just boring. The dinosaurs and ape people are really just spectacle. Also there is blackface which is a yikes and the portrayal of women is stale, if I'm being kind.
Really only watchable if you can tolerate silent films or if you love stop-motion. I guess it's a cool early depiction of dinosaurs.
There is stop-motion dinosaurs and there is the legendary Arthur Conan Doyle. Aside from that this film is barely watchable. King Kong, Godzilla, and other giant monster movies were inspired by this one and I guess for the time this was really impressive. The dinosaurs look like models but I was expecting that from a stop-motion film from 1925.
The story (once you suspend your disbelief for the setting and dinosaurs) is really just boring. The dinosaurs and ape people are really just spectacle. Also there is blackface which is a yikes and the portrayal of women is stale, if I'm being kind.
Really only watchable if you can tolerate silent films or if you love stop-motion. I guess it's a cool early depiction of dinosaurs.