History YMMV / TheLostWorld

* ViewerSpeciesConfusion: The ''Tyrannosaurus'' that kills the ''Agathaumas'' is often believed to be another ''Allosaurus'', which is not helped by the fact it doesn't look much different than the movie's ''Allosaurus'' other than its size. The only source that confirms it to be a ''Tyrannosaurus'' is the book, ''The Complete Dinosaur''.

* SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome: For their time, at least. The movie's StopMotion effects may look choppy close to 100 years later, but in 1925 they were groundbreaking and had a tremendous influence on the likes of Creator/RayHarryhausen, who would go on to vastly improve the art before the dawn of CGI.

* SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome: For their time, at least. The movie's StopMotion effects may look choppy close to 100 years later, but in 1925 they were groundbreaking and had a tremendous influence on the likes of Creator/RayHarryhausen, who would go on to perfect the art.

* SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome: For their time, at least. The movie's StopMotion effects may look choppy by today's standards, but in 1925, they were groundbreaking.

* OlderThanTheyThink: While the Professor Challenger stories does features Malone marrying, the Professor's daughter Enid no less, she did not debut until a year after this film.

* SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome: For their time, at least.

* VisualEffectsOfAwesome: For their time, at least.

* VisualEffectsOfAwesome: For their time, at least. Truth be told, they haven't aged well.

* HilariousInHindsight: The sauropods in the film are portrayed as active land-based animals, contrary to popular belief at the time which considered sauropods as sluggish giants stuck in swamps.

* HilariousInHindsight: The sauropods in the film are portrayed as active land-based animals, contrary to popular belief at the time.

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* HoYay: A bit of this between Malone and Roxton.
* ValuesDissonance:
** A lot is made of the fact that Edward Malone is Irish, and he takes a very lax attitude to racism being directed his way (Doyle himself was of Irish descent).
** There are also "treacherous half-castes" and a "loyal Negro" in the expedition party.
** The term "half-breeds" for people of mixed descent can grate on modern ears.

* StrangledByTheRedString: (for the film:) Ed and Paula exchange one or two sentences in one scene and fall in love with each other in a next scene, as they have nothing better to do, apparently.
* ValuesDissonance: A lot is made of the fact that Edward Malone is Irish, and he takes a very lax attitude to racism being directed his way (Doyle himself was of Irish descent).

** The term "half-breeds" for people of mixed descent can grate on modern ears.

*** That said, one must note Doyle was known for being rather progressive and strictly against racism on his time, so this was most likely unintentional.

* ValuesDissonance: A lot is made of the fact that Edward Malone is Irish, and he takes a very lax attitude to the racism being directed his way (Doyle himself was of Irish descent).

** The term "half-breeds" for people of mixed indian descent can grate on modern ears.

*** That said, one must note Doyle was known for being rather proggressive and strictly against racism on his time, so this was most likely unintentional,

* ValuesDissonance: A lot is made of the fact that Edward Malone is Irish, and he takes a very lax attitude to the racism being directed his way.

*** That said, one must note Doyle was known for being rather proggressive and strictly against racism on his time, so this was most likely unintentional,
* FiveManBand: Malone is TheHero, Roxton is TheLancer, and Professor George Edward Challenger is TheBigGuy. I don't know who Professor Summerlee would be...

*** That said, one must note Doyle was known for being rather proggressive and strictly against racism on his time, so this was most likely unintentional,

** There are also "treacherous half-castes" and a "loyal Negro" in the expedition party.