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SATURDAY FEBRUARY 4

THE LOST WORLD: JURASSIC PARK

Sophomoraus slump

TVNZ 2, 8.30pm

Steven Spielberg’s mediocre follow-up to his 1991 dino hit is a bit King Kong, a bit Godzilla. It’s the one with the T. rex stomping around San Diego and a high proportion of the cast getting munched. (1997)

THE TOWN

Hometown heist

Eden, 8.30pm

A suspenseful and gritty pulp crime thriller is smartly directed and co-written by Ben Affleck, who plays the boss of a Boston bank robbery crew. It comes with a class cast which includes Jeremy Renner (who got an

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