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Nothing about it was unbearable, but at the same time, few things were particularly enjoyable.
For those who do go see it, it does pick up as it goes along, with an increase in action and laughable jokes. Watching Rick, Will and Cha-Ka sit around stoned was a nice touch that they actually worked in to the diegesis of the film quite well. Everything that happened in those scenes definitely made up for some of the fallbacks in the movie. No all of them, but some.
The jokes need some reworking, but most importantly the special effects have to be completely reworked. Instead of using the latest cutting-edge technology, they should've used the same technology that was used on the original series. Just imagine that for a while and try and convince yourself that wouldn’t make a fantastic movie.
Most people won’t leave the theater let down after this one, and those of you with higher standards in movies might not have the time of your life, but you will have a few laughs. The entire idea of rebooting old TV shows is not only getting old, but it is dying and the film industry should just pull the plug. I just hope it stays alive just long enough to squeeze out a rough-neck version of Power Rangers with more explosions than cuts and Zack and Trini being so racially charged that it becomes a borderline exploitation film.
Final Grade C
Synopsis:
Space-time vortexes suck.
Will Ferrell stars as has-been scientist Dr. Rick Marshall, sucked into one and spat back through time. Way back. Now, Marshall has no weapons, few skills and questionable smarts to survive in an alternate universe full of marauding dinosaurs and fantastic creatures from beyond our world—a place of spectacular sights and super-scaled comedy known as the Land of the Lost.
Sucked alongside him for the adventure are crack-smart research assistant Holly (Anna Friel) and a redneck survivalist (Danny McBride) named Will. Chased by T. rex and stalked by painfully slow reptiles known as Sleestaks, Marshall, Will and Holly must rely on their only ally—a primate called Chaka (Jorma Taccone)—to navigate out of the hybrid dimension. Escape from this routine expedition gone awry and they’re heroes. Get stuck, and they’ll be permanent refugees in the Land of the Lost.
Based on the classic television series created by Sid & Marty Krofft, Land of the Lost is directed by Brad Silberling and produced by Jimmy Miller and Sid & Marty Krofft. |
