Land of the Lost

Land of the Lost

Directed by: Brad Silberling

Starring: Will Ferrell

Genre: Science Fiction/ Fantasy - Comedy

Run Time: 102 min.

Release Date: June 2009

On The Web: Official Site

Teaser: Movie Trailer

Reviewed by Chad Wilson

If you’re a fan of the 70s TV show LAND OF THE LOST, you will definitely want to steer clear of this bomb. Without a plot and trying to force the comedy down our throats, this newly reinvented LAND OF THE LOST is a complete disaster. Yes, even with the much improved CGI effects.

The film tries to pull in fans of the original by sucking the cast into a time vortex, similar to how Marshall, Will and Holly were in the original. But instead of being scientifically interesting (if outdated and impossible), this time we get some serious low-brow comedy that misses almost every mark.

Those of you out there who also are not fans of Will Ferrell (TALLADEGA NIGHTS) will want to avoid this film like the plague. He’s in full-on childish mode, getting more groans than laughs (trying to make out with a proto-human while high on a hallucinogenic? Yes. Those kind of antics!). And he’s in the lead role as Dr. Rick Marshall, so he’s on screen in just about every shot.

His supporting cast are just as lame as he, unfortunately. Anna Friel stars as Holly, and her interactions and supposed romantic attraction to Ferrell’s Marshall character are probably what’ll give most of you a good laugh. It’s so unrealistic you’ll wish that she’d disappear down another vortex.

The more unfortunate cast member, Danny McBride (TROPIC THUNDER) as Will Stanton, the owner of an extremely destitute theme park ride, plays the fool more often than Ferrell’s character, and not in a good way (is there one?). Which is too bad, really, as I like McBride in Tropic Thunder and SUPERBAD.

There’s not much here to enjoy (in case you didn’t notice my review rating). More groans than laughs. More childish than adult fun. You might want to run away from this one as if a T-Rex were after YOU.

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Image from Land of the Lost

Dr. Rick Marshall (Will Ferrell) is about to be bitten by a very large mosquito