Land of the Lost
Directed by:
Brad SilberlingCinematography:
Dion BeebeComposer:
Michael GiacchinoCast:
Will Ferrell, Anna Friel, Danny McBride, Jorma Taccone, Bobb'e J. Thompson, Ben Best, Eve Mauro, Moran Atias, Pollyanna McIntosh, Landon Ashworth (more)VOD (4)
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Big-budget sci-fi comedy adventure, based on the 1970s television series. On his latest expedition, palaeontologist Dr. Rick Marshall (Will Ferrell) is sucked into a space-time vortex along with his research assistant Holly (Anna Friel) and redneck survivalist Will Stanton (Danny McBride). In this alternate universe, the trio make friends with a primate named Chaka (Jorma Taccone) who becomes their guide in a world full of prehistoric and other terrifying creatures. Can Dr. Marshall find it within himself to get his fellow humans back to their own world intact? (Universal Pictures UK)
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I could compare this film to 2008's Journey to the Center of the Earth and it would clearly win across the board in every way. The visual effects are pretty good (well, except for the lizard people) and the first half of the film isn't lacking in the funny side either. The second half, however, is heavily modernized and riddled with contemporary comedic mannerisms. The running time could have been shorter by twenty minutes. So a pure 2*.
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I could count the moments I really enjoyed on one hand (the opening and closing talk show, the clever tyrannosaurus, the mosquito scene...), but otherwise this is a weak Ferrell film, with a lot of disgusting (I simply don't like anything with expletives) and a lot of simply awkward jokes. The special effects aren't bad and the film is very nicely colored and overall better than, say, Journey to the Center of the Earth with Brendan Fraser, but that's not high praise. Two and a bit.
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