Director: Brad Silberling (A Series of Unfortunate Events)Cast: Will Farrell (Old School, Talladega Nights), Anna Friel (Pushing Daisies, Timeline), Danny McBride (Hot Rod, Pineapple Express), Jorma Taccone (Saturday Night Live, Hot Rod)
The Deal: Washed-up scientist Rick Marshall (Ferrell) is sucked through a wormhole and thrown into an alternate dimension full of dinosaurs and creatures from beyond our world. Alongside him are Holly (Friel), his research assistant and biggest fan, and Will (McBride), a redneck survivalist. With the device necessary to return home being lost during their trip there, the three must rely on a humanoid-primate named Chaka (Taccone) to help them navigate out of the dimension. Unfortunately, an evil Sleestak (strange reptile people of the dimension) has other plans with Marshall's devise... ruling the world.
Thoughts: For every good thing Land of the Lost does, there are a handful of wrong things that follow. At times, the film can actually be pretty funny, but many of the jokes become overused, and Ferrel's antics just become annoying. The biggest issue with the film is clashing visuals. Some of the CGI looks good and some of it looks terrible (how is it that the t-rex from Jurassic Park, made 16 years earlier, looks 100 times more realistic?). On top of that, we have the intentionally terrible Sleestak costumes that are clearly a throwback to the original material. What we get is a muddled mess of visuals that just don't fit together and make the film tough to sit through.
Will Ferrell is incredibly one dimensional. He knows how to be over-the-top funny, and that's it. It's good because you're guaranteed to have some funny moments, but it always ends up being annoying and never allows the film to be taken seriously. I love Anna Friel. I've thought she was adorable since Pushing Daisies, and she's just as likable in this film. Her performance isn't that great, but since I know she's capable of much more, the fault can be largely blamed on the script. Either way, she's a pleasant presence in the film, shinning as one of the very few bright spots. McBride's style meshes well with Ferrell, but he's not a great actor and he too suffers from growing annoyance.
Verdict: Though it does have a decent amount of funny moments, Land of the Lost is plagued by bad visuals and Ferrell's overacting. Friel is likable, but she can't overcome the annoyances of the film. ☆☆
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Land of the Lost, a sci-fi based adventure comedy movie.Dr. Rick Marshall is a scientist ,who belief in the theory that time travel will solve all the problems faced by humanity. During his lowest phase, Rick meets Holly, an ambitious young scientist, who turns out to be his follower and believes in his theory. Inspired by Holly’s enthusiasm, Rick finishes making the time machine with the help of Holly and a fireworks salesman Will .This is a interesting movie..You can watch Land of the Lost movie from this website...
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