Land of the Lost

Plot synopsis:
Three years after being kicked out of the science department for his theory of Time warps, and his attempt on Matt Lauer's life, Rick Marshall is reduced to working as a teacher at the George C. Page Museum until he meets Holly Cantrell whose finding urges him to create a tachyon amplifier to enable time warp travel. They go to the Devils Cave attraction where the finding was found, hiring its tour guide Will Stanton. But once they've activated the tachyon amplifier, losing it in the process, the three end up in a parallel universe where all timelines converge. They soon meet some ape men, Pakuni, two of whom were going to kill the younger one, when Stanton unintentionally gives the other two the secret of fire as they run off. The gang then proceed to help the other one, named Cha-Ka, until he runs off with them in pursuit.Once catching up to Cha-Ka, they are trapped by a tree which turns out to be a dinosaur feeding site, being attacked by a Tyrannosaurus. The T. rex chases them until they come to a small land bridge. Marshall is convinced they are safe as he explains how a T. rex has a walnut-sized brain, and is incapable of judging depth and distance. Hearing this as he stalks away, the T. rex stops in his tracks, turns, and runs full speed to jump across the chasm. Chasing them until they reach a crevice in a cave, it gives up, though still wanting to eat Marshall. Holly, knowing the dinosaur's attitude, gives him the name "Grumpy". Though Marshall didn't believe it to be possible, Grumpy's vendetta becomes more apparent when he leaves a gift, beach-ball sized walnut, gift-wrapped.The next day, Cha-Ka brings fruit full of spiders. Rick pours dinosaur urine all over himself as a way to masks his scent from "Grumpy" he then has visions about a strange creature begging for his help, running out into the Lost City. The others follow as Cha-Ka gets agitated and attempts to tell them they should leave as they are attacked by the slow yet deadly Sleestaks. But when the Pylon opens, Marshall and company enter, meeting the creature who contacted them, Enik. Enik tells them that the evil Zarn is out to control the universe and needs the tachyon amplifier.In spite of Will's feelings, Marshall offers his aid as Cha-Ka takes the group through the jungle and onto a salt flat landscape that is a feeding site for Compsognathus and Velociraptors, who proceed to tear an ice cream man to pieces until Grumpy comes and scares them off. However, a female Allosaurus arrives as well. The two territorial predators prepare to fight when the both of them catch Marshall's urine-drenched scent and chase after him. Though managing to outsmart Grumpy, Marshall runs from "Big Alice", the Allosaurus, until he reaches Holly and Will, using the tank of liquid nitrogen to freeze the Allosaur before she explodes with the tachyon amplifier among her remains. After that, a Pteranodon steals their time machine.Though down in the dumps, Marshall regains his confidence as he attempts to apologize to his friends in song (The theme song to the original TV series) while unknowingly attacked by a giant mosquito. After managing to get the tachyon amplifier back from a nest of pterosaurs, they return to a motel back in the salt flat. While Marshall, Will and Cha-Ka laze in the pool, Holly goes, finding a Pylon. Inside, she finds dinosaur eggs lodged in dinosaur feces, taking one out before she find a holographic message from the Zarn, learning that Enik is the real villain and being taken by a Sleestak to stand trial for aiding him.Meanwhile, after eating a Giant Crab, which killed itself by stepping on a geyser while advancing on them, the three realize Holly's missing and go find her. They meet two mating Sleestaks, that shed their skin, which Marshall and Will use to disguise themselves while Cha-Ka goes to get Enik. Arriving to Holly's aid as she is condemned to death by the Library of Skulls, Marshall and Will learn that Enik was the one who wiped out the Altrusians while confirming Will's feelings about the villain's tunic. After saving Holly, the gang confront Enik and his Sleestak slaves, taking the tachyon amplifier while revealing his plans on using the Sleestaks to overpopulate the worlds. He then leaves Marshall and company to their fate as Grumpy arrives to get his revenge.Seeing no other way, Marshall takes on Grumpy one-on-one, ending with Marshall vaulting into the dinosaur's mouth. Though Holly chides him for it, Grumpy shrugs her off and leaves as she and Will attempt to fight off the numerous Sleestaks. However, after being excreted out while taking out some intestinal trouble, Marshall and a "less grumpy" Grumpy make their peace as they arrive to kill most of the Sleestaks. Entering the Pylon, Marshall and company manage to destroy the crystal shard that powers it, with Will choosing to stay with Cha-Ka in the Land of the Lost while holding Enik off so Marshall and Holly can return home. Will takes advantage of his new life by meeting Cha-Ka's harem which he was told earlier by Cha-Ka that they were ugly only to find them to be very hot Caribbean tanned women wearing only a loincloth. He almost immediately get surrounded by half a dozen women who start rubbing him all over. He responds to this by saying " I made the right choice."Back on Earth, Matt Lauer reluctantly gives a second interview with Marshall this time proven right and proceeds to rub it in Matt Lauer's face by bringing a dinosaur egg back and giving him a signed copy of his new book. But after being forced to show off the title of Marshall's new book, ''Matt Lauer Can Suck It'', history repeats itself with Matt trying to kill Marshall. Soon after the show ended, unaware of what Marshall and she left behind on the set, the dinosaur egg Holly found hatches into a baby Sleestak. [D-Man2010]

Tags: comedy

Review:
you're telling me that crank is funnier than this film...I can't accept this, so here I am I've signed up at IMDb because of the unfair ratings this film is getting.Anyway about this film I thought it was kind of similar to hitchhikers guide to the galaxy but not really aimed towards kids both in my opinion were great films.Key point to this rant**if you do not like sci-fi comedy don't watch this film** even more important if you disregard my last comment Do Not then go on IMDb and then think oh I don't like this film so I will vote it 1/10 because I didn't know there are any other numbers apart from 1 and 10.I read another review about how this film had no plot...are plots key to comedies??
And yes, it may not be appropriate for very young viewers as there is some sexual innuendo and cursing, but it does have a PG-13 rating so I don't know why you would be dragging young children to it anyways...'Land of the Lost' starts with a quirky and oddly arrogant scientist, played by Ferrell, claiming to Matt Lauer on 'Today' that we can solve our energy problems by tapping into inter-dimensional blah blah blah.
And Ferrell, who I have often disliked in previous works because of his tendency to gnaw on the scenery, was reserved enough to deliver a good number of very funny scenes.In short, don't go to this expecting a children's film, a summer action flick, or something akin to the original.
"Land of the Lost" is another in a long line of old TV shows lazily packaged into summer movies, too dumbed-down for fans of the original show and nothing all that memorable for those younger viewers coming into it for the first time.
There is no doubt it will join the class ("Bewitched"-which Will Ferrell also was in, "Dukes of Hazard" and "Wild Wild West") of films so bad that they make "The Brady Bunch Movie" look like the "Ben-Hur" of the genre.
Granted not all his works are great, but neither were all of Chris Farley's or Adam Sandler's."Land of the Lost" is worth the ticket price because it's funny, random, most likely improvised and holds true throughout.
Granted the last half hour is a bit of a drag compared to the first hour, the movie is still full of laughs and unbelievably original story-line.Yes the costumes are weak in detail, and the whole interaction between the humans and animals is far-fetched, but that's the whole point of the comedy: it's supposed to make you laugh.All those people expecting their 1970's TV show to be revived can get a life.
This film, as the title suggests, is affiliated with the famous children's TV Series "Land of the Lost" from the 70s, which was about Rick Marshall, and his two children Holly and Will, who got stranded in a strange and mysterious worlds, where time and space collided.
"Land of the Lost" is without a doubt one of the worst films of the year 2009; especially considering that I actually thought the movie looked pretty decent in the trailer.
After the saving a primate from being sacrificed by his own people, the little monkey-like creature named Cha-ka reluctantly guides them through the strange "land of the lost, which is inhabited by green aliens, large dinosaurs, and filled with objects from the human world.Several words can be used to describe this film, among them being uninspired, dull, pointless and unfunny.
To be fair, I laughed about half a dozen times in this film, once when Will Ferrell pours dinosaur urine all over himself in order to cover his human smell.
Those unfortunately occur at least two or three times a minute, and it's just painful to see that if the script had been completely rewritten dialog-wise the film could have been so much better.I'm really not the biggest fan of Will Ferrell, since most of his comedies tend to be hit and miss and often don't really work for me, and this film without a question belongs in the category "complete miss".
Jorma Taccone though, as the primitive Cha-ka, is just plain awful, because even though he doesn't say too much, all of his attempts to be funny are somehow related to sexuality, and that's just not really my kind of humor."Land of the Lost" was definitely the biggest disappointment of the summer, and I actually really enjoyed the trailer, which literally contains all the funny moments of the film.
I can't believe millions of dollars was spent making this piece of garbage...the jokes are not funny,the acting is reaching for something in every scene and they just move on like nothing happened...Like we the audience are so brain dead that we wouldn't know any better.
OK I KNOW will ferrell has not managed to be funny for the last 10 years or so but wow, he's really hit a new low with this umm i hesitate to call it a movie....
What's most disappointing is that if you are an old fan of the show (like myself) this just takes what was somewhat of a real live adventure (and the whole idea of escaping the land of the lost) and turns it in to a silly goofy series of the worst sight gags I have ever seen.
I think a 5 or 6 is quite reasonable, unless you love Will Ferrell.I tried, I really tried to watch the original Land of the Lost when it was on, but it was obviously for kids about 6-12 (boys and girls) that being fairly older than that (late teens to early 20's), I just couldn't get into it.
I turned it on several times (I really remember all the creatures, but the stars faces are lost to me!) The problem I have with this is that I think the writers/producers/directors were torn between what audience to appeal to - fans of the original Land of the Lost who would be in their 40's - 50's, or young boys 12-16.So, they made a movie that really didn't appeal to either.
Honestly, if you liked Hot Rod, or have seen Eastbound and Down, or Old School, or any of those type of comedies, you will enjoy this movie.
Having never seen an episode of Land of the Lost, it is hard to judge the film as anything other than the next entry into the hall of zany Will Ferrell comedies.
Sure enough, the group end up in a totally different time where dinosaurs roam amongst ape/human hybrids and creatures referred to as Sleestaks.It sounds needlessly complicated, and unfortunately for Land of the Lost, it comes off as trying to hard in many areas.
It feels like an extended chase film at certain points (especially because of the Tyrannosaurus Rex constantly gunning for Ferrell), but it manages to slow itself down to really allow the audience to take in the ideas it is trying to explore and get across.
After being horrifically disappointed in the graphics in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, I was not expecting another film to appear so soon that looked like it needed more effects work.
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.
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.
Land of the Lost Should Stay That Way. Having grown up on watching the series and being a fan of Will Ferrell, I had hoped that the movie would be a nice mix of old and new.
Will Ferrell, the graduate comedian from Saturday Night live, plays paleontologist Dr. Rick Marshall who not only is ridiculed by T.V. host Matt Lauer for his outlandish ideas, but then journeys though a time warp with the help of a device called a Tachyon Amplifier.
I'm usually not expecting much from a comedy, and if one of them gives me five good laughs over 90 minutes, then I feel satisfied, but this movie failed to achieve even this small task.
After all, I'm still happy about seeing this picture, 'cause my definition of "bad movie" became wider.There are some quality comedies out there nowadays, so don't waste precious moments on this, only if you've got time to burn.It's getting 2 stars from me, not more, and all two for the somewhat funny T-Rex...(Sorry for my English...).
Then the worst thing happened for me; Will Ferrell started pretending like he is funny.This movie was lame and more stupid than the 90's remake of The Land Of The Lost Series.
After the movie, I was so disappointed and let down; it literally made me mad, and I hope that Sid and Marty Krofft aren't as excited about this hokey, boring, dumb remake of their 70's hit show as hey have appeared to be.I have some recorded 70's land Of The Lost shows at home that I recorded them from when Sci-Fi ran the LOTL marathon a few weeks back.
After I watched a few of them, I realized that it wasn't my fault and, like a lot of people, I was sucked into watching this movie by having some faith that it actually might be good.
As far as I knew, there were people stuck in a remote place making stupid jokes and finding themselves in trouble every 5 minutes.Don't waste your time on this movie.
OK first of all this movie is supposed to be a parody of the original show because the original show was so poorly made and had such bad acting i mean you can't say you enjoy the original series and danny mcbride and will ferrell i think did a great job and had great chemistry in this movie, and take a look at the rating people complaining about it not being family friendly it's PG-13 meaning anyone under 13 should not be watching it so there's that and if you don't like will ferrell why'd you go see it and why are you posting comments and problems with it people these days are so ignorant when it comes to movies and it had great entertainment value and good laughs but if your not a will ferrell fan that shouldn't be your concern now if you liked will ferrell but just didn't like the movie why not post a comment because you have a reasonable explanation..
But this adaptation of the schlocky television show from ages past is a twisted marriage of R rated rudeness, PG visuals and a plodding and often excruciating screenplay.Aside from the effects which are by all standards just fine, the only thing I can recommend about Land of the Lost is Danny McBride playing scientist Dr Rick Marshall's (Ferrel) tour guide (that being his profession before they were transported through space and time) but even his bizarre style of humour is quashed by the atrocious writing and his lack of screen time.
What we are left with is a movie that feels twice its actual length and becomes so utterly obnoxious by the climax that you beg for more nights at the museum.Perhaps the most ironic thing about Land of the Lost is that it likely would have been better if the studio had purposely made the budget minute and make a full fledged goofy B movie instead of making a B movie into a blockbuster.
For fans of Anna Friel, Land of the Lost is bearable, the actress cavorting around in a small pair of red shorts and a tight vest, showing off her toned legs, occasionally bending over to give a glimpse of butt or cleavage; I can't imagine anyone else being entertained by this steaming turd of a movie, not even the most desperate of Will Ferrell fans (I don't usually mind the bloke, but here he's about as funny as a collapsed lung).Ferrell plays quantum-paleontologist Dr. Rick Marshall, inventor of the Tachyon Amplifier, a device capable of creating doorways to parallel dimensions.
When he and pretty 'groupie' Holly Cantrell (Friel) test the machine, the pair are sucked into an alternate universe (along with redneck tour-guide Will Stanton, played by Danny McBride), where they discover ferocious dinosaurs, primitive apemen, and an advanced race of reptilian aliens intent on conquering the Earth.Based on a '70s TV series, the sloppy plot is meandering, mindless nonsense, the CGI/green-screen work is diabolical, and the whole affair is completely unfunny, despite Ferrell's best efforts (the actor coating himself in Hadrosaur urine and Tyrannosaurus poop in his desperate quest for laughs).
When they started making comments like that I was suddenly a lot more happy with Land Of The Lost (2009) and I understood where they were coming from with the movie.Granted, some of the comedy scenes in the film are a bit over-the-top, but the retro look and retro costumes make this a fun ride for adults...I don't know about little kids?
I watched a bit of the old TV series Land of the Lost when I was younger, and out of curiosity decided to check out this movie version on weekend TV.
Will Ferrel sucks 90% of the time this movie is stupid ridiculous filled with special effects most likely done by a mentally challenged kindergarden class.
Danny mcbride is the only good part about this.The only people who may like this movie is 2 year olds or the mentally ill.
I was in the right place, a movie theater, wrong time, "Land Of The Lost" was playing.
One that I can remember, Elf. And that was good because of the script and because the director kept Will Ferrell in control.Land of the Lost was originally a CHILDREN'S show.
I've never seen the original series (didn't even know that there was one), but the TV spots made it look like good fun.
I have never seen a movie quite as good as Land of the Lost.
In the process, you see lots of dinosaurs and strange creatures that make this film like taking a hit of LSD.I need to point out that I never saw the TV show "Land of the Lost" as I was a bit too old to watch it--and I hated Sid & Marty Krofft's shows (though they DID produce this movie).
Low-brow and dumb throughout..but for me, in a good way.Overall a very stupid movie...that STILL made me laugh.By the way, Danny McBride sure seemed to be doing a great imitation of John C.
His character was a lot like the ones Reilly played in the Will Ferrell movies "Talladega Nights" and "Step-Brothers"--really, really dumb and quite funny.
Land Of The Lost is the typical dumb comedy that you'd expect from any movie starring Will Ferrell.
Now get on with the movie already!" If that's not your kind of comedy, you're unlikely to enjoy this film.The cinematography is good and the dinosaurs look pretty great, but that doesn't make up for the script.
I myself would have expected something along the lines of the Brady Bunch films.For those who don't know the TV series involved a family named Marshall, widower father, teenage son, and adolescent daughter who while on a camping trip fell into a time vortex and into the Land Of The Lost.
The rest of the film is the group stuck in the Land Of The Lost and searching for the time machine to get back and encountering some of the creatures that we remember from the TV series if not quite how we remember them.A whole lot of stupid and rather gross gags get pulled off without the requisite laughs that should go with them.
The Land of the Lost movie is very ridiculous, cheap, stupid and not funny at all, the dinosaurs in this movie are very silly, very boring films.
So why on Earth make a comedy out of it?I'm not a big "Land of the Lost" fanboy, ergo I'm not all that offended by a comedy made of it, but just on kind of a basic principle of taste, why turn a children's adventure show into a raunch comedy that isn't all that funny in the first place?Those of you who've read my previous reviews you know my opinion on Wil Ferrel's comedy (or lack of it), which makes one wonder why he or his agents thought making this movie was a good idea.Land of the Lost was just another Kroft Saturday morning show, although it was probably their more sensible show, and as an avid watcher when I was a boy, it didn't deeply resonate with me, though I did like it.
This so called "comedy" starring Ferrell as archaeologist Dr. Rick Marshall, lacked the laughs and special effects to hold any degree of my interest.The only times I chuckled during the film were at the crude, sexual remarks occasionally slipped into a scene, usually directed toward Marshall's assistant Holly (Anna Friel).
There is not a person who walked out of the theater who didn't laugh at least 30 times.And if you don't like Will Ferrell, don't see the movie.
If there's one thing I can't understand, is how a movie like G.I. Joe can get a rating above 6 whereas Land of the Lost only gets 5.4...really, I don't get it.
I walked out happy and laughed my way home at some of the scenes in it.I honestly didn't expect it to have swear words since Canada rated it PG, but it felt like a 14A movie, well, very close to it because Danny McBride always entertains the audience with his type of sarcastic and witty humor.
The original series was fun and enjoyable and had losts of potential to make a good movie.
All around funny movie really enjoyed will ferrel in this one..