Land of the Lost Review – CG Effects Steal the Show
June 6, 2009 by Jane Boursaw
| Movie: Land of the Lost * Trailer * Images * Official Site | In Theaters: June 5, 2009 |
| Runtime: 93 minutes | Directed by: Brad Silberling |
| MPAA Rating: PG-13 for crude and sexual content, and for language, including a drug reference | Gecko Rating: |
If you’ve seen the 1970s series on which “Land of the Lost” is based, you know it’s low-budget and cheesy. The movie has some cool special effects, but overall, the plot tries to re-create the cheesiness of the TV series. It doesn’t really succeed, which is saying something. Or saying nothing, take your pick. Still, the movie has a few moments that click.
Like the TV show, the movie tells what happens when three people are transported to a world of dinosaurs and pod people. Only instead of a scientist and two kids, it’s a scientist and two mismatched adults.
