![]() Not quite the same as Legolas taking down an entire oliphaunt. There’s a bit where Rick slides down the t-rex’s tail (like Fred from The Flintstones), and as he slides down it, it’s almost too clear that we’re watching a frozen Rick glide down a moving object. In fact, almost every single prop and backdrop seems too rubbery or plasticky to be taken seriously. Their costumes are obviously made out of rubber, but it’s this obviousness that makes it funny, almost acceptable. We are introduced to weird fish-like creatures called Sleestaks (who ironically make up the bulk of the film’s plot), and apparently, if you’re familiar with the original TV series, you’d understand how hilarious they’re supposed to be. The rest of the story fades into nothingness. ![]() The world around them seems to be constantly shifting first they’re in a Dali-like desert, and then they’re in a cave, and then they’re running through a massive forest, being chased by a tyrannosaurus who understands english (he takes offense at Rick’s insult about t-rexes having walnut-sized brains). Together, the three stumble into the land of the lost, where they meet a fourth character, Chaka, who is for a lack of a more accurate term, a caveman. There - again for reasons I can’t explain - they meet Will (Danny McBride), the tour guide of the cave. ![]() Holly persuades Rick to start his device, and for reasons I can’t quite explain, they choose to do it in an isolated man-made cave, complete with a faux river. The film opens with a very Ferrell-esque scene in which he appears on the Matt Lauer show trying to promote himself, his ideas, and his book, only to be shot down, not only by Lauer, but apparently by Stephen Hawking as well. ![]() He has created a device, called a tachyon meter, that triggers this travel, and the only person who believes him is his colleague, Holly (Anna Friel). Rick Marshall (who could very well have been named Will Ferrell), an arrogant know-it-all of a scientist who believes he’s discovered parallel time travel, which simply means that instead of going backwards or forwards in time, we go sideways, combining multiple eras into one. Land Of The Lost is a terrible narrative - based on an old TV series which I know nothing about - but a wonderful visual treat, and that’s precisely where my dilemma lies. On the one hand, I enjoy a good Will Ferrell comedy (even though he’s never been one of my favourites), on the other, there’s really nothing to enjoy about this movie except for how incredibly crazy it is. You’re either going to love this movie or hate it, and I suppose the mood you’re in when you watch it will determine which one it is. ![]()
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