Land of the Lost

I am not going to waste much energy on this film. As many of you know, "Land of the Lost" was a beloved (if corny) Sid & Marty Krofft TV show in the 1970s. I watched it religiously. So when I heard that they were making a film version of it, I was skeptical. But then I heard that the Kroffts were returning to produce it. So I got excited. But then I heard that it would star Will Ferrell and I got skeptical again. All that said, nothing could have prepared me for this film.

Knowing that it was a Will Ferrell vehicle, I expected a disgusting site gag (there is), crude jokes (there are), and a few inappropriate gestures (Boy! are there). But there is far more than I expected. The language is atrocious! And unnecessarily so. It's almost as if they saw the PG-13 marker as a challenge. And don't even get me started on the boob cup. Yes. You read that right. Boob cup.

Now I have nothing against Will Ferrell. I enjoy his raunchy humor in films like "Anchorman" and "Old School" and he was delightful in the family friendly "Elf". But why he felt compelled to take a classic show for children, which he professed to love, and make it something inappropriate for the very age-group that is was originally created for, I do not know. I wanted this to be something that I could share with my kids, instead it is something that wasted two hours of my time and has to be hidden from the kids.

Other than the boob cup, there is no nudity so this may be appropriate for older children. Just know that the profanity is varied and constant. They may very well enjoy it. But for my taste, I found it a lame attempt to piggy-back on a former success without putting any real heart into the new story. I would be lying if I said I never laughed but they were few and VERY far between.

So I give this DVD a "Skip It".

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