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Land of the Lost (2009)
Director: Brad Silberling
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From Time Out New York
Lost is putting it mildly. A seriously mistaken enterprise, this Cat in the Hat–worthy stinker grafts the DNA of a Gerald Ford–era children’s TV show (barely remembered by thirtysomethings) to the restless-leg freneticism of today’s CGI-heavy blockbustering. The choked-off results will please no one: Will Ferrell and Danny McBride—as arrogant scientist and arrogant tour guide, respectively—seem creatively exhausted, while the show’s slow-moving reptilian Sleestaks and dinos hardly register on the humor scale. Only one hallucinogenic scene, set at a half-buried motel in the desert, works. Indeed, drugs should be insisted upon—by those bored enough to wander into the theater.Author: Joshua Rothkopf
Time Out New York Issue 715: June 11 - 17, 2009
Cast & crew
Director: Brad Silberling
Cast: Will Ferrell, Anna Friel, Danny McBride, Jorma Taccone, Matt Lauer full cast
Genre(s): Comedy
Rated: PG-13
Duration: 93 mins
US Release: Jun 12 2009
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