Will Ferrell, Danny R. McBride, Anna Friel, Michael Papajohn, Mousa Kraish ...( see more  see more... ) , Pollyanna McIntosh

On his latest expedition, Dr. Rick Marshall (Ferrell) is sucked into a space-time vortex alongside his research assistant (Friel) and a redneck survivalist (McBride). In this alternate universe, the t...( read more  read more... )rio make friends with a primate named Chaka (Taccone), their only ally in a world full of dinosaurs and other fantastic creatures. Can they all make it back to our world alive, and if so: Will Dr. Marshall can go from zero to hero with his discoveries?

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38% liked it

514,715 ratings

Critics

25% liked it

170 critics

PG-13, 1 hr. 33 min.

Directed by: Brad Silberling

Release Date: June 5, 2009

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DVD Release Date: October 13, 2009

Stats: 15,820 reviews

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  • January 17, 2010
    enjoyable
  • December 15, 2009
    Had it's momments
  • December 4, 2009
    I'm still in disbelief that I watched this. Absolutely stupid, but with a few really funny moments. I want to quote one, but I'm worried it will ruin the movie's best gag. Good job of parodying bad early TV (like Galaxy Quest or Starsky & Hutch before it), but not much else to...( read more) see here. Will Ferrell yelling... funny enough, but just.
  • November 28, 2009
    Officially the worst theatrical release of the year. Year One was funnier than this wretched rape of the no budget cheesefest I watched in reruns when I was little.
  • November 11, 2009
    Of course the critics ripped this movie, hard. It is a big overblown ball of hollywood junk, like a big-budget version of the show, which was popular due to it's cheese and phoniness. You ain't gonna get a good review by making a movie out of a bad tv show. A lot of people hav...( read more)e grown tired of Will Ferrell's man-child antics and dumb remarks, but I still enjoyed them in this movie. This movie is bad but a decent watch.
  • February 9, 2010
    Has some very funny moments, but boring throughout different parts
  • February 8, 2010
    Adicionar uma revisão ...
  • February 8, 2010
    surprisingly funny a better will farrell
  • February 7, 2010
    I enjoyed it for what it was, it felt like a homage to old sci-fis.
  • February 2, 2010
    If I had to pinpoint the biggest problem with Land of the Lost, it's that it never knows what it wants to be: is it the lighthearted family romp or is it an intentionally campy Will Ferrell vehicle aimed at his hardcore fanbase? When it can't decide, it isn't either, and that's w...( read more)hen it stumbles. Sadly, almost the entire movie is like that.

Critic Reviews


July 31, 2009
Nigel Andrews, The Financial Times

Will Ferrell capers earnestly through a Journey to the Center of the Earth-style comic romp witless of script, wan of invention and pasty of imagery. full review

June 7, 2009
Pete Hammond, Hollywood.com

This big screen re-invention of the hokey old saturday morning series is a passably silly summer guilty pleasure thanks to the antics of Will Ferrell and Danny McBride. full review

June 5, 2009
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle

It all amounts to a certain brand of comedy -- something closer to long-form Dada than conventional humor. full review

June 5, 2009
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com

Land of the Lost is harmless enough. It just isn't, with the exception of a few odd air pockets, particularly funny. full review

June 5, 2009
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal

This dramatically, thematically and artistically bankrupt comic fantasy cost something in the neighborhood of $100 million to make and isn't worth the celluloid it's printed on. full review

June 5, 2009
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

The only discernible intention in Land of the Lost, the latest comedy starring Will Ferrell acting like Will Ferrell, seems to have been to take a slight idea and make the least of it in a very expens... full review

June 5, 2009
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

Will Ferrell and Danny McBride can find the dumb fun in anything. Too bad that Land of the Lost is so much less than anything. full review

June 5, 2009
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer

Not exactly a hundred million dollars' worth of classic comedy. full review

June 4, 2009
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Confronted with such effects, the actors make not the slightest effort to appear terrified, amazed or sometimes even mildly concerned. Some might consider that a weakness. I suspect it is more of a de... full review

June 3, 2009
Armond White, The New York Press

Land of the Lost sheds its TV-formula origins as a 1970s network series and becomes glib fun. full review

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Comments


  • sportboy
    August 7, 2009
    It will be a kids movie and will always be it wasn't offensive enough for it to be an adult one.

    However the story was bad the effects were awful this was a bit like Jurassic Park but 2 times worsed the dinasours were awful in it this doesn't stand a chance to win an award.
  • thomasbrown87
    June 25, 2009
    Damn funny, but otherwise stupid. Should be considered a kid's movie if it didn't have as much swearing.
  • josephdunphy
    June 11, 2009
    Fun fact - the movie wasn't released until June 5, yet we have somebody reviewing it in May. This movie would seem to have been prejudged, a lot.
  • gengaligo7
    May 23, 2009
    it sucks!
  • welice93
    January 30, 2009
    Space-time vortexes suck.

    Will Ferrell stars as has-been scientist Dr. Rick Marshall, sucked into one and spat back through time. Way back. Now, Marshall has no weapons, few skills and questionable smarts to survive in an alternate universe full of marauding dinosaurs and fantastic creatures from beyond our world—a place of spectacular sights and super-scaled comedy known as the Land of the Lost.

    Sucked alongside him for the adventure are crack-smart research assistant Holly (Anna Friel) and a redneck survivalist (Danny McBride) named Will. Chased by T. rex and stalked by painfully slow reptiles known as Sleestaks, Marshall, Will and Holly must rely on their only ally—a primate called Chaka (Jorma Taccone)—to navigate out of the hybrid dimension. Escape from this routine expedition gone awry and they're heroes. Get stuck, and they'll be permanent refugees in the "Land of the Lost".

  • Grimjack1
    August 4, 2008
    I thought it sounded cool before it had Will Ferrel's stink all over it. Now I hope it bombs.
  • markclarno1
    May 1, 2008
    Please do not rate movies you have not seen. If you want to see it or not interested use that feature. Please rate movies that you have actually seen. If you walk out after the first ten minutes please do not rate either. You are not interested.

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