Land of the Lost

 Forgettable

Ferrell remakes a 1970s show- Which I have never seen. I have only seen referenced a few times. A pity because the premise of Land of the Lost, sounds interesting if played straight

Why is a middle aged professor listening to show tunes funny for anyone but an 11 year old?

Ferrell's character smokes a pipe - which I assume is lifted from the source material 

You can have decent dinosaur effects with a budget of 100 million

Ana Friel is still pretty

This film was made during  a particular spot of dinosaur science when they thought the T-Rex was smarter than it was - They have a T-REX remember faces. 

Oh there are lots of poo jokes

Ferrell, Friel and Danny McBride mess about with CGI and props. There is very little new here. McBride and Ferrell are better elsewhere.



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