Land of the Lost

Some may agree with me when I say that Will Ferrell is an acquired taste. Others would swear that he is the funniest man alive. Whichever you are, this 2009 film is madcap humour at its best with lewd and crude sexual content, drug references and a healthy dose of Ferrell power!

If you like dinosaurs, aliens, aimless exploration, and Will Ferrell, then you’d love this movie. Based on a 1983 American children television series, this film was adapted by Chris Henchy and Dennis McNicholas. These writers successfully created a bizarre world for our audience, all of which makes very little sense; Dr. Rick Marshall played by Ferrell creates a time-travel machine that works and he wants to find a way home to prove so. Brad Silberling probably had the time of his life directing this comedy with a cast that committed 100% to their looney characters and in turn giving the audience the only sense of stability they’d experience throughout.

Petite English actor Anna Friel who played love-struck side-kick Holly alongside Dr. Rick Marshall and Danny McBride who played hill-billy Will Stanton was most times more clever and correct than his counterparts; both brought different comic aspects to this film. Another stretch of reality with this one, but some funny moments all the same. J