Or when Will and and Rick infiltrate the Sleestak in that way that most heroes infiltrate a large faceless organisation – by camoflage (resulting in a ridiculous sequence where they both end up wearing shed skin).
Land lost to time movie#
Will Stanton spends the movie trying to get his two steadfast companions to react in a less stoic way to the highly improbable world that they are presented with. Think of it as the next evolution of the Gorn race from Star Trek.Īt the same time, the movie gleefully plays with the tropes of the epic adventure movie. This is what might be termed stylised suck – an intentional attempt by the filmmakers to reference an entirely ridiculously construct that isn’t poe-faced. Witness the was that the Sleestak are certainly more effective creations than they were in their original form, but they maintain their rustic appeal – their ‘narm charm’ as it were. I quite enjoyed it’s deconstruction of the epic mystery land fantasy movie – think King Kong, both original and more modern versions – populated with creatures who can’t make sense and effects that can’t truly be effectively realised by the technology at the time. Unless you accept that the Sleestak are meant to look cheap and trashy (albeit in an effectively stylised manner) or that the CGI used in the dinosaurs is meant to look endearingly fake, you’ll likely spend most of the movie’s runtime shaking your head.Īnd that’s the truth. And then there’s very simply the issue of the movie’s self-awareness, which is a tough thing to play just right at the best of times.
It’s jumble of ideas which don’t particular fit well together and two contrasting elements (Will Ferell comedy and epic fantasy adventure) which probably don’t share much of an overlap in fandom and which – to be entirely honest – don’t necessarily compliment each other. It is a jumble and mess – simply put, it’s not a very well put together film. In an audience of five, two people hated it, one was indifferent and two quite enjoyed it. I will concede that the movie is not for everyone. I certainly got more than a few giggles and a constant smile on my face. Merely that the movie is quite entertaining, if approached in the right frame of mind. I’m not making the case that the movie is an ill-appreciated classic or anything so radical or crazy. I think that critics might have been more than a little unfair to the film on initial release. The only thing scary than one lumbering extra in a fake-looking reptile costume is five lumbering extras in fake-looking reptile costumes.
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