We saw Land of the Lost this weekend, the new action-adventure-cheesy-comedy-drama starring Will Ferrell.
The movie had its clever moments, and even some impressive visual effects. But these flashes of funny weren't enough to save the movie from its underlying flaws.
In the end I felt like it was a letdown. And a loss of money.
And I guess we were naive in expecting another feel good performance in the spirit of Elf.
But this movie came nothing close to wholesome entertainment.
Even with a PG-13 rating, the theater were populated with families, including plenty of kids.
Probably the parent's fault.
Though I'm sure they too fell prey to the facade that this was a family-friendly movie.
How could they know otherwise?
After all, Land of the Lost was marketed in the mainstream, including various Subway sandwich promotions saturating the airwaves (including their Tusssssssscan chicken sandwich spots).
In the past, there were times when I enjoyed Will Ferrell's antics.
I liked him as Alex Trebek.
I liked him as George W. Bush.
And of course I liked him as the "more cowbell" member of Blue Oyster Cult.
But there's also a very dirty and ugly side of Will Ferrell that I despise.
Which is why it's hard to believe Sid and Marty Krofft (the creators of the original TV show) even signed off on a production that contains:
A scene where Dr. Rick Marshall (Ferrell) and Will Stanton (Danny McBride) make remarks about "tapping that ass" while watching two aliens mate.
Another scene where Marshall, Stanton, and Cha-Ka (their monkey-like friend) wake up from a drunken stupor sleeping in alternating face-to-crotch positions.
And finally, Dr. Marshall (now inebriated on an alien coconut juice) speaks of his great love for Stanton:
"Dude, the love I feel for you right now is a million times more than the love Jesus felt for all mankind on the cross."
Of course, this blasphemous statement was meant to get laughs.
Father forgive them, for they truly must know NOT what they do.
See this film at your own risk, but if possible, go pharaoh:
Avoid it like the plague!
P.S. Some have said that I just need to "loosen" up.
Well, I ask you, shouldn't we just ask Jesus to "loosen" the nails impaling his palmar carpal ligaments?
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