# Say it ain't so! Land of the Lost movie ... **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 9, 2008, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-it-aint-so-land-of-the-lost-movie/444571 "2008-04-09T05:46:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![TroubleAgain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e480ec/32.png) [@TroubleAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroubleAgain)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-it-aint-so-land-of-the-lost-movie/444571/21 "2008-04-09T17:01:59Z")
I don’t like anything that resembles Will Ferrell’s style of movie. And to take LOTL and turn it into _his_ style of movie just…makes Baby Cha-Ka cry. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-it-aint-so-land-of-the-lost-movie/444571/22 "2008-04-09T18:17:58Z")
The worst part of a big-budget “Land of the Lost” would be the fact that if it were even marginally successful at the box office, it would pave the way for a big-budget feature film “Electra-Woman & Dyna-Girl” film. (The horror! The horror!) ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-it-aint-so-land-of-the-lost-movie/444571/23 "2008-04-09T18:34:20Z")
[QUOTE=The New and Improved Superman] The worst part of a big-budget “Land of the Lost” would be the fact that if it were even marginally successful at the box office, it would pave the way for a big-budget feature film “Electra-Woman & Dyna-Girl” film. (The horror! The horror!) [/QUOTE] They shoulda gone with [this](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electra_Woman_and_Dyna_Girl#Unaired_television_pilot) concept. ---
**Author:** ![woodstockbirdybird](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/woodstockbirdybird/32/7905_2.png) [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-it-aint-so-land-of-the-lost-movie/444571/24 "2008-04-09T18:49:23Z")
[QUOTE=Khadaji] Mostly I’ve just bought into the notion that Ferrel and Carrey suck. [/QUOTE] You fool! That’s exactly what they _want_ you to think! I watched that ice-skating movie on cable the other night and didn’t laugh once. I wouldn’t know if any of Jim Carrey’s recent movies have been funny or not, because there’s not a chance in hell I’m going to waste my time watching them. As to the OP: IMO, both _Land of the Lost_ AND Ferrell suck, so I can’t imagine this being anything less than groan-inducing. I’m also positive it will be a big hit. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-it-aint-so-land-of-the-lost-movie/444571/25 "2008-04-09T18:55:29Z")
[QUOTE=woodstockbirdybird] As to the OP: IMO, both _Land of the Lost_ AND Ferrell suck, so I can’t imagine this being anything less than groan-inducing. I’m also positive it will be a big hit. [/QUOTE] Why? The _Bewitched_ movie wasn’t. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-it-aint-so-land-of-the-lost-movie/444571/26 "2008-04-09T19:03:51Z")
[QUOTE=BrainGlutton] They shoulda gone with [this](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electra_Woman_and_Dyna_Girl#Unaired_television_pilot) concept. [/QUOTE] I somehow came across the IMDB entry for that some time ago, but didn’t realize it was a cynical parody. That sounds it could have been entertaining. ---
**Author:** ![woodstockbirdybird](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/woodstockbirdybird/32/7905_2.png) [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-it-aint-so-land-of-the-lost-movie/444571/27 "2008-04-09T19:04:17Z")
[QUOTE=BrainGlutton] Why? The _Bewitched_ movie wasn’t. [/QUOTE] True, but _Bewitched_ was a show that was already old by the time Gen Xers were watching it. LOTL was a part of their childhood, something they actually enjoyed, so it’s got just the right mix of nostalgia and camp to appeal to the demographic (rather than the Baby Boomers, who were the ones who watched “Bewitched”). ---
**Author:** ![sleestak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/919ad9/32.png) [@sleestak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleestak)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-it-aint-so-land-of-the-lost-movie/444571/28 "2008-04-09T21:18:42Z")
[QUOTE=Wile E] with _choke_ [Will Farrell!](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0457400/) Anyone know where I could hire a Sleestak to “take care” of Mr. Farrell before this movie is completed? [/QUOTE] Well, we aren’t for hire for these kinds of things. But it is Will Farrell, so maybe something could be done. I’ll check and see what the other 'staks think. If Mr. Farrell taints Sleestaks in his new movie in any way, well, there will be hell to pay. Given Mr. Farrells track record this is highly likely. Slee ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-it-aint-so-land-of-the-lost-movie/444571/29 "2008-04-09T22:53:52Z")
Damnit! Leave Land Of The Lost alone! There were some genuinely sad and spooky moments there. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2008, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-it-aint-so-land-of-the-lost-movie/444571/30 "2008-04-10T03:03:09Z")
[Land of the Lost 1974](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071005/) [Land of the Lost 1991](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101130/) [Land of the Lost 2009](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0457400/) I am not a fan of Will Farrell. I think turning it into a comedy is a really bad idea. But I don’t think it will suck as badly as the 1991 version did. ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2008, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-it-aint-so-land-of-the-lost-movie/444571/31 "2008-04-10T03:15:54Z")
I was a wee lad in the seventies. Sleezestacks scared the crap out of me. (Don’t we have a poster here by that name?) Will Feral (yeah, I know) scares the crap out of me too, but not in quite the same way. Loved him in SNL during the Gore/Bush years. Thought Stranger was a fantastic piece of work. Tallabagle Nights (and the vast body of his other work) could have done with a LOT less schtick. Hey, who was that apple-eating dude on SNL that used to just jump on people and spit everywhere-- he was in a lot of repeating sketches, basically doing the same thing over and over again but with different guests. Wasn’t there a Chakka Khan or something like that in LOTL (remember, I was young and scared)? Get the two of them together on the movie, and yeah, what a classic. ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2008, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-it-aint-so-land-of-the-lost-movie/444571/32 "2008-04-10T03:24:21Z")
Sleestacks. Sleestacks. Sleazestacks sounds like their sexually harrassing evil cousins. ---
**Author:** ![sleestak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/919ad9/32.png) [@sleestak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleestak)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2008, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-it-aint-so-land-of-the-lost-movie/444571/33 "2008-04-10T07:07:37Z")
[QUOTE=Rhythmdvl] I was a wee lad in the seventies. Sleezestacks scared the crap out of me. (Don’t we have a poster here by that name?) [/QUOTE] Geez, look up thread a couple posts. :dubious: Slee ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2008, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-it-aint-so-land-of-the-lost-movie/444571/34 "2008-04-10T12:37:33Z")
First off, I want to say that I hate everything that Will Ferrell has done outside of Celebrity Jeopardy. However, all this talk of Land of the Lost and Battlestar Galactica have me confused. Perhaps they should just split the difference and remake [The Starlost](http://www.snowcrest.net/fox/star.html). ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2008, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-it-aint-so-land-of-the-lost-movie/444571/35 "2008-04-10T12:44:29Z")
[QUOTE=Rhythmdvl] Hey, who was that apple-eating dude on SNL that used to just jump on people and spit everywhere-- he was in a lot of repeating sketches, basically doing the same thing over and over again but with different guests. [/QUOTE] Chris Kattan ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2008, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-it-aint-so-land-of-the-lost-movie/444571/36 "2008-04-10T15:36:09Z")
[QUOTE=sleestak] Geez, look up thread a couple posts. :dubious: Slee [/QUOTE] EEEEEEEEEEEEYYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!! ---
**Author:** ![shy\_guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a6a055/32.png) [@shy\_guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shy_guy)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2008, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-it-aint-so-land-of-the-lost-movie/444571/37 "2008-04-10T16:14:55Z")
[QUOTE=mbh] [Land of the Lost 1991](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101130/) [/QUOTE] I’m glad _someone_ remembered that there was an updated LotL in the early 90’s. That’s the version that I’m familiar with, since I was seven years old when it started airing. I actually liked it quite a bit (but then I was - and am - a sucker for anything that even remotely involves dinosaurs). [The theme song](http://youtube.com/watch?v=JjcFXpgbceQ) was catchy as hell, and I still get it stuck in my head some days. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2008, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-it-aint-so-land-of-the-lost-movie/444571/38 "2008-04-10T16:22:34Z")
[QUOTE=shy guy] I’m glad _someone_ remembered that there was an updated LotL in the early 90’s. That’s the version that I’m familiar with, since I was seven years old when it started airing. I actually liked it quite a bit (but then I was - and am - a sucker for anything that even remotely involves dinosaurs). [The theme song](http://youtube.com/watch?v=JjcFXpgbceQ) was catchy as hell, and I still get it stuck in my head some days. [/QUOTE] I never heard of that one. When did it air? If it was Saturday mornings I had already reached a point of my life where I either had to work Saturday mornings or I slept late. But it wasn’t a movie, it was another series, and there was no Will Ferrell. ---
**Author:** ![shy\_guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a6a055/32.png) [@shy\_guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shy_guy)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2008, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-it-aint-so-land-of-the-lost-movie/444571/39 "2008-04-10T16:27:52Z")
I used to watch it weekend afternoons on Nickelodeon. As I recall, it aired as part of a block with some other programs and was quickly cancelled. ---
**Author:** ![Gorgon\_Heap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f475e1/32.png) [@Gorgon\_Heap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorgon_Heap)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2008, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-it-aint-so-land-of-the-lost-movie/444571/40 "2008-04-10T16:37:56Z")
\*\*NajaNivea \*\* > [@](#): > > Am I the only one who doesn’t hate Will Farrell? Hmmmm, yes. 10-15 years ago Ferrel was watchable in three-minute increments on SNL. Currently he’s just racking up a long list of movies I will never watch for fear of my brain dribbling out me ears. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-it-aint-so-land-of-the-lost-movie/444571.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-it-aint-so-land-of-the-lost-movie/444571.md?page=3)