Episode Ninety-Nine - Land of the Lost (2009)
Failure to Franchise
English - July 02, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour - 86.4 MBFilm History TV & Film Film Reviews failure hollywood movies success boxoffice f2fpod film filmcriticism franchise franchises Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Episode Ninety-Eight - Get Smart (2008)
"Summer Sweeps" concludes, with a look at Universal's 2009 attempt to launch another series of big-budget dinosaur adventure movies. This time, they turned to a cult-classic 70s television series from famed producers and puppeteers, Sid & Marty Krofft. But by giving the movie a comedic bent the show never had, and by trading in the practical FX of the original for glossy CGI, did the filmmakers behind Land of the Lost truly pay tribute to the source material, or potentially disrespect it? We discuss this, the merits of juvenile humor, whether Will Ferrell could ever transition to pure drama, and much more. So join us for this final "Summer Sweeps" entry before our 100th Episode spectacular!