The first time I ever saw an episode of Land of the Lost (the original version; I do remember seeing some of the sucky remake series that ran when I was in college) was just a couple of weekends ago when they ran a marathon on SciFi. So I didn't grow up with these folks like a lot of people seem to. But I got it right away, how this show would become a childhood touch-stone. A cousin of mine was a big fan of H.R. Pufnstuf so I did watch some of that and enjy it when I was a kid (and now they're maybe turning that into a movie?). Anyway, Will Ferrell's movie version comes out today and is getting roundly abused by the critics but I have a feeling I'm going to enjoy it the way Roger Ebert says he did:
In the spirit of this movie's silliness then I offer a challenge. Pick one of the following creatures from the show and movie's imaginarium to do, dump or marry. And I offer you a handy side-by-side of how they look in both versions to help.
"The show and the film will never be confused, but they share one thing in common: deliriously fake locations, props and special effects. The dinosaurs are so obviously not really there in shots where they menace humans that you could almost say their shots are about how they're not really there. Confronted with such effects, the actors make not the slightest effort to appear terrified, amazed or sometimes even mildly concerned. Some might consider that a weakness. I suspect it is more of a deliberate choice, and I say I enjoyed it. I guess you have to be in the mood for a goofball picture like this. I guess I was. Marshall Fine says it's worse than "Night at the Museum," but I've seen "Night at the Museum," and Marshall, this is no "Night at the Museum.""
In the spirit of this movie's silliness then I offer a challenge. Pick one of the following creatures from the show and movie's imaginarium to do, dump or marry. And I offer you a handy side-by-side of how they look in both versions to help.
Grumpy the Tyrannosaur Rex
A Sleestack
Cha-Ka
A Sleestack
Cha-Ka
If you're unfamiliar with the show and these characters then you can find some info at the show's Wiki page here. Alright - to the comments with ya!
ETA Here's my line-up: DO Grumpy. What can I say? He's a T-Rex. It'd be like boffing a slightly scalier Matthew McConaughey. MARRY A Sleestack. When he looks at me, I feel like he's really looking at me, ya know? I like that. DUMP Cha-Ka. He really looks like he smells. He's need like an entire canister of Baby Wipes daily and that's an expense I don't want to have to put up with.
.ETA Here's my line-up: DO Grumpy. What can I say? He's a T-Rex. It'd be like boffing a slightly scalier Matthew McConaughey. MARRY A Sleestack. When he looks at me, I feel like he's really looking at me, ya know? I like that. DUMP Cha-Ka. He really looks like he smells. He's need like an entire canister of Baby Wipes daily and that's an expense I don't want to have to put up with.
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Do Grumpy
Dump Sleestack
Marry Chaka
Do: Chaka ( though I would have to move far away after because he is known to be clutchy)
Dump: Grumpy ( the short arm thing is a deal breaker)
Marry: Sleestack ( not any Sleestack, but the super intelligent Sleestack from the future with the gold hut of magical rocks)
Do Will!
Will, Wesley Eure, has come out in an interview over at AfterElton.com .
I knew it! It's a good interview, dated Richard Chamberlin and had house parties that included the likes of John Troavolta (hmmm) and the Pointer Sisters.
I read that article today too, Sean! And almost updated the post to include it. But didn't. Here's the link though. Anyway yeah I caught that Travolta reference too. Heh.
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