My, how the times have changed over the years. The Krofft brothers, the same brothers who produced the beloved TV series “Land of the Lost” in the seventies, and then brought it back in a recycled form, have now made a major motion picture based on the show. Gone is the innocence of the original series and series like it, for example “H.R. Pufnstuf”, “The Bugaloos”, and “Lidsville”, just to name a few. Now we have a film which has so many expletives and strong language that I had a difficult time keeping track of the count. The sexual innuendos abound and a couple of characters place their hand on a woman’s breast and leave it there until she makes them remove it.

I am not sure why this approach was taken, other than the producers thought this is what today’s audience would want. It does have a few genuinely funny moments, but I guess the nostalgia factor got to me and I just couldn’t understand why a family TV series morphed into this particular movie. Even Rick Marshall’s children, Will and Holly, are not to be found in this film but instead are two colleagues of Dr. Marshall, played by Will Ferrell. The special effects are great in spots in the movie, but I am afraid that many people who see this film for nostalgia’s sake will not enjoy the changes which have taken place. As far as the family, this film is very unfriendly toward the family, particularly children, and we are unable to award this movie our Dove “Family-Approved” Seal. Lovers of the old show will feel “lost” if they see this picture.