Here we are, 16 hours from the release of Sid and Marty Krofft’s Land of the Lost and reviews are coming in from all over. Good or bad, the review I didn’t expect to see was from the St. Petersburg Times, “‘Land of the Lost’ remake rude, crude and definitely not for kids”.

No matter how much creators Sid and Marty Krofft talk up the movie’s devotion to the TV show’s spirit, I don’t recall Chaka the caveboy being chronically horny, or Rick Marshall gulping dino-urine and being sprayed with dino-loogies. The language here would’ve made my parents turn off the TV set.

Land of the Lost is just another rude, crude Hollywood ripoff capitalizing on fond pre-cable memories, like Starsky and Hutch and The Dukes of Hazzard before it.

After reading that, I started to think of the numerous clips that have been shown for LOTL and came to a unhappy realization that he may be correct. Recently, my kids (ages 8-14) have watched the entire series over again via the new DVDs. Part of the charm of the show was the unapologetic innocence. I would be a shame if they’ve lost that.

I’m still going to give LOTL a chance, and Sid and Marty the benefit of the doubt (that worked out so well with George Lucas). I’ll be there tomorrow with my entire family. No matter the quality, I hope that it’s a success so that someday I’ll be writing about the Sigmund, Pufnstuf and hopefully Lidsville movie.

There was one funny quote in the article that I’ll leave you with:

Plans are in the works for a movie version of the Kroffts’ psychedelic series H.R. Pufnstuf that recreational drug users in the ’70s enjoyed as much as the kids. Judging by this remake, it’ll be called Pineapple Express II.

For more reviews of Land of the Lost:

Associated Press
The Portland Mercury
Kansas City Star

Check back this weekend for the KROFFT.NET Review!

Sorry for the lack of updates. Some personal life stuff has gotten in the way of what I had hoped would be a big couple of years for KROFFT.NET (with the new movies and everything). As you can see, we have the official poster for this years Land of the Lost with Will Ferrell and Anna Friel.

I like the poster, but wonder if it is going to confuse non-Krofft fans. It looks allot like last years Journey to the Center of the Earth. As a long time fan of the works for the Krofft Brothers, I worry that they’ll be labeled as copycats. All we can do is hope for the best.

Sid and Marty Krofft shows have been a large part of my nearly 40 years of life. I hope that Land of the Lost is the first of many successful ( and respectful to fans ) movies to come.

Tell us what you think.

Hot off the heels of “Land of the Lost” filming wrapping up and the Krofft Brothers joining MySpace we have our first picture of Marshall, Will and Holly together. (more…)

I’ve been worried about the upcoming “Land of the Lost” movie starring Wil Ferrell. Afraid that it would be more “Talladega Nights” and less “Jurassic Park“. (more…)

Welcome Marshall, Wil and Holly! Sid and Marty Krofft have landed an article in Forbes in which they discuss their enthusiasm over the new “Land of the Lost” movie. (more…)

Over at The MTV Movies Blog there is a new interview with LOTL‘s Will Ferrell and Adam McKay. (more…)

The folks over at Ropes Of Silicon received an update from Universal for the upcoming “Land of the Lost” theatrical release starring Will Ferrell and Anna Friel [left]. (more…)

Over at CC2K there is a review of the early draft of the script for the “Land of the Lost” movie. Beware that there are spoilers there…so tread lightly. Interesting in the review is this quote:

Let’s hope that the filmmakers can make the second half of this movie work, because if they don’t, they’ll be responsible for one of the worst movies of 2009.

I didn’t read the review as I don’t want to be too spoiled for the film. I hope that the film doesn’t turn out to be “one of the worst movies of 2009″. I’m not looking for best…but I don’t want worst.

What do you think?

A while back, we reported via SciFi Wire that Anna Friel would be playing Will Ferrell’s love interest in upcoming “The Land Of The Lost” movie. (more…)

I have to admit that although I am a life-long fan of Sid and Marty Krofft, “Land of the Lost” is my least favorite of their shows. So many of my friends only knew LOTL while I was in love with Lidsville, Sigmund and others. I’ve had mixed feelings about the upcoming movie (more…)