well, this movie was really cheesy, thats for sure! a bunch of bad jokes and crude comments, some totally fake aliens and monkey men make up this movie. if you want to see a drop out scientist repeatedly say, "im gonna stick my hand down my pants" then maybe this is the movie for you! there was quite a lot of suggestive and crude sexual comments and more... i wouldn't recommend this movie.
Land of the Lost
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Common Sense says
Ferrell's reboot of '70s show is rife with gross-out laughs.
updated 09.23.09
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 14–15
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What Parents Need to Know
This review of Land of the Lost was written by James Rocchi
Parents need to know that this big-screen version of the cult-classic 1970s TV show has lots of vulgar language, as well as an extended sequence in which some of the main characters are clearly stoned on a natural narcotic/hallucinogenic substance. There's also a high degree of body-function humor: At one point, a character douses himself in dinosaur urine to mask his scent, an egg is removed from a huge pile of dinosaur feces, and a character is swallowed whole and later excreted by a dinosaur.
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What’s the Story?
After his bizarre theories about time-travel and inter-dimensional wormholes earn him the scorn of the scientific community, Dr. Rick Marshall (Will Ferrell) is exiled to working as a tour guide at the La Brea tar pits. Holly Cantrell (Anna Friel), the one person who believes his theories, finds him, encourages him to build his dimension-spanning equipment, and then leads him to a souvenir stand in the desert run by Will (Danny McBride) that just happens to be at a weak spot between worlds. Soon, the three are transported to a strange primitive world full of dinosaurs, friendly primates, and scary lizard men.
Is It Any Good?
What saves LAND OF THE LOST from being annoying or overblown is the naked transparency of its low ambitions; this isn't a serious-minded reinvention of the series or an attempt to make a work of art out of '70s TV. Instead, it's a chance for Ferrell and McBride -- two talented comedic improvisers -- to do their thing in a world of dinosaurs and dangers, peril and parody.
Director Brad Silberling, working from a script by two ex-Saturday Night Live writers, knows this, so he goes easy on spectacle and heavy on slapstick. Land of the Lost is hardly the most original comedy -- Ferrell's playing another of his arrogant airheads, McBride another of his roughneck buffoons -- and yet something about the sci-fi setting makes what could have been tired moments fresh, as if a familiar restaurant redecorated while still serving old favorite recipes. A broad, foolish comedy, Land of the Lost has more than a few laughs, even if it is somehow both expensive and disposable.
Movie Details
Studio: Universal Pictures, Director: Brad Silberling
Run time: 99 minutes
Theatrical release: 6/5/2009, DVD release: 10/12/2009
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for crude and sexual content, and for language including a drug reference
Run time: 99 minutes
Theatrical release: 6/5/2009, DVD release: 10/12/2009
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for crude and sexual content, and for language including a drug reference
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I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it
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- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Negative role models
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cheesy cheesy and not that great
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I rate this title on for age 10 and give it
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- Inappropriate language
- Excessive consumerism
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
very good. some dirty jokes but still its funny and alright for young ones. just not too young.
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I rate this title off for age 12 and give it
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- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Excessive consumerism
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
STUPID, LAME MOVIE!
ugh i watched this expecting it to be really funny and great; i was wrong by 6 miles!! First of all, the first 20 min are all swears s**t, a**, d**m b***h, "g**d*****t," "b**bs," "b***s**p," "gay," "a**t*n," "pissed," f**k, and many many more are used throughout the movie. It's also so gross and inappropriate not for kids under 13 like me! There are drugs, language, and sexual humor in this movie. DO NOT SEE! Other than the inappropriate parts, for just a movie, it has a terrible story and lame jokes. I strongly reccomend to NOT watch!!!!
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I rate this title on for age 14 and give it
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- Inappropriate sexual content
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I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
Land of the Lost
It was pretty funny for a WIll Ferrel movie.
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I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
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- Excessive violence
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- Inappropriate language
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- Negative role models
funny but not for kids
it was gross and weird and it kind of dragged on in some parts but still pretty funny
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I rate this title iffy for age 9 and give it
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- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Excessive consumerism
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- Good role models
tweens
great movie i loved it but yeah this is SOME SWERING but nothing TOO bad like the D word H word and A lastly SH
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I rate this title on for age 12 and give it
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I think it is fine for older tweens, just be aware
Bodily function humor is present here but the film hold it’s own. Since it is a 1970’s tv show remake, it brilliantly mixes amazing animated special effects with traditional alien costumes. The slow and exaggerated movements of the evil alien character are remenisent of the old show. Although this movie has some humor involving drugs and sexuality that might be shocking, it is a popular movie for older tweens. The sexuality is mostly within the monkey character trying to communicate through enactments. The humor involving drugs is a scene where the characters drink a strange plant and become drunk, it is silly and very funny. Our family, 12 year old daughter included, loved it and we all laughed very hard. I mean if your kids are reading Twilight, you are fine.
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I rate this title iffy for age 11 and give it
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- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Excessive consumerism
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- Negative role models
Sort of Boring. Lost My Interest During the Film.
It's a man's comedy. It's not very funny, just sexual humor and jokes that don't really make sense. Language and sex, violence, consumerism, bad role models, mixed messages, and drug and alcohol use and we could be seeing this film again. It isn't good.
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I rate this title off for age 15 and give it
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- Inappropriate sexual content
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- Negative role models
The sexual innuendos are outrageous. Drug use is ridiculous. Very disappointed it was advertised so heavily on nickelodeon. Totally inappropriate for tweens and younger.
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I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it
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- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
Movie for a quick laugh, but not for younger kids
For a cheesy, quick laugh...this would be a movie to watch. Although my youngest is 12, I would not go any younger than that with this movie. There was alot of language in this movie (the F word was mouthed once, not said aloud), and tons of sexual innuendos. The apeman kept pawing at the girls chest, coffee cups with breasts, and group of girls (from apeman tribe) with long hair barely covering their chest. This movie is totally different than the original so don't expect to watch this movie with that in mind.
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I rate this title iffy for age 12 and give it
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- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
This movie is so funny. There is some bad things in it. There is LOTS of language, LOTS of seual jokes, innuendoes. So what, the story isn't very good. We watch a comedy movie to laugh! This movie did that for me. I think this movie is iffy for 12 years old.
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I rate this title on for age 15 and give it- My concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Negative role models
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I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Negative role models
Tacky - nothing like the original
Tacky humor that was not funny - Will Ferrell keeps doing the same tacky humor and in the first few movies it might have been somewhat funny - but it is now worn out. Also I watched this tv show as a kid and this movie is completely different - not even the same characters. Holly was the daughter in the tv show - the movie has her as Marshall's love interest.
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I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it
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- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
Okay for tweens and up !!!!
Halarious !!!! Very bad language and inappropriate content !! Little kids porb. won't understand lots of parts :D !!!!
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I rate this title iffy for age 10 and give it
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- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
funny Will Ferrell movie
I thought this movie was very funny. It was a little inappropriate though. There was a lot of language throughout the whole movie. Out of everything though I think It's good for 10 and up.
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I rate this title iffy for age 16 and give it
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- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Excessive consumerism
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- Negative role models
Not okay for tweens but for older kids
have not seen it but some people say it should have been rated R
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I rate this title on for age 5 and give it
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- Inappropriate language
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I rate this title on for age 14 and give it
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- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
Funny
Also it is in-appropiate. :( But I still loved it.
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I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
Love it!
I loved this movie. I saw it in theaters with my father and we had a great time. This movie in funny!
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| 75% | of parents say the sexual behavior isn't age appropriate |
| 75% | of parents say it has language their kids can't use |
| 56% | of parents say there's too much drinking, drugs, or smoking |
| 44% | of parents don't think the messages are positive |
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