Film failure

Land of the lost

Land of the lost was a film failure. It was thought to be a success as it was based on the hit television series Land of the lost. However, reviews show that the audience felt that the film was only loosely based on the original television series and this didn't work in the studios favour. 

Many reviews state that the film is not child-friendly and should never have been made, while others think it is worth a watch just for Will Ferrell as the lead role. The overall reviews for this film were under 50% or rated less than 3/5 stars. 

The budget for this film was $100 million and the box office figures were $69,548,641. The film and actors were nominated for many "worst" awards, this is shown below.

Award	Category	Nominee	Result
Golden Raspberry Award	Worst Actor	Will Ferrell	Nominated
	Worst Screen Couple		Nominated
		Any co-star, creature or "comic riff"	Nominated
	Worst Director	Brad Silberling	Nominated
	Worst Picture	Universal Pictures	Nominated
	Worst Screenplay	Dennis McNicholas and Chris Henchy	Nominated
	Worst Supporting Actor	Jorma Taccone	Nominated
	Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-off or Sequel		Won

Reviews state that Will Ferrell's humour makes the film more bearable as it is supposed to be a film for family's but there are parts which are quite mean. The film did not offer new cinematic experiences as "the money was spent so badly and the effects were adequate."

The genre's of the film were adventure, comedy and sci-fi, these contributed to the failure as the film wasn't as funny to many as it should have been. Having a main character like Will Ferrell, the audience would expect to have a laugh although many reviews mention no humour. 

Film stars had a role in this film as Will Ferrell is a well known actor, especially for his humour which is a big part of why many people watched the film as some stated "Will Ferrell's and Danny McBride's natural charisma isn't sufficient to save Land of the Lost."