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Updated! Marty Krofft (Mis)speaks On The Radio About LAND OF THE LOST!

And now seriously: by DerLanghaarige	Apr 29th, 2005 03:49:02 AM
Jack Black is in it!? And they will use crappy FX just for fun? Man, this film must be great!!! Hope Kirsten Dunst will be in a wet shirt again.
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooo! by Ingeld	Apr 29th, 2005 06:47:08 AM
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Raped my childhood!! by Wungolioth	Apr 29th, 2005 06:59:58 AM
Just kidding. Sounds seriously fucked up, but just about all Sid & Marty Krofft shows were, so that's nothing new. I suspect there's a Hell of a lot more thought being put into this than the Bewitched and Dukes of Hazard movies combined.
This seems kinda awkward, don't you think? by mbaker	Apr 29th, 2005 07:55:41 AM
Oh yeah, now there's a new Hollywood formula. Take a beloved cult TV show, remake it as a camped-up comedy, alienate the pre-sold audience of the show's fans by showing your utter comtempt for the source material and turn it into a vehicle for an overexposed actor whose performances are better known for their self-indulgence than for their wit. After all, it worked so well for 'The Wild Wild West'. (Which looked like a bad movie anyways) And next year, Jim Carrey does 'The Six Million Dollar Man'. (With Hulk Hogan as the baddie, Brother!) Look, I know the original show may be considered cheesy by today's standards, but here's the problem. If your gonna poke fun at 'Land Of The Lost', it would make alot more sense to do it in the form a skit for a comedy show. like 'SNL', But to do a big budget movie adaptation, and turn it into a mockery seems kinda awkward.
Why make it a comedy? by Barry Egan	Apr 29th, 2005 09:25:49 AM

Zhuh? by Anna Valerious	Apr 29th, 2005 09:54:20 AM
If you ask me, Kerri Kenney from "The State" and "Reno 911!" should be playing Witchiepoo. Not sure where to put Jack Black in any Sid & Marty Krofft production, though...
I don't mind them turning it into a movie, but I still don't lik by Terry_1978	Apr 29th, 2005 10:21:41 AM
When I heard about it, I was hoping they would play it straight, and use the modern technology to re-create all the creatures and what not from the show and turn it into a fantasy/adventure type deal. Ferrell is all right, but I'm not all that down with this idea.
Jack Black should play... by ed_wood_jr	Apr 29th, 2005 11:11:19 AM
..a grown-up Jimmy in a "Pufnstuf" film. If you want to go the route they appear to be considering, Black as a guy living with guys in foam suits for twenty years singing goofy songs might be a fun way to use his screen persona. (That said, even thinking of this idea is like packing my childhood's suitcase and driving it to Neverland Ranch.)
I always suspected that Sid and Marty were doing some serious dr by TimBenzedrine	Apr 29th, 2005 12:33:43 PM
But this just comfirms it. I could see Unibrow Black as one of the Pakuni, but Witchypoo? Billie Hayes owned that role. I'm sure there are actresses that would kill for a part like that. They ought to hold open auditions and see what they can get. But getting back to Land of the Lost-- why make a film that plays up the cheapness of the look of the series? They had a tiny budget back then and they had to shoot all their effects on video. They did what they HAD TO in order to get the series made. The miniature work was first rate, and the animation was supervised by Gene Warren and Wah Chang, two of George Pal's animator/effectsmen. They used some of the best science fiction writers working at that time for the storylines. You can't tell me they weren't sincere in their original intent. Sure, the studio sets looked fake, the kid's clothes were always cleaned and pressed,and everyone went a little heavy on the pancake makeup, but that's the way most low budget TV produtions (especially soaps) looked at the time. Look, Star Trek didn't always have the greatest effects, but they did the best with what they had at the time. but they didn't focus on the cheapness that occasionally krept into the original series when they made their (first few ) movies. I don't know-- It just seems wrong, like holding up one of your kids for ridicule because they aren't perfect.
Anyone remember the 'Puffnstuff' parody on 'Mr. Show'? by mbaker	Apr 29th, 2005 12:54:32 PM
Now that was pretty funny.
Witchiepoo by Notro	Apr 29th, 2005 01:56:58 PM
If I had my pick for Witchiepoo it would definitely be Amy Sedaris....
Will Ferrell is a plague! by Oompa_Radar	Apr 29th, 2005 02:05:26 PM
Enough is enough with all the 70's spoofs. Leave my childhood alone! Spoofing is fine ala SNL, Mr. Show and the Damn Show (Gooks of Hazzard, anyone?). But this is insane. Ferrell, Stiller and his ilk--and anyone actually still forking over their hard earned cash to these morons--need to be smacked.
CLINT HOWARD IS "CHAKA!" by Uncapie	Apr 29th, 2005 11:05:57 PM
Your wardrobe awaits you, Sir!
DR.STEEL's song "Land of the Lost" by Sgt. Kato	Jun 21st, 2008 01:36:14 PM
Hey everyone! Don't you think this would be PERFECT for the soundtrack? : http://www.toysoldiersunite.co m/files/uploads/drsteellandoft helost.mp3 www.doctorsteel.com Does anyone have any contact info for the film so that I can put them in touch with Dr.Steel?

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