bowmanblue 'The Land That Time Forgot' was a classic. Okay, it was no Jurassic Park, but it was still enormous, campy fun and easy to watch. However, the sequel, where a second team is sent in to look for the survivors of the first crew, is a bit of a film too far.It kind of reminds me of the first sequel to Planet of the Apes (Beneath). It's got less of a budget, uses less of the original concept while trying to go in a different direction. Yes, it succeeds in not really retreading the first film, but everything about it seems 'lesser.' Perhaps it's biggest failing is the fact that many will – obviously – compare it to the original. Maybe if it was a stand-alone film, people would be a little less judgemental.However, it's not all bad – you just have to accept it for what it is. It's easy to watch every few years and quite fun if your expectations are low enough and don't question how a cavegirl can remain so 'perfectly groomed' while living on a land with no modern appliances!http://thewrongtreemoviereviews.blogspot.co.uk/

gavin6942 Major Ben McBride (Patrick Wayne) organizes a mission to the Antarctic wastes to search for his friend (Doug McClure) who has been missing in the region for several years. McBride's party find themselves in a world populated by primitive warriors and terrifying prehistoric creatures, all of whom they must evade in order to get back safely to their ship.This is the sort of movie that has Sam Arkoff and American International written all over it. While it will probably never be looked upon fondly by critics, it has a healthy dose of sailors, dinosaurs, some primitive people... the kind of things you might expect in a fun little adventure film.Edgar Rice Burroughs, who wrote the original story, really needs a re-examination. He is known primarily a the creator of Tarzan, and the attempt to bring John Carter to the big screen failed... but there are plenty of tales that could be adapted successfully if done properly. We simply do not have "fun" films like this one anymore.

ma-cortes At the beginning of the film are reunited captain Lawton (Tony Britton) piloting his icebreaker along with McBride (Patrick Wayne), Lady Cunningham (Sarah Douglas) and Norfork ( Thorley Walters) , everybody undergoing an expedition to Antartic in search for Tyler (Doug McClure) who has been missing in that region for various years. The trio (Patrick Wayne , Sara Douglas, Thorley Walters) along with a plane pilot descend over a barren land and meet a primitive women (a gorgeous Dana Gillespie with amazing cleavage showing her boobs). They have to deal with numerous risks, dangers, endure torrential landslide,volcano, cavemen warriors, prehistoric animals and discover a lost tribe .This enjoyable adaptation is a special version of the Edgar Rice Burroughs adventure yarn . There are rip-roaring action, spirit of adventure, derring-do, thrills, and results to be quite amusing. It's a brief fun with average special effects , passable set decoration , functional art direction and none use of computer generator. This fantasy picture packs thrills, action, weird monsters, lively pace and fantastic scenarios. The monsters are the real stars of this production and its chief attribute. The tale is silly and laughable but the effects and action are quite well. Among the most spectacular of its visuals there are a deeply shrouded cavern full of skulls roaring menacingly towards the camera, a little tableau comprising attack of a giant monster in a cave, and the futuristic backgrounds of nasty headquarter .Highlights of the adventure includes a roller-coaster trip, appearance of prehistoric reptile such as Pterodactilus, Stegosaurius, Tiranosaurious and some horsemen dressed Samurai-alike riding out from mountain throughout horizon . In addition the final scenes where appears a grotesque executioner played by David Prowse (Darth Vader), a dwarf and usual villain chief and several others. Some illogical parts in the argument are more than compensated for the excitement provided by Roger Dicken's monsters, though sometimes are a little bit cheesy. Filmed in glimmer cinematography by Alan Hume on location in Santa Cruz De La Palma (Canary Islands) and Pinewood studios , England. Adequate and stirring musical score by John Scott. This is the fourth collaboration between producers John Dark, Max Rosemberg and director Kevin Connor who also made in similar style : ¨ Land that time forgot¨, ¨All the Earth's core(76)¨, ¨Warlord of Atlantis(1978)¨, mostly starred by Doug McClure and with Dicken as the monster-maker. The film will appeal to kids who swallow whole and sit convulsed in their armchair.

retrorocketx I am a sucker for Lost World movies. This one was made as a sequel to the Land that Time Forgot. The movie picks up with an attempted rescue attempt of Tyler, who was left stranded on the lost land of Caprona. But let's face it, The People That Time Forgot is not a good movie. It has some potential but overall the movie drags. And for a lost world movie, the landscape and creatures are boring.The first 15 minutes of the movie were great and I was hooked. The props and costumes evoke the period of post WWI. The miniature ship and float plane are particularly interesting models and interact well in their miniature settings. Our adventurers enter the lost world by flying the float plane over mountains after getting in as close to the south pole as possible in a steam ship. Just as in the movie "Land Unknown" (1957) the plane is damaged and forced to land by an attacking pteronodon. Our adventurers have arrived in the lost world! From this point however, the movie drops way down in quality. The landscape is bleak and uninteresting. I wondered why this boring heath and volcanic rock area was chosen over a lush jungle like the first movie. Worse, the dinosaurs are a step down in quality from "Land the Time Forgot", which is saying something. They don't have much to do besides provide a glimpse of a threat through the trees and roar ineffectually. They don't eat anyone. Only one creature, a cave monster actually gets to attack our heroes. The 'people' of this land are a let down. One group is the very silly, ever chasing and yelling at a distance cave men. They capture the adventurers, but we never get a close look at them, nor do we get a glimpse of their culture. The other 'people' of this world are the skull collecting samurai. Again, we see very little of what might make them interesting. OK, there are a few moments where the skull samurai get to pose and preen a bit while preparing to decapitate the women. But really, why bother calling the the movie 'The People That Time Forgot' if you are not going anywhere with the people? The first movie gave us so much more in terms of cultural groups. The expedition characters are purely stock, and no interesting chemistry or conflicts develop within the party as a result of their potentially awesome contact with a prehistoric world. The expedition consists of a female photographer whose father owns a newspaper and is putting up the cash for this trip, Tyler's BFF who is determined to rescue him, his trusty half-drunk comic relief sidekick, and a not-convincing scientist type. Along the way they enlist the aid of a beautiful and scantily-clad cave girl (Dana Gillespie). She carries the film with her primordial sex appeal. There are way too many padded scenes of the group strolling around the trees and hills. The fight scenes don't work because they are poorly done and they have no real drama because nothing seems to be at stake besides immediate self defense. There is no interaction among characters except for stock exchanges of uninspired dialog. Overall the actors seems confused and bored while they meander from point A to point B. But there are a few good scenes in the film, one of the best being the meeting and rescue of Tyler (Doug McClure) in a skull infested prison cell. By the end of the movie, you realize why the filmmakers chose the location they did. A nearly unlimited number of explosions are set off at the climax of the film. That sequence ended up being kind of fun. But final scene of the film...awkward and lame.