The Land That Time Forgot

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The Land That Time Forgot

PG

1975

1h 31m

Fantasy

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Bowen Tyler (Doug McClure) is among a small group of survivors taken in by a German submarine after the vessel has sunk their ship. When a struggle ensues between the German officers and their captives, the U-boat, which is running out of fuel, ends up coming across an uncharted island. Unfortunately for the passengers and crew, dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures roam the land, and everyone must fight to survive the perils of the lost island.

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Jay Cocks

TIME Magazine

09/06/2009

Instant second childhood is guaranteed in less than 90 minutes.

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Geoff Andrew

Time Out

02/09/2006

It starts off promisingly with some stylised and ridiculous heroics involving a German sub, but once the island has been occupied and a few excellent monsters vanquished, the plot settles down to some very ordinary machinations.

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New York Times

05/09/2005

2/4

Just as the much grander Jaws became less scary the moment its mechanical shark appeared, the early virtues of Land collapse once the island is reached and the traffic jam in artificial monsters develops.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Dec 2

3/4

A higher budget and a longer running time would have made this even better, but even as it stands, it's a satisfying film in the Saturday-matinee mold.

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

08/30/2020

5/10

The outdated, gimmicky dinosaur segments are the real treat, using rubbery puppets enlarged by camera tricks (appearing like toys during close-ups) to create excitement.

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Tim Brayton

Alternate Ending

07/04/2018

2/5

A drab little splat of a movie, a swashbuckling adventure about a mysterious island full of dinosaurs in which the adventure is inert.

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Jamie C.

@JamieChill Aug 29

I turned it off after 10 minutes. The AI was horrible.

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Tmunch 2

Aug 18

Is this someone’s idea of a Joke? The special effects were better it the 1974 version. I felt like I was watching and episode of the land of the lost. 🤣 I cannot believe this movie was ever made! I mean was the budget $50 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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Allan C

Jun 29

JURASSIC PARK is the King Kong of dinosaur-run-amok films, but THE LAND THAT TIME FORGOT beat Spielberg and Michael Crichton to the punch on Dinos vs. Humans. However, this Edgar Rice Burroughs tale about a German U-boat during WWI discovering an island that has dinosaurs and cavemen is incredibly silly. JURASSIC PARK is a classier and smarter tale of Dinos vs. Humans, whereas THE LAND THAT TIME FORGOT is the type of silly pulp intended for children that you'd expect from the author of Tarzan. Still, even with super cheap special effects that reminded me of LAND OF THE LOST, soldiers fighting dinosaurs is hard to resist.

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CodyZamboni Z

06/26/2024

The first hour is a WW1 submarine drama, Once they get to the title island, the entertainment factor rose. The impressive matte paintings, the campy dinos, are fun. But what sinks the movie is the unecessary, annoying caveman sub plot, They should've just focused on the sub crew battling dinos and escaping from volcano disaster.

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Michael C

05/06/2024

The original film adaptation of "The Land That Time Forgot" is a good movie. That's it. Just good. That in and of itself is fine of course. The special effects are mediocre at best, but they are fine for a movie of this kind (and budget). Almost reminded me of the original Toho Studios Godzilla movies. The late Doug McClure is all well and good as the main hero of the story Bowen Tyler. One of the movie's liabilities is it is very slow moving at times. There were parts of the movie which just seemed to drag on for too long. Another liability is the fight sequences between the main characters and the primitive humans who live on the hidden island of Caprona. There were too many quick cuts and the camera did not focus enough of aspects of the fights, the scene just kept jumping from clip to clip to clip. With that being said, "The Land That Time Forgot" is not a bad movie. It is good and entertaining, but I think it could have been better.

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alan g

@agenser 03/22/2024

Should be,"the movie that time forgot". Insipid plot, horrible acting, special effects that are not special. Good thing everyone dies so no sequel.

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Synopsis

Bowen Tyler (Doug McClure) is among a small group of survivors taken in by a German submarine after the vessel has sunk their ship. When a struggle ensues between the German officers and their captives, the U-boat, which is running out of fuel, ends up coming across an uncharted island. Unfortunately for the passengers and crew, dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures roam the land, and everyone must fight to survive the perils of the lost island.

Director: Kevin Connor
Producer: John Dark, Milton Subotsky
Screenwriter: Michael Moorcock, James Cawthorn
Production Co: Lion International, Amicus Productions
Rating: PG
Genre: Fantasy
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 16, 2008
Runtime: 1h 31m

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