The title's misleading
new yorker | NYC | 08/28/2009
(4 out of 5 stars)
"I'm giving this four stars because as Asylum Movies go it's one of their best.
However it is not an updated take on the novel The Land That Time Forgot: A Tale of Fort Dinosaur which was disappointing. Whether read as one complete novel or in it's trilogy release As The Land That Time Forgot, The People That Time Forgot and Out of Times Abyss The story of Caprona contains an evolution based mystery and a love story. It is not about time traveling via the Bermuda triangle. This screenplay isn't even loosly based on the previous movies The Land That Time Forgot/The People That Time Forgot which contained FX of mediocre laughable quality. Those however in hindsight at least made an attempt to use the source material. This resembles a low budget attempt at something like Time Spike more than anything in the ERB book.
If you liked what Asylum's Take on Journey to the Center of the Earth , which ironically contained an earth driller right out of Edgar Rice Burroughs' At the Earth's Core (Pellucidar Series) (Bk. 1) , you'll enjoy this.
However their T-Rex is becoming almost as overused as their dragon
Also of note , pun intended, the set up for a The People That Time Forgot sequel using the note in a bottle is appropriate.
"
Not Enough Monsters,Except for Nazis ?
guestar57 | Porterville,Ca.USA | 07/15/2009
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Starring: Timothy Bottoms and C. Thomas Howell.
Very solid script by Darren Dalton and Directed by C. Thomas Howell.
Not too many creatures,But what is here is very ,very menacing.
The "Land" intrigues us because is it Catalina Island or any California beach shot VERY carefully.
Acting is well rehearsed and unknowns carry alot of the weight to fill out story,Oh...They are marooned Nazis from a submarine that think VERY logically about survival.
One of those picky things is,Obviously this is headed to SyFy channel by lack of bad language and female glimpses.
Solid action and some moments derived from Gilligans Island and Lost."
Nice surprise
Music Lover in Omaha | Omaha, Ne | 01/02/2010
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Yup, this is a low budget movie with cheesy special effects, but you know what? For a low budget movie with cheesy special effects, it really isn't too bad. Sure some of the stuff that happens is unrealistic, but this movie does not take itself too seriously and is kind of fun. The monsters look fake compared to other movies like Jurassic Park and that mess that Will Farrell put out, but who cares? Just enjoy it. And wow, Timothy Bottoms looks so much like George W. Bush in this movie."