Review of Lost in Space (1998) by Allan C — 14 Jun 2014

I was never a fan of the original TV series, so I wan't all that invested in this staying true to the original, but this movie remake is a pretty dull affair. The film touts a strong cast that includes Gary Oldman, William Hurt, Mimi Rogers, Heather Graham, Lacey Chabert, Edward Fox and Joey Tribbiani as a tough guy, sci-fi action hero, but the script leaves them with pretty much no real characterizations and with a pretty involving story.

All the stars had signed on for two more Lost in Space films, but after this one failed to do well, plans for sequels were rightfully scrapped. The film has decent specialefects and is competently directed by the usually reliable Stephen Hopkins, but I think most of the blame lies with the script by Akiva Goldsman, who's track records ranges from of memorable films like "The Client" and "A Beautiful Mind" to dreck like "Batman & Robin.

" I will give this film credit for doing bullet-time a year before "The Matrix" did it, although "The Matrix" did it better both from a technical and artistic standpoint. the best part of the film was Dick Tufeld reprising his role as the voice of the robot and saying "Danger, Will Robinson!".