Review of The Land That Time Forgot (1974) by Joe A — 07 Dec 2012
Land Before Time is a beloved childhood favorite of mine . It's a cheezy but fun prehistoric lost world pic based on a great story by the legendary Edgar Rice Burroughs. Survivors of a ship sunk by a German U-boat in WWI take over that same ship but, due to sabotage, sub and crew become lost at sea.
They find themselves in the Antarctic and an underwater channel leads them to a hidden prehistoric lost world where they now must fight together to survive. Land can be thoroughly enjoyed now as a camp classic from the pre-Jurrasic Park days when dinosaurs were rubber puppets and every movie ended with an erupting volcano.
Kevin Connor directs with just the right blend of seriousness and fun and the cast, including Doug McClure and the adorable Susan Penhaligon, play their roles straight enough to get us to follow along despite all the table top models and rubber beasties.
A very fun flick and a great Saturday night viewing with some of your favorite brews and buds. A rubber monster blast.
This review of The Land That Time Forgot (1974) was written by Joe A on 07 Dec 2012.
The Land That Time Forgot has generally received mixed reviews.
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