Le Monde (presque) perdu

Will Ferrell's humor has never really been my thing, but Danny McBride? Now that's a guy whose comedy I can get behind. Put these two together, and what you get is a pretty wild and ridiculous movie that feels like it's almost a parody of a comedy. I have to admit, though—I laughed a lot. Sure, there was that annoying little creature that popped up way too much, but then a crazy scene would come along, and I just couldn’t stop laughing. (12/03/2012)

I could count the moments I really enjoyed on one hand (the opening and closing talk show, the clever tyrannosaurus, the mosquito scene...), but otherwise this is a weak Ferrell film, with a lot of disgusting (I simply don't like anything with expletives) and a lot of simply awkward jokes. The special effects aren't bad and the film is very nicely colored and overall better than, say, Journey to the Center of the Earth with Brendan Fraser, but that's not high praise. Two and a bit. (19/02/2012)

I could compare this film to 2008's Journey to the Center of the Earth and it would clearly win across the board in every way. The visual effects are pretty good (well, except for the lizard people) and the first half of the film isn't lacking in the funny side either. The second half, however, is heavily modernized and riddled with contemporary comedic mannerisms. The running time could have been shorter by twenty minutes. So a pure 2*. (19/03/2010)