Lost in Space

The story isn't that bad, some of the scenes are really good. Totally different than the original Lost in Space. The casting of the characters is my only complaint. The children were excellent but the adults were not. William Hurt and Matthew LeBouf do not fit well together. Mr Smith was the only adult character that was believable. Still, it kept my interest and I enjoyed the story very much. Too bad the casting couldn't have been better because this was actually a very good movie and could have had the possibility for sequels. I give it a 7 of 10.

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I'm surprised that this film gets 5.2 on IMBD. I'd give it an 8 just because of the cameo appearances by Mark Goddard, June Lockhart, and Marta Kristen. It's a great cast - William Hurt, Mimi Rodgers, Gary Oldman, Jared Harris, and others. I like it.

I loved it when it came out. Some scenes are a bit cheesy. But some scenes are my absolute favorites in all of moviedom. When Maureen interrupts Don and John's fight... doesn't get any better than that! The effects are dated... but for the time, plenty good. The interplay with many of the characters is fun and evolving. It's a solid 7 for me at least. And there are evenings where only Lost in Space will do. As Matt Le Blanc's Don said, "Well, if there's no time for fun, what are we saving the planet for?" Seriously. The planet needs a bit more fun. And Lost in Space provides it.

As I said in the title, I've never seen the TV show. So I have no idea whether this movie is a good adaption and whether it keeps true to the original story. I do enjoy it and I have a fun time watching it. I love seeing Matt LeBlanc in this kind of role, because it's so different from his role in Friends as Joey, the only thing I've actually seen him in, other than this movie. In the year 2058, the Earth is nearing the day when it will uninhabitable because of irreversible effects of pollution and global warming. The Robinson family are assigned to go on a mission where they will go to the recently discovered habitat planet, and create a hyperdrive, so the trip for Earth's people will be instantaneous. But things get messed up on a trip and the family and other crew end up lost in space. They encounter a lot of crazy things, including their future selves and space monsters. Overall, I give this movie a 7 out of 10, which in my ratings book is: Great.

Don't waste your time, this film isn't even worth the time to see it. Poor script, bad casting and bad acting just makes this film another example of Hollywood gone mad. The only thing this film got remotely right was some of the special effects. There are plenty of fresh scripts and new ideas out there, Hollywood would serve us all best by making more original and intelligent low budget movies. If you're looking for good sci fi here, move on and move on fast.

The phrases "harmless fun", "a trashy good time", or "mindless entertainment" take on an insidious new meaning when applied to movies like this. I know the movie isn't evil or mean-spirited, but does that mean it has to be so damn awful? I tried to find something in the movie that wasn't a cliche; I failed. The cast turns in nearly uniformly wooden line readings as they trot through the paces of the plot. Not making any sense? Well hell, says the movie, just throw in some loud sound effects, lousy computer graphics, a couple of jokey one-liners that would be below the cheesiest nightclub comic and goose up the action regardless of how improbable it becomes. Even though based on an old campy TV show, this could have been an entertaining movie. The total lack of imagination at work, however, has sucked any chance of fun right out of the experience. Truly redundant, truly awful.

I don't why this movie got such bad reviews. I guess it's because most people compare it to the original TV series. I think if this movie had a different name it would have done better. The movie's plot plays much like a Star Trek movie. IF you're not a fan of sci-fi or Star Trek then you probably won't like it. If you try to compare it to the original series you probably won't like it but if you let the movie stand on it's own merits you'll probably like it. I was not a fan of the original series and I just enjoyed the movie for what it was: a good action flick. While maybe not a top 100 of all time movie it is worth a watch if you give it a chance...

Several decades into the future, life on Earth is becoming less viable, due to the effects of pollution. The Robinson family set out to the planet of Alpha Prime in order to colonise it, so that earthlings may move there. On the way, they get lost... Dull. I haven't seen the 1960s TV series so can't comment on this movie in the context of the series. However, the movie just seems very silly. Plot seems random, and what there is is not very original. All star cast - William Hurt, Gary Oldman, Heather Graham, Mimi Rogers, Matt LeBlanc - is wasted. Performances are unconvincing and wooden. Surely the director's fault, considering the talent on display. Not worth watching, even if you are a fan of the series.

Intentionally silly or not, it didn't work. It ends up being boring. Performances that simply make you feel sorry for the likes of William Hurt, Mimi Rogers, Gary Oldman, and Heather Graham (note, Matt LeBlanc left off that list). At least the special effects are cool. Engaging, fun, exciting? Only in the way a lava lamp is, you can sit there and watch it for a while as your mind drifts. Later, you forget exactly what you were doing for that entire afternoon.