Lost in Space (1998) Retrospective / Review

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  • @at3479
    @at3479 3 ปีที่แล้ว +200

    Ah, the film that ended Titanic's monthly reign at the box office and became known as the Iceberg for a while. I always liked this one despite the flaws it had.

    • @bigbabysld
      @bigbabysld 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      DAMN...I was coming here just to type that...oh well
      yeah, this was the movie that knocked TITANIC out of 1st place.
      that felt good

    • @aslan9334
      @aslan9334 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yes i do remember this is the one that finally took Titanic from number 1 i do enjoy both but am glad this one was the one that did it!😄

    • @zacharyjochumsen9677
      @zacharyjochumsen9677 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@aslan9334 and thi yer mzejs the 25th anniversary of lost in space

  • @Mangko
    @Mangko 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    William Hurt: "I've never seen a Ship like this...."
    Sam Neill: "Ah yes, that's the Event Horizon returning from it's Maiden voyage"

    • @yieldtochristian
      @yieldtochristian ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Truly appreciate this comment

    • @doNaldMusk-h28-hfkslP18
      @doNaldMusk-h28-hfkslP18 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It was our first attempt at black hole travel but it went to hell.

  • @Orangefan77
    @Orangefan77 3 ปีที่แล้ว +100

    "Dad, Mom says get the hell out of there!" spoken by the Robot will always be my favorite line from this movie.

    • @jothegreek
      @jothegreek 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      hey war thunder
      joy

    • @SammEater
      @SammEater 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I know right, the Robot voice is so cool any line he says in that movie is iconic to me.

    • @SpaceWizardCosplay
      @SpaceWizardCosplay 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@SammEater The Robot (1998) was voiced by Dick Tufield, the same voice actor from the original (1965-68) Lost in Space TV show. And you're right - his voice is iconic.

  • @wstine79
    @wstine79 3 ปีที่แล้ว +125

    Penny: "That robot is so Fetch."
    Will: "Penny, stop trying to make Fetch happen. It's never going to happen."

    • @pixelheresy
      @pixelheresy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I was going to say! Between the Wild Thornberries and Mean Girls, there were more touchpoints than "1st season Meg" and "Hallmark Channel movies".

    • @tripshaker
      @tripshaker 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      "In space, no one can hear you Fetch."

    • @terrylandess6072
      @terrylandess6072 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      She had a weird cuteness in this movie which had me looking forward to her aging up - then like mentioned, I see her in Mean Girls and wonder what went sideways?

    • @MildMisanthropeMaybeMassive
      @MildMisanthropeMaybeMassive 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      terry landess why don’t you take a seat over there? DANGER PENNY ROBINSON!

    • @Geezer-yf8hv
      @Geezer-yf8hv 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It was weird that they seemed to sex and slut her up like jailbait she was!! It was just creepy

  • @dariusq8894
    @dariusq8894 3 ปีที่แล้ว +208

    I actually enjoyed Lost in Space. It was a generic FX movie but definitely entertaining.

    • @terrylandess6072
      @terrylandess6072 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I grew up with the TV series. This movie started strong, and then WTF happened - it was like they wanted to make the movie, but after the first act - couldn't figure out what to do and it just got weirder and more contrived while simultaneously destroying any sequel possibilities.

    • @pca1987
      @pca1987 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@terrylandess6072 So... Just like in the original show? What I meam is that the show also started strong, but it did got really weird later on, didn't it? 🤣
      Only in the show we have vegetable people (including Celery Smith) and in the movie we got Alien-spider Smith. 😅

    • @devonmask5192
      @devonmask5192 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Agreed. Also liked it better than the show, which was crap (but there was nothing else on during its syndicated UHF time so every kid watched it). Even as a young kid I had at least one 'why wouldn't they______?' in every episode. Also, Johnathan Harris's Dr. Smith's alliterate tirades made me want to trade a month's allowance to watch a scene where Don blows him out of the airlock.

    • @Geezer-yf8hv
      @Geezer-yf8hv 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@terrylandess6072 I totally agree and share your opinion. I have been rewatching the original series, and waiting for season 3 of the Netflix reboot! While very different than the original, and not liking it at first, I warmed up to it in the 2nd season. Still, I’d like to see yet another remake that is “retro”, and keeps some of the ‘60s look!! The original Jupiter 2 is STILL the best coolest space ship ever, (just needed to be bigger to contain all that shit)! Would LOVE to hear the original J2 engine sounds in a movie theater sound system!!

    • @Geezer-yf8hv
      @Geezer-yf8hv 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@pca1987 It took 2-3 years for the show to go so bad. It shouldn’t have happened in 90 MINUTES!!!

  • @afrog2666
    @afrog2666 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Gary Oldman is the GOAT, he can play anything, probably stuff like a mountain or a tree as well, and you`d never know it was Gary Oldman until you watched the credits xD

  • @Transmission_Rory
    @Transmission_Rory 3 ปีที่แล้ว +101

    "I love you wife" - Professor Robinson, Lost in Space.

    • @theblocksays
      @theblocksays 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      "I hate you, agent." William Hurt. LOL

    • @Psilocybin77
      @Psilocybin77 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's beautiful man

    • @TheDeppertLasseVogt
      @TheDeppertLasseVogt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      One of the worst lines ever spoken in a truly awful way. This film made me hate William Hurt.

    • @LordMalice6d9
      @LordMalice6d9 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@TheDeppertLasseVogt It's as if William Hurt forgot the name of his wife's character and couldn't be bothered to remember lol!

    • @TheDeppertLasseVogt
      @TheDeppertLasseVogt 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@LordMalice6d9 He clearly couldn’t be bothered to act... at all.

  • @evertonporter7887
    @evertonporter7887 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    After this, New Line Cinema's next production would be Lord Of The Rings....and the rest is history.

  • @saltygrasshopper
    @saltygrasshopper 3 ปีที่แล้ว +116

    I might be alone here but I think Matt LeBlanc should have had more of a movie career.

    • @nelsonc6173
      @nelsonc6173 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Really? The guy acts like a piece of wood? He has much intonation as a piece of stone. Hence why he was perfect for Joey.

    • @saltygrasshopper
      @saltygrasshopper 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@nelsonc6173
      I'm not saying he can star opposite of Daniel Day Lewis but I think he can pull off some decent blue collar guy roles.

    • @alfredthegreat9543
      @alfredthegreat9543 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      That was my takeaway from Lost in Space too. I hadn't seen Friends at that point so wasn't aware who he was, just thought he was a new actor to the scene, but thought he was very good indeed and had a bright future as an action star- i guess a million dollars an episode for Friends put a stop to that.

    • @alanpennie8013
      @alanpennie8013 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Unfortunately, it seems you're not alone.

    • @eltreum1
      @eltreum1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      All I had ever seen him was friends. He only fits certain archetypes well but I liked him as a military character. He was snarky and a bit of a hot shot but had skills to justify it and was serious when it was time to work and loyal to his comrades. It was funny when he was griping about his fate as he was locking down the ship and dislike for cryo sleep. I loved when he busted out that iron helmet and went shooting gallery on the spiders. With the right direction and project he could have transitioned to sci-fi or action movies if he wanted.

  • @ganbaatarganbayar
    @ganbaatarganbayar 3 ปีที่แล้ว +122

    Joey in space

    • @-MrFozzy-
      @-MrFozzy- 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      How YOU dooooin (in space)

    • @-MrFozzy-
      @-MrFozzy- 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ChadwickTheChad drank the fat though

    • @LinkMarioSamus
      @LinkMarioSamus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      General Ross and Commissioner Gordon in space

    • @Neville60001
      @Neville60001 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Not even close to that, Ganbayar Ganbaatar
      ; Joey was oversexed and (mainly) stupid, while Don was smart, heroic, and resourceful.

    • @saftpackerl
      @saftpackerl 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      You mean "Jerry - in Space"? :D

  • @DCMarvelMultiverse
    @DCMarvelMultiverse 3 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    Oliver Harper: And now a retrospective/review of Lost in Space.
    Me: Oh, the pain! The pain of it all!

    • @wstine79
      @wstine79 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      "Silence, you cackling clad!"

  • @mzoe12
    @mzoe12 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Gary Oldman has been in some great films in the 1990s. He was the highlight of this movie by being the villain.

    • @KEVMAN7987
      @KEVMAN7987 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      He plays a great villain.

    • @jamiebraswell5520
      @jamiebraswell5520 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He was terrible here. It is not his fault, though. The role was written terribly to start with.

  • @wstine79
    @wstine79 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    "DANGER, OLIVER HARPER! DANGER!"

  • @RobsonRoverRepair
    @RobsonRoverRepair 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    This film had massive potential for sequels, now days it would set up a series easily.

    • @xponen
      @xponen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      "Virtual set" used in Mandalorian will enable all sort of Sci-fi series to be produced under budget whilst keeping the movie-esque quality.

    • @michaelsimkins7078
      @michaelsimkins7078 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's "nowadays", not "now days"! What planet are you from? DUNCE-00 Most likely!

    • @RobsonRoverRepair
      @RobsonRoverRepair 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@michaelsimkins7078 so a grammar NAZI and a victim of micro penis? How do you keep going. My hero xoxox

    • @alanpennie8013
      @alanpennie8013 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank God it was made in then days.

  • @The_once_future_king
    @The_once_future_king 3 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    I've been waiting years for this retrospective review, and you didn't disappoint 😏

    • @OliverHarper
      @OliverHarper  3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Thanks, David!

    • @adamgray1753
      @adamgray1753 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      You did an excellent retrospective of Lost In Space, @@OliverHarper. Thank you for doing the movie justice, man.

  • @Crispy_Bee
    @Crispy_Bee 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Holy crap, that was Jared Harris?!?!?!?!?! The actor form "The Terror".
    Oh. My. God.

    • @s1ddo
      @s1ddo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@trevorml1362 I only just found this out, a crime against cinema and the guy himself. Dickhead(s) who made that decision.

    • @Yggdrasil42
      @Yggdrasil42 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He’s awesome in The Expanse too

    • @Dim4323
      @Dim4323 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Very underated actor

  • @Constantine_IA
    @Constantine_IA 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    10:54 "Pennyvision" predicted social media stories

    • @jamiebraswell5520
      @jamiebraswell5520 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      And the childish "look at me, I need attention" generation that social media created.

    • @Freakazoid12345
      @Freakazoid12345 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I mean, people were doing this with video cameras, which was the inspiration, but sure, why not.
      I'm really splitting hairs and I'm not fun at parties.

  • @shainewhite2781
    @shainewhite2781 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Saw this movie on VHS with my family on Christmas day a year after it's release and it's pretty impressive! I don't care what Critics say, I love it!

    • @Freakazoid12345
      @Freakazoid12345 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Same!
      I love the arc at the end.

  • @GarrethandPipa
    @GarrethandPipa 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    having grown up at the end of the campy scifi. I still return to this movie every now and again. It is one of my favorites.

  • @southloopsox
    @southloopsox 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Damn, didn't know Bill Mumy could've played an older version of himself in the movie. How cool would that have been?

    • @jamiebraswell5520
      @jamiebraswell5520 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He dodged a bullet.

    • @jean-mi1825
      @jean-mi1825 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      And I didn't knew he was in this show... for me he was Lenier in Babylon 5

    • @Geezer-yf8hv
      @Geezer-yf8hv 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      He had said he WANTED the part, but they blew him off! It would have been one more reason to actually like this dumpster fire!

    • @ManOutofTime913
      @ManOutofTime913 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It's doubly stupid because he actually does look like an older version of Jack Johnson unlike Jared Harris who feels like a completely different character.

    • @brigidmadden5577
      @brigidmadden5577 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@ManOutofTime913I guess Harris got cast as he looked like Professor Robinson so there’d be some ambiguity over if he’s a crazy version of Professor Robinson or someone else

  • @shainewhite2781
    @shainewhite2781 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    19:39, the movie soundtrack is impressive and I was disappointed that the trailer music didn't make the cut of the movie. Oh, well.

  • @bbtank3000
    @bbtank3000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I was 9 when this came out, and I loved it. Judged it a lot less critically as a kid. To this day, I still love its charm.

    • @ShiroiTengu
      @ShiroiTengu 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I was the same age and loved it so much. For YEARS afterwards I was in love with Lacey Chabert because of this film

  • @woodrowjang
    @woodrowjang 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Penny was my first movie crush

  • @davidknight2104
    @davidknight2104 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Lost in space was ahead of its time the graphics were really good for the time, I've seen the film loads and really enjoy it 🙂

  • @captainpalsy2092
    @captainpalsy2092 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    To much faith in digital effects, they didn't learn a thing.

    • @craftpaint1644
      @craftpaint1644 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Dark City, perfect use of practical and CGI effects 😐

    • @captainpalsy2092
      @captainpalsy2092 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @Trump4Prison2021 whine much

    • @SammEater
      @SammEater 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Which is a damn shame because the pratical effects with the ship models and the Robot are pretty good, if they went all pratical with a few CGI shots to spice things up it would have been better.

    • @craftpaint1644
      @craftpaint1644 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Robert Koch! Science Fiction is like that, just watch the dumb things on screen.

    • @michaelsimkins7078
      @michaelsimkins7078 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      To and "Too" are NOT synonymous!
      Too much dependence and faith in digital effects! They didn't learn a damn thing.

  • @borusa32
    @borusa32 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    For me the biggest problem with this movie was its reliance on time travel and paradox which is virtually guaranteed to make any plot indecipherable.

  • @FlyByNick
    @FlyByNick 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    The unknown alien ship looks straight out of Lifeforce. Now that would be a movie I'd pay to see...Lifeforce vs. Lost in Space. C'mon...get'r done!

    • @adamgray1753
      @adamgray1753 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yeah really. That would of been an epic way of connecting the two movies. Which would of left the door wide open for multiple sequels too.

  • @Bloodynine606
    @Bloodynine606 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Jared Harris is an insanely good actor, did not remember that he was in this.

    • @BRIANOCONNOR2003
      @BRIANOCONNOR2003 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I didn't know he was also on Resident evil apocalypse
      He plays Dr Ashford in the movie

  • @EScoglio
    @EScoglio 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I remember when I saw this in theaters, the audience cheered and applauded when the actors from the show appeared on screen and when the robot started talking.

  • @nattojelly8349
    @nattojelly8349 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I was obsessed with this movie. It also made me fell in love with Gary Oldman and I had an enormous crush on Matt Leblanc. Ah, precious childhood memories.

  • @vcdonovan5943
    @vcdonovan5943 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Am I the only one who thinks LaBlanc missed his calling? Dude made for a *MUCH* better action hero than he ever did a tv comedian.

    • @stephenharris5532
      @stephenharris5532 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      When I saw this in the theater I was thoroughly impressed with "joey" as an action hero. He was right up there with Brendan Frasier. Almost.

    • @vcdonovan5943
      @vcdonovan5943 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@stephenharris5532 Oh good, so it's not just me then :)
      Granted, me saying this doesn't really do him much credit as I think he's a pretty poor and obnoxious comedian.
      But from what we see in LIS I would have really like to have seen more of it from him.
      And yeah, Brendan Frasier is a good example. I absolutely LOVE the character of Rick O'Connell and Frasier pulled it off BRILLIANTLY. The Mummy is one of my all time favorites.

    • @alanpennie8013
      @alanpennie8013 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@stephenharris5532
      I found him almost unwatchable.
      He was impressively creepy.
      I'll give him that.

  • @NativeTexMexican
    @NativeTexMexican 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I was just watching this the other day... Great movie. 98 was a good year too.

  • @leonnobles545
    @leonnobles545 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The movie is actually very good, especially hyper space.

  • @stewartmoore5158
    @stewartmoore5158 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    That score by Bruce Broughton deserves classic status. Orchestrations by Don Davis too, so it sounds like The Matrix in parts.

  • @marchofthelorex238
    @marchofthelorex238 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I watched this as a youngster and loved this movie. Old fans should free their minds instead of being stuck in the past.

    • @aslan9334
      @aslan9334 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What do you mean

    • @alanpennie8013
      @alanpennie8013 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@aslan9334
      That we should turn off our brains when we watch films probably.
      I wish I'd been able to turn off my ears so I couldn't hear the dialogue.

    • @jeffturnbull9661
      @jeffturnbull9661 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@alanpennie8013 apparently we should have turned off any sense of story telling, intelligent science fiction or drama as well, not to mention design, the movie failed in all these aspects, mostly, it had moments that worked but mostly it was laughable, edging toward painful, as I sat watching I found myself wishing for the experience to be over, it felt as though it had been written for an audience of 8 year olds, slow 8 year olds at that, just embarrassing and sad considering the potential talent involved

  • @professorkatze1123
    @professorkatze1123 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Heather Graham is so hot in this one

    • @MasterJediDude
      @MasterJediDude 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      She's even hotter in Boogie Nights as Rollergirl.

    • @bernhardtsen74
      @bernhardtsen74 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@MasterJediDude her hotness is at her peak in... Diggstown!dang her angelic features shines through in that one!

    • @bernhardtsen74
      @bernhardtsen74 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Threehundredpages Pages con man James Woods puts up fixed boxing matches!Diggstown is a decent movie!

    • @bernhardtsen74
      @bernhardtsen74 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Threehundredpages Pages hahahaha!yeah!shes probably did 2-3 times more producers than boyfriends back in the day!

  • @chrisheimva4857
    @chrisheimva4857 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I'm just realizing both this and Godzilla (1998) were released just around a month apart from each other. Both were hyped-up beyond imagination by the advertisements but failed to live up to expectations and thus were pretty much forgotten about within a few weeks.
    I never hated LOS but despite some nice visuals and Gary Oldman's performance, the whole thing just comes off so flat and lifeless. It was like three movies stitched together into one and sadly each is worse than the last.

  • @leskrapps7021
    @leskrapps7021 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Oliver Harper retrospectives have quickly become one of my favorite channels on youtube, excellent content mixed with great commentary, insight, and the fabulous voice with British accent. Well done Ollie.

  • @Knightfall182
    @Knightfall182 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Mimi Rogers and Heather Graham.... daaaayaam 😎 Russ Meyer casting director

  • @andersonsimmons2398
    @andersonsimmons2398 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    JOEY! NOT "JERRY"! No way was that just because of an accent. Lol, anyway, I kinda liked the movie. Nothing to watch over and over but not terrible. Good review. Thumbs up.

    • @tbga1970
      @tbga1970 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I relistened, and it's Joey, just a bit of an accent makes is loose.

    • @saxbend
      @saxbend 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      He definitely didn't say Jerry. Oliver is from the South of England and is middle class. He therefore does not have an accent. This is just how things sound when pronounced properly.

  • @Chaoitcme
    @Chaoitcme 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    I had such a huge crush on Lacey Charbert after watching this movie back when I was 14.

    • @realar
      @realar 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Same, I loved her voice.

    • @willlauzon3744
      @willlauzon3744 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yeah me too. She was a babe in Big Daddy.

    • @willlauzon3744
      @willlauzon3744 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I meant daddy daycare

    • @redguy2lads479
      @redguy2lads479 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@willlauzon3744 LMAO

  • @tflyer90
    @tflyer90 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I saw this in the theaters when it came out, and I’ve owned it on vhs dvd and blu ray. This movie doesn’t get the appreciation it deserves, it’s a fun over the top campfest.

  • @JediJunkie247
    @JediJunkie247 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This is a guilty pleasure. Is it perfect? No. The effects haven't aged well. But I still love it.

    • @cheetahluv210
      @cheetahluv210 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The practical effects have aged well but most of the cgi hasn’t

    • @ManOutofTime913
      @ManOutofTime913 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The CGI-exclusive effects like Spider Smith and the monkey haven't aged well. Everything else looks great. This film is from the best era of special effects and it shows.

  • @stochinblockin
    @stochinblockin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    A friend and I went to see this in theaters. As the credits rolled, I came out underwhelmed and my friend came out of a nap.

  • @mutantx2372
    @mutantx2372 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I like this movie despite it’s flaws . Also . I love the remix of the theme song .

  • @MaximumMadnessStixon
    @MaximumMadnessStixon 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I was nine-going-on-ten when this came out. I remember seeing it in theaters twice. And honestly... this was a hell of a movie for a nine-year-old. I remember loving it (I guarantee I probably referred to it as "the bomb" for months after it came out), and I remember getting some of the tie-in toys and begging my mom to buy the VHS tape when it came out.
    Cut to over twenty years later. A movie-buff friend whose cutting down his physical media collection recently sold me about 100 movies on Blu-Ray, and _Lost in Space_ was among them. I ended up watching it last night for the first time in probably over fifteen years. It definitely wasn't good... but I'd be lying if I said it didn't supply enough nostalgic laughs and thrills to keep me entertained. For me, it was a (very) guilty pleasure. I don't think I'll be rewatching it too often... but I could see myself popping it on every couple years to relive some childhood memories.

  • @CybershamanX
    @CybershamanX 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Actually, (pushes glasses up nose) the original LiS was pretty serious. In fact, Dr.Smith was quite evil. It wasn't until later that it got REALLY campy. I like how Harris secretly started to camp up his character's dialog with the Robot. Harris telling the story of how the head guy found out, and then told him to keep doing what he was doing, is hilarious. EDIT (22:02) Read the part at the top of the second column that begins "You have to remember that the television show changed over time..." ;)

  • @shainewhite2781
    @shainewhite2781 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    12:24, love Dick Tufeld, as he voiced the crazy drill instructor in an episode of The Simpsons where Homer becomes a bodyguard.

  • @danielwilliamson6180
    @danielwilliamson6180 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great movie. I loved it as a teenager. I had it on VHS, but I never bought it on DVD. Gary Oldman steals the show and an awesome end credits theme by Apollo Four Forty.

  • @mikevalenzuela3974
    @mikevalenzuela3974 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Jared Harris is amazing in THE TERROR

    • @jimd385
      @jimd385 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      He’s good in everything, from The Expanse, Fringe, Mad Men, and Sherlock Holmes to Chernobyl.

    • @bl687
      @bl687 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Watch Chernobyl at your earliest convenience. :-)

  • @whitleybayman123
    @whitleybayman123 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Thank Oliver, great retro and I really always had a soft spot for this movie, still have. I didnt know that those original cast actors had a cameo.

  • @Harri927
    @Harri927 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    To be honest Predator 2 is Stephen Hopkin's best movie in my opinion.

    • @jimd385
      @jimd385 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Agreed, Judgement Night was good too. I think Hopkins also did the first series of 24.

    • @shadowleon659
      @shadowleon659 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@jimd385 The Ghost and The Darkness was also good.

    • @jimd385
      @jimd385 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@shadowleon659 one of my favourite 90’s movies, Awesome cinematography, Kilmer and Douglas are excellent, and Jerry Goldsmiths score, I’ve got that on disc.

    • @Geronimo_Jehoshaphat
      @Geronimo_Jehoshaphat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Judgement Night and Ghost In The Darkness.

  • @shainewhite2781
    @shainewhite2781 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    10:35, she was originally considered for Ellie Satler in Jurassic Park.

  • @backeastvan
    @backeastvan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    In an alternative timeline this is the acclaimed thriller that lead to a promising action career for that guy from Friends, and a starring role in the Marvel cinematic universe.

  • @shaha9
    @shaha9 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    His voice is so soothing. I would be freaking out if I knew I may never see another Playstation update.

  • @Mick-hp4yg
    @Mick-hp4yg ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I vaguely remember watching this when I was a kid, but I don't remember much. A lot of those shots look reeeeally good for 1998 😮

  • @Polymathically
    @Polymathically 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I saw this in the theater. I remember being underwhelmed at the time, but couldn't understand why. In retrospect, it's pretty obvious. Thanks for covering it!

  • @SuperWolsey
    @SuperWolsey 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Re: Lex Lang- he's most noted for his VA role for Power Rangers In Space as the voice of Ecliptor around the time of LOS '98

    • @BRIANOCONNOR2003
      @BRIANOCONNOR2003 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      He was a voice actor for crash bandicoot

  • @187mrsmith
    @187mrsmith 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Such a underrated movie

  • @paul8926
    @paul8926 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Wonderful retrospective! 👍 What I remember the most about “Lost in Space” is that it was the first DVD I purchased as to which I’ve never seen before.

    • @OliverHarper
      @OliverHarper  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yeah many of friends picked up Lost in Space as their first DVD when the format was in its early years.

    • @lensflare8488
      @lensflare8488 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah, I remember I used one in a fight, when dvds were new and it was just a little sharp object with Lost In Space written on it. A famous first for me

  • @Ltulrich
    @Ltulrich 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Watched this with my first girlfriend in the last drive-in theatre in the state a few months before it closed forever. It's pretty special to me.

  • @sebswede9005
    @sebswede9005 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I still like it, even with all it's flaws, it has a certain charm about it.

    • @aslan9334
      @aslan9334 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I know even if now i know is different from the tv show i still ❤ it!😄

  • @Dohsoda
    @Dohsoda 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The best 90's adaptations of 60's shows were The Addams Family 1&2 and Mission: Impossible.

  • @wstine79
    @wstine79 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This was a fun little sci-fi film. The Robot attacking the ship, the spider attack, and spaceship miniatures were great.
    Of the cast, Gary Oldman was the standout. The rest were ok. It was nice to see the original cast in cameo, especially the original robot voice.

    • @CybershamanX
      @CybershamanX 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Couldn't agree more. I couldn't stand the Netflix series, but I really liked what they were trying to do with this movie.

  • @acidarrow
    @acidarrow 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    it's cool this movie launched Matt LeBlanc on a long and illustrious Hollywood career.

  • @George_M_
    @George_M_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    I enjoyed it, saw it repeatedly. Just kind of nonsensical at times. Way better than the terribly scripted and plotted netflix show.

    • @thefonzkiss
      @thefonzkiss 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      The new series was garbage.

    • @geminijinxies7258
      @geminijinxies7258 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I enjoyed it as well and prefer it to most Star Wars movies made after the OG trilogy because they just recycle the same things over and over..

    • @Michael_ORourke
      @Michael_ORourke 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@geminijinxies7258 Will from the Lost in Space movie was so much better than Anakin from Episode I

    • @davidknight2104
      @davidknight2104 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      100% the TV show was very disappointing I honestly think that the lost in space fans prefer the film

  • @ianyboo
    @ianyboo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This is easily in my top 25 favorite sci-fi movies of all time. So awesome to see it looked at in depth!

  • @David-kg5nn
    @David-kg5nn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I enjoyed this movie as a teen. Cast was good (Gary Oldman as Dr. Smith, Matt Leblanc as futuristic and capable Joey, come on!). The one thing that always stuck with me was the reason for needing to leave Earth, "the recycling technologies came too late." For '98 I thought it was the extremely rare movie to call out our situation for what it really was.

  • @1300l
    @1300l 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Funny ppl say the 60s series was campy as it's a bad thing... yet the good reboot movies from the 90s were the ones that kept some campy to it.
    Also, the 60s show was about the characters, this movie just is about nothing. Paper thin plot and no really dev for the characters.

  • @shootingreal5945
    @shootingreal5945 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I am going to be honest, I loved this movie and I loved the original series..I know many ppl don't and that's fine but I like the tighter story with the stakes being humanity being wiped out and a time limit to get the job done..Gary oldmen was a great Smith..great tension between a scientist father and a battle harden soldier..also loved the jazzed up tempo reworked lost in space theme. And finally, this movie has a very Fantastic four family feel to it and no one can tell me there isn't a Reed Richards Dr Doom feel between John and Smith esp in the last act of the movie.

  • @fearanarchy
    @fearanarchy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Both versions of Dr Smith (show and movie) were great casting choices.

  • @davidknight2104
    @davidknight2104 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Jared Harris who plays older will also plays the lead role of the scientist in the great Chernobyl series
    I always liked the scenes between will and his father especially older will, there was a lot of heart in them

    • @BRIANOCONNOR2003
      @BRIANOCONNOR2003 ปีที่แล้ว

      He also played Dr Ashford In Resident Evil Apocalypse

  • @dekoop2145
    @dekoop2145 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The spiderlike monster is as bad as "The Rock" being a real scorpion monster in "The mummy returns"

    • @stephenharris5532
      @stephenharris5532 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Except 4 years earlier, so it's not quite as bad. I remember thinking at the time it looked pretty bad, especially compared to the rest of the movie, which for me looked amazing at the time. My kid brain just thought they ran out of money since it's at the end of the movie.

  • @alexduran1967
    @alexduran1967 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Back then I thought Matt LeBlanc was the coolest part of the film. Like Will Smith could have seen him doing more action roles if this had been better received.

  • @DicklessHipster
    @DicklessHipster 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I loved this movie as a kid and always wanted a sequel.

  • @artboymoy
    @artboymoy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I enjoyed this film back in the day. Had the soundtrack and have the Apollo 440 on my phone. The Netflix series is pretty good too. To disagree with you I don't feel that Star Trek 2009 was a good compromise for old and new fans. I do feel that Star Trek Beyond does a better job of that but sadly that film didn't do well.

  • @powerbomb4833
    @powerbomb4833 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I wish Matt LeBlanc's character wore that awesome protective helmet more throughout the movie, which would have made it more appealing to the younger audience. Can't believe they had him wore that just once...

  • @incognitofool6516
    @incognitofool6516 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    To this day I quote "I love you wife" to my wife. And it NEVER gets old.

    • @Freakazoid12345
      @Freakazoid12345 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I mean, this takes place in the future and we say things like, "lol" or use the word, "literally" for emphasis.
      Language has probably dumbed down and mixed with direct translations from other languages.

  • @commanderpower79
    @commanderpower79 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I swear every single review you do is fantastic!

  • @NextToToddliness
    @NextToToddliness หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The best parts about this film was the production design and the soundtrack. As much as I loved this movie as a kid, it's always the universe they built that interested me and how they portrayed that. For instance, I love that the area where the robot it kept, you can see spare parts stored in those bubbles, or that their neat little space suits come in vacuum molded plastic containers. It was a lot of world-building for a story that kinda underserved it. As someone who watched the original series when he was little, and loved this adaptation as a pre-teen, I definitely think it's still a decent movie. Could it have stood on its own as a singular piece, outside of the franchise? I think so.

  • @chumpyman
    @chumpyman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This brings me back. Apollo 440 on radio 1 and playing playstation. Doesn't get more late 90's than that

    • @Freakazoid12345
      @Freakazoid12345 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Apollo 440 and radio 1?
      Is that a British thing?

  • @shadowleon659
    @shadowleon659 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Hey Oliver. You should one day do a retrospective on The Ghost and The Darkness. This is better than that crappy Netflix series.

    • @jimd385
      @jimd385 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Ghost and the Darkness was great.

    • @crewealexfanmovie
      @crewealexfanmovie 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      He’s already covered it mate

    • @shadowleon659
      @shadowleon659 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@crewealexfanmovie I didn't know that.

    • @theflickgeek2089
      @theflickgeek2089 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@crewealexfanmovie He hasn't. He's been asked to multiple times, but he doesn't like that movie. But then again, he did cover Resident Evil recently, and I know for a fact that he hates that movie's guts.

    • @crewealexfanmovie
      @crewealexfanmovie 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@theflickgeek2089 No you're right - my apologies. it was on the history buffs youtube channel where i watched a review of the accuracy of the ghost and the darkness

  • @nicholas_scott
    @nicholas_scott 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    This is a guilty pleasure. Its one of the first DVDs I bought for my home theater. The soundtrack is superb. The f/x is also spectacular, and ages well. The actors were all good choices, and I have no complaints about the acting. But the dialogue. cringy. very, very cringy. I know the original show was campy, but thats a lazy excuse. They simply put all the effort into special effects, audio, big name actors.... and just failed with the script.

    • @OliverHarper
      @OliverHarper  3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I had the film on LaserDisc for years, then got the Bluray recently for this review, I wasn't too impressed with the surround sound mix. The mixing on the audio is weird, lots of ADR and the levels are all over the place, I thought there was something wrong with my AV Receiver then watched another film afterwards and it was fine. I don't recall the old LD Dolby Digital track having balancing issues.
      Akiva Goldmans in the commentary is pretty honest about its failings and his attempts to put too much into the story.

    • @theflickgeek2089
      @theflickgeek2089 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@OliverHarper You should've kept that LD. Dolby Digital mixes on LD were always better. None of this near field mixing BS.

  • @YTPremiumWatch
    @YTPremiumWatch 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Brilliant, as always. Oliver you’re unparalleled in Retrospectives and you’re only going from strength to strength. Been watching for years, to learn, to relax, and even to get to sleep sometimes - a new Oliver Harper is a genuine day-maker. Brotherhood of the Wolf (2004), Evolution (2003) and The Time Machine (2002) are reccos from me if you’re taking them! Gonna get cosy with some food and a blanket and really settle into my Sunday with this. Thank you so much, and keep up the excellent work!

    • @DJSockmonkeyMusic
      @DJSockmonkeyMusic 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      He's on my soothing voices to sleep to list as well.

  • @anthonymaslow798
    @anthonymaslow798 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You should do a retrospective on Robots, with Robin Williams. That movie had an incredible aesthetic.

  • @user-xc7uo6md3n
    @user-xc7uo6md3n 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love all the effort and information you provide, I learn alot from your videos. I especially love when you discuss deleted/lost scenes. Thanks for all the hard work 😄

  • @childlogiclabs2
    @childlogiclabs2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow graphics were top notch

  • @_OCPGAMING
    @_OCPGAMING 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I remember seeing this with some buddies in a packed theater. I don’t remember any cheers or jeers. Once it was over my buddies and I got up and left and didn’t really talk about the movie. It was just something we sat through, nothing really stuck out as bad or good.

  • @LarixusSnydes
    @LarixusSnydes 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That wavy LiS logo, Something crumples up inside me, every time I see it.

  • @RM2011ish
    @RM2011ish 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Don't care what the world says. I always loved this movie. It was entertaining and I always loved its cinematography/visuals.
    Plus, the movie did Bullet Time BEFORE The Matrix. I loved a lot of the effects/action sequences. I also enjoyed Oldman as Smith.

  • @IDKeffect82
    @IDKeffect82 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Oh yes. I remembered seeing this in 98. The movie that finally took the Titanic out of 1st place in the box office.

  • @Omar-wq9dz
    @Omar-wq9dz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Excellent. Another one of your Retrospective/Review videos. Hey Oliver, just out of curiosity, would you consider doing Retrospective/Review on much older films, say from Classic Hollywood, for example Christmas is coming up, so maybe a video on It’s A Wonderful Life or something like that?

  • @aintsam9952
    @aintsam9952 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Matt Leblanc played Joey, not Jerry, in Friends.

  • @skyseasun_333
    @skyseasun_333 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Unlike you, I loved this movie!
    I'm 59 and saw this with my wife and children. I thought the new Jupiter 2 was perfect and better than the original from the series. The entire cast was perfect.
    Oldman's portrayal of Smith was brilliant.
    I never felt like you did on any level... It was an awesome and underrated movie that deserves more.
    Thanks for you're very opinionated video.

  • @MegaRayland
    @MegaRayland 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Still have the VHS of it. I have rewatched it many times over the years. Not a great movie by any stretch but there is something so charming about its late 90’s style that is just appealing.
    1998 was perhaps the last year of the classic cross media marketing campaigns for summer movies in full force (from 1999 on there started to be a shift in the approach). With this, Armageddon, The X Files movie, and others, it was a fun, pop corn filled summer.

  • @Empress_Theresa
    @Empress_Theresa 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love this movie! So cozy...like warm blanket in a rainy night. The very definition of guilty pleasure.

  • @zerazara
    @zerazara 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Matt Lee Blanc is playing Joey in friends, as an actor in a Sci Fi movie called "Lost in Space"

  • @picolete
    @picolete 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Lacey the original e-girl

    • @Marinealver
      @Marinealver 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Damn, that means Tik Tok wins the social media wars.

  • @robvelor
    @robvelor 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I had totally forgotten about this movie, that's how memorable it was.

    • @aslan9334
      @aslan9334 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Meaby for you because i ❤ this movie!

    • @alanpennie8013
      @alanpennie8013 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I hadn't. The sheer cringe of this movie made it memorable.

    • @sonnyblack0870
      @sonnyblack0870 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I remembered being really bored by it lol

  • @Indigo_Gaming
    @Indigo_Gaming 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Highly ironic that most of the big stars in this movie struggled in their careers afterward, except for Jared Harris (who's been in plenty of great roles, movies and shows since) - who they thought was so poor they dubbed over him. Karma?

    • @djutmose
      @djutmose 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Struggled in their careers? Excuse me... Lacey Chabert is the QUEEN of the Hallmark Channel, she does like 40 of those cheesy romance movies a year and my wife watches all of them! lol

    • @Indigo_Gaming
      @Indigo_Gaming 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@djutmose Not gonna bash honest work, but... Hallmark?! XD
      My fiancee watches those all the time too, lol.

    • @tophat2776
      @tophat2776 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Gary oldman ended up commissioner Gordon. His career didn't tank.

    • @davidjames579
      @davidjames579 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@tophat2776 And he was in Harry Potter before that.

    • @tophat2776
      @tophat2776 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@davidjames579 Yes Sirius Black!