I have always enjoyed this fun sci-fi adventure & i saw it at the cinema way back in the 90's & i had the Awesome action figure of Major. Don West, my favourite character in the movie, he came with his cool gun & battle helmet & a space spider, it was so cool!!! Anyway i think This very 90's big budget summer blockbuster is perfect adventure entertainment & is pretty much exactly what the "Summer Blockbuster" is all about.
The computer effects are pretty bad now but hey it's a product of it's time & gives it it's 90's charm!!! Matt LeBlanc is Awesome in his only ever real lead hero role, here he plays handsome & cocky all American battle pilot Major. Don West & hes great, funny & charming, makes me wonder why his Career didn't take off? He will always be remembered for his role as Joey Tribbiani from the t.v show "Friends" but it's a shame because he's great in his lead action hero role here & his bit where he's battle armoured-up with his laser gun shooting, as he's running while hundreds of space spiders are chasing him through an abandoned old space ship is the most exciting sequence in the whole movie.
"Lost in Space" has a good ensemble cast with Gary Oldman, Heather Graham, Lacey Chabert, William Hurt, Jack Johnson & Mimi Rogers rounding out the "Robinson" family, except Gary Oldman who plays the villain aboard their ship, Dr. Smith. All perform fine but Matt LeBlanc steals the show in every scene. Apart from the now tacky looking c.g.i (especially the space monkey) everything else is excellent from high production design & a solid sense of Adventure in it's great music score, it's directed fine by the underrated Stephen Hopkins, who I'm a fan of for his excellent "Predator 2" & his Brilliant "Judgment Night" both underrated 90's Cult Classic films.
We all know the story of the Robinson family that gets "Lost in Space" & it's a great set-up for a thrilling sci-fi adventure that is fairly harmless in it's pure 90's charming way, it's got funny moments & plenty of cool action scenes, it's a great piece of fun entertainment & i just love it.
A really well made & just enjoyable watching experience & the type of film that is so re-watchable, awww Nostalgia & a very cool Matt LeBlanc
The computer effects are pretty bad now but hey it's a product of it's time & gives it it's 90's charm!!! Matt LeBlanc is Awesome in his only ever real lead hero role, here he plays handsome & cocky all American battle pilot Major. Don West & hes great, funny & charming, makes me wonder why his Career didn't take off? He will always be remembered for his role as Joey Tribbiani from the t.v show "Friends" but it's a shame because he's great in his lead action hero role here & his bit where he's battle armoured-up with his laser gun shooting, as he's running while hundreds of space spiders are chasing him through an abandoned old space ship is the most exciting sequence in the whole movie.
"Lost in Space" has a good ensemble cast with Gary Oldman, Heather Graham, Lacey Chabert, William Hurt, Jack Johnson & Mimi Rogers rounding out the "Robinson" family, except Gary Oldman who plays the villain aboard their ship, Dr. Smith. All perform fine but Matt LeBlanc steals the show in every scene. Apart from the now tacky looking c.g.i (especially the space monkey) everything else is excellent from high production design & a solid sense of Adventure in it's great music score, it's directed fine by the underrated Stephen Hopkins, who I'm a fan of for his excellent "Predator 2" & his Brilliant "Judgment Night" both underrated 90's Cult Classic films.
We all know the story of the Robinson family that gets "Lost in Space" & it's a great set-up for a thrilling sci-fi adventure that is fairly harmless in it's pure 90's charming way, it's got funny moments & plenty of cool action scenes, it's a great piece of fun entertainment & i just love it.
A really well made & just enjoyable watching experience & the type of film that is so re-watchable, awww Nostalgia & a very cool Matt LeBlanc