London / Robinson In Space (Digi Pack) (DVD)

This should be Lost in Space!

Advantages: Plot twist, special effects, Gary Oldman
Disadvantages: Everything else

When I was a kid, every Sunday I watched reruns of the popular drama, 'Lost In Space', about a family who went up into space and got lost (funny that, the title kind of gives it away!). So, when they made the decision to remake the series into a film, giving it a futuristic overhaul, I was really excited. The film was released in 1998, and its running time is 130 minutes. The Plot In the year 2058, scientists have realised that in order for the population of Earth to survive, they must relocate to somewhere outside the planet, for it is dying. The Robinson family are sent into space to colonise 'Alpha Prime' to see if this is possible, yet they find themselves literally lost in space when the sinister Smith stows away. Dr John Robinson and family then find themselves searching for a way back home and fighting for their own ...

pmcds 13.03.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Lost In Space (DVD)

Complete Lost In Space

Advantages: Great piece of classic TV history
Disadvantages: Perhaps a little more dated than some?

The good news is that I have, on my desk, all of the entire Lost In Space the complete series on DVD. The bad news is that, as they are only journalist's review copies, I have to send them all back. Within one week? Still, the last time I saw the first episode was when I was knee high to a grasshoppers so it was interesting to see how the series first began, all those years ago. The first episodes were in black and white which lasted for some time until Irwin Allen the producer was able to convince the studio to go to the extra expense of colour. And it has to be said that this idea did work very well, as it mean that the production department was able to go all out with colourful costumes and backdrops, etc. The concept of the series was an interesting one. In 1997 (well, that was 30 years into the future!) overpopulation was such ...

Martinscholes 04.12.2005 · Read full review
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Review of Lost In Space - Complete DVD Collection (DVD)

Lost In Space ( 1965)

Advantages: Sci Fi for all the family!
Disadvantages: phoney monsters, restrictive sets, mediocre acting

Lost In Space was and still is one of my favourite television series of the sixties. I remember coming home from school trying to watch these at tea time on a channel that was never very clear. Having now this DVD collection of the entire first series and with such excellent quality video to disc transfer is a real treat. Created by Irwin Allen, who's series included 'Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea', 'The Time Tunnel' and 'Land of the Giants' Lost In Space was very similar in some ways to 'Roddenberrys' 'Star Trek' which incidentally was rejected at the time by CBS in favour of the aforesaid series. Filmed in black & white the first season was much more serious in tone than the latter ones, which tended to be more camp because of the competition of Batman which was being aired around the same time. The series revolved around ...

zeroid 17.12.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Lost In Space - Season 1 (Box Set) (DVD)