Today’s VHS pick is Lost in Space (1998)—one of those 90s Hollywood stabs at turning 60s TV shows into blockbuster spectacles.
The cast is stacked: Gary Oldman, William Hurt, Matt LeBlanc, Mimi Rogers, Heather Graham. For a movie this goofy, it’s still wild that they roped in so much star power.
Critics trashed it at release, but over time it’s carved out a cult following.
Love this flick. Draws a lot more plot from the 60’s show than the more recent reboot, but dials up the action and gives everything a slick ‘90s polish. Oldman really that’s the needle on Dr. Smith’s mix of menace and camp. It’s just a shame Hurt is so painfully wooden.
As far as I can remember, the effects hold up pretty well, too, apart from the monkey sidekick.